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And heres a comment on that piece by a reader:

Posted by Billy Barnett on November 16, 2007 10:33 AM


I second Andrew Cramb's observations (Nov 16 9:42am).

If you spend any protracted period away from Britain in most of the western world, then coming back is, in my opinion, like stepping into an urban nightmare.

Unfortunately many media pundits, journos, a significant proportion of the legal/administrative professions and all politicos don't want to tell the truth as their very existence is dependent upon the status quo. To tell the truth would expose them all to the question as to how this situation has come about and why.

As for prosperity in everyday Britain, this has never been a reality in my lifetime. Instead what passes for it here is an ability to borrow (large) sums of money or credit for things that we otherwise could NEVER afford.

The average Brit has barely got a pot to piss in. Ask anybody on the street if they could raise £3,000 within 72 hours without borrowing and see what replies you get.

We all know why this is and we all know why so many of those that can, depart.

Indeed if the average Brit was better educated and could speak another language, many more would have gone long since. However they cannot, trapped by their lack of education, personal debts (encouraged by the finance industry) and the accompanying black hole where their disposable income should be (further exacerbated by punitive taxes).

I suspect that whoever wrote this leader is in the 'I'm alright Jack' category. It is patronising, condescending, entirely inappropriate and makes me very angry.

My guess is somebody under the age of 30/35, probably university educated and with their head up their backside. If it is anybody older then they are seriously deluded or should know better.