Britain’s national debt is higher than a hippie on the third day of Woodstock.
Britain has been trading insolvent for some time now. We, the taxpayer are in the hole for around £3 trillion. For context that’s twelve zeros: £3,000,000,000,000.
Few would argue this has been spent responsibly or accounted for transparently…
Why is it?
THE BRITISH TAX PAYER has spent billions on EU Common Agricultural Policy Payments and food is so expensive? If that wasn’t bad enough, Britain is not ‘food independent’ and the quality of our food is mediocre at best. What value for money did the British tax payer receive? When billions of pounds of our money is being spent, despite the arrogance of our politicians, ‘what’s in this for us?’ is a very reasonable question. Based on the outcome, or lack of, the answer seems to be for the working classes, not much at all. The landed gentry however, may disagree.
Why is it?
Whilst we’re on the subject of subsidies: why is it the British tax payer has spent billions on ‘green energy subsidies’ we’re not energy independent and our energy bills are at an all time high? In January my gas bill was £300. Despite the price of diesel and petrol climbing like a hyperactive toddler in a soft play centre, the government are determined to force electric cars on us. There may not be enough gas an electricity to get Britain through the winter of 2025, yet the government think distorting the laws of supply and demand by foisting electric cars on consumers will save the planet. It’s fair to say the impact of climate change can be interpreted differently by different people.
Why is it?
Why is it we have so many layers of government? what is the tax payer getting in return for their money? The 32 London Boroughs are divided into 679 wards. Greater London has 73 parliamentary constituencies (and before 2020 had 8 MEP’s) and how could we forget the greater London Assembly? For the financial year 2024/2025 the cost to the tax payer was over £20 billion. The mayor receives a salary of £154,963 (pus expenses that range from bullet proof SUV’s to pizzas) compared to the prime minister who’s salary is £169,391.
Any successful business will have an organogram that clearly outlines the management structure and identifies the roles and responsibilities of the senior leadership team, so in the event of a disagreement it is clear who’s decision is final. So who’s in charge? The MPs or the Mayor? Why do we need both? Why is it we’re paying for both? Perhaps the most convincing argument for reducing the size of government is that nothing seems to change despite who is in charge, and that our politicians all agree on the ‘big issues’ like ignoring economic rationality, mass immigration, and Net Zero. Why is it we’re paying so much, for so many, who agree on so much and seem to get away with doing so little?
Answers on a postcard…