An introductory rant  from a concerned parent

Blogging is great for many reasons, and sometimes one of those reasons is just to express some views or to have a good old rant.

I don’t know about the reaction was in the US, but the images shown on Uk news today of the fighting in retail stores over bargains truly disturbs me, just like the London riots did a few months ago.

To me, this really should be ringing alarm bells in our societies at a time when economic conditions are only likely to get worse.

The images suggest that we are living in a world where consumerism has gone completely crazy. Have a large number of us lost the plot so that we can’t see the difference between needs and wants ?

I have 2 children under the age of 13 and i truly worry for the future now – yes, we have had nothing short of a technological revolution in the last 10 years, but in times of economic growth, history suggest economic and social upheaval are not far behind.

I fear that things are going to get a lot worse but the concept of someone going to a shop, looking for bargains, but so determined to get what they want at all costs that they carry pepper spray with them is really not a good sign.