tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post5220325577114625512..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Neon Playground. Part Two. Glasgow Cross. University Lands. George Square Lights. blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-80095780943549891422018-12-14T23:18:13.374+00:002018-12-14T23:18:13.374+00:00Hi Carol,
that was not really my intention or poin...Hi Carol,<br />that was not really my intention or point I was making as the numbers, message and propaganda of this current government do not add up. That's what bugs me when people believe it. Less people unemployed, more folk in work than ever before etc etc yet in the last year alone 43,000 people in Scotland were made homeless, 5000 sleeping rough is just the tip of the iceberg. They can't all be junkies and drunks surely although they may well end up that way after living on the streets for a while? 320,000 people, including 80,000 children homeless in the UK right now, in the 5th largest economy in the world according to official reports. That should be a national disgrace. Every town, city and village with a network of food banks reporting increased use every year, often from families in work, does not suggest to me people are 'just about managing.' many are drowning and the current set up is deliberately geared IMHO to hold them under if they do sink. Not just my opinion the same conclusion was reached on The Super Rich and US TV series recently. One thing I've learned after many different governments and 45 years of observation is that things always get worse for the poor, the vulnerable, and the lower rungs during any Conservative rise to power as they seem to exist mainly to siphon money up towards the apex and away from the base. Hence one of the prime reasons for an increase in homelessness the last few years. Mind you I don't like the modern Labour Party either so maybe with the choices on offer in mainstream politics being so woeful is why Americans voted for Trump, The UK voted for Brexit, The rise of the far right, and the French out protesting on the streets because once enough people believe that the current system is no longer working for them in any way they will refuse to back it and the unexpected will happen. <br />Anyway... I'm fed up talking about it now. The next post will have few words, mainly photos. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-23800622281273384522018-12-14T22:33:42.824+00:002018-12-14T22:33:42.824+00:00Hi Andy,
very true.Hi Andy,<br />very true.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-46185459497156616092018-12-14T22:32:57.153+00:002018-12-14T22:32:57.153+00:00Cheers Linda.Cheers Linda.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-75892231354175296192018-12-13T18:46:34.730+00:002018-12-13T18:46:34.730+00:00The reason I support animal, rather than human cha...The reason I support animal, rather than human charities (although I do support old folks and ex squaddies ;-) ) is that most of the things harming or ailing animals has been caused by us. I therefore think I need to try to redress that balance.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-38430422062255578802018-12-11T11:18:20.266+00:002018-12-11T11:18:20.266+00:00Wonderful city nightscapes. Seeing homeless people...Wonderful city nightscapes. Seeing homeless people on the streets is one of the biggest markers of a failed or failing societyAndyhttp://surfnslide.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-56195615452337759332018-12-11T02:18:11.904+00:002018-12-11T02:18:11.904+00:00Great night shots! Love the colorful lights you c...Great night shots! Love the colorful lights you captured in your photos.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-79921069328697845852018-12-11T00:20:39.732+00:002018-12-11T00:20:39.732+00:00Thank you Rosemary,
That's the point I was clu...Thank you Rosemary,<br />That's the point I was clumsily trying to make that a night in a medieval jail cell would be far better than a night in an alleyway, shop doorway, or underpass in winter with the damp, the driving rain, and the vicious winds we get here. People would be outraged about dogs, cats, or horses left out in similar conditions but with people they just shrug and look away. And I'm not a huggy, caring, do goody, loving person, very much anti social and self contained but I have spent nights outdoors in the hills in very basic spartan conditions after getting soaked and without a heat source like an open fire it's impossible to get dry. I do not know how they survive either but as I pointed out in the Spanish flu post recently viruses thrive and evolve where there is squalor, misery and hardship. TB has not gone away forever and it has perfect conditions now to make a comeback I would imagine. Add to that they have shut most of the public toilets in cities here so all these people at some point must be p******g and s*****g somewhere. That is also a health hazard which the government is completely ignoring. It may end up costing us more in the long run. Also antibiotics used to treat down and outs in the USA have resulted in less effective medicines overall. It should not be up to the public to provide care for people on the streets, many of whom may have mental health issues or drug and alcohol addictions or physiological problems but that is a deliberate political choice, following, as always, the American model on how to deal with it.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-13085800037290029532018-12-10T19:44:02.077+00:002018-12-10T19:44:02.077+00:00There are so many homeless people on our streets t...There are so many homeless people on our streets that I find it impossible to understand just how they survive. It must be particularly dire because of our often wet and very cold weather. There are so many problems that need sorting out in the country, and not least the huge disparity that exists between the haves and the have nots.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-44566302774761275262018-12-10T16:56:55.378+00:002018-12-10T16:56:55.378+00:00Too true Carol,
good programme on that aspect las...Too true Carol,<br /> good programme on that aspect last night. As my old mum said to me often. "Never trust a human."<br />I didn't write it to make folk feel sympathy for drunks just that homeless people, drunk or sober, or in some cases modern war veterans are a very visual sight in every town or city I visit these days with Edinburgh being the worst and with thousands losing their jobs every year in retail due to online shopping and benefits getting cut further it can only get worse- as I see it.<br />I look, I observe things around me- I then try to work out what's causing them to occur with my limited grey matter- not always correctly... but I try.<br />Admittedly, certain people do not help themselves, others are professional beggars which is probably why most people would rather help animals than humans, even though animals have many of those same traits as well. Maybe its a speaking thing. The old Queen Mum's popularity seemed to rise considerably when she stopped saying anything and was silent for years. Diana was also a mainly visual 'People's Princess' during her lifetime now I think of it. Maybe if drunks just sat and waved and smiled on the pavements without saying anything that would help. You might be onto something there.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-31952571891857876692018-12-10T16:26:43.454+00:002018-12-10T16:26:43.454+00:00Cheers Anabel,
very funny. There's certain th...Cheers Anabel, <br />very funny. There's certain things I don't get- like lap dancing clubs or burlesque being 'sexy' in any way. Never have.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-70097844378733593502018-12-10T16:08:26.312+00:002018-12-10T16:08:26.312+00:00Don't forget that it wasn't so much us ...Don't forget that it wasn't so much us 'capturing' slaves as them being sold to us by their own people for gain!<br /><br />Our local lockup in my ex-village is also a tiny animal over-wintering house - I always feel sorry for animals kept in their as it's so small and pokey - would never have felt sorry for the various drunks and prisoners locked up there overnight though!Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-26171881263942220062018-12-09T20:26:17.836+00:002018-12-09T20:26:17.836+00:00Fabulous pictures. We have a beautiful city, despi...Fabulous pictures. We have a beautiful city, despite it’s murky background which you outline very well. I sometimes wonder what we do that will be looked back on with shame by future generations. “Welfare reform” for one I imagine.<br /><br />There’s a Chinese restaurant near to Diamond Dolls which we visit occasionally, sometimes with friends. One time, four of us were walking back to St Enoch’s and a young wag outside the club shouted gleefully “Jurassic Park!” The cheek!Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.com