Absolutely.

So why the bloody hell shouldn't the government? Cut back a bit? 

Oh. Well, yes. Yes. The government should. 

Never mind Theo. He's just a boy. 

 That's right...

 I tell you, what this country needs is a good kick up the arse. Don't you think?  

 I've thought it for ages.

Obsessed with talent contests — and "being famous". And that's it. Not the first idea about good, old-fashioned hard work...

Oh, I agree. 

You saw that programme. The documentary. About the English. Being fruit-pickers?

I didn't actually.

 Nor did I. But you must have heard about it. It made you ashamed to be English. They simply didn't turn up. The moment things got remotely boring or inconvenient, it was, "Sod it. Why bother?" That was the approach. "Let's sponge off the government. They'll foot the bill." They looked on a job as a "lifestyle choice". 

Hopeless.

You see these people. In the post office. Mid- afternoon. Standing there. Chewing gum.  Waiting for handouts. And that's all very well when times are good. But we simply can't afford to support them. Not any more. 

And why should we?

Why the hell should we? What's that then, 5-2?

Yes, 5-2. Change ends.