I realize it is some time since I last posted a blog but I thought I ought to get back to it if only to refocus myself after some turbulent and distracting times.
I am not sure if I am yet ready to admit to myself that I am
prepared to accept the consequences of the referendum vote but, if I am it is
probably just a ploy to protect myself from the slings and arrows of criticism
from those who would dispute my view of things.
I do see the point that if we are not in the EU, and
therefore on balance not paying in more than we take out, then we as a nation
should have more wealth to spend on ourselves. Of course that depends on us
being as financially successful in the future as in the past, but I will leave
that debate aside. Part of the criticism of being in the EU, and a large part
of the words shouted against it, were about the things apparently going wrong
in our country that were labelled as caused by our membership. But what are our
current woes, well how about housing shortage and homelessness, train travel
costs and chaos, lack of adequate social care, crises in the NHS both in terms
of access to hospitals and general practitioners.
None of these are as a result of being in the EU and the politician’s
failure to tackle them has nothing to do with EU legislation. In fact other EU
countries are handling these issues far better than us despite being members of
the EU. So what am I saying, well let’s stop this blame culture and dreams of
the supposed impact of being better at running our own business than with
others, and get down to doing what we want with what we have.
Am I alone in this perception? I hope not.
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