The Public Sector is more bloated than ever (in the UK), Roger. Don't worry about that!
The first "freeze" we all want to see is a "freeze on sleaze"! That is, snouts booted out of the trough at Westminster. They could certainly do with a bit of "lean management" applied to some of the ample girths on gross display there, for sure.
There is a perception that it is only so-called Third World governments that are corrupt. If that is indeed the case, then they're not the only ones, believe me!
It has taken me many, many years (why so long?) to come to the realisation that governments are not really there to serve the people at all. No, that's all a pretence. They are actually there to serve their own fat selves, and those who "support" them.
The people (those who still have a bit of sense, left that is) need to fend for themselves. Otherwise you end up with the sorry mess that we have in the UK, with most of the people (50% or more, surely?) dependent in some way or other on the State. Which is, of course, exactly what "the State" wants ... that is,
control over everyone's lives. "From the Cradle to the Grave" sounds about right.
By the way, we also have a Police Force (I can't bring myself to use the modern word
Service) that serves the State, and not the people (a Police State, then? ... I'll leave you to judge).
Meanwhile, we English will carry on as we always have done, cheerfully (?) paying for every other Tom, Dick and Harry (please insert other names as appropriate) whilst being
shafted ourselves. I, for one, want my Country back!
