Do we become more radical as we age?

[Lilith7]

I'm wondering because I've noticed that I seem to be. I'd like to see this country emulate as far as possible, those Nordic countries which have high taxes which cover stuff like Health, welfare, housing etc. & whose people feature at the top of those 'happiest people lists.'

Just stop prancing about slapping on a band aid here & there while trumpeting how wonderful your political party is, stop mucking about it & do it.

And I'd really also love to see more education about crime - what leads to it & how to prevent it as far as possible, rather than banging on about 'lock 'em up & throw away the key' which doesn't work & in some situations may make it worse.

I suspect that those Nordic countries with enlightened policies have a population which is better educated,  and more worldly than ours, and therefore more inclined to vote for a party that takes a long term view of well being.   It's a virtuous cycle:  invest money in education and gradually a better educated populace will emerge and endorse spending more on education, also on eliminating the socioeconomic roots of crime.

Oh and edited to add - the move to cancel land covenants which prevent new supermarkets from establishing themselves is just a start, but a good one that can be implemented very quickly.

  Well yes - & if we were to up taxes enough to cover education etc. etc. we might also have a far better educated population. One which is able to access lifelong education, (helping stave off dementia etc. etc.) & more able to take the long term view - I'm sure we'd do far better since that would benefit everyone.