Tories: The terrorists we seem to allow

I never used to get involved with politics. I voted at election time and that was it. Then this coalition government, aptly tagged Con-dem, got in by the skin of it's teeth and not only reneged on virtually every promise made but began systematically dismantling the country. Some do it by use of force and we call them terrorists. Some do it through parliament and we call it democracy at work. The suffering under the latter enters every aspect of life. It's terrorism of the most intrusive, pervasive form. It costs lives and it costs livelihoods.

I had an email today on the back of now many letters to my MP asking him to do everything he could to prevent yet another ludicrous 'reform' going through. The email links to a very simple website, thepriceoftoryfailure.com which makes interesting reading. Just one of the stories shared:

"Now retired, I have just made the decision that I can only afford to heat my home at certain times, because it literally will be a case of heat or eat."

Last week's autumn statement showed growth is down, borrowing is up. And Britain’s poor and hardworking are paying the price while the fat cats get fatter. Weren't these measures sold to us as a means of reducing borrowing and boosting growth?

Next April, each person earning over £1 million a year will be getting on average a tax CUT of £107,000 each, not just for one year, but every year.

We can't go on like this. People dying while waiting to hear whether they're deemed 'fit' for work. Those who've worked all their lives reach retirement then sit freezing in their homes. You can't get people off benefits when there are no jobs to go to. You can't make people well enough to work whilst destroying health care. But the Tories are doing these things because whatever they do, they'll be untouched by the damage. They're already wealthy and in just the right bracket to do well out of the carnage.

Things are devastatingly bad for charitable organisations so the very people we would turn to in a crisis like this are unable to help. I had an email from the RSPCA telling me there is a 65% increase in the abandonment of animals. Britain, the nation of animal lovers, cannot afford to support a cat or a dog. But that's not just because of job losses. Because not only are so many unemployed, but the cost of everything is also spiralling. VAT increased to 20%. We don't pay VAT on food. The cost of producing and transporting it though has massively risen and of course the government do nothing because they're coining it on the proceeds.

Fuel bills are extortionate. But wait, they won't do anything about that either. Privatising utilities and putting them into the hands of profit making big business was a Tory 'reform' the last time they were somehow elected and allowed to stay. This time they want to privatise the NHS. Hell, even the forests were nearly sold off until the people spoke out.

There's so much to say and write about the current state of things I could keep going all night. The fact that the Labour government had in fact lowered the deficit from the previous Tory government's legacy. The fact that foreign investors are nervous and look at us then look at Greece. We could all move to Iceland who have the right idea about fat cats, but we can't currently afford the air fare.

We MUST speak out at every opportunity and KEEP speaking out. And this from someone who didn't even know her MP's name until this government started their rich boys' rampage through the country. PLEASE. If you have a chance to say no, I don't like the way things are going, TAKE IT!!