A damp but refreshing run by the loch this morning before returning to the flesh pots of Glasgow.
George Monbiot recently cited an article in the journal Psychological Science, which argued convincingly that people with conservative views are likely to be of low intelligence. Yesterday's proceedings in the UK parliament appear to confirm this. Ed Milliband put forward a reasonable case that the deeply unpopular proposed changes to the NHS were being handled so incompetently that they should be scrapped. Prime Minister Cameron's response was, essentially, "Yah boo, nobody likes you, not even your brother, and I'm going to do it anyway !!!"
True, Monbiot goes on to castigate the liberal left for letting conservatism win (ref), but therein lies a much bigger debate about the greed and selfishness that pervades fragmented societies.
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