Category: Politics

How I long for a party that I want to support, rather than voting against another one! Starmer, writing in the Daily Express (the man will do anything to get into government) has said we will not rejoin the EU, single market, or customs union; he also saod freedom of movement was a no go. He is wrong on all counts – lastest opinion polls state that 56% want to rejoin, whilst only 9% think Brexit a success (how the fuck can the think that?). Ignoring the rapid commenbtary about the small boats, immigration has spiralled,the economy is failing and restrictions on movement are causing chaos at airports and ports.

So Starmer is ignoring the publics opinions in the hope that he will win back the “red wall seats”. Does he not realise that most of the bigots will just vote for the biggest racist out there! Does he want to be this person? He will find support for the LibDems increasing in the Home Counties and calls for PR increasing.

Is remaining high, food inflation is 18%higher than a year ago, whilst overasall inflation is 8.7%. Mortgage rates in the UK typify the capitalist approach with thousands of products and rapid changes in rates, unfortuanately wages do not respond. France, Netherlands and Belgium all have a steadier morthahe market with 30 year deals common – banks are forced not tolend above a set rate. Thus they are not having the turmoil faced by many in te UK. The downside in these countries is less choice and the banks being squeezed so fewer mortgages. With 1/4 households coming tothe end of fixed year deals, they face an average yearly hike of £2700 with the figure much higher in the South-East (£5200 estimate) in Johnsons old constituency. Capitalism needs regulation!

So a £60 food shop now costs £70 – approx £40 extra per week for a family of 4 = £160 per month, the rest of inflation is down but still above zero – so everything is costing more. 13 years of Tory rule and Sunak tries to claim that the last 12 years if Conservative mistakes did not happen! He will also claim at every opportunity that Labour would make things worse! He will be hoping that the 70% of homeowners with no mortgage vote tory next year.

Honours list – Mordaunt said Johnson had presided over a debasement of the honours system – Sunak claims to have no knowledge of this comment – a respnse he uses regularly.

Covid Inquiry – It is difficult to apportion too much blame on the lack of preparedness for the pandemic prior to 2019. It was an unprecedented event that the governments austerity campaign had made the NHS more vulnerable, but one which was not being flagged up by opposition parties or health experts in a big way. What will be crucial is the examination of the events of late 2019 and early 2020 when we had expert advice of what the consequences of the pandemic could be. It seemed at the time that tjhe government was purely reactive rather than proactive. George Osborne a true tory and propogator of austerity economocs failed to accept any approtionment of blame, in fact claiming that his economic policy had enabled Sunak to introduce the furlough scheme (and its corruption?), in contrast Oliver Letwin showed that some tories have humility – when he accepted that he would have done just about everything differently. That was not a show of incompetence (well maybe a bit) but of humility.

7 tories voted against democracy, whilst 118 tory MP’s voted in favour of the report, whilst 225 MP’s did not vote. He will now have his Parliamentary Pass taken away. The Tory Party HQ party during lockdown looks like it maybe reopened by the police. And then we have the Covid Inquiry and associated court case. The tories are taking a bit of a hammering and this is without the credit crisis with rates likely to rise again, migration rates at record highs, schools and NHS struggling to find staff, NHS waiting lists at over 7 million. The only thing they seem capable of is a piss up in a brewery (or No10!).

And where is Rishi? Yesterday one of his acolytes suggested that he was busy running the country which begs the question “Into the ground”.

So the world market has put the rate for gilts above that after the TrussKwartang debacle. Mirtgage rates for millions will go up over the next year as fixed rates expire. Then the Bank of england has to bring down inflation – it only has the one tool – interest rates will rise. For fuck sake can the press get a grasp on realities – the BoE is not to blame for 13 years of mismanagement!

In 1989 interest rates hit 15% but the impact was less than todays rises for most as this was a smaller proportion of household expenditure. Also in 1989 40% of households had mortgages, this is now 30% with old people owning property outright and perhaps more people renting (and thus exposed to the interest rate rises). This is how the Conservatives manage the economy – less chance to get a mortgage and if you do pay more to the banks who are making huge profits at the moment. Wage inflation is high and driven mainly by steepllong rises and bonus’s in the City of London. The whole economy has been fashioned by Thatcher to allow huge wage rises in the City, coupled with a destruction of skilled jobs in manufacturing. Privatised water companies have paid out tens of £billions since privatisation and the quality of our rivers has deteriorated.

I know that the next government will not share the ideological position that I would like, but I would settle for an efficient, non-vindictive one for starters. A government by the people, for the people will do fine! Let us banish corruption and privilege, get equity back into our system. In many ways the next government faces a bigger challenge than in 1945, then we had a united country with a desire to improve things for all. Now we have a divided country with elite seeking to divide the country on age, sex, race, class, location. TNC’s run the world and pay little tax whilst politicans seem in awe of them. The only constant is the bile and hatred promoted by the right wing media. Thank you Daily Atar for your amusing headlines, todays was a comment on te British Naturalists Society comment on 30C temps and imploring us to go skinny dipping with the banner headline “FREE WILLY”.

Any MP’s who vote against the Johnson Inquiry findings are in contempt of the democracy of our Parliament and should be suspended! Those who have issued social media threats to other Conservatives about deselection should be forced into bye-elections.

Murdoch seems to be distancing himself from Johnson whilst the Telegraph, Express and Mail continue with a forlorn hope of creating a rebellion. Only the insane continue to believe that Johnson is not a liar, more likely is that they do not care! I think every person I have heard defending Johnson has received an honoir from him which sums up the corruption he has developed in government.

Sunak is very quiet! Presumably listening to see which way the cookie crumbles. I am obviously not a tory voter! but would the conservative voters think less of him for showing some balls (his trousers are almost short enough! and forcing allegience or removal of the whip from the die hard Johnson supporters. He has little respect at the moment for the lack of his firm leadership? Even J R-M has said only that he may vote against!

Actually I believe that Boris is sincere when he says he did not lie to Parliament. He is so far up his arse that I think he completely believes that the only truth is the one he makes up himself. The fact that he dismisses the actual facts is what he is actually guilty of!

Not fit for public office should be added to any future job applications. I would not trust him to deliver my post!

Where does this leave the Tory Party? Truss has said she will not vote against the committees findings. Will Johnson find out that the UK democracy is bigger than his ego?

At last a committee that would not be bulied or intimidated. 180 day suspension would have ensued had he not resigned and it is recommended that he has his House of Commons Pass rescinded. And not one word of contrition. Bye bye Boris, boris goodbye!

for saving 506 lives last year. each life saved was special – thank you.