The Befuddling Realm of Politics

Once upon a time in the Kingdom of the ‘United’, there were some astonishingly good Prime Ministers, but you need to unearth them in the history books to find them. Whether you loved them or hated them, they were good for the realm and achieved much for its people.

That is more than you can say for the assortment of leaders in more recent years. However, in the spirit of the glass being half-full: Cometh the hour – cometh the next PM:

• whether it was Tony Blair who dragged the UK into wars by lies and deceit to quench his thirst for power, sucking up to George Bush. (The cries for him to answer for this in a war tribunal will never subside.)
• or his Labour successor, Gordon Brown who took it upon himself to flog off half of the UK’s gold reserves in a series of auctions, which transpired to be the worst financial decision of all time, when the value of gold was rock bottom.
• then of course, David Cameron toddled into Number Ten and continued to lick the boots of his American counterpart. When he graciously handed his subjects a Brexit-vote, with the promise to stand by the result, he scuttled off like a neurotic chicken as soon as the result was positive.
• then along came Mrs. May – oh dear. A fierce protector of her husband’s business interests, she made some astonishing decisions in her efforts to dilute Brexit before finally succumbing to her party’s pressure. She departed N° 10 with egg on her face, three painful years after moving in.
• this made way for Boris Johnson, with his ‘beguiling charisma’ unlike any previous PM. Having been the Mayor of London for eight years, he would have been a healthy deviation from the ‘déjà vu’. Only, having married his third wife, Carrie, and under her powerful guidance, he converted surreptitiously from Conservative to deep Green, thus alienating many of his voters. In addition to that, he breached his own Covid regulations by holding ‘gatherings’ in N° 10, while his subjects were condemned to a hermit’s life. He couldn’t readily recall, when questioned about it, but with pressure from his peers as more porky pies were exposed, he too moved out of N° 10, leaving his expensive wallpaper behind him. This temporarily curtailed his dream of becoming a Churchillian-PM clone, but he did voice aspirations to join up with his wallpaper again sometime in the future.
• after due juggling with various aspirants, Liz Truss moved into his place in N° 10. But she hardly had time to unpack, when she caused total disruption by triggering economic, political and social chaos, in just 44 days. With the charisma of a garden rake, she was forced to resign, earning her the formidable title of ‘worst prime minister yet’ for the nation’s history books.
• By this time, the Conservatives were almost running out of likely contestants. However, the ex-Chancellor, Rishi Sunak was lingering in the wings for consideration, having been disqualified in the previous selection process. Due to lack of any serious rivalry, he swiftly moved into N° 10 with his billionaire-heiress wife. Until recently she had not been registered as a resident in the UK, thus avoiding the taxman. Nonetheless, with the highest job in the realm in sight for her spouse, she soon rectified her little oversight. It remains to be seen, if this unelected and not too popular individual will survive to make his mark in a beneficial way for the country. Let’s hope that this time, it will be the electorate that decides the length of his shelf-life, and not the elite buddies with whom he mingles. Klaus Schwab being a close business colleague of Sunak’s father, allow Rischi undisputed access to Schwab himself. What could possibly go wrong with that? He has enjoyed a very privileged upbringing and fits perfectly into the hitherto ‘old boys’ setting among the advantaged parliamentary squatters. He wasted no time in calling Zelensky, President of the most corrupt country in Europe to commit to steadfast support for the Ukraine, with £1 billion, (taxpayers’ dosh, not his) in addition to the military support and the £1.5 billion already donated. He subsequently announced plans for massive tax hikes, to compensate for the deficit he created as Chancellor, so the middle class will need to muster up some rigid resilience. Not the least of his plans for the UK, is his steadfast promotion for CBDC – Central Bank Digital Currency. I shall cling onto my cash and use only cash, like many other people, in pure defiance!

The UK is not alone in its abysmal political state in the Western world. With a strikingly decrepit but feisty US-President, ruling the citizens of the ‘Free World’, and his aversion to Russia, it’s spooky to imagine his nervous finger on the red button. With coalition-hotpot of governments in Germany and Austria, embracing Green Party zealots, many of whom have no professional training, the stability of these once formidable countries as the backbone of Europe is now in grim question.

Yes, the world is in the process of transformation. In the wake of Covid-19 and the ruinous measures taken, the Ukraine-Russia conflict and Climate Change, it’s time for some substantial personalities to take things in hand. With our present crop of career politicians and some elite monsters trying to steer us towards the ‘Great Reset’, I will stockpile a supply of popcorn, and sit back and enjoy it. (This reflects my own personal view of things!)

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