Lies, damned lies and government statements
LIFE can be strange sometimes – wouldn’t you agree? There’s a lot been happening in my own lately, but I’ll keep that for another time.
Being out of the frontline media world for a time doesn’t mean I haven’t been watching what’s been going on around me, especially in the increasingly fractious world of politics.
Westminster especially has displayed itself beyond any doubt as having all the appeal of a no-mark banana republic; a government whose support for its friends knows no bounds and whose disdain for millions of those who are less fortunate has further widened the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’.
I’m sure most of us have never seen an administration so packed with avaricious, compulsive liars, crooks, spivs and snake oil salesmen.
Lies about Downing Street parties during the Covid pandemic, lies about the effects of Brexit – every time they open their mouths, more lies come out.
Although this link is titled “Boris Johnson Lies” https://boris-johnson-lies.com/ it also contains a litany of howlers from his former cabinet cronies, including the current PM.
You might think that the Scottish government would use the opportunity of the Tories lagging in the polls to make some headway with whatever their current policies are, but they’ve been quiet of late, apart from Humza sticking his head above the parapet over the current Gaza conflict – which involved his in-laws, who are thankfully safe now.
If the Scotgov had any sense they would be working hard to mitigate the legislation the Tory government is tailoring to fit its “immigration bad” narrative, despite the fact that public services – including the NHS – are collapsing because of it.
I have witnessed the strife and heartache migrants have to endure to get into this country, even when their families ae already here, and it’s far from pleasant.
On one particular occasion (on a Saturday) the Home Office accused me of getting a front-page story completely wrong, which led to a couple of hours of arguments and shouting only for them to back down and admit they were wrong – and had in fact lied in their response to me.
I’ve sat in on government briefings with some loathsome individuals, such as Michael Gove, and come away wondering how they got where they are.
Yet still we are governed by them?
Methinks it’s long past time to get out of this unequal, undemocratic union.
Pip pip.
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