I’m going to write about the elections because that is pretty much all I can think about at the moment. Unfortunately I kind of have other things to think about just now so I’ll try and make it snappy! So, without further ado I introduce Mhairi’s Monday blog!
Do you know what makes Britain great? Our proud history and rolling countryside? Our funny accents and islandyness? No! What makes Britain great is the distinctly low level of evilness in our politics!
Okay, I’m sure we don’t all agree with every party’s every policy but none of them are saying anything that makes me spit out my breakfast cereal. Unlike say, for example… America… There is much to love about America. Here are three things that are not so lovable. (Please note that in everything I write here I am taking a very broad and incorrect definition of evil. Evil - adj. excessively stupid, cruel, rage inducing or right-wing.)
1. Let’s charge the homeless of New York money to stay in homeless shelters. They have money, right?! We’re not making life much much worse for some of the most vulnerable members of society, right?!
2. Let’s let the police stop people in the street if they look like immigrants! Oh no no, it’s nothing to do with race, some people just look immigranty! It’s nothing like being able to stop Hispanic people on the street without good reason and then arresting them if they don’t carry appropriate papers!
3. Interviewer: So Sarah, how do you feel about climate change?
Sarah Palin, a woman who came close to being Vice President of America: ” I’m not one though who would attribute it to being man-made.”
Mhairi: ARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
Things like that are, thankfully, rather absent from mainstream policy in Britain and I’m going to try and prove it to you.
I know there is a lot of negative feelings towards the Conservative party in the circles we move in but I would like to argue that they aren’t evil, not evil evil anyway. Nothing they say provokes me to furious outrage - and it shouldn’t - nothing they are saying is truly outrageous. What are you more likely to think: “Tax breaks of up to £150 a year for married couples?!?! THOSE FILTHY ROTTEN SCUMBAGS!!” or “Oh, tax breaks of up to £150 a year for married couples? Well, I do think there is better ways to spend the budget, particularly in these tough economic times. Furthermore, while I understand that you are trying to promote marriage I don’t believe that marriage necessarily promotes stronger families rather people who are more likely to stay together are more likely to get married but overall I can understand the thinking behind it.”? See, I think you are going to think the latter - or maybe even think that the marriage allowance is a good idea, which is a very reasonable position to take.
As for the other parties - Gordon Brown? Evil? Maybe possibly a little boring - is that even a bad thing? He is allegedly a little bit mean. But evil? Nah. And although Nick Clegg has been involved in his NAZI SLUR ON BRITAIN, he’s not evil - he’s kinda awesome. If there is anyone else in any of the big three that are evil - well I haven’t heard anything from them. In fact this whole election has been almost exclusively Clegg/Cameron/Brown with some light sprinklings of Cable/Osborne/Darling. Do other members of these parties exist? Do politicians who aren’t white men aged 40 plus exist?* What about BNP and UKIP you might ask? Well, neither of them got any seats last election and hopefully won’t this election.
I’m not saying there is no evilness I’m just saying that we’re lucky - whatever happens this Thursday it probably won’t be that evil. So I for one await the election with joy and anticipation!
Lots of love blog peeps!
ElectiON!
*I’ve just found out that George Osborne is 38, so there you go.
Cara's edit: Mhairi posted this on tumblr yesterday because she didn't know what was going on, but was determined to do her part. Though she did not know about the challenges, I feel this was a worthy introduction to the joy that is Mhairi!
Jenny will be posting later today, and the updated schedule is as follows:
- Monday - Mhairi
- Tuesday - Jenny
- Wednesday - Cara
- Thursday - Ashley
- Friday - Roseanne
- Sunday - Challenge time!
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