The Rise of the Emotional Human.

Just musing as I was this morning on the shitshow in the House of Commons, the Continuing Crapfest that is Politics in the USA, it struck me that the cause of all of this is emotion, or more accurately the triumph of emotion over reason and fact.

I've blogged before how News reporting has morphed over the years to something more akin to TV drama. Because 24 hour news is pretty bloody boring, the networks have to keep you hooked lest you switch to something more interesting like the paint-drying channel.

So the News networks caught on that "having an angle" or adding an element of drama to a news report keeps viewers engaged. Poor Johhny down the well... will he be rescued? That sort of thing.

It quickly spread to more mundane news and of course into the realm of political reporting. Invariably the TV station picks a side and then from then on that side wears a white hat and the opposition wears a black hat. More often than not, the TV stations tend to favour the left, because the Luvvies are more ideologically aligned to the left.

This explains the Tories bad/ Labour good dichotomy in the UK and the "Orange-Man Bad" bias in the US.

Even if the Tories in the UK came out with the most left-leaning policy in their entire history, you can bet that the BBC would report it as bad news. It could be open door for migrants and free cash for everyone, but it's onloy good if the Left do it. If the right do it, there must be a hidden agenda, cheap labour, buying votes, yadda yadda…

The thing is the shitshow in the Commons this week shows how the Politicians on the left have cottoned on to this and have started to exploit it. For instance Labour can be the nastiest, most racist ant-semitic bunch of people in the country, but they have learned to feign horror when the most minimal slight or bad word is sent their way.

Such was the sight in the Commons where even the word "Turkey" as in Jeffery Cox's comment "even these Turkeys won't vote for Christmas" referring to those in Parliament refusing to allow a General Election was taken as offensive.

If that's offensive to Mps, then we need more robust MPs in Parliament. Because if the word Turkey is offensive, God only knows what sort of vapours they'll display if they ever have to debate a subject of substance and offence, like child rape or murder.

This mock drama, the imitation offence has to stop. It adds nothing to the debate and is purely there to close down debate and speech.

What Now for Parliament?

Yesterday's pantomime in Parliament shows what a farcical decision it was by the judges to de-prorogue it. The remainers got their way, but are they happy of the spectacle before us yesterday? Are they satisfied of the performance of their MPs?

I wouldn't be. I'm pretty bloody disgusted at the whole shower of them. Like cowardly Hyenas sniping at the lion, they brayed and booed, but Boris stood as firm as he could.

Those that went to the Supreme Court spent all that money for this? Are they really happy with the outcome? Surely MPs having been given the time back, should use it wisely and watchers should not have to endure the spectacle we witnessed yesterday.

Quite rightly Boris called them out on their cowardice: Call for a vote of no confidence, agree to an election and lets settle this once and for all....

Now that the turncoat MPs have nailed their colours to the mast it should be easier for the electorate to vote for their preferred option. No hiding behind party manifestoes and the nonsense of having a different opinion (I'm referring to Soubry, Grieve et al). When a party has such a slim majority, then it's incumbent on the members of that party to stand with it, not against it.

Now have a proper, reasoned debate in the run up to the European Council in October, or have an election. One or the other. I DO NOT want to see the sorry shower of cowards braying like Donkeys.

Have the fucking faith in your position and go to the people with it and test your position in an election or shut the fuck up!

What options are Open to Boris Now?

After the catastrophic legal failure yesterday, Boris has really got to pull something out of the bag as the remainer walls close in on him.

He now has to abide by the Benn act, he cannot trigger a general election and get support, he cannot stop Parliament from sitting and tying his hands further.

He could use the executive powers introduced by Tony Blair, but he will risk another intervention from the Supreme Court as they have now established themselves as the ultimate arbiter of government policy.

I think the only avenue to the PM is to follow the instructions from Parliament: he WILL ask for an Extension and WILL accept any extension given, as ordered by Parliament. BUT he doesn't have to offer anything in return: I expect he will say there will be no further payments to the EU.
The EU may then refuse an extension, or allow gratis open-ended continual membership of the EU while negotiations take place.

It's then up to the EU to decide if the allow us free access to their markets and political machinery.