SIR GUESTLING THORN

 Day 244

Todays word from Susie: BOONDOGIE An entirely unnecessary and wasteful undertaking (often the result of bamboozling and hoodwinking)

Wendy pointed out to me last night the our Parliament voted in legislation that prohibits a “no deal”? Therefore Johnson (not for the first time) would be breaking the law. I’ve just double checked and it was an amendment introduced by Hilary Benn and passed by Parliament. At the time Boris said he might not comply with it, which says it all really! I know I have been thumping a well banged drum both before and after the referendum and those who wished to remain have just been pissing in the wind but really what a shambles! I have read a long article this morning about goods coming in and going out. Even the author warned the reader that their brains would be dribbling out of their ears if they got the end! Suffice it to say, nightmare does not cover it and as usual the government is woefully under prepared and are leaving to everyone else to sort it. The documentation required is mind boggling, as we will have done away with no tariffs and freedom of movement. Take large pump action shotgun, aim, pull trigger and blow your foot off! I don’t know about you but I am tired of the whole mess and my own interest in it! If Shakespeare was around to write a new tragedy he would give up as he could not match the nonsense that has enveloped this country since the turn of the century! This may sound weird but it was almost inevitable that some would vote for Brexit and then something would come along that made it much worse, Covid! We have much bigger problems than whether our goods can get in and out, after all there is far to much stuff available already. We have more goods of almost every description that we don’t need! So maybe this might be a good thing in disguise? We have to many social and problems of inequality and prejudice that are far more pressing and important than whether the latest Mercedes or French wine has got into the country.

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