I guess I was in a mood: At the heart of this fiasco is the belief that words equal action
"Walk vs. Talk
I couldn't agree more with the basic premise that government seems to have convinced itself that enough words will eventually achieve the same as no, or misguided, actions. With luck the voting booth will prove them wrong eventually.
I could not believe this morning's 'performance' by Dr. Reid as an example of this notion at its worst.
The Home Secretary seriously tried to get away with the situation he, his party and or government has brought us to with some daft home decorating analogy.
As the interviewer valiantly tried to respond in kind, let me add another. We are being expected to live in a property not fit for purpose, and have been for a decade, with it getting worse, and the current landlord's representative is trying to further paper over the complete failure of his superior and previous colleagues thus far to doing anything useful about it... by blaming the previous administration. Ten years to sort it out and NOW he thinks it's acceptable to talk about a spring clean!
And to the situation we are experiencing on the streets, he simply trots out stats and targets and other waffle.
He's a hard man, all right - hard to take seriously.
And it pretty much applies to every other area of government (and, to be fair, the other parties) as far as I can see, especially my main area of concern, the environment.
Guys, stop playing the media's game by gabbling nonsense to avoid being pinned down, and spend long enough to think and do something sensible. Even if it is 'difficult'. Then you may have something worthwhile to talk about. And retain some small semblance of dignity, along with the electorate's respect."
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