Current Political Policy

It seems that the Conservatives are happy enough not to do anything constructive in this current economic crisis. They would rather ride the wave to the end of their term and hope that nothing much worse happens than help get Britain out of the mess they have made of it.

When will all political parties get the message that constantly bringing up the mess they inherited from the previous party does nothing for them except make them look like petulant children. They are all guilty of this and they must know by now that people are sick of hearing it. Yes, the last government messed things up, we know that, we were there. But the Conservatives have been in office for more than a year and a half now and they have no right to say that anymore and frankly, we really don't want to hear it.

On a final note, I feel I need to rub a few faces in this. I was just old enough to remember the last time the Conservatives were in power and I swore I would never, ever vote for them. At Edinburgh Uni, I met (I was 24, classed as a mature student) 18 year olds who did not know what it was like to live through this government before and Scots - yes, Scots, said they would vote for them at the upcoming election. Well now they see the mess this party like to make of the UK, how they disregard the north (North England and Scotland), Wales, the South West and Northern Ireland. The Conservatives are a party of money-makers and aristo's and even the middle class are being 'squeezed' as a result. This is their legacy, just as it was in the ‘80s.

Economic stability on the horizon?

Having been keeping a close watch on the news re Europe and the Eurozone crisis, it is finally looking as though things may be turning around. With Greece looking ahead, and Berlusconi hopefully on the way out, things could finally be looking up. Indeed, the FSTE was looking promising this morrning, for the first time in a while.

On another note, I was saddened to hear that people had taken to burning poppies for whatever horrible reason. This is both sad and offensive. The poppy is not, as some people have suggested, a political or a religious symbol. It is merely a symbol of sacrifice - the sacrifice of the men who lost their lives in wars. Originally for the first and second world wars, it has come to symbolise all wars and is therefore a global symbol, of remembrance. The money raise also aids the recovery of our soldiers, both present and heroes of older conflicts.

I urge those people who think they are making a protest on political or religious grounds to stop and think, think about what they are doing and how it makes others feel. This is neither a brave nor a commendable act. Please show some respect, even if you do not agree with the symbol. I would not ask that you mark this Sunday with 2 minutes of silence, as this is clearly something you do not agree with but please respect others who do.