It can be so tempting, can't it? You hate someone's guts. You are talking to a mutual friend. The subject of your ire comes up. Why not tell a little porkie pie, to cast them in a bad light. That way your friend will see the error of their ways, cut off ties and then you won't have to hear how marvellous he is anymore. After all he's a despicable chap and thoroughly deserves universal dislike. It's bad enough when it is Fred down the pub. What about when the two antagonists are leaders of countries? Remember the second gulf war? Remember Saddam Hussein, his weapons of mass destruction, his threats to the UK? I believed Tony Blair at the time. It seemed to me that it was absurd that the Prime Minister of the UK, a Labour Prime Minister, would make up a pack of lies. But that is exactly what he did.
Now we have Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump. We have a war with Iran, which the UK is half in and half out of. Donald Trumps counter Terrrorism chief Joe Kent quit this week. The reason? Because he believes the President of the USA told a stack of lies to justify the war on Iran. Joe Kent is not a lilly livered liberal. He is one of the most right wing, hawkish figures around Trump. Yet when it comes down to it, he could not tolerate being part of a government that mislead the American people. Here we have Sir Keir Starmer. I had believed Starmer to be a basically decent individual. Then he appointed Mandelson to be the Ambassador to Donald Trump. I thought the appointment was a highly dodgy move at the time. Can you guess what year I wrote this line in a blog? " The sad truth is that Labour lost the trust of its own members and the public through the lies and poor conduct of Blair and Mandelson."
I have never been more disillusioned with Politics than I am currently.It is clear that we need a new broom, but I personally feel that neither Reform or The Greens are the answer. I run a business and I have adult children trying to make their way in the world. I could not be more depressed at what the future seems to offer them. You may conclude that I believe that liars are in the ascendency right now. In the UK, this process started with the Blair government and its spin. In the US, Trump has turbocharged the concept of lying in office. The result? Petrol is 20p more a gallon than it was three weeks ago. The world is lurching towards recession as a result. Everything we consume relies on oil products to reach our front door. If that cost rises, there is less money for everything else, hence recession. The one saving grace is that it is Spring, so our energy usage is getting lower.
In the USA there will be Mid Term elections this year. American voters are notoriously fickle. As energy prices rise and the knock on inflation takes hold, they will conclude that the Big Orange Fibber in the White House is not what they thought he was. If I was a Republican right now, I'd be worried. Trump controls both houses currently. This is likely to change and his powers will be reigned in.
My Father once told me that if you lie, it comes back to bite you. I believe this. It never happens immediately, but the truth will always come out in the end. It his hard to have faith in too much right now, but I have faith in that.
Have a great weekend!
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