This is what I wrote three years ago when we stupidly pulled out of the EU and by so doing put millions into the likes of Rees-Mogg’s bank account.

At the time all the claims of red tape, delays, increased costs, tariffs, labour problems, shortages, lowering of GDP and travel restrictions were labelled PROJECT FEAR!.

We were told that food prices would come tumbling down, there would be no restrictions, fabulous new trade deals for Global Britain, no red tape, no delays, no restrictions, no shortages, no labour problems and we’d be FREE!!

We were assured that the rights of workers would be better, environment standards would be improved and everything would be of a higher standard than the EU

WE WERE HEADING FOR THE SUNLIT UPLANDS!!

WE WERE LIED TOO!!

Project fear was shown to be real in every single respect. Britain is now severely damaged with a 4% drop in GDP, no money to pay the NHS or Schools, firms fleeing abroad or going bust, no worthwhile trade deals, austerity forever, workers’ rights and environmental standards dropping, rivers full of sewage, lousy trade deals, less power and severe shortages of labour and goods.

Not only that but it put the clown Boris Johnson in power with a huge majority. Gave the extremist ERG lunatic nationalists power. Empowered racists and xenophobes and has broken Britain.

All to get Johnson in Power!!

No wonder I chose to wear black!! I still do!!

Today I wear Black

Today I shall wear black

In recognition

Of our lessening power and influence.

I shall wear black

In recognition

Of our weakening economy.

I shall wear black.

I shall wear black

In protest

At our jingoistic nationalism.

I shall wear black

For our loss.

For the loss of cooperation,

For the loss of my grandchildren’s dreams.

I shall wear black.

I will wear black

For the Eton boys and bankers

Who conned us

With their fear-ridden vision

From which they will profit greatly

I shall wear black.

I wear black for the victims of the next war

Born of isolation and arrogance.

I shall wear black

For the nostalgia

For a time that never was

For the Dunkirk spirit and terror of the Blitz

For rationing and poverty

As if these were wonderful.

And I shall wear black

For the things that we must now endure

The inequality and lies

The privilege and ignorant masses

I shall wear black.

For if we really understood

We should all wear black.

Opher – 31.1.2020

As we came out of the EU, burdening ourselves with more red tape and removing opportunities from our kids, it is a time of loss and sadness.

Wearing black is appropriate at such times.