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Bern
I agree that there is a huge difference between the generations in the sense of working for others and working for self - we see it demonstrated so well by our politicians. But the 'realities' are still in the minority and, my experience, is that the majority do still seek to improve the lot of others without desire for recognition, just seeing it as their job. Headline grabbers are powerful political weapons but, for example, how many Baby Ps have been saved on a regular basis without a mention in the media?
It's just too easy for politicians, at a time when there is so much fear over job security, to turn people against people to further their own aims. I am interested that schools, which can now accommodate children from 0800 - 1800, have become places of child care so that when strikes are threatened the government can say that teachers are disadvantaging working mothers and therefore industry. there is precious little mention of the rights of teachers. Social engineering over the last 30 years (e.g. purchase of council homes, personal debt incurred through easy credit/house purchase/university education) has made us a nation reluctant to strike for fear of losing homes, possessions/jobs even when the circumstances are genuinely alarming and we are aware that we have yet to see the full impact of the economic policies.
The government is dividing to rule and I see this as the basis of the current agenda.