As the jubilation for the new year quickly diminishes and people realise that the problems of 2011 are clearly here for the long haul, society regains consciousness and comes to the conclusion that ‘we are skint’ and ‘it’s only going to get worse.’ Or so you’d think. Working behind a bar, I can without doubt claim that this is probably the busiest January that I’ve seen in the three years that I’ve persevered with the tediousness of said occupation.
Even so, the fear mongering national news never fails to cover stories on how the economy failed to grow by 0.01 per cent and the disappointment on the chubby face of Tesco due to their under achievement during the festive season; unemployment figures continue to rise and us graduates are left clueless as to whether we’ll amount to anything near the value of our student loan fees; and they’ve even started picking on the poor teachers who are criticised for their willingness to strike and their inability to teach.
Proof that Cameron and Clegg are almost the same person, like a pair of Colin Firth clones that went wrong. Not even the late (not great) Saddam Hussein could find a better look alike!
Well, anyone that voted in another Conservative government should be stripped of the ability to moan in 2012; those stupid enough to vote for the Liberal Democrats should flog themselves before bed every night. And anybody too lazy to vote should keep themselves to themselves, unless you live in an area such as the North East of England where the election result is predetermined due to a brutal legacy of destruction and abandonment practised on the region by a certain political party. That was my excuse after all….
This post has come about as a response to this blog: http://straightouttaconsett.wordpress.com/ which was a response to a remark I made to a friend which can be found in this article: http://straightouttaconsett.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/especially-when-living-in-thailand-surely-there-are-better-things-to-do-john-charlton-rodgers-11th-january-2012/. If you read it, you’ll get the idea. As Mr Robert Riddell intends to keep the world up to date with his numerous exotic adventures, I intend in turn to keep him up to date with the various goings on at home. That’s right, the many adventurous days at work, books read on Kindle, films watched and ensuing political/sporting/cultural debates that are going on between friends. In short, this blog should make him realise how great Thailand is, and how he should not miss the Motherland at all. And as always, it’s an excuse to start writing again. Though every blog I post is an attempt to get back into the habit of writing, as if I have ever genuinely ‘been in the habit.’
