Why don't the people of the UK blame the government more than they do for societies problems?

I do. I think the "nanny state" term proves that others do too. I think the government should be an online forum where everyone can have a say, it's the only way forward in my opinion. How else can you get a consensus of voices from across the country and generations?

I thought people did. That's the impression I get from talking to people and reading the newspapers. And I am grateful that we still have freedom to do so, as I have lived in countries where you could get into serious trouble for criticising the regime in any way. This government has given away our country and harmed us irreparably. A change of government could not retrieve the situation. I think that we are all stunned by the enormity of what has been done to us. But at least we are allowed to say so!

I believe that through their lefty/liberal policies the Government have encouraged fecklessness and irresponsibility and the breakdown of society. So much so, that I have often wondered if anarchy is their real objective. Then pack us off to the EU.

It is the sign of a society that has renounced PERSONAL responsibility in favor of a Marxist/Socialist tyranny that will take from the producers and reward those who refuse to produce. If you penalize those doing well and reward bums, you will have a nation of bums! When NO ONE is held RESPONSIBLE for ANYTHING, destruction, degradation and disaster will soon follow. No one being responsible is a hallmark of Marxism. The Marxist elitist in charge is NEVER responsible for disaster. They KNOW they are the smart ones so it MUST be the fault of the society they CONTROL! EVERYONE in the society is responsible for their own duties. The true problem stems from buying into the specious arguments promoting Socialism and Marxism, then electing those who promote Socialist/Marxist Tyranny.

whatever we say about the government in the uk the voters put them there (for myself the sooner an election is called the better) but looking back - the turnout by voters in 1997 was the lowest in years and the government was elected by less than 50% of the elegible voters!!! says a lot about the state of British politics doesn't it?

We do! But the f*ckers won't listen!

Governments and politicians can do very little to change things. What they do best is to create new laws, new rules and regulations and ways of taxing the people. What do the people do? They try every trick in the book to avoid paying tax and in most cases simply ignore new laws passed by Parliament because they think it does not apply to them, or perhaps they can bend the law a little so that it allows them to carry on as if nothing new had happened. The reality is that people in UK will do pretty much what they like and no amount of hot air coming from the Commons will make a jot of difference. I now see people sitting in the gutter in London's West end, drinking from cans and bottles. This simply did not happen in my youth back in the 1950s and 60s. The country is now beginning to look like something from Rake's Progress - booze alley and beer street etc.

I blame them for everything!! They are USELESS!!!!!!!!!

You don't provide a single example of where the government controls, "almost every aspect of our lives". Elsewhere on YA, members have raised questions as to why it was felt necessary to the erect a statue of Mandela in Parliament Square. Perhaps because like Gandhi, he demonstrated the power of people to effect change when governments did not. The people elect the government, the people can remove them. Simple as. And in the meanwhile, all those people who want to see change and feel the government is not moving quickly enough or in the right direction, get organised, get elected, demonstrate, protest, in fact do almost anything other than suggest on YA that you are powerless.