When a government implements a law that hides the criminalities of its MPs, you know you have hit a new low in honesty and transparency. The fear is, how much lower can they go?
We have no say in Westminster, not that we want any, and all we can do in Scotland just now, is pray the SNP don’t follow suit, having given them another 5 years in power…and 5 years is a long time in politics.
When transparency is removed from politics, we end up with a dictatorship. Parliament like Freeports and SEZs, becomes deregulated. Standards don’t just slip…they disappear!
When criminals, no matter how small the offence, realise that their deeds will go unseen, they tend to reoffend one way or another.
We rightly expect our politicians to have high standards, and how often have we heard them criticise foreign governments for their criminal activities?
Let me reassure you, the ISP
Does vet their candidates rigorously!
The tide hasn’t just turned, it feels like a tsunami of deceit and lies is sweeping over us. Surely to God, there are some politicians out there who still have some level of integrity left in them. Britain is fast becoming a Third World country.
You may think there is not a lot we can do, but there is and it’s personal! The first and most important thing is to keep our own feet out of the mire and take responsibility for the things we can.
Then move up a gear, and get involved with others who feel the same.
In Helensburgh, the people have stepped up! They now realise their politicians, at a local level have not been honest when it comes to Common Good assets, in fact it has been very convenient for the LA just to disregard them altogether.
People are waking up and finding their voice, and this is where it starts…locally and at local elections. This is where your power lies. This is where your advocacy matters.
Sometimes, local politics can seem very boring, but they each hold a huge budget, mostly out of your pocket!! Who should hold their spending to account?…YOU SHOULD!
But will you ?
JOAN’S JOURNEY CONTINUES 