Unbelievable! Mad Mullahs go on a murderous rampage in the Middle East, as is their wont, and immediately a chorus arises here in the UK crying for the recall of parliament, actions to be taken, stances to be struck, troops to be deployed, British influence (do stop sniggering, this is serious!) to be exerted, and worst of all, 'Dim Dave, 'the Milipede' and 'the Kleggeron' to be summoned back from their continental holidays to, er, take a lead . . . yeeeeeeees, quite!
Do the people who regurgitate this sort of thing for the MSM have the slightest notion of the fact that the British situation has changed somewhat? To paraphrase that old wartime saying by the legendary German NCO as he leads away our brave, decent but downed airman to Stalagluft III, "For you, zee var is over!" Dave 'n' George came into government just in time to inherit a train-crash economy and they realised, to quote a phrase from 'that woman' - TINA - There Is No Alternative. Government spending had to be cut or the international Shylocks would have British balls for breakfast. Like the cowardly poltroons they are, they chose the softest layers of flesh to exact their pound of flesh - the defence budgets of all three armed services. I would not complain about that because real military strength is a reflection of real economic strength. However, along with the easy cuts they should have swung an axe on the difficult ones like the NHS, Benefits, Education and so forth, instead of the equivalent of using cuticle scissors. Dave's so-called 'bonfire of the Quangos' was, to say the least, a very damp squib!
Anyway, the end result is there for all to inspect and I do wish that those who urge the government to 'take action' would themselves take the opportunity to inspect our finances. The government is still spending more each and every year than they collect and the national books are only made up by more and yet more borrowing! In the meantime our armed services resemble that old music hall act, 'The Incredible Shrinking Man'. Yes, if it makes some people feel better about themselves, we can just about toss a few pallets of food, water and medical supplies to beleaguered Arabs and hope it lands in the right spot and falls into the hands of the right people but beyond that we are capable of nothing else worthwhile.
So please, Dave, just stay where you are, enjoy your moules marinieres and don't worry, we'll manage quite well without you!
