Merry Christmas
The other night I watched “A Christmas Carol”, the film of the novel by Charles Dickens. While the poverty of the Londoners of that era tugged at the heartstrings, it is difficult to accept that the same situation is developing in the 21st century United Kingdom. We are told by a beaming Scrooge, called George Osborne, that the bad times are past and happiness and prosperity are returning. The finance bigwigs are licking their chops, positively drooling at the prospect of big fat bonuses; on the other hand payday loan companies are thriving at a rate never before seen in this country, and we areRead More →