Friday, 13 December 2019

The five-year (at least) nightmare begins........

😢 Yes, the biggest pantaloon in British politics (and Trump favourite), BoJo, is now ensconced as our esteemed (though not by me) Prime Minister till at least 2024, comfortably cushioned by the biggest majority since Mrs Thatcher, allowing him to do what the hell he likes - with, at the top of his 'to do' list, 'delivering' Brexit even though it'll take possibly another decade to see it through completely, and without any of the economic advantages we had in being part of the world's largest trading bloc. At my age it could well mean that I'll not see another non-Conservative government for the rest of my life. On this matter at least, I'm depressed beyond words. I weep for my country. Boo-hoo! - and signal two fingers to BoJo! (For non-Brits that translates as one finger) .
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  1. Bob13 December 2019 at 07:51

    I feel your pain.
    I've felt it since 2016.
    Hopefully both our countries will wake up and change things.

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    1. Raybeard13 December 2019 at 10:37

      Thanks, Bob. Our turn for madness is now upon us as, I trust, your own prolonged one may (we sincerely hope) be approaching its end.

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  2. Mistress Maddie13 December 2019 at 10:30

    And he and trump must use the same person for wigs. My condolences to your lovely country dear friend.

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    1. Raybeard13 December 2019 at 10:40

      Thanks to you too, M.M. At least I'm sure that BoJo's hair is all his own - but other than that he and Trump are interchangeable in so many other ways.

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  3. anne marie in philly13 December 2019 at 13:36

    :(

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    1. Raybeard13 December 2019 at 20:22

      W.Q., the very fact that BoJo's been endorsed by the leader of the English Defence League (this country's furthest right-wing legal organisation) says all one needs to know.

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  4. Sadie Jay13 December 2019 at 14:09

    My condolences, also. I call it the "chickens voting for Colonel Sanders" syndrome. They just really don't get it, sadly.

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    1. Raybeard13 December 2019 at 20:26

      Thanks, Sadie. Those who voted for this nincompoop will very soon be rueing the day they did, and it can't come soon enough for me. Trouble is, they've foisted him on ALL of us and there's no 'get out'!

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  5. Moving with Mitchell14 December 2019 at 02:27

    I’m with you. I dreaded reading the news yesterday morning and it was worse than I expected. A huge majority. Next the Bozo in DC. What a frickin world!

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    1. Raybeard14 December 2019 at 03:58

      Disaster, Mitch! What's the world coming too? - it's happening all over the world - and this particular fool is, like Trump, supported by so many big-money climate-change deniers, the very last thing we need right now! Hard not to despair.

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  6. Isobel Tolley14 December 2019 at 16:02

    Heartbreaking. So glad to hear someone feels the same way.

    Loads of people feel the same way

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    1. Raybeard14 December 2019 at 20:54

      BoJo's got a very long way to fall when the time comes, Isobel, and it will, I think it wont be a long wait. Until it happens let's hope the damage being done, already substantial, will be minimised.

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  7. Isobel Tolley15 December 2019 at 09:01


    I hope you're right. My area lost our very good, thoughtful, moderate, pro European mp, though was a very low turnout, just 58%

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    1. Raybeard15 December 2019 at 19:56


      Sorry you've had the loss of a good one, Isobel, Ours has been Tory since before Adam and he's now the new "Father of the House", replacing Dennis Skinner who was expected to become it.
      Yes, I was so sorry to see several M.P.s go which I'll sorely miss, not least of which was Chukka Umuna, a guy with so much potential and yet to be given a fair chance, though he's still young enough to make a return. Also that moderate voice of intelligence and commonsense, Dominic Grieve - as well as the always colourful character of Skinner whom one could never dismiss despite his anti-E.U. stance.
      One thing I just can't understand was why no one had made anything of the fact that after three and a half years the present validity of that electorate in 2016 should be challenged, not only because so many have died off but even more young ones have come on and surely it's THEIR future more than anyone's and theirs is far more relevant than that of many of us oldies who'll also be gone in not so many years. Anyway, they say that if the referendum were to be run again the 'Remains' would be have been winning ever since last January. And as for getting Brexit "over the line", it's more like just the first lap in a 20 lap race, and anything can still happen, especially as we're now on the back foot in all trade negotiations. I just hope the campaign to rejoin starts soon! :-)

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  8. Isobel Tolley16 December 2019 at 12:51

    Skinner will be sadly missed, able to be anti EU without resorting to xenophobia. I don't know a lot about Chuka Umuma or Dominic Grieve.

    Fearful for the Health Service, bbc, Channel Four, schools, libraries, public land, just about everything really. My kids' and their friends' future. Hope the Labour Party has learnt its lesson.

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    1. Raybeard16 December 2019 at 20:02

      It's getting as close to mob-rule as I remember, isobel - with a mindset of whatever is popular enough to win votes goes - above all the demonisation of those who are not 'one of us', among which is the suspicion of all foreigners. I fully expect to see an attempt to reverse the criminalisation of fox-hunting, inadequate though that was. Next I suppose we'll be seeing a referendum on the re-introduction of capital punishment. I share greatly your fear for future generations and only hope they have enough wisdom to undo this holy mess quickly.

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    2. Isobel Tolley17 December 2019 at 05:31

      Why do you believe the fox hunting bill was inadequate? I really know nothing about it

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  9. Isobel Tolley17 December 2019 at 02:21

    I have a lot of faith in young people. Its just hard to get people to appreciate the good things they have

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    1. Raybeard17 December 2019 at 02:48

      If only much more of them would get out and vote I doubt if we'd find ourselves in this pickle.

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    2. Isobel Tolley17 December 2019 at 05:24

      I think a lot of it is ignorance abou the past, not knowing what the pre NHS, pre vaccines, pre antibiotics era was like. You do need to blame the parents really, some people seem Weirdly proud of how ignorant their kids are. You know, people who go "my kids don't know there were only three channels!" "My kids don't know what a rotary phone is!"

      I'm very lucky in my little lad, he's very interested in history. He loves Horrible Histories (the TV series and the books. )

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  10. Sol17 December 2019 at 10:23

    Hey Ray! Found you again. I am very tired about it all. And I am scared to death. It will just make me double my efforts. The ladies at the WI here now bring a can once a month to the meeting for me to take to the food bank. It doesnt seem much, but it is a step in the right direction in my heart. Till the problem of food poverty is addressed I cant just stand by and do nothing. If it has to be done, address brexit, sort the NHS, then the social system needs looking at with a fine tooth comb. There is a lot of money wasted on somethings and in other areas are completely under funded. I want some real economics to happen. Real people looking at the books and a lot of this crap being questioned. Boris better deliver now. He promised it, people voted for him he has to prove to those people who tactically voted that doing so was worth it. I dont see it and I will be under the cosh of a independence referendum here. I am just very very sad.

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    1. Raybeard17 December 2019 at 23:04

      Good to 'see' you again, Sol.
      I could write a volume on the subject of politics but I think I'll leave that till another time. (More than enough enough has been written by everybody already in any case).
      Meantime I hope you can get settled down and resume writing regular blog as before - and maybe sometime we can resurrect the little 'book club'. Let's hope.

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    2. Sol18 December 2019 at 04:56

      yes that would be good. I have completely forgotten how you use blogger. I have been googling it and having a bit of a go.

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  11. Isobel Tolley17 December 2019 at 13:55

    Hi Ray if it is any use, the Tories didn't actually get much of an increase in votes from what they normally get.

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    1. Raybeard17 December 2019 at 22:59

      Yes, I heard that. Shows just how unsatisfactory our electoral system is. I'm sure I read somewhere that this country is one of just three of the major democracies which still use 'first-past-the-post' to elect its main legislative body. But we all know of course that neither Tory nor Labour are going to change to a system which would bring them less influence. :-(

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  12. Isobel Tolley18 December 2019 at 13:09

    Would take some humility and maturity from the Lib Dems and Labour, need to work together to get a fairer electoral system, but everything just seems t to be the left and the centre screaming at each other

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