Do they want us to know where we are going?

Why is it that the road signs in England have dissapeard? Is it because they don't want us to know where we are going, or have they been stolen and not replaced? I drive quite alot and I can never find the road I want without having another car almost in my boot! I just want clear concise signs to find my way around. If other countries can supply them, why can't we? I would hate to be a visitor here, because I would spend the entire time trying to get where I wanted to be!!!!