The Government has no money (and never has)

Not in the sense that it has run up huge debts the size of which it’s almost impossible to get your head around.

The Government has no money because it never has had. It’s the tax-payers’ money. Yours and mine.

It’s important to bear this in mind because when someone comes on the news and says the Government should pay for this or that, they’re not really saying that.

They are saying they want to take the money out of your pocket. They are saying you should dig deeper. You should make more sacrifices. You should go without. So should your family.

Their demands are more important and valuable than whatever you strive for. That’s what thay’re saying.

We were outraged by the looting on our streets during the riots, as we may well be if a total stranger insisted we pick up their tab in a restaurant.

Not when it’s ‘news’ though. Then ‘the Government’ can pay.