Integrity

You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do. ~ C.G. Jung

Lots of people moan about the cost of living and complain about the state of today’s society. A lot of people are just sheep being herded to yet another shearing. There is an old saying ‘put your money where your mouth is’. Ergo, you may ask what I do about the people and institutions I abhor wasting money on. I vote at election time. I no longer buy a daily newspaper. I do not watch the BBC, although I still pay the iniquitous licence fee because it’s a criminal offence not to. I no longer attend divine service at the increasingly far left Church of England ~ however I am nurtured by my private spirituality. I do my own decorating and minor contracting work. I wash my own car, and I will not use an Uber, a robot driven taxi, or get on a driverless bus . I will not buy an electric vehicle or a hybrid ~ in fact my next car will be an older diesel. I eschew watching TV advertising of any type. I block as many internet ads as I can. I do not buy ethnic takeout meals. I refuse to deal with a chatbot or call centres based in India. And, after a lot of thought my only charity is the local hospice, of which I am a lay board member, so I know exactly where the money goes. I hope that you share some of my rebellious activities, or have other ways of fighting back ~ if not then perhaps think about taking some action. Too many of our elderly and disadvantaged suffer because of the profligacy and nonsensical policies of our major institutions.

Jack Collier