SIR GUESTLING THORN

Day 153

Todays word from Susie......Autumnity a quality that hints at Autumn, as in the shift form warmth to an early chill

It will come as no surprise to my two readers that I cannot resist from writing about Johnson having thus far avoided commenting on either him or you know who this week.

Johnson has made little or no public statements for a while but he could not resist having a dig at the BBC for the Last Night of the Proms. Surely there are more important issues for his small mind to grapple with? Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia are traditional rousing music and there is no harm in them being sung in a good spirited way. The lyrics evoke a time when Britain had an empire and are meant to impassion the populace to stand together, nothing wrong with that but it was a different era and the jingoistic themes and glory are not applicable for our time. Public school, entitled, rich, privileged, Johnson would like to hark back to those times and invoke their spirit. Unfortunately they reflect on a time when we ruled over millions and destroyed millions of lives mostly in the pursuit of wealth and vain glory. This myth of the heroic Britain going out into the world and spreading enlightenment and civilisation is just that, a myth. I have no objection to the two songs being sung, though I understand the reasoning behind the decision. I do object to Johnson trying to stir up patriotism and a forlorn belief in the greatness of our United Kingdom. He has no understanding of the real plight of much of the population or any care other than for those who will help him to hold on to power. He is an idiot disguised as a PM with an intelligence that has no practical use or understanding of us. The only “cringing” embarrassment in this country is Johnson. Just read his language if your are in any doubt of his attitude or apparent superiority! Instead of criticising, as it so easy to do, he should be supportive and conciliatory but he does not have the intelligence to know when to keep his mouth shut. Yet another example of his and the Tory Party’s complete ignorance of how to conduct themselves!

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