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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson braced for another showdown in parliament on Wednesday after a humiliating defeat over his Brexit strategy, with MPs set to vote on a law aimed at blocking a no-deal departure.

Johnson has said he will seek an early general election if MPs vote against him again, intensifying a dramatic political crisis ahead of his October 31 Brexit deadline.

Johnson…

Britain is stumbling towards a deadline that has divided our country in and increasingly has lowered our standing on the world’s stage.

When asked should we stay or leave the European Union in what was ill thought out and badly planned referendum like many others I truly didn’t know which way to vote. Simply there was not enough information available. Being dyslexic I’m blessed with self-doubt, aside from when I’m driving, experience has taught me that too much confidence will result in a facepalm. The implications of this are that I try to have an understanding of something, even at a basic level before I can make an informed choice.

Since the events in 2016, any shred of respect that I held for those who do represent us in parliament has gone.  Basic planning, well how I do it, is to work backward from the deadline, say a date in March, a couple of years in the future to the present time.  Try to clearly understand what the objective is, look for major things that want to be achieved and secondary ones. Then look for anything that may disrupt those and how might affect the time table.  Perhaps a shared boundary which due to his historic nature is a very delicate issue.

After taken all this into account then with pragmatic approach complex negotiations could go ahead with all party’s concerned. Sadly, any result would be fudge but it comes down to trying to get the best one for all concerned.

If those elected had even attempted to do this and there were tangible results then despite my very real misgivings, I’d support us leaving the European Union. Sadly we live in a time of mediocrity in regard to those elected to represent us. After the referendum, our then Prime minister stood down, his ex-public school chum decided not to risk the very likely approaching castrophy. So, after a little infighting our present PM was elected to hold the poison chalice. Very shortly after choosing to call an early election to hopefully give her the mandate to proceed. Of course, we know how well that went.

The major opposition party was doing it’s very best to match the tory party incompetence after electing a leader that did far better in 2015 than expected the grassroots party supported him yet the parliament one did not. The result being constant infighting, leadership battles etc and not presenting a clear choice to the party in power. In some ways the journey started in 1979 in the UK (Ha ha) and in 1980 in the US is entering it’s final stages, we have become an increasingly secular, self-centred society that the individual only cares about themselves or those groups to which they belong/ identify  with.

much respect to people wearing safety pins

from Great Britian after the Briexit joke to the election here in america

with the election of the joke named Donald Trump, the Safety Pin is a  sign

and a trademark for Immigrants, People of Color,Women and a matter of defending ones self against  discrimination and hate.  I applaud Lebron James recently named

SI’s  Athlete of the year,   and he was wearing a pin as has Kansas city NFL…

I've not written or blogged in almost a month and on this site, far longer.

Within that time, the place I call home has changed almost beyond recognition

Following the referendum all the major parties have imploded, the tories and Uskip now having leadership contests, well with the tories, a non-leadership contest. The Labour party, of course, chose that time to stab a large knife in the front of their leader, one that the parliamentary party has never wanted, but the grassroots membership does.

Much to my, and many others deepest shame, the intolerant, racist side of the English nature has come out. Every day new reports of bigoted attacks have become the norm. This is not the majority  but a very vocal minority, and  a shameful mark on the souls of most of the population.

The first few days after the vote on Brexit the omniscient Facebook was filled with both sides arguing and blaming the other. During that time I was lucky, I was hiding in North Wales, visiting for the first time.  The beauty of both the people and the place help create a little sanity within the turmoil.

Coming back once more I found myself immersed in madness and for while I've had no hope, even when working for some wonderful people in beautiful places, I've been lost. The dark clouds of hopelessness have haunted even in the most tranquil of moments. People have said, “you look so well.”  Inwardly I laugh, remember the semi-colon on left wrist and the choice it represents and continuing the struggle not to change my mind.

I cannot say that there is hope in the darkest times as for us in Britain at the moment this is a very dark time. What I can say is that good people need to reach out to others, even in simple mutual support.  By doing this we become stronger when one falters we can help and in the process perhaps attract others.

On a personal level, the universe has a funny way of creating poetic justice.

We may have created the reality that we now find ourselves, but we do have the ability to change it simply knowing that can create hope.

BBC News: Chilcot report: US ‘pushed UK into Iraq War too early’, says ex-ambassador

Chilcot report: US ‘pushed UK into Iraq War too early’, says ex-ambassador – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36732103 Well no surprise. .  A few weeks ago I watched an interview of Obama by the BBC talking about the pending vote for briexit .  It was a very very carefully worded response to questions..and you could so clearly see how the USA was doing its best to manipulate people and other…