Today I would just like to add a bit of a note to something I began to think about here a couple of days ago. Another folly of the conservative mindset, as far as I see it, is its opposition to tax. Tories argue that if taxes are high – and I note today that Mr. Balls now wants a return to the 50p rate of tax – it drives away investment, and people take business elsewhere causing overall government income to drop. Yet this both assumes and legitimises a mindset which prioritises the self over the community. If everyone cared about those around them, they would invest no matter what, happy to contribute to society. Again, then, the problem is the conservative indevidualistic mentality; it is this mentality which prevents human cooperation and progress.The Tory Notion that they can somehow do more for less, and those who need help from the state will no suffer if taxes are cut, is flatly and absolutely shown false by the reports of suffering I see week in, week out, about disabled people whose care packages have been cut. Their suffering is therefor essentially caused by the low-tax tory mentality. If only we could abandon this money-oriented society, distribute resources according to need, and work together for the common good rather than personal gain.

Oh well, we can all dream.