Bankers, Volcanic Ash, and Promises!

We are just starting to emerge from the biggest banking problem ever encountered, and are now suffering the effects of a volcanic eruption in Iceland which has grounded more planes, and cost more money than the devastation of 9/11 in New York.


Doesn't it make you think of the impact of these two very different disasters, and how they have affected us. We all probably know someone presently stuck somewhere, away from home, but desperate to get back, and just can't get a flight. Meantime, all taxpayers will be paying off the banker's debt for some years to come!


A General Election is coming up on the 6 May, less than three weeks away. Have you listened to all their promises? Have you watched them as they make pledge after pledge, blaming all other candidates for not telling the truth, as if they alone hold the keys of honesty? 


There is a link to the two disasters mentioned. No one saw them coming. Not the wise and clever, and not the great and good. No one! These earth shattering problems came upon us right out of the blue, and without warning. They were high speed disasters. One man made, and one natural, but both show clearly the inability of our wise men (and women) to foresee them, and therefore stop them. The biblical term, "like a thief in the night" is very apt, and cannot be ignored, even if we don't like the thought of being out of control.


Maybe we should be looking behind the words and policies of our politicians as they all jockey for our vote. Maybe we should be looking at their core beliefs. You know, the way they would react to the moral and ethical, and dare I say religious issues, instead of the pounds and pence of their balance sheets and manifestos. I for one, am more interested in what kind of person will end up in number 10, rather than the one who makes most promises, or seems to be the toughest on those things we can all see. That part is easy. What about when the unseen and unexpected happens? Now that takes a strong person with moral backbone and conviction. We need someone with good character and integrity, but the big question is, "do any of them stack up to that challenge"?


I am still watching and waiting........