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Saturday, 27 February 2016

Brexit – a pantomime (and farce) coming to a theatre near you!


As we threatened a bit of light relief with a brief (sighs of great relief) diversion from our usual theme (cult control freaks and sexual predators)

Brexit: Phase One – Honest Dave (our noble and extremely trustworthy prime minister, author of that notable trilogy (fiction): “We're all in this together!” followed by “The Big Society” and concluding with “No ifs, no buts... but a lot of maybes!”) has concluded his long running pantomime “A reformed EU”. Far from being critically acclaimed it's been generally panned by anyone and everyone with a brain cell still functioning (excepting those, of course, with an agenda! vide. Theresa “Aren't my shoes pointy!!” May and George “The Knife” Osborne).

The plot so far:

Objective: A reformed EU. Result: Nul points. The EU continues much as it has over the last forty years as it heads towards its final resting place – complete and utter European DISintegration. Someone please transport it to Dignitas and put it out of its misery!

Objective: A cap on migration. Result: Nul points – the general consensus is that the measures announced so far will make virtually no difference to current levels of inward migration. In fact the expectation is that this will continue to increase.

Objective: Exemption from further EU convergence. Result: Nul points. This part of the agreement is so vaguely worded (probably deliberate) as to be capable of the widest possible interpretation, and therefore open to challenges both as to its legality and enforceability. A non-starter....

Objective: Security (and recognition) of sterling as a second currency within the EU. Result: Again nul points. We're not part of the eurozone. Sterling stands (or falls) accordingly. Another non- starter ….

And so on....

The next phase:

The FARCE: Honest Dave (and establishment cronies – or some of them at least!) abandon the pantomime and begin touring the country with their latest production – “You'll be Sorry”, a farce in three acts: Act I: Brexit – DO PANIC! Act II: The Russians Are Coming. Act III: Armageddon (we haven't quite got to the 'plague of locusts' or 'the seas will run red with blood' stage yet but give them time!) Unfortunately critics have pointed to the marked similarities in the plot line employed in this latest production to those used in “Scotland the Brave: The One That Almost Got Away!” Inducing fear and trepidation in an audience might work for slasher films but in comedy it rarely works. As time passes we expect the writers to go to even more desperate lengths to engage (or is it disengage?) their audience!

Cheers

The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous …. and Europe.... and Democracy …. but NO Friends of the EU!)

Phew! Got that out of our system! You'll be much relieved to hear that we'll be resuming our usual themes shortly .....  beginning with Sexual predation: 13 Stepping at the Plymouth Road to Recovery (cult) group

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