T.R.O.Y. wrote:I think multiple governments have damaged public trust in politicians, cash for questions, expenses, Iraq War - so far this government have gone above and beyond all of that, and goes beyond being widespread - I see it as an intentional strategy to try and pull the wool over the electorates eyes - while attacking democratic institutions which stand in the way much like Trump, Bolsonaro, Modi and Erdogan have undertaken in their respective countries.
It's a slippery slope, we need to hold our politicians to higher standards and address the slide.
It matters a great deal how you do that too.
The more aggressively you push the more aggressively those in power will dig in and push back.
I've warned of this before and believe we have already commenced on that path.
Look at how the Republican Party in America is growing more extremely right wing and continues to promote the belief that Trump won the election - can't people see how the Conservative party in the main is echoing that by promoting the belief that Boris did no wrong or has lied?
The more aggressively people hold them to account the more entrenched and protective of their position it becomes and the harder they defend it and take steps to keep on top of things - even if that means becoming less and less accountable in their actions.
Even when holding the government to account there are right ways of going about it and wrong ways - which ultimately end up making things worse.
A bit belatedly I can't get my head around 63 being happy in a leader who lies and cheats.
Ask yourself how the opposition will have to act to get them out of office - not by playing the game honestly and honourably that's for sure!
Once people lose faith in the state - the government, politicians, the judiciary and the police - then what are you left with other than public unrest and anarchy?
Do you think the government in power at that time will put up with that or do you think they will act like China, Russia and even Kazakhstan did the other month and clap down hard on it?
If you think I'm being a bit crazy then you only have to remember that Trump supporters stormed the Capitol (their version of the Houses of Parliament) and that was completely unthinkable before they actually went and did it!