I wrote this thinking of Michael Morpurgo’s splendid indignation in the Richard Dimbleby Lecture on the BBC. I doubt he will mind me re-iterating a few of his points.

So here are some things that make me want to drive the moneylenders out of the temple.

1. Disrespect of our planet

• plastic bags in tree tops, in turtle’s stomachs – litter anywhere – ‘someone else will clear it up’
• tampon parts on the beach – the sea doesn’t matter – out of sight, out of mind
• sofas dumped in woodlands – can’t be bothered to recycle

2. Disrespect of teachers

• I needed my identity confirmed.
• The form said my documents could be countersigned by  a variety of professionals including JPs, doctors and estate agents.
• Teachers were not mentioned – they are lower than estate agents, apparently.

3. Disrespect of others

• effing and blinding on the bus
• old ‘dears’ on mobility scooters pushing past teenagers who were minding their own business 
• people shouting abuse into mobiles

4. Disrespect of opinions

• adversarial politics where point-scoring matters so no-one listens
• management where domination matters so no-one listens
• bureaucracy where creeping up through the system matters and no-one listens

5. Disrespect of children

• cutting back libraries and school music and school trips and visitors to schools and teachers and books
• promoting  celebrity culture and junk food and consumerism and promiscuity
• testing them to distraction so they close up with fear

What really enrages you?