For the very first time in our history, we have entered the uncharted territory of having individuals who are solely intent on ripping everything up, entering parliament as MPs. This is no longer about some rogue MPs using awful, unbecoming choice of language in Parliament or indeed in public – with MPs taking second jobs and spewing bile all over the place – this is something a lot more serious!
We witnessed the ill-advised Brexit saga, where people with absolutely no idea what the impact of Brexit will be – individuals who will not themselves be impacted as they can afford to ride such impact – championing what they scarcely understand. But in fairness to them, the government at the time and subsequent governments appear to treat brexiteers with disdain and didn’t bother to explain to them – and still haven’t – that the working class folk asking to quit Europe are the ones who will suffer the most from such exit. But the EU saw how their organisation was about to be torn up from the inside and knew they simply had to rid themselves of those individuals and cut Britain loose – but the EU chose to do so in such an undignifying manner – they sought to punish Britain. Thistle was the most unfortunate aspect of it all. Britain have done enough over the last century, for Europe, to be afforded a dignified exit from the EU, if as it were, there was a free and fair referendum and those looking to keep Britain in the UK simply didn’t do enough to explain why, they thought thee was no need to do so – they felt the core Brexit support was from the poor, working class people whose opinion doesn’t count – they thought wrong and now, the rest is history. Are we about to witness similar scenes to those dark days in the European Parliament here at Westminster, with the same folk who have now turned their post-Brexit attention to supposedly ridding Britain of anyone who isn’t a direct descendant of Henry the 8th!??
As I have written several times over the years, there is absolutely nothing wrong with loving your country and wanting a return of litter-free streets, reduction of stabbings, elimination of practices that are not British etc. But we cannot be using vile language in doing so, denigrating unfortunate people, dehumanising them. There is a fine line between supporting your country at a football match and rampaging through street, destroying property. There are decent, civilised ways to debate the rise in immigration and why it needs to be at levels that society and existing infrastructure can cope with. We do not have to take the country back to the 50s!!
It is going to be a tough few years for the incoming government but hopefully their massive majority in parliament will help save democracy from the crazies!
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