Latest Estimation...

For the amount of people requiring to use food banks in the new year is 200,000 and of course this does not show those who are depending on friends, families and other charities for help and places such as churches etc...possibly using soup kitchens or where perhaps some organisation puts on some kind of meal for those who need help. But not everyone is on benefits...many are on low wages or have health problems...

This is at a time where we hear there is going to a round of musical chairs in the Government and we'll have a reshuffle...what difference does it make when you still have the same faces and personalities mainly moving sideways. It's not as if a new MP moved into a different post is going to change the policy of that post/department. It's mainly done to avoid the hatred of the population

towards a particular minister. To try and fool us. I doubt that those in charge of housing, employment, disabled and benefits will be very popular.

In fact someone on the radio has just asked some guests in the studio, if policies are not changing what's the point of moving the ministers around and no could actually give an answer. I have a feeling there are at least four unpopular MP's who will remain in their posts and that will mean at least two have nothing to fear. So even I wonder "What's the point!" It is reported in the press that a disgraced MP who disappeared virtually as soon as the coalition came to power is being brought back into the fold, they're very good at that kind of thing.

Many in the community away from the "Westminster Village" though they are supposed to be given a second chance often struggle to get such support but in politics that generally does not mean much.

And as many think they started the problems we are now facing(and we know some policies have been continued by the present Government)why should we feel optimistic if things stay the same or there is a change after the next election whenever it happens.

I may add more to this post later or react to the comments that are likely to appear, I haven't really decided. I'm not sure much needs to be added...except many are hurting and will in the future as this term of Parliament continues...But I am not just attacking our present Government, I cannot see anything to make me believe the opposition could do any better.

And as for the Lib Dems, well their only hope is that they can hop into bed with a main party and do another coaliton as they will never get another chance so we really are back to the two main parties again, they had their chance and blew it!

That is probably the only reason the coalition is still surviving. But of course many politicians can just walk away after making a mess and use contacts they've made to walk into another well paid job so why should they care.

For all that I would quite like to see an election as soon as possible and to see some worried faces. As to who I would vote for I have absolutely no idea.

But it's a fair bet the present Government have alienated the unemployed, the ill and disabled and probably quite a few of the under 25's so that's not a bad amount of people to have upset already and more will be joining that queue...I hate to say it but I think we may end up even more like Italy, Portugal, Ireland and yes Greece and we're not even in Euro...I think it is worse than we are being told and that even they aren't sure what to do but they want to hold on to their jobs and they don't want to be remembered as a Government that failed.