The major problem is all the money going to China and India for their cheap products, because we no longer produce anything (as we are not competitive) to sell abroad to bring in money. To right those wrongs we would have to match their hourly rates of pay, work as hard and for as many hours. They will bend double for 12 hours a day, knee deep in cold water and plant paddy for a handful of rice.............. As we have lost the discipline in schools and work place, plus we have a welfare system to save us from starving. I cannot forsee a time when things will change for the good of the country. The politicians know all this but say and do little about it, as their main concern is to get re-elected. If politicians do accidentally tell the truth, they may get sacked if it upsets the party line.