Got to love Joe Channel😀

In all seriousness though, many of the issues they raise are genuine concerns that warrant proper discussion but it is just that they have swallowed particular ideas about the causes or the solutions without too much critical thinking. "Passionate ignorance" one commentator called it.

The Christian fella may be right about lack of community spirit in many places now but the causes of this are complex and certainly not just down to an erosion of Christian beliefs in the country. The various clear ups following the recent riots also proved that community spirit can be found regardless of colour or religious belief. He was right though when he says that fear and division plays a large part in the break down of communities and I agree with him that issues around integration can be as much a part of this as racism/xenophobia.

The worst one interviewed was certainly the woman! Defending the water companies FFS! Of course an ever rising population puts a strain on the water supply/sewerage infrastructure but these companies reap in millions with their bosses taking massive bonuses. Had it not occurred to her that they might instead spend that money improving the infrastructure?

She also confuses generational wealth with white privilege and gets very worked up about this whilst her grasp of history is sketchy at best. She talks of the origins of the Industrial Revolution beginning in Britain and mentions the Lancashire cotton industry (while neglecting to say where/how we got the cotton) but doesn't mention the Black Country and clearly she isn't aware of which civilizations (non European) contributed to so many of our ideas on mathematics, science, medicine etc. 3 degrees? What in? Certainly not critical or joined up thinking.