"I argue that it's absolutely critical to declare in unambiguous terms what you believe in. If you do that, it informs all your subsequent policies and campaigning activities."
Can we expect that of any party these days? Neither the Cons nor Labour seem, to me, to be clear. They are all about TV appearances in 'interesting' places, sound bites and Duty Minister/Opposition minister appearances on Sunday morning politics shows. Actual policies seem to be unimportant except in the most vague of terms. Even Sunak's 5 promises were yesterday's meaningless sound bite - now forgotten.
A naive person would expect the press to "hold their feet to the fire" but that just doesn't happen any more.
Oh well, only another 6/7 months of this until we shuffle the deck chairs once again, or maybe that debt balloon will burst before then! That it will burst one day, with devastating results, is the only real certainty in all of this.
“Blair outlined the basis for his new model of the state. He had a vision. Subsequent policy was designed to implement and advance that vision.”
I would say Blair’s vision was the vision required of those to whom he had allegiance; and the allegiance wasn’t towards those to whom it should have been.
“There was no substance to Johnson, and nothing you could define as Johnsonism.”
I would say Johnson’s allegiance, like Blair’s, was towards the Globalist Elites.
Blair had put the Globalist’s vision into motion. By the time of Johnson’s era there was little left to do, at that time. The seeds had been sown. As had a certain virus.
“Your dog whistle references to Banksters and Global Elites, old chap.”
Dog whistle: a slang term that refers to a type of coded communication that is understood by a specific group of people while going unnoticed or misunderstood by the majority.
Ben, it doesn’t concern me whether you or anyone else agrees with my views or not. They are my views. I hope I am contributing towards the substance of Pete’s article by expressing them.
* Apologies to Pete for the deviations you have caused from relevance to his, as always, interesting article.
"I argue that it's absolutely critical to declare in unambiguous terms what you believe in. If you do that, it informs all your subsequent policies and campaigning activities."
Can we expect that of any party these days? Neither the Cons nor Labour seem, to me, to be clear. They are all about TV appearances in 'interesting' places, sound bites and Duty Minister/Opposition minister appearances on Sunday morning politics shows. Actual policies seem to be unimportant except in the most vague of terms. Even Sunak's 5 promises were yesterday's meaningless sound bite - now forgotten.
A naive person would expect the press to "hold their feet to the fire" but that just doesn't happen any more.
Oh well, only another 6/7 months of this until we shuffle the deck chairs once again, or maybe that debt balloon will burst before then! That it will burst one day, with devastating results, is the only real certainty in all of this.
“A naive person would expect the press to "hold their feet to the fire" but that just doesn't happen any more.”
As I would surmise you already know, Greg, it’s not just the Government beholden to the Globalist Elites, besides others it’s also the press.
“Blair understood that the path to power demanded a rewrite of the Labour party constitution.”
I would say that Blair understood that the path to power demanded allegiance to the Globalist Elites.
“Blair outlined the basis for his new model of the state. He had a vision. Subsequent policy was designed to implement and advance that vision.”
I would say Blair’s vision was the vision required of those to whom he had allegiance; and the allegiance wasn’t towards those to whom it should have been.
“There was no substance to Johnson, and nothing you could define as Johnsonism.”
I would say Johnson’s allegiance, like Blair’s, was towards the Globalist Elites.
Blair had put the Globalist’s vision into motion. By the time of Johnson’s era there was little left to do, at that time. The seeds had been sown. As had a certain virus.
“Sunak is just sweeping Johnson's mess under the rug.”
I would say Sunak is the Globalist Elites’ caretaker puppet pending the next one.
“That Blairism was horrific vandalism that will take a generation or more to repair is besides the point. He knew what he was doing from the outset…”
Oh yes. He knew what he was doing alright.
That “horrific vandalism” in the grand scheme of the Globalist Elites’ Agenda will probably prove to be just a starter for ten.
“I see the monomaniac antisemite is out early.”
Antisemitism is defined as “hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people”.
So, Ben, if you’re referring to me, do tell, how on Earth have you come to that conclusion?
“Your dog whistle references to Banksters and Global Elites, old chap.”
Dog whistle: a slang term that refers to a type of coded communication that is understood by a specific group of people while going unnoticed or misunderstood by the majority.
Ben, it doesn’t concern me whether you or anyone else agrees with my views or not. They are my views. I hope I am contributing towards the substance of Pete’s article by expressing them.
* Apologies to Pete for the deviations you have caused from relevance to his, as always, interesting article.