An Invisible Enemy Needs Visible Leadership - The ‘Leaders’ Have Failed You

The Country’s crumbling, all around me, children suffering, not having fun, and the reason? a lack of understanding, ‘cause now they’re getting, Brexit done. 

H/T Shakin’ Stevens and Joe. I used to love ‘Shaky’ when I was a young Swindon. 

While most politicos gather round their laptops, phones, TV’s and radios, awaiting news of Boris Johnson’s oven-ready deal, I’ve opted for some uplifting music. See, that’s much better than waiting to find out just how much of a crushing defeat Boris Johnson has suffered at the hands of the EU. 

They’ve made an example of you, Prime Minister. 

You went into a shit fight, and you armed yourself with flatulence. You would be out of depth in a drop of phlegm. You would be over-promoted as a paper clip auditor. You would qualify for a half price admission ticket with a mind reader. 

But don’t worry, because you always got Keith Starmer to prop you up during your darkest hours. The knight of the realm is in fact your knight in shining armour. 

It’s hard to call Keith a “sell-out”, because that would suggest he has departed from a position of moral authority, and that would be wholly untrue. 

He has always been a sycophantic establishment pawn. 

He has always been a treacherous corporate-first lobbyists dream. 

He has always been a Keith. 

No matter how shit Johnson’s Brexit deal may be, Starmer will roll over like an obedient Labrador with his tackle unashamedly on display. He doesn’t want to upset the Leave voters. He knew sucking up to the People’s Vote shambles would destroy Mr Corbyn’s hopes of winning an election, and that’s why he did it. 

There are still no words that can adequately describe the anger that much of the British left have towards Starmer. He is disliked, untrusted, and ridiculed for having the audacity to try and pass himself of as a leader of the Democratic Socialist Labour Party. 

Starmer has proven to be far from a Democrat, and if you think he is a socialist, drop me a message on Twitter - I’ve got a lovely bag of genuine unicorn poop to sell to you. It’ll make a lovely last-minute gift, honest guv.

The awfulness of the Prime Minister and the Leader of The Abstention Party is mind boggling. 

Johnson will make a massive and predictable screw-up, Starmer offers his support, said screw-up has consequences, Starmer calls a focus group to see if it’s the right time to criticise the Etonian pisshead, Starmer offers mild critique with no cohesive plan of his own, rinse, and repeat. 

Our country is going through its biggest crisis since the 2nd World War. We have been at war with an invisible enemy, and the war is raging on, and sadly, intensifying. 

An invisible enemy needs visible leadership, not a pair of dithering hideaways such as permanently-bunkered Boris Johnson and the beige baguette that is Keith.

Just yesterday, more than 9 months after Covid-19 arrived in Britain, we registered 744 devastating deaths - the highest since mid-April - and more than 39,000 new infections following a Covid test. 

Where are our leaders? They may hold the titles, but I’m afraid when you have one that likes to hide in a fridge, and another that’s has spent month after month, sat on a fence, the best you will get is hypothermia and a splinter-ridden backside. Hardly the ideal attributes for the two main political party leaders during a time of a deepening national crisis. 

Our children deserve so much better than these two, honestly, they really do. 

Johnson isn’t even popular with his own children, so I wouldn’t expect him to be much of an iconic figure to many youngsters - unless they carry similar DNA to Tommy Robinson or attend Eton College. And Keith’s popularity with the youth has plummeted rapidly. 

Youngsters do not trust suited and booted frauds. However, they do tend to trust genuine characters, a leader that can offer hope for their futures, and help them fulfil their ambitions, regardless of wealth or status. 

You don’t need to be a youngster to realise that just is not going to happen with Johnson in charge, and it’s not going to happen with a guy called Sir Keith in charge. 

We had that chance in 2017 and in 2019, but regretfully, your elders stole that hope away from you, because they genuinely believed Brexit was a good idea, and they genuinely believed a lifelong anti-racist campaigner, an award-winning peace activist, and a creator of first class homemade jam, was in fact, an antisemite. Yes folks, they were absolutely conned by the political elite and a frenzied mob representing the billionaire media moguls. Call them naive if you wish. 

Or fucking selfish arseholes.

Political leaders need to inspire. If they can’t inspire their own base of supporters, they will not be able to inspire enough voters to make their way to a polling station to vote for them. It’s not rocket science. 

Johnson still manages to inspire a hefty chunk of his supporter base. They like the buffoon act, the “fuck business” comments, the “bank robbers and letterboxes” racism, they genuinely believe the multi-millionaire misogynist  is “one of the lads”. The fact Johnson would need at least six Christmas Day’s to adequately cover his paternal duties is completely lost on them. 

But Starmer has declared war on his own party membership, and divided political parties never pull twenty points clear of the Tories, and they almost certainly never win elections. 

The Labour Party is in a mess, and this is entirely down to the factional warfare created by Keith and Dave. They have created unity alright, and that’s because the left has unified against their Stalinist regime. 

Boris Johnson looks worse every time he speaks. While a Brexit deal may give him a little boost, the albatross of Covid is well and truly hanging around his sweaty neck. He’s served his purpose, now the Conservative Party elite will be looking for their next poor-hater to lead the party towards a 2024 General Election.

Brexit is a disaster, but I’m afraid it is a disaster we will have to live with, and when things get worse, which they will, remember the ideological purists on both sides of the debate are the ones who dumped us head first into this colossal pile of patriotic dung. 

If only a pragmatic politician was around a couple of years back, one who wanted to bring people together, one who threw his own ideological Brexit purity out of the window for the greater good of the British people. A Brexit deal with a Customs Union and close alignment to the single market was the only compromise on the table, and instead of grabbing it with both hands, we threw it away. I say “we”, but if you’re still reading this now, you probably didn’t. 

Thank you for reading my last blog before Christmas, I’ve no idea why that is particularly significant, it’s just another rant, with dodgy grammar, and a few swears. 

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, I hope you and your loved ones enjoy the festive season, and thank you for your ongoing support. Take care guys. 

Rachael The Cold-Nosed Old-dear. 

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