Worst thing in your country ?

The government.

... I forgot, the opposition too

Trouserpress wrote: maidenrulez wrote: cobb wrote: I live in 'the lucky country'. Worst thing I have to worry about is that we have not one decent progressive band to talk about. ac/dc AC/DC are about as progressive as my nipples!* *Just for clarification, my nipples are not at all progressive.

just kidding

ac/dc is not progressive music they are Stagnated music...they have been stuck to exactly the same riffs for 30 odd years

You'd have to have my top (or bottom) 10 I'm afraid (although they are in no particular order)....

1) We have a criminal housing shortage with up to 1,000,000 children with no permanent address, while the ownership of second/holiday homes is going through the roof.

2) We are running out of landfill sites, and yet local councils won't put money into proper recycling schemes.

3) We have an ailing, privatised public transport structure, which is so poor in rural areas, that it forces familes to travcel practically everywhere by car.

4) We are STILL in Iraq, with no possibility of parole...

5) Our town and city centres are not safe to walk around at night, unless you fancy the prospect of being kicked unconscious by a drunk chav.

6) Drug related crimes are causing a spiralling Gun culture in many of our cities, while theft from shopping centres and burglaries are rising.

7) The overall gap between Rich & Poor in this country is growing every year, despite the fact that we have a nominally socialist government.

8) A significant portion of the younger generations of ethnic minorities are becoming increasingly detatched from our society, marginalised and alienated from the idea of citizenship.

9) Our increasing obsession with 'Celebrity' is breeding false values, landing many yuong people into incredible levels of personal debt, as they strive to keep up with an image of a lifestyle they think they are entitled to.

10) Isolationism within society...the rise of domestic violence, one parent families, children in care, and the fact that no-one seam to know, or care, who their neighbour are any more...

.....do any of our overseas forum members still think that Britain would be a great place to live?

.....do any of our domestic forum members think that I'm overstating the case?

Angeldust wrote: What's the worst thing that's happening in your country these years ?

the recent government elections ... there is no real winner, so the country will be without an effective government.