Now I AM an anxious person but I see parallels with the financial crash of the 1920's. I think that the social costs were less this time round, maybe. We are starting to reap the wind of austerity. 8 years after and most of us have regrouped from our losses but the government finances are, unfortunately, still in the mire. Those of us that require Government funded aid and projects, anything from schools to health care and including welfare are still feeling the squeeze because the UK government still cannot balance the books.
Does it need to balance it's income is a question that should be left to another time.
The current government trend is to try to narrow the deficit between what it earns and what it spends.
What this means for the UK as a whole is that something has to give. We are seeing issues with our health care in that it would seem some hospitals in the country are about to lose services and be amalgamated with other hospitals. All in the name of saving money. I make no comment at this time as to whether this is good or bad I am just using it to show that central government is tightening it's belt.
OK so far so good. But what concerns me about the state of the wider world is that it appears to be contracting. I believe that the overall trend in politics is to be protectionist. To hold on to what we each have. It is partly an avaricious behaviour in my view. If allowed to continue unchecked will result in societies that will lose the ability to care for one and another. I'm all right jack.
If we lose the ability to empathise with outside influences we will be in danger of becoming more entrenched in our view points and conflict becomes more likely.
Game theory suggests we all benefit the more we cooperate and share but we are heading down the avenue of holding om to what we have and the rest can go hang.
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