Ray is spot on in saying that it is not just Middle England that is
sinking below flood waters of biblical proportions. Having grown up in
Staines (before it was upon Thames) we lived in a house that was pretty
close to the river and I remember nearby flooding even back in the 70s.
The truth is that ordinary working families are usually in the majority
in every part of the country - and they are they ones who
inevitably suffer most from any sort of setback - let alone the
devastating floods we are seeing.
So I don't take any relish in seeing the suffering of people in areas that are undeniably considerably better off than us in the inner cities.
But I am enjoying the irony of the Mail-reading classes rallying to the cause of 'something must be done'. They are coming out with some prettysocialist stuff; -rally around communities, organise for need not profit - and even send in the army as a civil defence force.
So I don't take any relish in seeing the suffering of people in areas that are undeniably considerably better off than us in the inner cities.
But I am enjoying the irony of the Mail-reading classes rallying to the cause of 'something must be done'. They are coming out with some prettysocialist stuff; -rally around communities, organise for need not profit - and even send in the army as a civil defence force.
They say there are no atheists in foxholes - but maybe we can say there
are no Tories in natural disasters.
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