If you are honest with yourself, you’ll have to admit that things are not working well in the UK. This can be seen in most walks of life, from the quality of trains, to the deterioration of educations; from the increased violent crime, and the soft hand used to treat hard-core criminals, to the abuse of the terrorism law that leads to rapid erosion of human liberties and the harsh treatment of law-abiding citizens.
The entire system is old, inefficient, and falling apart. Baby P case demonstrated, once again, that the bureaucrats are most concerned with from-filling than with doing their job. And when things do work, it’s hardly ever thanks to the system, but mostly due to exceptional individuals that manage to perform, in spite of the system.
For long time, all this was hidden by the phenomenal financial growth. But it’s over now, and when the free money used to hide the cracks disappeared, the cracks started showing. Led by a bunch of self-serving politicians, who demonstrate, over and again, that their only talent is holding to positions, things are not going to get better in any foreseeable future.
So let’s learn from Thailand. The Thai people got fed up with their incompetent politicians, and blocked the airport in protest. Their drastic action was proven successful, and a new government is to be elected. The Thai people have proven that they do matter.
But what about the UK? When will the English public wake up to realise that they deserve better; that they should not pay unreasonable prices for substandard services. That they deserve good education, good protection, and that incompetent bureaucracy is not a force majeure?
I wish the best for the Thai people, who were willing to fight for what they deserve. I hope that the English people will take it as a lesson that they too can make a difference.
