I have a
friend called Tammy.
That's
not a fake name.
It's not
an assumed one I am using to hide her identity.
She came
to the UK just over fourteen years ago to start a new life.
From the
moment she stepped onto the soil of this little island she has
worked, and worked hard.
She has
paid her taxes without fail and has aspired to start her own
business.
Being
employed in low paid positions and getting a fledgling business off
the ground has often overlapped.
See what
I mean about being hard working.
On top of
that productiveness as a citizen she hasn't looked to lock herself
away and failed to integrate.
She has
been a staple on the music scene for years and has fully immersed
herself in the British way of life.
Currently
she is very much in love and lives with her partner who is UK born.
She's not
what the media and the government want us all to think about when we
consider migration to the UK
In a
small way I guess what I am doing here is holding my friend up to say
look at her.
I'm proud
of her as a person, as an individual.
Her never
say die spirit, her refusal to lie down and let life kick her is
something that should inspire others.
Instead
here we are with the government wanting to push forward plans that
would exclude my friend from receiving benefits if she was out of
work for over six months.
Fourteen
years of contributing tax.
Fourteen
years of supporting small businesses in her community.
Fourteen
years of being a law abiding citizen and they say that's tough.
It would
cost her £850 to nationalize.
It's
something that she has wanted to do, but never been financially in a
position to accomplish.
Low paid
jobs don't magically conjure up £850.
Especially
when you live in London. She hasn't asked everyone to rally to her
side and provide the money, but instead she is considering selling
all her belongings and starting from scratch.
Now this
is bullshit and I am angry.
I don't
really know how to express just how pissed off I am.
Anyone
who thinks she isn't getting a raw deal is fuckin' delusional.
My friend
Tammy has taken nothing from this country, but she has given it
plenty.
The
people in government who are wishing fervently to implement these
proposals should be looking for work in the agriculture sector
because all they seem capable of is spreading bullshit.
This is
just an attempt from the conservatives to claw back the support from
those who migrated to UKIP.
It has
nothing to do with the economy at all.
It's
nothing more than a misdirection style of governance.
Look at
this hand, don't look at this hand.
Here we
are reading headlines about how a few million might be saved with
this measure while over in the shadows some are wiping their arses on
billions of tax payers money.
It's
nonsensical.
Do you
know what I am really saying here?
I'm going
to make it very clear.
If you
are fuckin' with my friend then you are fuckin' with me.
It's all bollocks! another part of their big fuckin' lie. Respect for sharing this dispatch from the frontline. They are fucking with a lot of people in a lot of different ways. Keep On Keeping On!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nuzz.
ReplyDeleteIt's creeping closer to the point that all us ranters will be seen as the voices of reason rather than the soap box lovers some think.