Comment

Representation ID: 11164

Received: 24/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Richard Carter

To someone who has lived in this country for an extended period of time with their eyes firmly open, it is apparent that, particularly when it comes to central and local government, the UK suffers from:
An inability to apply common sense and to see the wood for the trees;
An unfortunate propensity towards knee-jerk reaction, ill-conceived policies, lack of coherent strategies, taking no action where action is obviously required and taking action for completely the wrong reasons;
Policies that appear to benefit the elite and the government rather than society as a whole.

The net result of this situation is that the UK now has a society that is rapidly deteriorating and becoming more and more dysfunctional, and filled with individuals who lack respect for themselves, others or for law and order, discipline and ambition and who, additionally, consider
themselves and those in their immediate circle as being far more important than the rest of society.

Although the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed a number of extremely positive traits, it has also
served to highlight the negativity that pervades society. For example, through:
Panic buying.
Not following social distancing guidelines.
Finding excuses for not wearing masks in shops and enclosed spaces (one member of a family could conceivably be exempt, but not an entire family).
Openly flouting lockdown measures.
Generally denying that the pandemic exists.
Worsening levels of already deplorable customer service