It's all the bloody public's fault

A lot of people are pissed off with the way things are going in Britain. A complex issue with multiple facets, causes and consequences that would involve serious research and thinking. So it is certainly not a topic for a New Labour Minister to shed any light on. Thus. . .

" The roads minister Tom Harris had pointed out that living standards have risen, crime is down, people live longer and they enjoy more pleasures and entertainments of every kind. "So why is everyone so bloody miserable?" he asked. Are "crippling levels of cynicism and pessimism part of the human condition ... Were we always like this? What happened to that postwar optimism and commitment to common values? Are they gone for ever, and if so, why? If not, how can we bring them back?"

Firstly, are people so "bloody miserable" - or are they just sick of this particular government? It's a nice trick if you can pull it off, to blame the people for being just downright unpleasant and so bloody ungrateful - after all, then the status quo can elect a new people. But if the people are generally ok, (that is, we are not starving in the streets, huddled in cellars whilst mortars rain down or being herded into camps. . .) but see through the rottenness of the Labour party then the government is in serious trouble. Which is the more likely explanation. . .?

Secondly, it's actions that are cynical - and there has been no other government as cynical as this one. Think Iraq think 'A good day to bury bad news'.

Thirdly - yes, that postwar optimism (presumably this tool isn't talking about the Iraq war) the Labour Party squandered that too and lost the election in '51.

Finally, how "can we bring them back" - how can we get rid of "them" more like.

Sure, it's all a pop at the Daily Mail, but really blaming the audience is a sure sign that the show is over.