So far, I have refrained to even go here but as Lewis Capaldi once said back in 1871
The time has come,' the Walrus said,
To talk of many things:
Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —
Of cabbages — and kings —
And why the sea is boiling hot —
And whether pigs have wings.'
As the autumnal clocks tick by and the signs of another summer diminish you can be sure that next week summertime officially ends and a few days after the clocks change the chosen path of ostracising ourselves from the EU also takes effect....Personally it’s a very sad day. I think we have been shafted fantastically by the politics and the career politicians with a massive social wedge driven through the hearts and minds of a confused lonely and totally split down the middle country.
Ok, so we weren’t happy with the unelected European Parliament...Thats why we had members and veto’s, eh...I get it, but now, going solo....
QUESTION - we all have confidence in our elected government to make it better than it was before?
to deliver ANYTHING that they promised would make things better being outside the EU?, to save money, to cut taxes to benefit the people...I doubt this very, very much!
The moon was shining sulkily,
Because she thought the sun
Had got no business to be there
After the day was done —
"It's very rude of him," she said,
"To come and spoil the fun."
The whole process has just alienated, embarrassed and screwed up a whole heap of shit that didn’t need touchingly far as I can see....I’m glad that we found out what unites us which, sadly is hatred and a willingness to reveal our prejudices.
But wait a bit,' the Oysters cried,
Before we have our chat;
For some of us are out of breath,
And all of us are fat!'
Democracy it may be, but by deception and lies....nope, not for me it ain’t!
Growing up, I lived in that insular white suburban bubble where I wasn’t aware of people outside the UK, people of different colour, cultures, foods, creativity, lifestyles and music. It wasn’t until I got the chance to travel and to meet people, eat with them and speak that I realised that they were different a bit but it mattered not to me as I saw different qualities and attitudes and I accepted this...I did not presume that I was constantly right, my language or my way was the best...
This education and tolerance combined with an understanding and ability to adapt is not shared by all so we wait on the consequences now...
Sure, you will still be able to travel, eat stinky Brie and drink pink Prosecco but now we sink much deeper into the ‘them and us’ mentality that we tried so hard to avoid.
So when you look in your fridge, around your house at your electronic devices and the car parked on the drive I hope that the people who didn’t want to be a part of all this realise that you got most of that stuff by talking, trading, agreeing, working, supporting and belonging to....oh yes, the EU...now, I suppose you will just ‘Buy British’ from now on like the good patriotic national you are but you may be sadly disappointed to find that we don’t make much of that stuff anymore....not to worry, we can always get it from countries with even less control of health, safety and security....or we can still get it from Europe but at an increased cost...see the irony?
It seems a shame,' the Walrus said,
To play them such a trick,
After we've brought them out so far,
And made them trot so quick!'
Ok so I hear ‘Nothing much will change’...well it bloody well should because that was what was promised through the media by the Tories when they hatched this idea...£350million for the NHS, stop all Muslims coming to the UK, end free movement, catch our own cod, buy French Brie at the same price, blah blah blah...remember?...all these promises=Vote Leave or was that just bullshit to appeal to the Xenophobic morons?
Do you actually believe that any or all this will happen under the BoJo White Supremacy rules of Grande Brittania?
I have spoken with people in bars that don’t know how to boil a potato let alone know the difference between charcuterie or a chateaubriand so, putting their culinary deficiencies aside, I wonder how baffled Joe public was when they had to make an informed decision involving the economics and viability and consequences of leaving something they had been an integral part of for many, many years.
I really don’t see how falling out with Europe and Europeans will make a whimsical United Kingdom, united...Really??...I wonder what comes next, we fall out with Scotland, Wales and Ireland too?...build walls?...start a fight?...again?..Really?...
...well, if it’s for the good of the people let’s get on with it...
...anyone know where I can get about eight foot of strong British rope from?
...and not that cheap, flimsy stuff from China that breaks easily....
O Oysters,' said the Carpenter,
You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none —
Today’s blog track from Frank Turner song from 2008
So why are you sat at home?
You're not designed to be alone
You just got used to saying "no"
So get up and get down and get outside
Cos it's a lovely sunny day
But you hide yourself away
You've only got yourself to blame
Get up and get down and get outside......
