Scaly piscine
Well-known member
Whilst I disagree with a lot of what Labour has done, their investment and commitment towards eliminating third world debt is commendable. They have done more than any previous government concerning this issue, and I hope that future governments can continue their work.
You musn't forget that Labour also reduced homelessness and unemployment, whilst also introducing a minimum wage. Whilst their educational and health service reforms are questionable, I don't think they are as bad as being made out by many media outlets, and I doubt if the Tories would have done much better.
Yea, as an ex-student who has been slapped with 12 grand worth of student loan I'll have to repay I really appreciate their work with third world debt. Then there's the way the private student loan companies harass registered mentally ill, disabled people like my sister and threaten to take them to court. But then the sick and needy in this country are a very long way down the list when it comes to this Labour government, except for when they're a statistic like the homeless (I'm very skeptical of any figures this lot throws up anyway).
As for unemploment figures, I'd wager most of this is down to the way full time jobs become two or three part time jobs. The companies like it because part time workers have crap all rights, the governments like it because it helps their statistics. Some more of the unemployed have simply been moved onto the sick where as far as I'm aware they get exactly the same money as they do if they were seeking employment.
As for all the reforms, Labour likes to make it look like they're actually doing something. Of course all they've managed to do is piss everyone involved off for no benefit whatsoever - in fact things get worse because of the unfamiliarity of the new systems, guidelines etc.