Someone once said 'it's not the name of your political party that counts, but what is right for your country'; and I couldn't agree more.
With most UK political parties in turmoil, our allegiances need to be towards policy rather than the colour of rosette we used to (or still do) wear.
I have always been a 'middle-of-the-road' Conservative voter; neither blindly agreeing with every Tory policy, nor rejecting sensible ideas from the otherwise crazy left. Of course I've always actually voted Conservative, but that was more from fear of the loony alternatives; I'm no luddite; we've all seen what damage they can do.
So, with UK politics (or more the political system) in such a mess, it's difficult to know what one would do in the face of a sudden General Election. Luckily (?) I no longer qualify for a postal vote, but I think I would have abstained anyway.
Dear Caroline (greenie) Lucas has suggested that the country be run by an all female cabinet made up of inter-party MP's; but she was always crazy. One of the more radical of Corbyn's Marxist comrades has suggested going to see The Queen and demanding that The Socialists take over; start building those barricades lads. The schoolgirl leader of the Lib-Dims wants another referendum. And Boris has promised to lock-up more criminals, and ban the use of drugs in prison. Yup; everything is reasonably normal for 'The Silly Season'.
Personally I'd like to sack the whole bloody lot of them, and start again from scratch.
Meanwhile Brexit still looms.
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We hear enough about Brexit here but we were overwhelmed by it in BBC and ITV news, not helped by Boris being elected while we were there. A certain Mr Cameron has a lot to answer for. I saw this the other day. Cameron, Eton boarder, Corbyn, Eton boarder, Johnston, Eton boarder, Farage, Eton boarder. Maybe English private universities need to have a look at the products they are churning out.
Cameron and Johnson were both at Eton, which is testament to their achievements. Corbyn would never have passed the rigid Eton entry exams, and Farage was at Dulwich. The only private universities in the UK are mostly attended by foreigners.
Indeed Corbyn attended two excellent private schools. Even they couldn't instill enough knowledge in the buffoon to enable him to pass his A levels. I noted this week that the 'pass' mark for some A levels is now as low as 15 percent and a humble 55 percent gains an A! Perhaps it is time for Jeremy to do his resits. He may gain C this time!!
His upper school, Haberdasher's, has a very good reputation; he must have spent too much time reading 'The Socialist Worker'.
Not one of them merits me putting graphite to paper. I am heartsick with the lot of them.
LX
I find it all quite depressing.
Lead by example has gone out of the window. Every single one of us has been let down by the House.
I totally agree. These are people we are supposed to look up to and rely on to run the country. Personally some of them need a smack on the legs and sent to bed without any supper!! I've seen better behaved children.
One hardly knows what more to say about them. All very depressing.
You smack one leg; I'll smack the other.
Cro, I read it on the internet, so surely it is true.
While you call them public, they are actually private education institutions, not open to the masses who can't pay.
Most private schools have either scholarships, or special free places, for a percentage of 'less fortunate' but bright pupils.
I read yesterday that the British PM is going to visit Europe's willing masters in Berlin and Paris next week. I hope he has more success than Mrs May.
I can't understand why they just don't do the job that the voters have told them to do.
They don't have much time left to formulate a better deal! I still have £5 riding on the UK staying in the EU.
Our house of commons is a mix between a fight in the school yard and a bar brawl, in which everyone looks stupid at the end. Why have another referendum, because so many did not like the result, I voted to stay, but accept the results, they should remember who put them in the house of commons, allowing them to earn vast sums of money, far more than more of the voters. We are a laughing stock to the world.
Before they're elected they promise the moon; as soon as they're elected they become power crazy, and forget who put them there!
I voted to remain too, and I haven't given up hope. Almost anything could still happen.
I just despair.
It'll take years for them to regain any respect.
As my OH repeatedly says, if their lips are moving they're lying.
I think we need King Arthur to save the country as he promised to before he went to sleep.
Like lawyers.
There are so many plots going on simultaneously, that we'd need several Arthurs.
I like that couple in the background having a quiet conversation as if nothing was happening.
She's asking him if he'd like a chocolate digestive.
Everything that bloggers have already said goes with me. Chocolate digestive sounds good.
Dark chocolate, of course!
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