There is a lot of activity in my house as my wife gets ready to go on a protest march tomorrow. She’s off to London to join anything up to 250000 people (how they know I don’t know) as they protest against the cuts. There’s a bit of anxiety and worry about how they will be greeted and whether there will be kettling. Given that the march includes protesting police officers it seems unlikely that there will be any trouble.
My wife is going with my son and I am very proud of them both, active engagement in politics is the right and duty of the subjects of any society. The bible even tells us to pray for those in authority. So why is it then that there is so much apathy about politics?
I think it’s because we expect things to change quickly and politics is a slow business. We need to become more patient with our politicians.
And the 250,000 represent a lot more. Go, Catherine!
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