Andrew Tyler, former Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh, pointed out that historically speaking democracies are always temporary. "Each time it evolves anew, democracy will survive only until the voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public purse."
And what is Labour's basic tactic to get elected? - Yes. To distribute largesse to potential voters with no thought to social consequences. Tragically, the other two main parties seem to be attached to the same mindset.
We live in a dying society, a moribund democracy and an administrative system which is atrophying.
Where are the politicians to attempt to halt the slide - and if they should appear, will an ovine and self-serving electorate vote for them?
