Policy

The way in which UK council funding problems are reported in the media is helpful only in obfuscating the source of the problems. As with most things political in the UK, the issue descends to tribal mudslinging with the media outlets ensuring to name the controlling political party in question in the headline, or first paragraph of their piece. In doing this, it frames the problem as purely party political and for many people the solution boils down to just choosing another party at the next election....

I recently saw a comment on an article about the UK’s tax loopholes; it said that tax reform is a dull subject for the electorate and boring for governments to implement, hence why it won’t be dealt with any time soon. This kind of view is symptomatic of a host of the political issues limiting the country, and one that we’ve been dealing with for decades. The neoliberal shift that began in 1979 has given us a political situation whereby the electorate are promised a better life so long as the economy grows - a chicken and egg type situation, if you will....