@goatsarah There is a third option: be part of the growing number of Brits that reject this premise and do things differently. We're part of our local community orgs even when that's thankless, we push water uphill starting local businesses that only source from and support local businesses, third-sector organisations and residents, we effect change locally instead of at #Westminster or #Holyrood and as a whole change the setup. Fatalism like this is outdated and just makes all that harder.