Experts

Many years ago, I wrote a post called something like, let moron speak unto moron, a play on the BBC motto, given that most week day mornings were given over to phone ins where the presenter asked people what they thought of the day's big events.

Now as much as I vaue what Joan from Bridgend or mike from Newcastle thinks, these are just their opinions. I have them too. But I would much rather hear from people who know what they are talking about and can explain the issues and risks of a particular course of action rather then merited, but unfocused anger.

Giving the angry such a voice amplifies the misconception on where to lay the blame. ooking back I can now see how this lead to Brexit.

Whole areas of the country have been treated like shit for decades, from the Beeching cuts to Thater's "economic" policies of closing down (unionised) heavy and strategic industries, to the general automation of much manufacturing. Many feel left behind, so want someone to blame.

So, snake oil salesmen and shysters said to blame the EU. And chief among them was one Alexander Boris de Piffel Johnson, journalist for the Torygraph, who got bored reporting on the day to day business of the EU, so made shit up. And people liked the made up shit more than the real news, as dull and boring as it was, so bendy bananas and low powered vacuums became the norm.

Johnson was sacked for making up quotes from that job, but has gone through life telling porkies and just getting away with it.

He switched sides in the Brexit debate before the referendum, and was seen as the reason Leave won.

30 years later, he is now PM trying to force the UK out of the EU against the wishes of Parliament, and locked in a series of battles as to which is sovereign.

So far, Parliament has won.

But Brexit relies on the beliefs and promises of Brexiteers, who to a man, or woman, do not understand what they're making promises about. I mean, one of the first acts of Brexit was Sir Ivan Rogers being fired, he was chief UK diplomat to the EU, and his knowledge could have steered the UK out of Europe in much less damaging terms.



But he did not believe, so was purged.

The purging has gone on, and last month 21 senior moderate Tories were expelled for not believing, not even with a three line whip.

But there are eperts that could be called on, in all sorts of fields, but they would reveal the brutal reality of the stupidity of Brexit in all its forms. Of course, reality will win out, and it will be painful and damaging, but as always, the EU will be blamed.

The Irish Border issues can be easily explained, but Johnson and co would rather you believed their bullshit rather than understand it, and make an informed decision. Of course, people voted for Brexit for many reasons, but no one voted for no deal and not one of the Brexiteers explained the consequences because they themselves did not understand no care what they were. The much derided experts in the Civil Service would have to do that.

Bloody experts.