I trust you saw the shambles in the Westminster Parliament last night over the non-vote on the European Arrest Warrant. The point of this post is not on that issue but on the degeneration of political life in this sorry country to the point that there is neither honesty, dignity or self-respect left in public life. This will result in inevitable and dangerous consequences.
We have reached a stage in our national life where honesty is regarded as a weakness that merits scorn and ridicule. Last night the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary were exposed as having systematically and cynically lied to Parliament. This was evidenced by the string of MPs from their own party who stood in the House to denounce them for it. One of the traditions of Parliament is that you are forbidden to call another Member a liar. If you do you are immediately ordered to withdraw the remark or suffer expulsion from the Chamber for punishment. This is because it is a cardinal rule that Members must always tell the truth. As a result, if you do lie you must get away with it because there is no mechanism for holding you to account. The result of this is that we now have the two most senior members of the British government who are quite prepared to give promises and assurances that they have no intention of keeping and who refuse to abide by the traditions and rules of the Parliament that they have sworn an oath to uphold, defend and protect. Both the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary had given their word that MPs would have a vote on the status of the Arrest Warrant and that was then withheld. This follows on from the Prime Minister renaging on his election promises with respect to immigration where he gave promises that the numbers would be at a certain level by this time. The Chancellor has also renaged on assurances about debt levels, interest rates etc. and the Lib/Dems famously lied through their teeth with respect to tuition fees.
This is not new of course. The most outrageous liars are the Labour Party as their entire personnel are practiced and gifted liars which they seem to think was one of Mad Tony's greatest characteristics and so worthy of being handed down as some form of gift. This specialism was then put to great use in order to win the Scottish Referendum when the Labour lie machine was seen to operate at its finest.
My point however is that what we are witnessing in modern Britain is the disintegration of morality and the characteristic of integrity. Westminster has abandoned all pretence of moral behaviour and are quite prepared to do anything that they choose if it will get them what they want. However, such behaviour does not go unnoticed and sends the message that if it is OK for our rulers then it is OK for the rest of us. As a result, Westminster has lost its moral authority and any trust that the British people ever had in it. That is why the electorate is abandoning the three major parties. Why on earth should anyone in Britain obey the law, the rules, or respect any form of authority when the people who make the laws, establish the rules and claim the authority refuse to obey them nor display any form of decency? We are witnessing a truly dangerous phase in our history because, if the people take their behavioural model from the ruling model there is a genuine threat of a breakdown in law and order. I again warn you, the increasing likelihood after the next election is a Tory/UKIP coalition. You should be afraid. You have been warned.
Your Servant
Doktor Kommirat
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