Thatcher had The Falklands to save her from election oblivion. Blair – the war criminal – got his rocks off in Iraq for reasons which still defy logical examination. And now – it seems – in this election year (oh coincidence I hear you cry) Rishi is rattling his little manhood in the Red Sea. For the Houthis who thrive on anti-western rhetoric, the promotional possibilities of Sunak’s action – unsanctioned by the UK parliament – will vastly outweigh any damage the missiles can do – they’ve been on the receiving end of similar for a very long time.
The people who brought you the disastrous management
of the greatest domestic crisis since WWII – covid – are stumbling into another
unwinnable conflict and further risking escalation and destabilisation in this
terribly fragile, volatile region where millions are suffering unimaginable
hardship.
And – perhaps most pathetically of all – this military
action – mobilising depleted British forces and sending other people’s children
into harm - is so that your cheap garden furniture or other sweat-shop produce can
still get through the shortest shipping routes. This from a government that has
failed repeatedly to call for a ceasefire in Gaza where 10,000 children have
been slaughtered in just over 100 days of assaults on this tiny strip of land.
A couple of blogs ago I made the point that all wars
are basically now resources wars. And – yes – of course – we cannot underplay
how much the disruption of, for example, oil supplies might affect the everyday
Western comfort of the average reality TV watching Brit. But then again – are
we not underlining another great and terrible failure – that of reducing our
reliance on fossil fuels? And do recall at this point – the UK rep to COP 28 just a few weeks ago – had to fly home early so as to support Sunak’s cruel,
failed, idiotic Rwanda deportation bill.
Even by the standards of the current UK Tory government
- does it get any sicker than this?
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