LISTENING to a political channel this morning it seems that our country is not alone in being up the creek.

All the European governments don't know which way to turn, France in particular in the midst of a major reshuffle. Quite why the programme presenter said that 'Fishy Richy' was last seen in a dingy heading for France suggests the end is nigh!

Manifestos are being revealed, more doctors, more police, more schools, more teachers, more judges, more courts, more prisons - with over eight million every day paying for migrant accommodation (which they are not happy with) it seems whoever gets the top job, money is the biggest problem, so these promises look fine on paper.

Who to vote for in a matter of weeks time is one of the biggest decisions we all have to make. Our current government having just awarded themselves a £6,000 pay rise only recently must have had an inkling that a change was on the cards. Scary, or what?

Graeme Hewitt

The Vale

Oakley

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