Hi Linda, ahhhhh….i’m so busy…..apologies late replies.

Yes, I think we understand each other pretty well, our views are standard views over here in England, although obviously we are on opposite sides of the fence.

Personally I like the royal family, the prestige they give the English is very high and well worth the agro and money. I have travelled all over the world, to places where the only thing people know about our country is just that. Was in South korea, the only thing they knew about our whole country was the royal family and Lady Di. Tony blair, Maggie Thatcher, Scotland…..nothing….absolutly zero knowledge of our lifes…except the royal family. They had never heard of france! Not surprising really because we don’t know anything about the South Korean people!

Since Labour have come to power, 9-10 years now, taxes, including stealth taxes, have gone up 8-9pct. I don’t know the exact figures. What have I gained?

Schools in my area are so bad I have to send my daughter to a better school and I pay school fees. And before you say I should move area….i did move.

The hospitals are like third world hospitals. They are overcrowded, dirty and old. Just being in the hospital is disgusting to me. The waiting lists are an embarrassment. All these MRSA bugs are everywhere too. So I have to pay health insurance because going to these hospitals is something I am not willing to do.

Transport is ok, but my train season ticket is £2k per year, i.e. I pay for that.
Roads are congested, but manageable.

Police are reactionary only. They are not proactive. Simple things like having a local policeman walking “his beat” has dramatic effects, people feel safe when they see a policeman walking around where they live. But they don’t do what I consider to be simple policing for the better of the community.

For the extra taxes I pay……….I see no return.

However, I don’t have the answers to sorting this out. It’s a minefield and change will take a long time. A new government will certainly change some things, mostly likely not very much, most likely just more spin, spin, spin.

Certainly the health service is completely compromised.
Why does the UK need such a massive company? They are wasting money left right and centre. It is not possible for organisations that big to operate without wasting lots and lots of money. Do u see the billions they spend…….
It is so big, they English people no longer know how to look after themselves. They just use the NHS. If people had to make a choice, had to learn, they might help themselves. At the moment English people do whatever the doctors tell them to do or take. English people don’t know any other way to get better except doing what the doctor tells them.
And…..did u see what the government did with Northern Rock? (sos…Northern Rock is a bank that made some bad bets) they just signed away £55billion.
£55billion……………………..now that is a lot of money
That is £2,000 for every man, woman and child in this country.
Business is business and thats business that company got wrong and it should be let to go bust……not shelling out £55bn of out money. Wrong wrong wrong
Labour Gotta go, I don’t think conservative will do much better, but whatever………… change is needed because labour keep getting it wrong.
….bit of a ramble…..oh well……