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Letter of the week: The (very few) giants of British politics
Dear Editor
Yet another evil, cowardly, dishonest and stupid political leader is on his way. Britons should remember this man’s rule with shame. How could such a man ever be in a position of power in a civilised country? It beggars belief that people ever voted for him.
During my 80 years I can name only three Members of Parliament of whom my nation, Britain, can be proud: Winston Churchill, Enoch Powell and Margaret Thatcher. The other brave and just man prominent in his crusade for the British people whom I, for decades, have held in high esteem, is Tommy Robinson.
For the most part the others in and around politics are neither good nor honest.
What is it about these four people? What do they have in common which sets them apart from, and above, others who involve themselves in politics?
1. A desire to do the right thing.
2. Far above average intelligence.
3. Outstanding courage.
4. Honesty.
There is a slim chance for better times. I hope there is another Member of today’s Parliament who will gain power and that eventually history will have him join my named three, and Britain may once again be Great.
Paul Davies
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Burnham, the arrogant yo-yo
Dear Editor
The arrogance of Andy Burnham is astounding. What does he stand for and what are his driving aims in life, other than to be Prime Minister? He has yo-yoed across Westminster morphing into whatever has to be to get to the top.
Bill Kenwright
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Enjoy the sun while we have it!
Dear Editor
As a pair of retirees we have decided we are fortunate we have a three-storey house where we can throw open all the windows and prop back the doors and that this hot weather is to be enjoyed rather than endured. Today at lunchtime we had Salade Nicoise and a glass of rosé, and we remembered the times long ago when we travelled to the South of France on a Persil rail ticket – anyone remember those? – where we enjoyed the original experience first-hand that we can now replicate here (sort of!)
Lynne Collings
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The left’s unrighteous indignation
Dear Editor
Douglas Murray notes that every time an immigration-related outrage happens – or indeed new information emerges about the scandal of thousands of children being abused disproportionately by those of Pakistani origin – the left-liberal progressive ruling classes reserve their ire not for the perpetrator but for those who complain about the crime.
Thus media commentators such as Katie Hopkins are lambasted for their frank commentary on such atrocities; indeed, says Murray, a pattern has ‘emerged whereby, within 24 hours of any atrocity on the streets of Britain, the political and media class would be talking about how inappropriate Hopkins’s comments were and how forcefully we must all condemn them. Her comments were generally said to be “divisive”, “hateful” and “have no place in public life”.’ He adds that this is ‘a comfortable place to be, because everyone could then avoid talking about the atrocity itself’.
Having identified the emergence of such bogeymen and women (who are always seen to be right-wing), Mr Murray notes that to ‘some extent’ Reform UK leader Nigel Farage ‘appears to have filled the deep need for such a figure’, especially after the conviction of Vickrum Digwa for the murder of Henry Nowak, with the release of police bodycam footage showing officers handcuffing the victim as he lay dying.
Mr Farage was criticised for saying we should feel ‘pure, cold rage’, giving Sir Keir Starmer the opportunity to berate Mr Farage, describing his ‘words as “unforgivable” while the BBC and other media focused their discussion on the question of whether Farage should have spoken at all – and promptly also misrepresented his words.’
Asking ‘Are we allowed to feel angry yet?’ Mr Murray concludes that ‘generations of politicians and pundits have given us a problem that they do not know how to solve. But people have noticed the problem. And no amount of pretended bewilderment or deflection will cover that fact over for ever’.
He is right. The British public are becoming aware of this pattern of behaviour, in which (despite their own warnings against angry responses) the governing classes direct their own angry responses not at the perpetrator of ‘just another isolated incident’, but at those who have the temerity to notice it. The problem is no longer seen as the problem, but as those who see the problem for what it is.
As this unrighteous indignation continues to be directed not at the crime itself but at those who dare to notice it – at the reaction rather than the action – they should be aware that the bogeymen or bogeywomen so beloved of the progressive mindset may be nearing their use-by date.
Ann Farmer
Essex
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Tax the tats!
Dear Editor
I think I may have solved the UK’s black financial hole where expenditure far exceeds income: tattoos. Every man of course women have tattoos all over their bodies and tattoos are not cheap. There is no VAT to pay for the client if the tattooist has an income under £90,000. However, why not introduce a tattoo tax of 20 per cent which would raise an eye-watering amount of cash from people who can obviously afford it?
Clark Cross
Linlithgow
