Current Affairs.

With ever increasing bills, the terrible state of many issues including public service and the economy, many people might have viewed a new political party as the answer to their troubles. Particularly, people had been optimistic given the aforementioned political party had long been in opposition and anticipated them to have been prepared and ready. Many had hoped they would have gotten into government and started to act on all of their well voiced and thought out plans. Once in office however, Labour's first economic actions were to introduce change but unfortunately it did not produce a boom in the economy of the UK. In fact, increasing the cost of employing people resulted in many businesses reducing their level of staff.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer at one time, when asked about her decisions on recent economic matters, stated that she did what she thought was right and she had not heard anyone else put forward any other ideas. I think a good idea would be to enact the change that her government had promised but with a more radical and pro growth mentality. It is vital, even more than managing the books, to bear in mind that every economic decision will have a repercussion and sometimes not a desirable one.

Water and energy bills are the main worry for most people so it is surprising that a report on the water industry recommends scrapping the previous system of regulation only to come up with the idea to reintroduce a similar organisation. Would it not be a good idea that targets of efficiency are set by a specialist authority and there is an integrated overall plan? Flagrant dumping of sewage is a constant activity. There are ways that sewage can be turned into a viable commercial product and help reduce the cost to the consumer of water bills. I am not in office but I have an awareness that problems in the water regulatory systems will not be put right by a similar outlook of bureaucracy.

The UK is an island surrounded by sea. Surely more use of tidal and wave motion should be capitalised and help with reducing the carbon footprint. The government has a position that it is neglecting to make use of and I know that many people would like more pragmatic policies to be known and felt.

I look forward to Labour getting their act together and introducing progressive policies that stimulate increased investment and increase the economic viability of the UK. I would like Labour to show that they are on the side of the people, they are responsive to what is a priority and they can put the public in a more reassured position.