Bernie's Blog

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Who Is There To Vote For?....

Realistically?

Friend Bob posted on his Facebook page asking how can anyone take Jermey Corbyn’s new political party seriously when they can’t even decide on a name, referencing the Ponty Python……‘What did the Romans do for us?’ sketch…..

 “Have they decided yet whether they’re ‘The People's Front of Judea’ or ‘the Judean People's Front’?”

I commented…

“I was talking with a man who owns one of the local cafes. He said he always voted Conservative - because he’s a business-man. In the last three elections he hasn’t voted at all. I said it’s always best to vote, but had to agree with him ….who is there to vote for? We don’t agree politically – Socialist Vs Tory - but we agree on many things, and one of them definitely is….who is there to vote for?

I was saying that, you never know - someone might come in from the outfield – that happens - an unknown turns up and presents a viable option.

I am incurably optimistic.

Meanwhile, we could get some of Nye Bevan’s DNA and clone him.

Seriously – it’s a bugger.  I vote for the local SNP candidate – not particularly because he’s SNP, but because he’s a good bloke. However, he has next to no chance of getting into real power.”

Someone suggested…

 “Green?”

And I replied….

 “Aye…yes… a possibility – in theory I would consider voting Green – as Labour is no longer a Socialist party. I go round the houses with this question. I tend to think it’ll be a while until the Greens will be in real power – and change is needed now. Then I tell myself that was true of Labour in the early days. I even go back to when to be a Liberal was seen as being Radical – I’m talking Victorian England!  Political parties take time to grow.

When I vote I avoid voting for someone who,  if they got into Parliament, would be eaten alive by the Predators there. Good natured people, mostly, aren’t cut out for Politics. Fortunately, some have the fortitude to take it on, but it’s not a place for a well-intentioned person who is ‘green’ in more ways than one.

Basically, we’re in a pickle - Britain is in a pickle. When Starmer got in, and folk were slamming him, I said give him a chance, as he’d inherited an un-holy mess. He had his chance, and showed himself to be ….what he is.

So – again – on the bigger political stage - who is there?

It's a bigger question than I can answer. I’m not being flippant when I say that I’m pleased enough that I’m old – I wouldn’t want to be young in these times.

I also think that something has gone basically amiss with humanity – looking round the world – there’s more deranged, harmful cruelty and bad intent than maybe ever before. It’s been there, in places, at times, but now, it’s world wide – almost accepted as the norm - as human behaviour........if someone is weak – hurt them.

I think too much.”