The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland-A One Party State.

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Now we all know that Putin runs Russia. I’m somewhat aghast that, as I write that, I have no idea what his political party is. I assume it’s the Communist Party. Moving rapidly on in a vague attempt to gloss over my clear ignorance of world affairs, Zimbabwe is controlled by the inordinately corrupt Robert Mugabe. Again, I assume he is also the leader of a political party. What it’s called is not, however, residing in what passes for my mind.

Who else have we got then? Well, top of anyone’s list has to be Fat Boy Kim hasn’t it? Kim Jong-Un is the alarmingly baby like (in looks and behaviour) leader of rogue nation North Korea – seemingly doing his utmost to cause nuclear conflagration at the moment – not unlike a baby throwing toys out of a pram in a fit of pique, albeit the toys in question are rather more sinister than a babies rattle.

As we wander around the globe we can find any number of countries controlled by rather unpleasant dictators. Said dictators are, at least nominally, also leaders of some political party or other.

Now the so called western democracies have played something of a significant role in displacing a few of these unpleasant personages of late. Saddam and Gaddafi spring immediately to mind.

Read: First There Was the MOAB and Now There Is the MOWHAND

The ensuing chaos and rise of Islamic State suggests that, whilst the west may cling to the suggestion that they needed removing as they were rather unkind to their own people in terms of murdering them, the end result has been somewhat short of desirable.

Democracy has not ensued. Mayhem and murder on an ever greater scale has. About all western democracies can say to their actions lately is “Oops”.

In the meantime, America has elected one Donald Trump. Not exactly the greatest day for democracy that one then eh?

Britain, on the other hand, has unexpectedly found itself in the throws of a general election called by our current Prime Minister.

Our current Prime Minister, Theresa May, is also leader of our Conservative Party.

The state of our opposition, Labour, is such that there is about as much chance of a snowball sailing serenely through hells fires without melting as there is of a Labour government emerging from this election.

Britain’s official opposition party – and democracies have to have realistic opposition parties to be democracies – might as well go on a long holiday somewhere indefinitely for the difference it would make.

Of course, Britain isn’t a two party state. We have other oppositions. The Liberal Democrats, The Green Party, UKIP and Scotland’s Scottish National Party. There are others but they are so small and insignificant in the scheme of things I couldn’t be bothered naming them.

Britain’s real problem is that there is not an effective opposition from the official opposition that is Labour.

The other parties are in no position to be an official opposition therefore there is no opposition.

Oh dear. No opposition.

You know what ‘no opposition’ means don’t you? Look at Russia and North Korea and Zimbabwe. That’s what it means. A one party state.

Now, even with my limited intelligence, I know that a ‘one party state’ is not a democracy.

The United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is becoming a one party state and there is, frankly, bugger all we can do about it.

The term ‘up shit creek without a paddle’ keeps coming into what passes for my mind.

You think Trump’s a problem? You’ve still got a sensible ‘force’ in your democrats. We’ve got absolutely bugger all between a one party state run by our Conservatives and – er – a one party state run by our Conservatives.

Welcome to North Korea – I mean Zimbabwe – I mean Russia. No. I mean Great Britain.

On the plus side, Prime Minister Theresa May’s haircut isn’t quite as stupid as Fat Boy Kim’s so there’s hope yet perhaps?

Hope depending on a haircut.

What a bloody world.

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Neil Bamforth

I am English first, British second and never ever European. I have supported Oldham Athletic FC for 50 years which has made me immune from depression. My taste buds have died due to too many red hot curries so I drink Kronenburg beer and milk - sometimes in the same glass. I have a wife, daughter, 9 cats and I like toast.
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Jay
6 years ago

The world is crazy. We are fairly fucked.

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