Whilst the rest of Europe has been confronting the
consequences of the 1939-45 world war with varying degrees of insight and
self-awareness, Britain has been more focussed on its own current internal conflict, in
a general election which has led to (at least) another 5 years of capitalist conservatism
for the UK as a whole and, conversely, a massive victory for the progressive
Scottish National Party. There are now more Trident nuclear submarines (4)
based in Scotland than there are MPs who want them (3). And the same number of
polar bears (3).
Cameron and his band of elitist greed-monkeys shouldn't feel
too smug about their mandate though. Whilst 37% of voters (who were 65% of the
electorate) did vote for them, that leaves 76% of the electorate who didn't. And
just maybe maybe maybe, the forthcoming referendum about EU membership will
lead to a similar political re-awakening in the rest of the UK as is happening
in Scotland.
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