They say you get the government you deserve. As we light our torches and run up the nooses, let’s be careful about who we hang. The abuses in Parliament is reflected in the behaviour of all of us who’ve forgot that rules are there for those who can’t recognise their own moral boundaries. Bankers, quango management, non-domiciles, tax exiles, celebrities… all are behaving like 18th Century Royals. But then what about friday night binge drinkers, drugs dealers, council tax cheats, road ragers, litterers and benefits fraudsters? Are they not just two sides of the same mirror?
Even those of us who think we fall into neither camp need to be careful. What we have in Britain has taken many centuries and millions of lives to put together. We can’t squander all that work for the sake of giving a few spivs a bloody nose. Don’t let us pull the whole house down just because we’re unhappy with the wallpaper! Vote in June and vote positively for the decent, tolerant, honest country the best of us want this to be.
Neville Farmer
