Comments on: We are a divided nation http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/rants/we-are-a-divided-nation/ The blogs of Tim Hall Fri, 14 Apr 2017 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 By: Ian Stock http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/rants/we-are-a-divided-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-78748 Sat, 09 Jul 2016 10:39:41 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=16084#comment-78748 I’ve just finished reading a new book called The Stupidity Paradox. It’s mostly about organisational idiocy but your comments above reminded me how it’s just as applicable to politics and society in general. Recommended read.

]]> By: Michael http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/rants/we-are-a-divided-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-78745 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:14:18 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=16084#comment-78745 Quite so!
I would argue that the EU’s principle failure has been the same mistake.
All political bodies tend to make exactly the same assertion:
“We believe in the principle of subsidiarity. All decisions should be taken at the lowest possible level and the lowest possible level is this body.”

I’ve even watch the equivalent sort of thing happen in synods of the Church of England.

We have reached the point where a large proportion of the populace at large has no respect for the political class in Brussels and actually went to the polling station to show it. Those who have lost respect for Westminster usually fail to vote at all.

The gap between the rich and the poor is getting too wide.
It is futile to imagine that gap can be eliminated, but if something isn’t done soon the whole social order is going to collapse and that will be messy for everyone.

]]> By: Chris Hall http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/rants/we-are-a-divided-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-78743 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:19:34 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=16084#comment-78743 Well written and right on the money as always.

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