Brace yourself. Stay positive in one way but negative in another. 10 years of austerity followed by the biggest spending spree the country has ever embarked on. On top of this chaos we now have the little problem of Brexit to deal with on January 1st. The phrase 'perfect storm' has never been so accurate.
I am not looking forward to the New Year's Eve summing-up of 2020.
And that is just on the east side of the pond.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping the troubles on the west side will be alleviated in November.
DeleteOh to have hope. I did have it on this subject but as things go on it is very difficult to cling on to it. Can you imagine that people are actually asking about a peaceful transition of power? Why is the question even asked? Americans pride themselves on a peaceful transition of power...that is the same as priding a country in having cleaning drinking water and electricity.
DeleteBelarus.
DeleteWill Boris Johnson still be in office by January 31st?
ReplyDeleteOr, having "got Brexit done" will he have smirked off into the sunset or been pushed off the cliff?
He may do a Cameron.
DeleteI wonder what he thinks about as he does that morning run.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he is just grateful that he has, so far, survived.
DeleteLet alone the Elephant in the room...climate.
ReplyDeleteThat has taken a back seat for the last few months. Everyone is focussed on their personal survival.
DeleteNo worse than anything else that has afflicted this country - WW1, Spanish Flu, WW2 - we'll survive as we normally do. At least we might be spared having to lock arms with people we dislike on New Years Eve and sing Auld Lang Syne.
ReplyDeleteAnd no having to kiss objectionable people under the mistletoe, visit people we don't want to see, eat their undigestable food - so many tiny silver linings!
DeleteYou two sound like you know how to have a good time. It must be fun for your house guests.
DeleteSome survive, I'm hoping to be one of them otherwise the concept that it's no worse is not much to cling on to.
DeleteNice to comfort oneself by thinking “hey, this is no worse that WWI &II and Spanish flu”. At least “we have our country back”
ReplyDeleteHooray!
DeleteI cleaned by kitchen out
ReplyDeleteRather than think about it all
You and 50 million others.
DeleteThat's a damn small boat to be out anywhere but a pond. Is it actually in the pond? It is up to the gunnells.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of Britain, tossed about off the European coasts without anyone at the tiller.
DeleteAnd food is going to cost more, that is if we can get it out of the jammed lorry parks in Kent. Interesting times.
ReplyDeleteNobody has ever been able to predict the outcome of the Brexit vote since it was first suggested other than it is going to be shit for the foreseeable future. Me, still bitter? Yes I fucking am.
DeleteYes but sleep well in the knowledge “you have your country back”
ReplyDeleteRight now, you could not give our country away.
DeleteAnd to think I believed that 2020 might be better than 2019.....
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