Broken Britain
Old ladies being mugged left, right and centre. Knife and gun crime soaring. And now 13 year old dads. We're all sick of The Sun and The Daily Mail telling us about it, but what are your experiences of the apparent shocking state of the country today?

This is the inspired by the following incident I had the joy of witnessing while on the circle line yesterday...

There I am, heading home from town after watching the football, nice and relaxed on the tube listening to my ipod, when this proper be-tracksuited 'rudegal' from the deepest, darkest estate in london (i'm guessing) boards the train with her 8 or so year old daughter. After a stop or two she got a little bit upset because no one would offer her 8 year old daughter a seat, and decided the best way to deal with the situation was to go completely mental at everyone in the carriage, right infront of said 8 year old daughter. Even threatened to stab one poor chap who tried to calm her down, but not before repeatedly telling him to 'suck her pussy', of course.

I really really love london sometimes.


Would make for a somewhat more depressing QOTW than usual, but at least we might actually get a few true stories for once!
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 9:09, 6 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Reminds me of the other day
when I saw a mother tell her two year old daughter off asking her 'who the fuck do you think you are talking to me like that?'
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 16 Feb 2009, 22:20, Reply)

I think this could be an excellent question
with some correspondingly excellent replies
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 15:42, Reply)

Do I detect sarcasm?
mmm? =P

having thought about it a bit more, it would perhaps be a tad too depressing for a QOTW. but we shall see what popular opinon says i suppose!
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 16:29, Reply)

Personally
I wouldn't want to read pages and pages of rants about the government, chavs, traffic, smoking in pubs, celebrity culture, the declining morals of society, our relationship with the US, Brussells etc etc.

An opportunity to bitch and whinge for a week? Not for me, ta.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 5:39, Reply)

Sod all that.
Just put me in charge of the country.

I promise that within six months everything will be running better. I may have to have the heads of a few rail companies, local councils and think tanks shot, but it will all be worth it.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 18 Feb 2009, 9:45, Reply)

are you
jeremey clarkson, perchance?
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Thu 26 Feb 2009, 13:41, Reply)