'Sixty years it has taken, just two generations of Fabian Government to turn us from strong, reliable, honest, brave, hardworking individuals to frail, dependent, high maintenance, benefit addicted little cogs in the huge State machine, serviced by an army of "maintenance" engineers.'

Old Holborn is not happy with what happens 'When the state boots out the concept of self responsibility and becomes the parent' because then 'citizens become children'. Do read the whole piece, there is much truth in it.

'Sixty years it has taken, just two generations of Fabian Government to turn us from strong, reliable, honest, brave, hardworking individuals to frail, dependent, high maintenance, benefit addicted little cogs in the huge State machine, serviced by an army of "maintenance" engineers.

Instead of breaking the chains, we simply demand more oil on them. We really do deserve everything we have coming to us, just as the spoilt brat eventually finds out he is no longer the centre of the universe, our citizens are about to hit the brick wall of the real world. There's nothing left for the State to bribe us with. It spent all our money doing exactly that. Ask Ed Balls.'