It's been so long since we've last spoken that I can't
exactly remember everything that's been going on or everything that I've been
up to. So here is a brief update: I've lost a stone and a half, Arsenal won the
FA Cup (to put me finally out of my Arsenal slump), my dear friends Tom and Mel
(Tommel) and Leon and Hiya (Hion) got married, I had an amazing week in
Portugal with Wifey, the 30th birthday party run was completed with the twins
(Lewis and Chris), I became the Godfather to the beautiful Amelia, I've spend
time with loads of great people (so many in fact that I can't list them all), RIVERcamp
this year was phenomenal and it looks very much like I'll be being made
redundant at the end of March (a decision I'm at peace with). There is
obviously stuff I've missed out and stuff that I've forgotten about (that is
probably really important), but that pretty much is the recap. I've also
realised since we last spoke that I've got so far behind with 10 Resolutions
and what has been going on that any new chapter in it's entirety would be far
too long - so for the time being at least I'm going to focus on really short
rambles, perhaps covering one question per post, with maybe a short update about
life, the universe and everything in between thrown in for good measure. So not
one to shy away from the big questions, here we go:
What are your thoughts on Scottish Independence?
Ok, to tackle this question I first need to make something
very clear. I have no interest in politics. And before you start saying that I
should be (as politics affect everyone) I'll continue by saying that that I
have no interest in politics because of politicians. I'm not convinced that
there is any massive difference between any of the major 3 parties and the idea
of UKIP or the green ones coming into power scares me more than being stuck in
a room full of Justin Bieber and his soon to be built clone army (so I still
vote).
But the main issue that I really struggle with is that I
can't relate to politicians. There is a general misconception that all
politicians have gone to private school (which isn't true) however a sizeable
number have gone to Oxford or Cambridge university or have been brought up in
the very wealthy top end of society. I wouldn't speak about what it is like to
be a millionaire as I've never been one (and probably never will be), so my
issue comes when politicians start to speak about the poverty line and issues
really affecting the working class (as the vast majority of politicians will
never have experienced the problems that a lot of the people in the country
face on a day to day basis). How can I relate to someone who has no idea about
my situation? Now please don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying that I've
experienced the problems that so many people in the country have, I've been so
lucky to end up where I have (and I'm not scared to say that) - but what I am
saying is that there is an ever increasing gap between the majority of people
and politicians and until that starts to change, the view of politicians in the
country for the most part will remain.
So politically, that's where I am. But what do I think about
Scotland leaving? Well, if I'm honest, if I was in Scotland I think I'd
probably just vote yes to cause a bit of chaos (as I'm convinced that some
will). But I'm not massively convinced that anyone has really explained to the
Scottish people what their vote really means (and I'm not entirely sure that
the 'Yes people' have really thought through what will happen if they actually
win and the consequences of that victory for both sides if they do). It's not
like the general election where no matter who you vote for you pretty much get
exactly the same moulded thing (No matter the brand, Corn flakes are in essence
Corn flakes it's just that the recipe may be slightly different for each brand).
This vote has consequences - and I'm not sure that enough people realise that
(in England or Scotland).
My gut feeling is that the vote will go against the 'Yes'
this time around (probably as there are too many question marks over what
happens should Scotland gain independence). But I'd be very surprised if there
wasn't another situation like this in my lifetime. And with a more organised
approach it could well be that Scotland has a border control before too long.
On the positive side though, imagine if Scotland gained
independence and it came to the general election campaign trail and our clown
of a PM was asked what he did in his time at the helm of our country......
I'll leave you with my favourite quote from the campaign:
"What
are they going to do - invade?"
Speak soon
God Bless
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