death and hatred
war and invasion
Zelenskyy and Putin
Israel and Hamas
society is crumbling
the elderly unable to afford to eat
or heat their homes
racial tensions
grooming gangs
small boat migrants
Trump, Musk and Nigel Farage
no money for councils
their pockets are empty
like everyone's are
cities in chaos
post financial crisis
lock-down consequences
Truss-a-nomic fallout
unhappy citizens
the streets are a mess
unswept and unkempt
nobody cares
streets full with vacant shops
the roads full of potholes
an aging demographic
people can't get to see their doctors
obesity
drugs
smoking and vaping
the NHS unable to cope
A&E waiting times
another winter crisis
flu and covid
now it's RSV
not enough nurses
not enough resources
not enough anything
not enough everything
the police; over-stretched
are no-where to be seen
filling in forms
sat behind desks
crime is everywhere
county-lines
kids dealing drugs
teenagers with knives
stabbings on buses
murder on our streets
the world is on fire
global warming
biblical floods
temperatures increasing
famine and fever
...or is this just how it's always been?