GB : HYPOCRITIC MPs KNIFE MAY !

In recent months MPs, on the Left or on the Right, have colluded to vote against every attempt by Theresa May the Prime Minister (PM), to implement the effect of the BREXIT Referendum result, which was that Britain should leave the EU !

In fact MPs adopted two very "personal" objectives -

1  Get rid of May as PM as quickly as posssible.

2  Call a General Election which would then decide who would replace her as the elected PM ! 

Simply said what leading politicians really wanted was her job !   No real economic reasons for anti-BREXIT votes were ever provided.  Now, any politician (if asked) will glibly say the deals which May had obtained from Brussels were not good enough ! 

The political fight to replace May quietly started some time ago !  The "BREXIT" issue was pushed aside and became her stumbling block and a secondary priority.  

The endless determination Theresa May has displayed during the last three years, to get BREXIT over the line since the Referendum vote, has highly impressed   everyone and probably the Queen as well !

The Conservatives must now choose  a new Leader, who will then be faced with  demands from other Parties which want a General Election NOW rather than in 2021 !
 
But, when MPs for personal reasons glibly ignore the wishes of their Electors, they also dice with their own future !   In the next General Election some MPs may unexpectedly lose their safe seat !

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FRANCE : PROBLEMS MACRON HAS AVOIDED !

 When Macron "invited the Press" he explained the objectives which the Government under his guidance were persuing.  However, he deftly avoided key points of information of how France (and    its electors) would  finance the cost of his program !

In particular these comments concerned adjustments to the incomes and pension rights of lowly paid workers, together with more flexibility for employers concerning the 35 hour working week.

The Press has been quick to criticise this lack of information !

Also, this Blog has in the past criticised the system of "soft justice" which has been adopted in France to combat Crime, simply because Prisons are bursting at the seams with too many inmates !  Macron chose not to make any comments on this issue.

How much would it cost and how many years will it take to build modern prisons to enable judges to deter crime and the import and sale of Drugs ?  This problem has been growing for the last 20 years.

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THE ISLAMIC STATE IS AT WAR, BUT AGAINST WHOM... ?

After all the Terrorist attacks in the EU member countries, but also in countries in other geographic areas, there seems to be no trace of a Coordinated Defence System to protect citizens from further attacks !

Every country has a Minister of Defence but has any one of them really done anything to prevent any future Terrorist Attacks in their country ?
 
Are the current attrocities by Terrorists worldwide, condoned by the Islamic State,  not already the start of the 3rd World War ?  
 
It is quite clear that all Muslims are not potential Terrorists !   BUT, this cannot justify the lack of action by Defence Ministers !  
 
 
 
 
 
     

BREXIT : MPs VOTED FOR WHAT ?

The Referendum in 2016 gave Electors a simple non political choice, "Whether they wanted Britain to remain in the EU or to leave it  ?".  The result was to "Leave the EU" !

After Prime Minister David Cameron resigned , Theresa May was chosen in his place and she vowed to implement the result of the Referendum.

Since then, Prime Minister May has devoted all her efforts in discussions with EU negotiators to obtain the best possible contractual conditions for Britain to recover its independence from the EU ! 

After that, there have been several "updates" of the negotiations !   BUT, MPs have become increasingly frustrated by what seems to be the tenacity and competence displayed by Theresa May, and.... the next General Election in 2022 is almost on the horizon !

The acid question now is "Why have they always rejected the conditions of the BREXIT contract ?"  The impression generally is that some leading MPs really only want to get rid of the Prime Minister for political reasons and for self interest !

BUT, the irony is also quite clear.   When they do face their Electors they will all glibly say that the conditions for BREXIT were "not good enough" !     

That will be their impressive summary of the 500 page Brexit contract of which, of course, each and every one has read every page ... 

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GB : BERCOW HAS BETRAYED MPs

When John Bercow accepted the post of "Speaker of the House of Commons" he knew he was expected to be totally impartial and unpolitical in everything he did or said in that function !

This means that as Speaker, although he was an elected MP, he accepted he was no longer permitted to express political opinions to sway issues nor to have personal preferences while performing his new function !

These "Golden Rules" have been blatantly infringed even when he has managed to dig into History to find a precedent to support what he wants to do !  The way he treated Prime Minister Theresa May over the delicate BREXIT issue is totally unforgivable !

It is obvious that his function as Speaker should be ended.   He has been acting like a "smug Dictator" !  The House of Commons should perhaps vote to dismiss him from the House for a certain period of time, or to the next General Election.   He could be replaced by his Deputy Speaker.

The way Bercow has behaved should not be allowed become a "Precedent" in any way for future Speakers.    
 
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MORE RIOTS IN FRANCE !!

Once again, for the 18th Saturday in a row, Paris and probably other towns and cities are at this moment facing demonstrations and riots of mounting importance.

It is clear that the situation is out of control :  the Police cannot cope or stop the damage Rioters are causing !   Worldwide TV reports will not fail to comment on what is going on !

Simply said there is now a real "State of Emergency" : this must be recognised officially by the French Ministerial Cabinet !

The next urgent step must be to order the French Army to help the Police to restore order.  BUT, as the next article in this Blog will also explain, the "System of Justice in France" has broken down :  jails are already bursting with inmates and the "soft justice" meted out does not discourage "Vandals" !

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GB : WILL CORBYN EVER RESIGN ?

 

Judging from the autocratic manner in which he has led the Socialist Party during the last two years, it is quite clear that 71 year old Jeremy Corbyn will never opt to resign !  

 

His aim is to topple Theresa May from power and to become the next Prime Minister : he could then introduce his extreme left or communistic rules. 

 

However, his performances in the House of Commons highlight his lack of the qualities required of a Prime Minister.    
 

What is also astounding is that other traditional Socialists have not tried to oust Corbyn directly by creating one single counter movement to enable them to fight the next General Election !  
 

Where is the Socialist Leader of the future ?  If nothing is done this could lead to small splinter groups being formed.       If that happens it could be at least 10 years before the next Socialist Government gets elected ! 

 

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