IMO government blunders always seem to reveal that despite so-called research and consideration, nobody in government or the advising bodies has thought through proposals to a commonsense conclusion as to what the proper end result of the proposals might be. I put it down to stupidity; ignorance and point scoring..........'The Emperor's New Clothes' as such.
Actually 'the semantics' is a term used to confuse others. It is neither reason nor answer. A popular term used when no argument exists or the ability to reason is unforthcoming. Its also condescending and assumes the the recipient is as confused as the giver. In short, bollocks. :tongue: There are plenty of good people out there. Able and intelligent with the good of the people at their hearts. I would not use those terms to describe 'politicians'. Must everyone who enters public office be labelled such? After all it describes only persons who decide policy. Not people who get things done. Does everything have to have a policy agenda? Some things transcend 'policy'. It also appears to me that the mechanism we have for long terms planning, the lords, is an unelected body of people whose sole purpose is to get fat at the expense of the taxpayer. They achieve little of note. Flood defences? Must they have a 'policy'. Is there a conservative or a liberal or a labour way of fixing this? Do they differ? Why should they when this is an engineering question? NHS? These are medical questions and problems, yet we allow 'middle managers', as after all that is all a politician ultimately is, to make the decisions. A man or woman, who has for the most part, backstabbed their way to office whilst doing very little actual 'work'. Don't get me started on that Gove bloke. When I need my drains fixing, I consult a plumber. I do not expect to consult a politician who would then decide how the plumbing was done in order to upset the fewest people who may not vote for them next time. I'd be interested in that Book Pete. As I am generally in broad agreement with him. The trouble is that like all other folk, watching some jerks in a jungle is more interesting i the short term. I, too am part of the problem.
I'll give that book a read, I've got a long flight back to the UK next week so I'll have plenty of time to get through it.
