The European elections are this week, but thanks to the utter incompetence of the ruling party at Westminster, we seem to be caught in a never ending time loop.
The political stalemate since the referendum in 2016 seems to be coming to a gory end soon, Game Of Thrones style! England will finally get its Independence from the rest of the United Kingdom, who apparently have been sponging of the Mothership and keeping it back from the glory days of Empire! Wales and Scotland will get to stand on their own wee two feet without any subsidies from Westminster and Northern Ireland will complete the reunification of Ireland after decades of strife and conflict.
The much loved “Great Britain” name tag will go, along with the Monarchy and the establishment who have ruled and maximised their wealth for centuries at the expense of the poor and working classes on this island and around the world during colonisation. Even during the Empire days people on these islands were living in squalor and abject poverty. World War III has been avoided thanks in part to the success of the European Union institution, which allowed nation states to come together and resolve their differences otherwise we would probably be still fighting everlasting wars. The EU is not perfect, far from it, but at least it’s a start to something big that we all can build upon to make this world a better place.
Scotland population (5.5 Million), Wales (3.1 million) and Northern Ireland(1.8 million) will always be at a disadvantage because of their numbers with respect to England(55.6 million). These 2017 figures are estimates from the Office for National statistics and show an increase since the 2011 official census. So no matter what Scotland votes for or how progressive we wish to be in terms of social justice and looking after the most weak and vulnerable of our society we will always be outnumbered and outvoted by a Capitalist driven England.
Finally, opportunists and career politicians are jumping on the bandwagon of standing as an MEP for their parties. Change of legislation is required for anyone standing to be an elected representative in this country. If a candidate has already been elected, no matter if they are a local councillor, MSP or MP, the morally right thing to do is resign from their current positions and stand for the elections of their choice. Greedy and career politicians are standing for the European elections to maximise their power and wealth. This country has many good individuals who unfortunately don’t stand for elections because of the corrupt system designed by the establishment. The Brexit party leaflet that came through my letterbox is full of lies and misinformation and it beggars belief that the inept and toothless electoral commission is another establishment scam which refuse to call out these political parties for spreading fake news! Democracy may finally arrive on these islands with a written constitution and the House of Lords abolished.
