The English middle class has a problem. Not a small problem, not even a temporary problem—no, this is a systemic, self-inflicted financial bloodletting that leaves them staggering from one government-sanctioned robbery to the next. The rulers take, and take, and take, and the middle classes just nod along, muttering something about “public services” and “the greater good” as they sign away their salaries. You almost want to feel sorry for them. Almost. But then you remember—they voted for this.
Take a look at The Daily Telegraph article from 1st March 2025, “Rail Fares Rise Again as London Commuters Hit Hardest“. It lays out in detail how railway fares have just shot up another 4.6%, making it the second time since 2013 that the rise has outpaced inflation. This means that a Brighton-to-London season ticket now costs over £5,000, and a York-to-Leeds pass will set you back more than £3,000. Meanwhile, mortgage payments have gone nuclear, and the average London worker is now spending 59% of his income on a combination of rail fares and their rapidly shrinking flat. Fifteen years ago, it was only 47%. A nice, steady drain of wealth. Slow enough that no one panics.
And yet, do these people ever say, “Enough is enough”? Of course not. They accept their fleecing like good little citizens, reassuring themselves that at least the government is tackling climate change, or funding the NHS (which is still a total disaster). If they weren’t so complicit, it would be sad.
It’s not just railway fares and mortgages. Everything is extortionate because the people in charge want it to be. Utilities? Sky-high, thanks to “green levies” and insane government meddling in the energy market. Housing? A nightmare, because planning laws and various taxes make sure nothing affordable ever gets built. Food? Expensive, thanks to endless regulating and Green lies and laws.
This isn’t bad luck. This is design. The ruling class—politicians, corporate lobbyists, bankers, and the various smug journalists who cheer them on—have figured out a foolproof system:
- Make basic necessities outrageously expensive.
- Make sure the middle class earns just enough to survive but never enough to build real wealth.
- Convince them that they’re still “privileged” compared to the working class, so they should shut up and pay more taxes.
- Funnel all their money upwards, into the hands of the same elites running this scam.
And the best part? The victims defend the system.
Do we? Because every time the government steps in, prices go up. A free market—something we haven’t had in a long time—would sort this out overnight.
- Railway fares? If private companies actually had to compete, instead of running government-protected monopolies, they’d have to lower prices to attract customers. Instead, they raise them every year, knowing commuters have no other option.
- Housing? Deregulate planning laws and cut property taxes, and suddenly homes become affordable. Radical, I know.
- Energy? Let companies build whatever power sources they want, and stop forcing us to subsidise pointless “green” projects that don’t work. Prices would collapse.
But no. The middle classes don’t want solutions. They want to suffer. They’d rather moan about the cost of living while dutifully re-electing the same parasites who keep bleeding them dry.
Here’s the brutal truth: the English middle class enjoys being bled dry. They love the feeling of moral superiority that comes from being “responsible taxpayers” who fund public services (even if those services are garbage). They love grumbling about how expensive everything is, while looking down on anyone who suggests deregulation or lower taxes. They’ve convinced themselves that suffering is virtuous.
So, here we are. Mortgage payments up, railway fares through the roof, electricity bills that could bankrupt a small country—and all of it self-inflicted. The middle classes will keep paying, the elites will keep laughing, and nothing will change. Because they don’t want it to.
