Living in a Playground

I have been so enraged by the traitorous splitters over the weekend that I have written myself out on the subject on Dale . I am pleased to see is that when the going gets a little tougher there is lot more sensible support than you might of expected from the blogasphere. And I am not going to rehearse the arguments again . Iain Dale`s open thread contains some good points both ways but overall those arguing for steady nerves win the day . This should be private conversation .Whoever these cowardly letter writers are they deserve a pearl handled pistol and an instruction to take a quiet walk by the Elms. …

At the heart of David Cameron’s position is the fact that many people are not dissatisfied with the country . The grievances they had against Blair were never deeply felt they were style and posturing . As Conservatives we should have seen this . That is why given the excuse of a new name they are delighted to express their Conservatism by staying as they are . It is the wealth of the global economy that is creating this oddly weightless politics. Despite Labours loading of the public sector we are getting richer and the fact that we are the worse performing economy in the Anglo sphere does not make it less so.

Its hard to get over what I mean so allow me a Sunday jaunt . Do you see the shiny new children’s play area up there and the shiny face of newmania junior . We took him along today as we often do and as I looked at the faces like ‘petals on a sodden black bough’ I thought “ I know want they are thinking. “

They are thinking ,“Things are visibly better than they were . The drug dealers are gone , the disgusting old toilet is now a children’s centre , the greasy spoon is now a trendy looking café and the safety of our children has been attended to in minute detail . This Council are doing something good .”

Now I happen to know that this improvement was wrought at a quite staggering cost with endless delays and eye watering exploitation by galatically over paid Consultants. They have wasted the riches of Croesus on a cheap face lift. It literally would not be possible to handle the contract so badly if you sat down and wrote an detailed plan with that in mind . The drug dealers have not gone and there was a “Respect” shooting in this Park only weeks ago.

Never mind . It looks better than before and as there is a lot more money about the fact that it is better than before has no obvious down side . When you think about it this pattern is repeated fractally throughout the Blair/ Brown morass . Defra , Tax Credits , The NHS , Education , Iraq exit strategy, prison building , immigration control,. Even if you approved of the thinking the delivery has been unbelievably cack handed with the NHS computer contracts the Palm holder fro all time contempt for the tax payer . Welfare has also been a catastrophic mess as many in the Labour party admit.

Still we are richer than we were and so the additional tax has not hurt much and there is no doubt that Education and the NHS are better funded without the usual economic collapse provoked by Labour . Immigration and its attendant tensions are reaching an explosive level and there is no return now . Again this sits uncomfortably on wealth increasing .So here we sit like the children playing in their Municipal Playground . It look s nice so we don’t question the cost. Its better than it was .

Cameron has a tough job ,he has to dislodge bovinity without being threatening . With world record personal debt £4000 each , concern about sterling and housing inflation out of control we may not have to worry to much about contentment soon .In the meantime our leader deserves support and loyalty. We change or we give up on the country.” Time to Emigrate “ says George Walden . Time to get serious says Newmania