A Response To Emma Kennedy

I am a fan of Emma Kennedy, always have been, always will be, her talent knows no bounds.

Only problem I could possibly find with her is her political stance, she's a socialist, and I'm a capitalist.

She believes in spreading the burden, I believe only I should have to worry about myself, and my family, in other words, take responsibility of what is mine.

Today she wrote a blog on why champagne socialism isn't hypocritical, I'm writing a response as to why capitalism isn't evil, as some would have it.

I work in a small company, only 35 of us here.

I've been working here since I was 17 (2007), I failed college (own fault, spent my time in the pub rather than the classroom), and I've seen men native, and not, come here with not a pound to their name, all relying on benefits, all on council waiting lists, hoping to finally move out of mum and dads.

Some of them could hardly speak a word of English, others could hardly spell, and others were just plain old given up on, by the state, from school all the way to the dole office, nobody cared.

When these young boys joined back in 2007, and before, it was the state, the thing that is meant to help us, motivate us, educate us, care for us, who had abandoned them.

It was a private company, motivated by money and capitalism, that came to their aid, rescued them from a life looking, waiting, and hoping, which is all the state can offer.

It was a private company who paid for their education, uniform, even took time in booking hospital appointments (which we still do) if they couldn't be bothered too (typical men).

It wasn't the state that came to their rescue (apart from the NHS), it was the state who left them to rot in some hovel, and the only thing they'd have gained from that would have been becoming another statistic.

Yes, the state can do, and does do, many great things for us, like the NHS, but it's also our worst enemy, if they don't consider you good enough, they will give on you, just look at the state of some people in our country.

Relying on government handouts, everybody thinks they're lazy, feckless and not willing, no one (including the state) willing to give them a chance.

That's why this Conservative government is a brilliant thing, apprenticeships (of which we have built our reputation on the back of) are a fantastic way for young people to earn, and learn.