The behaviour of the estimated 100,000 mob, who attempted to disrupt the Conservative Party conference in Manchester earlier this week, should surprise nobody.

Claims that they were demonstrating against “austerity” (aka responsible government) were contradicted by their angry, snarling faces and mouths foaming with venom amidst shouts of “Tory scum” directed at anybody wearing a suit. This was nothing less than anarchy in its most raw form.

Unfortunately, our country now seems to be divided between those who work, or wish to work, and those who do not. This is the sad downside of the Welfare State, a system set up with the noble intention of providing a safety net for the vulnerable and disadvantaged in society and designed to prevent them from falling below acceptable economic standards.

The system has however allowed itself to be abused by those lacking in responsibility and with no intention of contributing to society. The good news for the taxpayer is that, at long last, we seem to have a government prepared to try and do something about it.

Our national mind set needs to change and hard work should be prized, encouraged and rewarded. Those who cannot work through disability and those out of work not through choice must always be safeguarded and maintained. That is why the Welfare State was set up.

It was not set up to provide an alternative lifestyle for those whose only wish is to sponge off society and contribute nothing. If these people feel hard done by they should travel a bit and take a look at the rest of the world. They might then just realise how lucky they are to live in a country like the UK.