Thursday 29 November

David Cameron will be remembered as the Prime Minister who gambled with independence for Scotland (which did not materialise). He was another Conservative leader who was unable to stifle the internecine warfare within his party, exacerbated by the likes of Nigel Farage, leading to Brexit - a disaster in waiting. And he was the Prime Minister on whose watch the foodbanks came into existence. Isn't the idea of social security that people who are (for whatever reason) unable to (find) work sufficient means to meet the costs of living? Foodbanks are a bright-red signal that the system isn't working. The current Universal Credit fiasco (where you have to wait 5 weeks for payment after applying) makes it a helluva lot worse. If that isn't bad enough, Brexit will lead to an economic shrinkage of 2 to 9%, that's a recession bordering on depression. Over a 100 months of Tory government - what a catastrophe.