After Brexit - am I stupid or what?

A member of my staff lost his father who contracted Covid whilst in hospital due to heart problems - they kept him in whilst he shook off his relatively mild Covid symptoms and then discharged him as it would have been 'unsafe' to do the bypass operation needed. He died a few weeks later due to an aneurysm - and whilst this was on the death certificate, so was Covid and therefore formed one of the statistics.

It was even reported on the likes of the BBC that the government had admitted there was a significant miscalculation of fatalities, and whilst there was a 're-visit' of those numbers, we have absolutely no comfort that this would have been accurate nor was the data even there for them to be revised accurately at a later stage.

 

That is true, JR, but he used that charm to lead the Country to economic disaster and realising his popularity was taking a steep dive, resigned and left the Government economically broken and the Treasury resources empty............ I see nothing in that that would make me get on my knees and bow my head in his direction, offer a sacrifice, and wail "Oh, Man who has been a Prime Minister, what a Great Man you must be to have been one, and I will ignore your economic disasters, false statements, taking the UK into a War on a false premise in order to be in the Club with your friends in the USA, because your vast experience and expertise that led to disaster after disaster." Most people has evaluated and assessed Blair for what he was, and still is, a narcistic personality who's belief that his opinions are Godlike and therefore of value to the World. So, since most people realise what a disaster he and Gordon Brown were it has become fair to say that, apart from the Media, his advice and opinions are put in "File 13".

That's a good thing?? Professional Politicians take on as many non executive Director posts that they can, using the system to make as much money as they can, are members of the Club that looks after themselves. They brought Parliament to it's knees for months and made us a laughing stock in the World and an easy prey for the EU..........that's a pretty low bench mark to give them admiration.

This is what was thought of him when he resigned.......








Not many people were smiling after his reign.

Well, JR, he has certainly turned USA Politics into a joke!!

 

We should merge them into one "Politicians and their lies...."

 

Hi, JR, I see your point.........but all of it depends on your definition of a "Professional Politician" For me, History has shown "Professional Politicians" have been those who put have put their own narcissistic careers and opinions of themselves ahead of the Nation, becoming drunk and detached from their responsibilities in the euphoria of the power of their position.

Maggie was a very strong character but again had no real empathy with the ordinary person on the street. She changed her Grantham, Lincolnshire accent to that in which she tried to emulate Royalty. People suffered under her economic policies, with the likes of Heseltine, Tebbit, Howe, etc adding greatly with their policies that amplified job losses and the lack of support making those without jobs and wanting to claim support as I heard it said "Enemies of the State".
Labour had been cutting back the Armed Forces and Maggie did the same so that when the Falklands Ware came we sent the only Aircraft Carrier we had out, only to have it break down after a couple of hundred miles. We had to hire Cruise Liners, Freight Ships, Tankers to send our depleted, under resourced Arm Services into the War as everything had been stripped to the bone in the military resources. It wasn't Maggie Thatcher's strong character that won the Falklands War, it was our under resourced, depleted Armed Forces and yet she made "I'm the Great Leader who is winning the War, so worship and adore me"speeches.

So, for me, the term "Professional Politician" has more negative than positive connotations but I can see why Strong Characters are admired despite the reality of their actions.

 

But true