Hey, whoa! After weeks of dirty doings being exposed by the day, it sounds fantastic I know, writes Shirley Tart. But Joanna Lumley for PM, Esther Rantzen taking Luton by storm and never charging for dry rot in a house 100 miles away, and Ann Widdecombe in the Speaker’s chair?
As Michael Winner would say, calm down dears, because sadly (perhaps), it ain’t going to happen.
At this moment, with the need for at least fresh air and, if possible, a fresh start, such glorious ideas might be seen as mystic pointers to our political future.
Dream on, dear voter.
To start with, after winning it for the Ghurkas, even as PM Brown creepily rushed out to kiss her like he was claiming a victory (ugh) Joanna says no to Parliament.
Esther got to vent her fury on Newsnight and might now feel better (though she also might be the most likely to carry it through) and Widdy says categorically – in heavily underlined syllables – ‘I go at the next election’ – she has sensibly bought a place on a wild and woolly moor in Devon and, guess what, we’re not paying for it.
Another suggestion last night from maverick independent Martin Bell was a call to bring back Betty (Boothroyd). The very idea of recalling the classy former Speaker from the Lords to do, well, anything in the House of Commons, really, is an appealing one. But back tracking is no way to help create the best future for the next generation.
Though goodness knows who we can really trust with that, a fact underlined by the suitably startling headline: BNP boss takes tea on palace lawns.
The saga of how Nick Griffin got on the Queen’s garden party guest list will rumble on and on.
The fact is, he was asked by a BNP councillor who had been invited to take a guest along.
Since the BNP man is an elected member of the London Assembly, you can’t cherry pick who you include or exclude.
Enough citizens, God help us, voted BNP to put some of them in power. And the present rage against the palace party only hands this murky crowd the gift of more publicity. If they do turn up to tea, the only thing everyone else can do is ignore them, icily if you like, and remember it’s somebody else’s party.
The Queen as host will be superb, as she always is, and she’s had to deal with some fishy characters during her long reign. Everyone else must take their lead from her.
We value it, treasure it, fiercely defend it, but goodness, the price of democracy can be almost as grubby as an average MP’s expense sheet.
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I do not support the BNP however I wish members of the media would stop taking cheap potshots at them. Any party whether it be BNP, UKIP, Greens which can get us away from the sorry mess of Labour, Tories and Liberals have all to be welcomed if they come to the table with fresh idea’s
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