Well it seems that I agree with at least one British mum. She gave Ed Miliband on the radio a real pasting over his proposed policy of providing childcare for women who want to work, and not giving proper support to stay at home mums. The word used is that she ‘monstered’ him, and this is what needs to happen again and again with the current crop of UK leaders. Of course some newspaper wags might argue that Ed has already been ‘monstered’ by a bacon sandwich, but this stay at home mum takes it to a much more profound level. He needs such a pasting from an ordinary person giving him both barrels. Until the leaders of the UK see the paramount importance of the next generation, its emotional, spiritual and moral health, and how much that is rooted in a loving home of mum and dad giving full attention to their offspring and being gently encouraged to be able to do so by the government, we will continue to career down the wrong path. Children are the greatest asset a country can ever have, and their priority always comes before government tax take. But that would upset the short term self interest of the political class. What matter the long term stability of the country? Of course there are other issues here, like where low wages are paid to husbands or partners, the enormous pressures on families, the emphasis of modern society on materialism and the need for all the extras, etc, etc. Tomes could be written about all these issues. But the health of human relationships and particularly the safety and security of the next generation always comes before money, GDP, economic growth and international productivity league tables. And you can more guarantee the health of those relationships if you can make it as easy as possible for the mum who wishes to stay with her children in those early years to do so. Perhaps the greatest inheritance I have is not financial legacy but the values instilled in me through my background. These things are priceless. The UK must get back to pushing individual responsibility firmly and clearly back into the hands of its populace so that it’s ‘crystal’ that the government owes absolutely no one a living at the expense of the taxpayer, and that includes help with childcare!
Here’s the article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2713833/Stay-home-mum-mauls-Ed-live-radio-Accused-putting-no-value-women-like-choose-not-work.html