let the medlody shine, let it cleanse your mind, i feel free now

This week I watched the news a lot. My job allows me the luxury of sitting in front of a screen with BBCnews24 on for 8 hours each day. Some find the TV a teasing irritation. For me it is pure bliss. I have always revelled in current affairs, the stormy mix of political rowdiness and media hyperbole. Recently I have watched the news; and the many people who pass comment, and realised that a lot is wrong with society.

The moral compass has gone. The expenses row still shadows Westminster like a unmoveable smog. The authority of MP's to protect the interests of their constituents has all but diminished this Summer. Have the media made more of this story than it is? I don't think so. If anything; it has not made the news enough; with the divorce of Peter and Jordan taking up just as many column inches.

How can we wish for a better society when the very people we entrust on the top branch of the United Kingdom have failed us so spectacularly? They have dishonestly swindled money out of the taxpayer for their own selfish gain. Much else is wrong with UK politics right now. The layers and layers of bureaucracy and target managers that plague and strangle the public sector are infuriating. The policeman who sits in his station filling out forms for hours on end instead of protecting his citizens on the street; the hospital manager who spends hours analysing his ward chart and pressuring his staff to "wheel out" patients within 4 hours, the teacher too afraid to take their class on a school trip in case an accident happens and they are sued, the full time care worker who could work 10 less hours and get the same pay due to the failed government benefits system, the soldier in Afghanistan who didn't have the right equipment to keep him safe. These are the people politics are failing. And in the 21st century world there are no excuses and no hiding places.

the book of love...

I find it staggering how amazing the people in this world really are. Lets forget about those who aren't; for there are an incredible majority of selfless, touching examples of human beings. People who help others, people who help bind society together and create the very moral fibres i aspire to. Are these people born this way? With the mindset and mentality to be truly patient and wonderful with those around them? Or is it a nurtured talent, a talent which any of us are capable of. Perhaps thats not an answer id like to know.

The lust to become a better person has often nagged at my soul. A selfish guilt that i could give so much more. I am able bodied and have no obvious flaw to hold me back from helping others. I could easily volunteer abroad, work in a charity shop; or simple help out at a youth club. I could easily be nicer to many around me, many strangers, many people i cross each day at work. What prevents this from happening? A selfish and dirty greed. I feel like im getting better; i feel like i have a chance to change. This week saw some political speeches by two men of great importance to the future of this country. It reminded me that government have got it wrong recently. In fact in the past government have often got it wrong. These well educated men have jeopardised our flourishing nation. But they have always put it right. And this tiny island remains at the fore front of the world. I think i can learn from my bloated mistakes too.

And as for the fantastic and inspiring people i often meet and often see- thank you. For been yourself. For been true to yourself. Take a little hope, plant your seed and watch it grow. Goodnight