Cameron's Big Society?

The more time that this government spends in power, the more disillusioned I become. There's no forethought, no sense of commonwealth about the slimy fuckers who are now controlling our lives. Funny how they're not controlling the lives of the financial conjurers who helped our economy into the pits.

This morning I spent some time cutting back brambles at the Lake as a therapy for the hangover which I earned last night by drinking too much wine and eating too much cheese late at night. (Tom came along as well, which was really appreciated by the few other volunteers. I appreciated it even more. Thanks, Tom.)

I'd volunteered for this task and quite enjoyed the semi-somnambulant quality of the work, but was a little shocked by the small numbers of other volunteers there: only a half-dozen or so of the eighteen-hundred members. For the first day of the work part sessions a fortnight ago there were a ew more, but even so, that's far too few.

Does this make me fit for the Big Society bollocks beloved by Cameron? It's something which benefits many more fellows than are contributing, as is the time which I have spent in committee members. I won't pretend that I enjoy the meetings but somehow I feel that I ought to give something back to society at large for the benefits which I receive; yet this particular series of voluntary activities is really benefitting a small and rich section of society, namely the members of the Lake swimming club. It's a start, I suppose. It may also be a start to easing myself into the Third Age, beyond the time of either striving for or enjoying full employment.

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