"currently we have the lowest ever unemployment and this country's economy is doing better than most. I find it very hard to equate the different statements that are made on almost a daily basis." Thu 02-May-19 16:52:39)
This is sort of why I started the thread Rosina. We know that when Mr Corbyn stands up and talks about food banks, a link from rising suicides rates to Universal Credit and cuts in benefits for the disabled, homelessness, children going hungry, and on and on, that he is telling the truth. There is too much fact checking for him not to be. But then Mrs May will stand up and reel off the rise in the numbers in work, etc. and I am sure her figures are correct too. So what is this telling us?
Watching my confirmation bias, as we all should, first of all, it tells me that the government does not hear those who are struggling. Chiming out the same figures time after time does not mean you understand the problem. It is, in my opinion, cruel to those who are currently in the worst place to deal with the disrespect this repetitive mantra shows. I don't know if she feels it is someone else's problem but it always sounds very much as if she only wants to talk to her base vote. It's all about politics, not the people.
Is there any way we can stop this and make sure we really are seeing economics as a people thing not just a wealth thing?