Category: Politics

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.

Oh dear, they do not know which way to turn. Record numbers of small boats is Starmers fault who is also now an ecoterrorist due to his opposition of their anti-democratic Public Order Bill. Nadine Dorries claims that her poverty at birth has prevented from being selected for the HoL she ignores the fact that the founder of the Big Issue is a Lord – maybe she was deemed just too stupid? However the nominations by Johnson create an excellent case for urgent reform of the whole situation. The Express leads with Boris will be back in frontline politics, they have obviously considered the average age and the IQ of their readership and could not see which was highest!

Polling in key seats show that just 12% want lower taxes and reduced public services whilst 36% want the opposite. Johnson and supporters should note – as should Starmer!

Not one but two egocenric narcissist liars go down on the same day. Trump facing criminal charges whilst Johnson resigns before being sacked as an MP. His constituents will not miss him as he has been absent without leave for the past year, missong 192 votes in the HoC. I suspect that this is the begining of Johnson’s troubles, not the end. The Covid Inquiry will surely reveal more cases of incompetence and wrong doing. He seemed to imply that he would be back – I would be very surprised if even his most ardent supporters can mis-read public opinion that he is a liar and not to be trusted. The chutzpah and aura that led him in the Brexit Campaign and GE victory have long since metamorphised into nightmares. Brexit is a complete failure. Every new Minister announces that they will correct the errors made by Conservative Governments.

Johnson should not be allowed to dispense honours- he has been found guilty of lying and dishonesty. by his peers, and should not be able to create new ones! Oh, yeah, and Dorries has gone – are there more to follow?

Meanwhile Starmer announced a pull back on its Green Policies. This is not surprising given the financial black hole which the Conservatives will leave behind. However he does need to make firm commitments in this area if he is to avoid a serious swing to te LibDems and Greens in many areas.

Trump faces Federal Criminal Charges – which experts believe are sure to succeed. Trump responds just like Johnson – “They are picking on me – I am so perfect I cannot have broken any laws”. Of more concern is the donations to his presidential campaign due to the indictment – let us hope that not all Americans are this stupid (although there seems to be a lot of them!