Pity the nation......
50 years in the wilderness, a gradual growth of power and influence, millions thrown by billionaires at far right Think Tanks for decades, a gradual attempt to change the political and economic debate, a ruthless victory in an unnecessary referendum and then 6 years of frustration.
But finally they made it to the top, they took over the membership, then the party, then the government and now the country.
At last they had the chance to do what they thought necessary. Slash the state at all costs, squeeze the poor back to work, tax cuts for millionaires, cut workers rights, abolish ‘ealth and safety, destroy the NHS, make the UK the mini USA or Singapore on Thames.
All Ayn Rand crap, reward the supermen, teach the rest their place, make the state weak, make the rich strong.
It lasted 1/2 an hour.
The ruthless, red in tooth and claw, emotionless, pragmatic, ultra capitalist City traders; took one look at the figures or to be more precise the lack of figures and sold.
Sold everything with a Union Jack on it.
And what did this ultra libertarian government do? Bail out the markets.
But they haven’t stopped. The usual suspects have emerged to lie about the real reason being Keir Starmer or Remainer traitors in the City (as if).
I suppose we should feel sorry for them, as their dreams crash and burn around their ears.
But instead pity the nation that is pitied by its friends and neighbours. The UK is now a joke, a warning to others, a basket case.
Regaining any semblance of reputation for seriousness, prudence, responsibility and common sense will take years, even if the UK starts now.
But this lot aren’t about to let that happen. Not yet, they still think they have one more throw of the dice to prove the whole world wrong.
Prove that they can slash the state so much their tax cuts are affordable.
The markets aren’t stupid, they know this won’t wash. The very fact that the Chancellor needs more than a month to try to find the savings shows how bad things are, he hadn’t done the maths.
Economics, trade and Brexit, not necessarily in that order but the dog always comes first.
You are 100% right about the UK being a warning for other economies. Way down here in New Zealand we're 12 months out from an election and we wait to see if our centre-right National Party reconsiders its long-standing significant tax cut policy in the wake of the UK experience.
Yes to tax cuts when we can afford them, but now is clearly not the time.
Still your farmers got a great trade deal from us, so that's nice. How are you by the way, how old are the girls now? xx