A question I never thought I would be forced to ask myself. What do I do if the government of the UK not only betrays me but is, in any meaningful sense, of no damned use to me, my life and well being, at all? In fact, quite the reverse. The head of the government […]
Tag: Tories
In these days of evil, we are so much better than this.
The Tories treat us worse than animals, why are we debating their policies at all? Is it because we are now so used to being beaten and treated like shit and are so abject we can’t even see the depths of debasement we have been driven to? I have of late been been feeling so […]
Rage against the darkness of the night
School is conditioning. It’s perhaps easier to see it from the position of elite schools, where pupils are educated for exceptionalism rather than dull mediocrity. It can probably be best seen in Boris Johnson. No matter what he does, his exceptionalism will keep the doors of power open to him, even though he is a […]
Are they joking? UN poverty expert thought Tory response to his report was a ‘spoof’
Personal comment From Fear and Loathing in Great Britain: ” The lesson to learn from the government response to Philip Alston’s report on extreme poverty in the UK is that the Conservatives are driven by a deadly narcissistic ignorance that puts every one of our lives at risk, the exact same brutal ignorance that gave […]
This charity chief broke the Tory gagging order on the effect of Universal Credit. Her words are heartbreaking – and infuriating
The lady in the video below is Ellie Waugh, chief executive of the charity Humanity Torbay, which aims to help the vulnerable secure homes, jobs and training. Part of that mission has involved working with the Conservative government – but this has come with strings attached, including a demand not to criticise Tory policies such […]
Tories to RETRY bill to make you pay for your NHS Fri 15 June
As the SKWAWKBOX covered on Friday, Tory MPs made an attempt to pass a bill yesterday to allow NHS patients to be charged for their treatment – a move described by senior medics as “a nail in the coffin” of the NHS and ‘catastrophic‘ for patients. Read More: Tories to RETRY bill to make you […]
Universal Credit debit
I have received my PIP decision which is to pay me £214.65 every four weeks, that’s a loss of £95.95 from DLA which was £310.60. All else being equal, and it isn’t, I can take the hit, it’s manageable. My first payment is due on 6 February which means neither DLA nor PIP this month, […]
Be who you are, and be that well
Whilst Britain languishes in the twilight zone of Tory, something just happened in the US State of Virginia, something wonderful. I woke up this morning in more pain than I have ever experienced before, it wasn’t just one part of me, it was spread across my body and I felt like death warmed up. I […]
Everything is bonkers
Regular readers will know I lose the plot from time to time, but I have to say the last month has definitely been one of my more spectacular ones to live through. As a writer, finding I have nothing to say and no way to say it anyway, is itself a crisis. It’s like falling […]
For the many
The Conservative party has thrown all caution to the wind in their self interested pursuit of privilege and power over the cares, concerns, and needs of ordinary people and anyone who is not outraged at what they are doing fails the litmus test for basic humanity, as indeed do the Tories themselves. The fundamental problem […]
Fear and Loathing in Great Britain 