Celebrity Politics

Just occurred to me why I hate the current political environment.

Well - it is a well known fact that Labour live in "la la" land, in complete self denial. The Conservatives can't wait to get their hands on us, so they can tell us what we already know - we are broke and have to live like 12th century hermits fro at least a hundred years to pay it all back. The Liberals pontificate about anything "green", buy into "carbon offset" and believe that public transport is actually what the public want,

It just struck me, like a thunderbolt that, the reason I hate all of them is that they act like "celebrities" - famous for nothing more than "being" famous. No talent, no ideas and, in most cases, no intellect to speak of. Like the late Jade Goody, they are merely there "because they are there". Part of me wonders when the first one will make a record and have it published by Simon Cowbell using Max Clifford as their "agent". They make a "law" and, almost always, back it with the mantra that "we know it is what people really want" - when it's fecking clear that this is not the case. Then they go on the box and pontificate about how well they are doing.

They are like a winner of Big Brother or Britain's Got Talons all rolled into one - with an unlimited budget - all paid for by the audience (that's us).

There is not a single one of them that, if removed from the "limelight" would (or could) actually run a country - or, in most cases - a bath. They are people who have exploited the "celebrity" craze in the country so that, for some reason, many of us actually listen to what they have to say. I wait for Peter Andre to me ennobled and brought in as "First Lord of Celebrity and Chat Shows" (won't be long I think).

The sad part is not only that 99% of the population has "bought" into this farce but, even those celebrity politicians have no real idea of where their lack of policies are taking us. When a government feels that it is perfectly OK that next year they will be spending £4 for every £3 they get in total tax revenues then it must be clear that these "celebs" have simply lost their way - it's totally insane - barking, loony, mad, stupid, and cannot be supported (mind you, they have just given all the civil servants a big pay rise - so it will be worse than that). When one works out that, as was announced two weeks ago, the pension fund for the police alone will require the entire tax take from a City the size of Birmingham to fund it - one starts to get a grip on the enormity of the problem. The Health Service is the second biggest employer on the planet, yet only 1 in 12 employees have anything to do with medicine - the rest are "managers". Our Town Halls employ people as "Bio Diversity Directors" on salaries that eclipse that of the Prime Minister - merely so that we can all "Be Aware of Green Issues". We are told that we must employ thousands of civil servants to "administer" Global Warming issues - all with company cars, private health insurance - despite the fact that the planet has actually cooled by 0.5 degrees since 1998 and there is NO evidence whatsoever that we have, or ever could (look at how big it is) have an effect on the temperature of the planet - to believe so is the height of arrogance in my opinion. We now have "Swine Flu" - a disease that is, in reality, probably no worse (if that) than seasonal flu - yet now we are paying billions to stockpile a vaccine that simply could not, in a million years, work to protect us. As the "vaccine" actually contains live virus (including Bird Flu) and several heavy metals, it is far more likely to spread the disease than cure it. As a matter of interest, ever single animal that this vaccine has been tested on has died - yet, we have now been told that it is "safe" for use on humans (you work it out - I can't).

I say that we have a true Big Brother and we all get to vote them out of "The House" - then we re-boot democracy and rid ourselves of the whole lot of them - with the possible exception of UKIP - as they seem to actually wish to serve us in the way that politicians are lawfully required to - and that is to run the country the way that WE want it run. If they don't agree with that, then lawfully, they are not actually allowed to continue as OUR representatives.

In my opinion, we deserve better than a government of "celebrities". We need clever people who will always put the interests of OUR country first and foremost - and who will do what they are paid to do. If they do that and our country is as we wish it to be, then, who cares if the "milk" the expenses a bit - just so long as they don't appear on telly every 5 minutes telling us how great they are and how they have all the answers.

Sleep well.

Nanny