Originally posted by CaribbeanPirate
"It's not just that summer is over – the long haul to Christmas starts here, and we've all got back-to-work blues.
The principal causes of people's gloom are very real. Worries about jobs, rising mortgage payments, fears over mounting violence in the Middle East and domestic terror plots are undermining our sense of well-being.
A BBC poll found that nearly half of us think this country is a worse place to live than it was 20 years ago. Issues such as crime, immigration, overcrowding and the high cost of living are a burden on our collective spirit.
With its dodgy accounting and false promises, the entire New Labour Project looks increasingly like a political version of Enron: temporary prosperity, built on an illusion.
Enron fell apart when its true numbers emerged from a miasma of mystery. As the roof caved in, its directors, desperate to avoid blame, turned on each other viciously. Labour is already suffering the same fate.
Gordon Brown's appetite for self-approbation – talking up his own talents – worked for a while. But the bubble has popped; he's been well and truly rumbled"
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