It is obvious that the world order is in some turmoil. President Trump has really been active in changing what was the norm and accepted. Paris climate agreement, NATO and now the UN, to name but just a few of the tremors he is creating.
He has world leaders looking to their navels in cringy subservience to his actions, thoughts and behavior. He has the worlds biggest economy and armed services behind him together with a population that largely adores him, even though some would never admit that, to give him the resolve and determination to press ahead.
Since he began campaigning, he has stuck to the rhetoric that the press are liars and bearers of false truths. Relying on twitter to message directly, his millions of followers he has cut out the middle man and therefore reduced the spin.
Shame we have no one at present in this country to be so bold and take a similar stance. We are as a populace lied to daily by the press. We are also briefed by our elected politicians via the press who spin their lies with unaccountable frequency.
The recent march in London calling for a so called “peoples vote” was widely reported on to have numbered attendees of 700.000 plus. The real figure, some months later confirmed by the Metropolitan Police to be approximately 250,000. The press made much of this number as did various remain pundits and politicians of all parties as a signal to the growing number of those wishing for the second referendum. No apology or redress has been made.
The same but reverse conspiracy was promulgated by the “Brexit Betrayal” march where we were told by various news outlets and pundits that the number of attendees was at best 5,000 and worst 1500. The true figure now confirmed was 17,000. But it did not of course serve the narrative of the remain press and punditry to give that correct figure.
On New Years day a fourteen- year old girl was raped in Burnley in full daylight. Her attacker was an Asian male. His description though circulated by Lancashire Police was that of a man who had a beard and a “tan”. A picture circulated of him tells a very different story.
Where has this culture come from. Who is driving it and what is the aim behind this. Some great whoppers have been told in the past of course, such as the weapons of mass destruction said to be in the hands of a less than compos mentis, Saddam Hussein.
Another big whopper was the original EEC (common market) sold to the public by Ted Heath the then Prime Minister as nothing more than a common trading market largely for agricultural products, he knew and did not say anything about the ultimate aims and ideology of the EU. He is dead now of course and so only his legacy and character can be called into question. Not the man himself.
Nick Clegg, apologies Sir Nick Clegg told two big beauties, no tuition fees and his accusation of Nigel Farrage that his allegation of the prospect of an EU army was a “dangerous fantasy”. He lost his seat in 2017 and has now moved on, largely unscathed to a position with Facebook from where he can hide.
His legacy was untold damage to his party; the Liberal-Democrats who have never really recovered from the coalition they formed with the Tories in 2010. Power does not always auger well for those who seek it at all cost.
Those on the left of politics quickly and confidently label anyone who is of a different opinion as far right … this is not just a slur or an allegation. They know full well that many people who demonstrate on the streets, take to main stream media, or logically argue on tv panels with a different view are not far right at all. They are mainly and in the biggest majority normal working- class people who are angry at whatever malaise they find themselves in. Far Right is a convenient and derogatory label they throw around unchallenged with great frequency.
It is what it is, a lie.
Jeremy Corbyn`s “stupid woman” remark garnered a great deal of press, women from his party flocked to his initial defence. They stood by their hero leader, yet it was obvious that his reputation was very tarnished by this remark. His return to Parliament to explain and defend his words left no one in any doubt whatsoever, Mr Corbyn`s halo had slipped.
The biggest lie perpetuated for some ten or more years is that we have an ageing population and as such they are the sole reasons behind the current state of the NHS. When anyone, of course from the “far right”, dared to raise the prospect that 10 million migrants who have come here to live, work and many of whom are illegal in their residence, have contributed to the situation, they were immediately with aplomb and aggression shut down as xenophobic or of course racist.
Nothing then has been said about the Lancet which has stated that 6.5million immigrants have registered with GP`s in the last six years. This number of people suddenly accessing the NHS cannot have had anything more, than an enormous impact on the day to day running and costs of this out of control institution.
Lying to the people of this great nation is now accepted as a norm. It is accepted as a way of life, something we shrug our shoulders at or chuckle about. That does not make it right. It only confuses and arms those that would take control with a mechanism to do so. It is to be truthful, scary.
I’m not always sure which Government promoters of statistics are knaves or fools – but mostly both seem present.
A common trick is to report a % increase without the base number – to justify more intervention – whether money or laws.
A few years ago our Council reported a “shock” 67% increase in teenage pregnancies.
The actual numbers were 9 (yes nine) rising to 15.
One year, there was a problem with educational attainment of young black boys – some 35% failing to get 3 Cs at GCSE.
The % of young white boys was “only” about 12%.
But what were the actual numbers ?
Around 70 young black boys – and over 420 young white boys not getting 3xC – yet the statistics were presented in order to justify a huge diversion of resources in one direction.
Then there is the “poverty” statistic – defined as below 60% of average (median) earnings.
Surely it shouldn’t take much number awareness to realise that this way of calculating “poverty” will never eliminate it – perpetuating a “poverty industry”.
And lastly …..what about the (lack of) numeracy amongst London 20-somethings – many of whom seem to be in denial that a large population increase since 2004 could have any effect on their housing costs – or pressure on health, schools, transport and the environment ?
Good article. I believe nothing that the government or any of its institutions has to say on any subject at all. The only truths I find in the media are the football results. Everything else, literally, I refuse to believe until I have researched and confirmed it on the Web.
I used to be proud of England. No longer. The state of the nation is now a source of either anger or embarrassment (which usually turns to anger anyway).
We have to somehow force our politicians into taking responsibility for their actions. Quite how I do not know.
Our representative MP must be born and brought up in his constituency , Voted in every 2 years , is the ideal start.
Stephen, an excellent article. I would like to take some of your points with my MP so could you please provide links and details to your sources for your factual statements..
Matters such as the number of immigrants registering with GPs, the 17000 demonstrators confirmed, where? Etc.
The UN has gone against its own principles since 2007:-
On the 13th September 2007 the United Nations ‘Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples’ was adopted by the UN General Assembly.
Of particular interest are the following solemn proclamations, that:
“Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subject to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture.” [Article 8(1)];
“Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right to belong to an indigenous community or nation, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the community or nation concerned … no discrimination of any kind may arise from the exercise of such a right” [Article 9];
“Indigenous peoples have the right to own, use, develop and control the lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional ownership or other traditional occupation or use, as well as those which they have otherwise acquired.” [Article 26(1)]
So the latest deal on migration is pretty much the opposite of the above.
I believe the UN hit rock bottom on 10 December, 1975 with the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 which declared Zionism racist and therefor Israel a racist state. It was subsequently revoked in 1991 but the stench lingers and the same countries that supported 3379 haven’t changed in their antisemitic attitudes since. In fact it is far worse today.
Absolutely correct, it is obvious that we can,t be allowed to have a No Deal Brexit as this would upset all the remainers just wait and see what they will do to prevent it!!!
More lies and smears re the mad man who killed Joe Cox- who was a useless Oxfam parasite prior to getting a safe Labour seat the killer was radicalised by a couple of far right websites in the couple of weeks prior to the attack, so we are told.
How long did he have a BBC(Block Brexit Crew) license ?
Stephen – great article, it highlights the truly treacherous nature of our successive globalist governments. After all, the EU, UN and globalisation in general, if they were really beneficial to the indigenous population of our country, they wouldn’t have had to be implemented so surreptitiously, deceptively and dishonestly.
The UN Global Compact on Migration will be more of the same, the globalists will keep pushing this until either we westerners are gone, they start a major war or we stop them – time for people to wake up.