Losing Hope

"I fear the winter and hope for nothing". That was the core of a most eloquent letter from a UK citizen in yesterday’s Guardian. He was bearing witness to the poverty trap that is growing in UK society and likely to catch many more in its jaws. As someone writes in today’s Guardian: that letter should be pinned to every single sinew connected to the Labour party. It has deserted these people and it is an absolute disgrace.

 

Update: And here you can read the uncomprehending responses from lifeforms that inhabit the "Atari community". Sigh. There, but for the grace of whatever, go I…