I do respect democracy. Criticising the incompetence and nastiness of this government is not disrespecting democracy.
I know Corbyn would have done a far better job. I look at the policies. As you know, it is the civil service that put the policies into practice. As long as the policies are sound then the rest follows. Corbyn could not possibly have done a worse job than Johnson and there is no way he would have been as corrupt or self-serving.
I always respect democracy. I am not challenging Johnson’s right to rule or the choice of Brexit – though I believe both results were achieved through lies, deception and dirty tricks.
Brexit was a massive mistake that has severely damaged the country.
Johnson’s handling of Covid has been appalling. He’s kills tens of thousands through ineptitude.
What I, in a democracy, have the perfect right to do is to criticise the way this buffoon has governed, his corruption and sleaze, his lies and broken promises, his ineptitude and stupidity. That is the essence of democracy.
Brexit could have been carried out in many ways. It was obvious with such a close vote that there was no mandate for a hard Brexit. It should have been a soft Brexit which would have respected the views of the country. We should have left the EU but stayed in the single market and customs union. That would have been democratic.
Instead Johnson and the extreme rabid right-wing ERG chose the most extreme form and forced their extreme views on us all to the detriment of the country. This hard Brexit is costing us a fortune, destroying businesses and jobs and tieing us up in red-tape and tariffs.
I am a democrat despite my misgivings about the ignorance, stupidity and gullibility of the majority of the public.
The Choice
To shoot, strangle, poison, gas
Or cut our own wrists.
We’ve been busy
Digging our own graves.
We know who will be the ones
To be screwed.
Our public services
And the poor
Will pay the price.
The rats are already
Loading their rafts
With loot,
Stuffing their pockets
And laughing
All the way
To the bankers bonus.
Opher 7.12.2018
I was not surprised to hear that Rees-Mogg had moved his wealth abroad. He is worth millions. He wouldn’t want its worth to decline.
You can bet your last quid that the wealthy will not suffer from the decline in our economy if we do go out. They love chaos. They are already working out ways to profit.
While we will be slashing our wrists they will be straining their backs carrying their sacks of gold abroad.
Brexit means Brexit – right? No. There are many types of Brexit.
Hard Brexit
We exit Europe and the European market. There are no free movements of workers. We have levies on trade and visas with Europe.
There will be an economic hit. Firms may migrate to Europe.
Soft Brexit
We exit Europe but keep our trade links with the European market. There will be no levies on trade or visas with European countries.
There will be less of an economic hit. Firms will likely not migrate in such numbers. But we would have to allow free movement of workers.
The Choice
So what way do we go?
