Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
Older people without much money are going to be flecked under this government and so are the working class , the vulnerable etc

There are people in society that need support but they are going to be left behind . The welfare state has already changed into an American model , absolutely ruthless . Those people in the northern towns that switched to tory will be looked after for a couple of years then Boris and his lot will leave them to struggle

The trouble is , unless a left of centre alternative is available thats the way it will stay
If only life was that simple. Spending money on Benefits and social care is very expensive. Spend the money on these things and people will complain that money isn't being spent on infrastructure and the things that provide employment. It's impossible to keep everyone happy.

Past Labour governments have found that as have the Tories.

What everyone agrees on is that the current system is very unfair. I recall a time when my mother had to go into a care home; she was blind, immobile and in a virtual coma for 2 years before she died. She was a teacher when young enough to work and had paid into the system for very many years. Her house had to be sold to pay care fees yet the bloke in the room next door had his care for free. How is that fair? To come up with a fair system to suit everyone is virtually impossible. That was when a Labour government was in power. I fail to understand how you think a left of centre government would sort this particular problem out.

Where the Tories have gone wrong on this is where Johnson said he had a ready made solution which I doubt was the case although the pandemic seems to have come to his rescue on this occasion.