Re: Disgusting.....
Originally Posted by
Baz46
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I've only ever seen people in such poor condition in old footage of Japanese prisoners of war on the railway they were forced to build and in German PoW camps. I never thought in my lifetime I would ever see some poor chap emaciated like this in the UK, it seems as a direct result of government policies. Definitely not in the UK which, it is said, is reckoned to be one of the richest countries in the world.
We are bordering on the Third World, or worse, when this is allowed to happen. Those who allow animals to get like this are taken to Court and punished. Those responsible in this case should also be made to take the rap and charged with manslaughter. Absolutely appalling!
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Re the UK being one of the richest countries in the world.
No it isn't.
The UK has a very high standard of living but that is only because of the very high level of debt that has been run up and now must be serviced.
People living in the UK are living way beyond the means of paying for it. Were it not for our invisible exports we would be in very deep doo-doo and were it not for GDP which is high because of economic activity much of which is down to open borders and the invasion of immigrants that add nothing other than economic activity that has to be supported by the government Gilts, and equity from the housing market.
So no. The UK is categorically NOT a rich country. Our economy is in essence a glorified Ponzi scheme.