hey everyone, as I am from the UK and now the Pandemic is slowly (hopefully) going away, I am wondering where the political future lies...
How long will Boris last? Will Labour take over? Will a new party form that will challenge the Cons/Lab dominance?
I wonder too, but sometimes I also don't want to know because of the current trajectory we are taking. I live in hope though. But even if it seems it won't ever change, making the effort to educate others and help them understand the importance of voting and campaigning and supporting the causes you believe in are powerful actions in helping to create that change as well.
My belief is things are changing. The poltical narrative and landscape is changing, albeit slowly, but it is changing. Sometimes the way things change are not always what you expect. The conservatives may remain in power but may be forced to change, in order to deal with the New political landscape. Eventually running away and ignoring certain issues will only work for so long, and they can no longer shift the blame onto other parties when they have not been in power for a decade. But also keep an eye on Scotland.
Scotland, I have SUCH high hopes for Scotland! ?
I'm going to post here so people who are from the UK or want to follow the UK stuff, can read what's happening, as I am not aware of any further discussion in the community about the UK's situation at all.
A lot of stuff has been happening and it's been pretty grim, especially concerning how collectively we are transitioning around the world.
I don't know if anyone knows the history of politics in the UK, or what the past decade even represents.
A false narrative has been constructed which says Labour (the opposition) caused the global financial crisis and bankrupted the country when in power previously, and therefore cannot be trusted ever again to run the country, and this has been spun by the media over and over.
So for the past decade starting in 2010 when the Conservatives took over, we have had trumpism politics (populism, and right-wing nationalism), and this continued to further peak with Brexit in 2016 and has continued even further throughout 2021.
We have no way to change this as of right now. Too many people are voting for the conservatives and not even by a little bit.
Everything that has been worse, started getting increasingly worse from 2010 when the Conservatives got back into power, and the UK has become increasingly more divided, with more people who are selfish, greedy, and immoral. I have never witnessed such bitterness and darkness in people until the Conservatives took over in 2010. Their policies coupled with the media spin and propaganda, have made many people I know turn into very cruel and hateful people. They have been brainwashed by the lies, and will overlook and turn a blind eye to the constant ongoing sleaze, cronyism and corruption by our conservative government. Nobody seems to care, and those of us that do care, are isolated and alone, and are unable to challenge a system that has now been rigged in favour of the Conservatives.
Right now, I would say we are in peak cronyism, corruption, and sleaze, all magnified since they won again in 2019 with a huge majority and have been in-charge of managing the pandemic in the UK. There are revelations being unearthed by the ex Chief advisor to Prime Minister Johnson, Dominic Cummings, about the way the Conservatives have badly handled the pandemic and caused many unnecessary deaths. But as with all the other sleaze and corruption we have seen, I would not be surprised if it is just swept under the rug and forgotten.
Here is a summary of recent revelations:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57254915
If anyone has any positive prediction for the future of the UK, I am all ears.
You know what? Don't reply to my post above about this. I am incredibly angry about so many things right now, it probably isn't the best time.
I think I am going to take a break from the forum for a while.
Apologies.
@luminous. It's okay and right to be angry and no need to apologize. The UK is in for major change for the better. So many are upset. My husband and I were talking about it yesterday -- Scotland, Wales, Greater London and many others are sick of the conservatives and their lies and deceptions.
@luminous. It's okay and right to be angry and no need to apologize. The UK is in for major change for the better. So many are upset. My husband and I were talking about it yesterday -- Scotland, Wales, Greater London and many others are sick of the conservatives and their lies and deceptions.
Thanks Jeanne!
I needed to cool off for a few days. The stuff that was being revived in the news regarding all the corruption had reignited my anger and frustration at the Conservatives.
I had asked my angel answers Oracle cards about whether there will be a Labour government in the near future and the Yes card jumped out. I certainly think it's possible for that to happen, but when I look at how well the Conservatives have so many people brainwashed over the years, I really then question if that is true. But it's hard for me to get a clear reading on the outcome because I am too emotionally attached. I think the angels are telling me to let go on this one. But it's a difficult one.
I would also take a progressive coalition of all the progressive parties in government too. Anything other than the Conservatives and right-wing nationalism. It really feels like it's borderline fascism at times.
This is why younger people in the UK need to vote:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/general-election-maps-shows-massive-17492900
The difference between the young and old is huge.
Unfortunately in the UK, especially in England, many young people are unmotivated to vote because they feel their vote does not count. So the older generation 65 and older continue to vote conservative - wanting to keep everything the same - no changes. They are also are the age group that are more inclined to believe the the predominantly right wing tabloids in the UK and fake news sources on facebook.
But not all over 60s are like this. There are a few, and yes these are unfortunately a minority in England, who are very progressive and liberal - my dad is one of those people. But I would say, a large part of that came from them having more awareness of the issues happening in the country. These people are better at discerning fact from fiction but sadly this is a big problem in the majority of over 65s and they are also more inclined to believe the lies the Conservatives say because they take what they say as the gospel truth.
It's a huge divisive issue and it's one that played its part in Brexit as well.
I hope more young people are motivated to vote in the future, and I hope those who did not vote in 2019 will be more motivated to in the 2024 election.
I can't even imagine all that has transpired for your country in just a few short years. Many in our forum live in US red states and can share some of your pain. I think it would be a good idea to shed a lot of light on the UK during our weekly Circle of Light Meditations.
I am sending you a big hug and hope. If the US can ditch Trump, we all can have hope for the UK too.