A quote from Oscar Ameringer 1870-1943
"Politics - the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other."
Some people ..well quite a lot apparently think that list is acceptabe behaviour for the party they voted for...after all its been such a hard 2 years and Boris has had 2 babies AND a miscarriage to deal with as well as covid and a war !! And he did a marvellous job with the vaccines....I kid you not I heard it on the radio just this morning .I found it hard to believe that there is anyone who can watch him destroy democracy for his own ends and think its all fine
Dinahmo
It's horrendous. How we ever got to this state is difficult to comprehend, other than as a result of hte ignorance of many of the voters.
Because we do not have a Head of State that acts in public interest to defend our constitution can only do as PM ask So monarchy gives government too much power.
Abolish the monarchy mm
Every time Johnson and his cabal break a law and lie and remove more of our democratic rights, I despair more. I do not understand these people. Nor those who continue to back them.
“If I am ever asked to produce my ID card as evidence that I am who I say I am I will take that card out of my wallet and physically eat it in the presence of whatever emanation of the state If I am ever asked to produce my ID card as evidence that I am who I say I am I will take that card out of my wallet and physically eat it in the presence of whatever emanation of the state has demanded that I produce it.”
@BorisJohnson
2004.
Yesterday Johnson passed a law ... “
It's horrendous. How we ever got to this state is difficult to comprehend, other than as a result of hte ignorance of many of the voters.
“Yesterday parliament was legally prorogued.
So ended the one of the lowest, most dishonest and most discreditable parliamentary sessions of modern times.
Marked by
The first conviction of a criminal offence by a sitting prime minister
Revelation that the chancellor’s wife has non dom tax status
The unravelling of the conservative parties ethical sense as ministers attempted to save an MPs skin after being found guilty of lobbying.
Sentencing of a Labour Mo to 10 weeks suspended for harassment
Conviction of a Tory mp for molestation.
The session has culminated in an extraordinary week if scurrilous scandals that seem all too representative of the disreputable and amoral culture exposed by the allegations of recent days.
Revealed this week that 56 MPs have been referred to commons authority over sexual harassment and misconduct.
Tory MP issued with a criminal charge of failing to stop after an accident.
Former Labour MP suspended for bullying”
That was just a sample of the misconduct, criminality and scandals - now we turn to the legislation and the authoritarian and reactionary laws, which have begun to undermine our democratic processes.
“This week several major bills have been rushed through which barely allowed (sovereign) parliament to scrutinise in detail, they had been subjected to multiple improvements by HoL but we’re finally scrabbled into law as the upper house bowed the knee.
Include
Elections bill - introduces ID checks and give government authority over the electoral commission - described by a former Lord Chief Justice as “repugnant”.
Police and criminals bill - an authoritarian attempt as imposing needless extra conditions in the right if assembly and protest.
Judicial review and courts bill - *designed to curb the scrutiny of the lawful,ness of government actions*” I find that particularly worrying.
Health and care bill - scrapped the regular independent assessment of NHS staffing needs.
Nationality and borders bill - peers have voted repeatedly to ensure that the laws in asylum seekers in the new legislation remain in line with the UKs treaty obligations towards refugees. Nevertheless the clause was hammered through which means that the U.K. will breach international commitments
A crowning disgrace on a long list of legislative shame.
Who knows what the next session will bring?”
From editorial comment Guardian 29/4
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