British Democracy is Falling Apart

 

Preamble

 

I have based this on a letter to our paper a few days ago. The following day another letter writer expressed interest in seeing his first draft of a new model government? Then followed yet another letter saying the opposite. He believed British democracy was not falling apart. It was discussed in a civilised manner in Parliament by intelligent members elected by the people. Protests have been non-violent with no bloodshed. The army have not been called in. May presented a policy to Parliament who rejected it. True democracy at work the writer said. He concluded could we point to a superior system? North Korea perhaps?.....

 

 

British democracy is falling apart

The status quo terminally cracked

It cannot be put back together again

Like Humpty, it's terminally whacked

 

In Australia if we're not very careful

We'll follow very closely if don't fix

Our own cracked political culture

And sort out our own toxic mix

 

The challenge is for British body politic

To come up with a different plan

To replace the current moribund and non-working one

And for copy-cat democracies to scan

 

We are now approaching the politic 11^th hour

Chaos and tyranny both waiting in the wings

To pounce on us rapidly and quickly

And bring their own tail with it's sting

 

Don Matthews March 2019

 

One person of integrity in the House?