In the last couple of
weeks there has been the thought to say something about the Euro elections but
a lack of enthusiasm or much interest has induced not so much writer's block as
there are better things in life.
Why has been made clear on
reading an extended essay in depth by Perry Anderson in the London Review of
Books. Titled "The Italian Disaster",
this is in the context of a corrupt and disorganised Europe.
Others, notably, Raedwald
and Capitalists at Work have pointed to this as well.
This link takes you to it and before
going into a thorough analysis of the ills of Italy and how it could break the
EU it does a grand tour of all the corruption and destruction of democracy
elsewhere.
It is depressing and
simply makes the Euro election look like a Joe Orton farce.
Already, it seems that in
the UK the police now need to guard polling stations in a number of areas. Perhaps to prevent UKIP voters being banged
on the head by placard wielding Europhiles or vice versa.
Meanwhile the doomsters
out there are surfacing again using more figures to tell us that the sharks are
back and hungry. Also our heir to
the throne makes one wise crack too many, comparing Putin to Hitler, and stirs up more trouble.
If he isn't careful, he
could find the Royal family being asked to leave Balmoral on being made
unwelcome in Scotland and it being offered to President Putin as a holiday home
on the back of a good deal with Gazprom.
Thank you.I think everyone should read the Italian disaster.
ReplyDeletePrince Charles should be better versed in actual early history of WW2.
Also, if our local election is typical, the Independence from Europe party will probably get some UKIP voters.
The problem with corruption is that once it takes hold and too many officials and political fixers are on the fiddle, then there is no easy way back.
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