A (Slightly Less Brief) Introduction
I have now discovered what happens when you try to post a blog at 6:50 in the morning and you have to go to work in 5 minutes. My title, “A Better Britain,” is not a reference to Oswald Mosley’s “A Greater Britain”, indeed I have essentially the opposite views to him and his ideals. The reason for the title is that I aim to make a “Better Britain”, a Britain that is stronger, a Britain that is safe, a Britain that is no longer a subject to the over exaggerated ‘threat’ of terrorism and internal violence.
I am not trying to claim I have all the answers and all the solutions. To have those I would have to be a god, which, sadly, I’m not. I do, however, think that as a country we can strive to undo the effects of the previous 5 or 6 governments who have slowly imposed on civil liberties in the name of safety.
I am a socialist. Possibly moving towards a communist or an anarchist depending on the current events of the world. A quick test at The Political Compass puts me further left and down than Ghandi. Is this something to be proud of? I don’t know, perhaps it’s not important. But what I do know is that while socialism is the answer for me it may not be the best for the country. The current and previous Labour governments have shown an even bigger infringement and personal rights, even though the European Human Rights Act has been in place since 1998. Clearly, if Labour is considered to be socialist than the ideals of socialism are not the way for the country.
So why did I make this blog? To show people that there is another way. We need to stop this country from reaching ‘1984′ levels of “safety”, or even the Nine Inch Nails’ “Year Zero” depiction of the future where the civil liberties of America has been destroyed (if you haven’t heard the album I highly recommend it). Please, check back regularly, post your own views, or just listen to what I have to say, and start thinking for yourselves.
