#15 The National Debt: A burden, or a blessing?

Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay. We are all used to hearing about  the “National Debt”, aren’t we. Politicians, newsreaders, pundits, quoting some scarily huge figure, that sounds a bit worrying, because we all know about personal debt in our own daily lives. In fact, when you understand what the “National Debt” actually is, it’s not …

#6 Austerity: A choice,not a necessity.

Photo: Pixabay.com Imagine a doctor, who is treating a patient for anaemia, deciding to reduce the person’s food intake. Pretending this will be good for him, and will allow him to recover. Accusing his previous doctor of reckless mis-treatment, wasting the hospital’s resources. Think that would never happen?   The year is 2010. Following the …