
Originally Posted by
A Quiet Monkfish
Personally I think it's a combination of totally useless and negligent 'western' government for the last 20 or so years along with the slow but inexorable growth of debt, general laziness and apathy, changing demographics as populations are aging, getting more sick, and an almost total cessation of crime prevention/detection. I don't think it's exclusive to the UK or any party. Government[s] - unless they're clever and intuitive which they aren't - have 2 options - cut spending and/or raise taxes, they'll end up having to do both, again and gain. Just to be able to pay the interest on debt. The Tories gave up, Labour will sooner than later..