Well it will soon be time for the wonderful people of Scotland to vote. Centuries of hostile battles and even the building of a wall all bare testament to the blood spilt over this most rugged of Britain's terrain.
The question is a simple one yet the answer less so, independence from Westminster has been craved for longer than can ever be remembered, but the truth is we here in England crave the same thing yet we are definitely not going to get a vote on that here in England!
In reality Scotland will just be voting for yet another bunch of politicians albeit with a much more right wing stance in favour of the motherland, whether that is a good or bad thing remains to be seen but governance cannot be learned overnight, it can also cost big time if it all goes awry. Scotland will be voting for friends from Westminster or friends from Edinburgh, their location and their loyalty to the job have no bearing whatsoever on their ability, something that would be well remembered at the ballot box, I for one would be sad to see my Scottish friends be annexed to a very small country that will need decades to get established for the sake of Mr Salmond's over-sized ego, but I take my hat off to them and wish them the best.
The B/B gun.
The legacy Bush Junior and Blair senior have left our world in at the present moment in time can never be underestimated. Those two guys systematically entered us into a blood bath of killings and murder on both sides that will reverberate for years to come. George Bush senior withdrew from Southern Iraq at the time of the Kuwait invasion due to pressure from the Soviet Union and China and to a certain amount Europe, all except the U.K that is.
George Bush Junior had a score to settle and Blair thought a war would give him the "Thatcher effect" as the Falklands did for her in 1981 and give himself an election boost, so we had the Gulf war and hell has followed with it ever since. The harsh truth is that in some instances a dictator is the only peace certain countries will ever know, they rule with brutality and reward their friends but is that so different to the Western style of politics? Think about it.
Saddam was a complete dictator and a showman along with Gadaffi but they kept an uneasy world peace because of their flamboyant almost unbelievable boasting and pouting, the trouble is we in the West have no sense of humour for such antics, we failed to understand that although it was a murderous reign from both of these so called heads of state the world was in fact safer with them around. It was a hard life for certain tribes that were almost wiped out by the civil wars but we need to ask if it was for the greater good? Harsh words yes but no more harsh than watching be-headings of westerners on live TV or the cost of anti-terrorism laws for airlines.
The facts are that because of Blair and Bush and their little pact we are now in a world war, not in the normal sense of the statement but a world war just the same.
Nice one boys, just do us all a favour and stay inside that cave of retirement you have both dug yourselves, at least we wont have to be reminded of your contribution to the present tense again.
On a lighter note the latest book I am writing is nearing completion and the next book is six chapters in, I have learned much about formatting and editing as well as writing standards over the past few months, my initial ramblings were very selfish and very cocky somewhat of a death sentence for an aspiring writer but I have had the benefit of some priceless advice from people sitting much higher on the branch of book editing and presentation than I will ever aspire to, I hope I can now do justice to this very busy mind I live with on a daily basis. The fact is I am enjoying writing again and it all makes a lot more sense, we will see.
The question is a simple one yet the answer less so, independence from Westminster has been craved for longer than can ever be remembered, but the truth is we here in England crave the same thing yet we are definitely not going to get a vote on that here in England!
In reality Scotland will just be voting for yet another bunch of politicians albeit with a much more right wing stance in favour of the motherland, whether that is a good or bad thing remains to be seen but governance cannot be learned overnight, it can also cost big time if it all goes awry. Scotland will be voting for friends from Westminster or friends from Edinburgh, their location and their loyalty to the job have no bearing whatsoever on their ability, something that would be well remembered at the ballot box, I for one would be sad to see my Scottish friends be annexed to a very small country that will need decades to get established for the sake of Mr Salmond's over-sized ego, but I take my hat off to them and wish them the best.
The B/B gun.
The legacy Bush Junior and Blair senior have left our world in at the present moment in time can never be underestimated. Those two guys systematically entered us into a blood bath of killings and murder on both sides that will reverberate for years to come. George Bush senior withdrew from Southern Iraq at the time of the Kuwait invasion due to pressure from the Soviet Union and China and to a certain amount Europe, all except the U.K that is.
George Bush Junior had a score to settle and Blair thought a war would give him the "Thatcher effect" as the Falklands did for her in 1981 and give himself an election boost, so we had the Gulf war and hell has followed with it ever since. The harsh truth is that in some instances a dictator is the only peace certain countries will ever know, they rule with brutality and reward their friends but is that so different to the Western style of politics? Think about it.
Saddam was a complete dictator and a showman along with Gadaffi but they kept an uneasy world peace because of their flamboyant almost unbelievable boasting and pouting, the trouble is we in the West have no sense of humour for such antics, we failed to understand that although it was a murderous reign from both of these so called heads of state the world was in fact safer with them around. It was a hard life for certain tribes that were almost wiped out by the civil wars but we need to ask if it was for the greater good? Harsh words yes but no more harsh than watching be-headings of westerners on live TV or the cost of anti-terrorism laws for airlines.
The facts are that because of Blair and Bush and their little pact we are now in a world war, not in the normal sense of the statement but a world war just the same.
Nice one boys, just do us all a favour and stay inside that cave of retirement you have both dug yourselves, at least we wont have to be reminded of your contribution to the present tense again.
On a lighter note the latest book I am writing is nearing completion and the next book is six chapters in, I have learned much about formatting and editing as well as writing standards over the past few months, my initial ramblings were very selfish and very cocky somewhat of a death sentence for an aspiring writer but I have had the benefit of some priceless advice from people sitting much higher on the branch of book editing and presentation than I will ever aspire to, I hope I can now do justice to this very busy mind I live with on a daily basis. The fact is I am enjoying writing again and it all makes a lot more sense, we will see.
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