This post encapsulates many of my thoughts on the general election. I really struggle to understand why people have voted as they did.
I woke up this morning to the news that the Conservatives had an overall majority, and I’m not going to lie, I shed some tears.I had an idea that this might happen when I saw the exit polls last night, but as I went to sleep I clung on to the hope that maybe they were wrong.
I’ve been through a whole range of emotions already today. Disbelief, anger, sadness, frustration, but most of all I felt fear. Fear at what the next five years holds for not just me, but us as country.
I can sort understand why the very rich and privileged vote Tory, even if I don’t agree with it. Their support of low taxes and nom-dom status makes it a no brainer, but those people make up a fraction of the electorate. The rest is made up of normal people; nurses, farmers, taxi drivers, single parents…
View original post 408 more words
Hi there, I just wanted to say a big thank you for reblogging this, commenting on the original, and defending what I wrote in the comments to other people. It really meant a lot 🙂
LikeLike
I was glad to repost it, I know through my work in child and adolescent mental health services something of what the cuts will mean and am likely to see how it affects my elderly in-laws soon. Well done for being brave enough to post it in the first place and for allowing the negative comments to stand and allow others to comment on them.
LikeLiked by 1 person