David Cameron wants to draw up a ‘happiness list,’ a set of
criteria on which people can be questioned and the results used to indicate
whether we Brits are a happy bunch of puppies or not. Well, over the last few
months we’ve had riots, strike ballots and a whole load of demonstrations of
one form and another, but it seems the anecdotal evidence isn’t enough. We need
something empirical.
Which makes me wonder. We’re talking survey stuff here, and
we all know how surveys can be carefully manicured to give the desired result.
It happens all the time. So is it likely that the results of this particular
survey will be used to demonstrate to each individual that he or she must be
the only unhappy one because everybody else is taking to the streets in glee,
casting their anti-stress medication to the wind and singing ‘David is my
darling?’
Best of all, though... the funny bit...
One of the shortlisted criteria is: trust in politicians.
Cameron really is a clown. He’s catching George W Bush and
Sarah Palin at a rate of knots.
And while I’m in the groove, Cameron’s very own government
is expressing concern over the welfare of elderly people during the winter. They
want to ensure that old folks stay warm and healthy during the cold season, so
they’ve instructed the NHS and other public bodies to keep a close eye on them.
Isn’t that nice? My faith restored.
Er, actually...
This is the same government that cut the winter fuel allowance
paid to old people by 20%, despite the scandal of rising fuel costs that are
causing difficulty even to people who are much better off than the average
pensioner. What does white man speak with?
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