Upping the bullshit ante

For the last nine and a half years, the Conservative Party, first under the coalition Government, then for the last four and a half years as the governing party, have undertook a deliberate and concerted campaign to treat the sick, disabled, elderly, poor or single parents as though they were criminals, and forcing them to be re-interviewed for them to prove they were still entitled to the social care and costs they thought they had been awarded for life.

This story is rarely told, except where the company outsourced by Government (!) to do the testing have been over-zealous and has resulted in disabled people having to be bathed in an inflatable pool in their living room as they no longer have carers to do that.

But many people, including the long-term disabled are going for re-assessment, and in many cases losing some or most of the support they have received in the past to support their conditions. This is a dehumanising and shameful process for them, but is being done in the name of "the people" by the Government. But is being done of ideological or politically dogmatic reasons, without any thought being given to the impact on the health, mental well-being of quality of life of those affected. It is being done because the chattering classes are basically scroungers.

Reports say the thousands of people who were killed or had their lives shortened by this, and yet it is not a national scandal.

It is strange, therefore, to hear that the potential new Johnson Government is willing to spend, hugely, on social matters. Austerity is over, now Boris will look after the sick and needy.

Bollocks.

Just more lies. Election lies.

But both parties are now engaged in a game of who can come up with the biggest spending plans.

This should be good news, as spending on social matters would go some way to redress the shameful actions of the last decade by the Conservatives. But, where is the money coming from? For either party?

We know Brexit, any form of it, will cost the economy money. So where will Labour's £400 billion come from if not by more taxes, on those who do not lose employment thanks to Labour's "people's first Brexit"?

Unless both parties admit what Brexit will cost, and it will cost, has already cost each man, woman and child £2,000, and it hasn't actually happened yet, then how can we as a country face up to the challenges of maintaining current spending plans, let alone spend more?

And unless our pliant media don't do this for us, the people, then what are they for?