Oh no ... surely not ... can it be ... was I wrong about Dave?

Yes, yes, I understand your Shlock-Horror at even the thought of me being wrong about anything but, I must confess, that in retrospect Dave's awfully polite, Old Etonian version of 'giving the finger' to 'the colleagues' in Europe now looks like a Machiavellian masterstroke!  Despite my occasionally grumpy remarks aimed at various political 'groupuscles' I rarely harbour true malice, even to the 'Trot-lot' who used to venture into these hallowed columns in the past.  Given the position they start from - Cloud Cuckoo-land - they are usually consistent in following the logic of their beliefs.  However, there is one political grouping in this country whose complete and utter cynicism is despicable beyond measure - the Lib-Dems.  These slippery rogues will twist and turn on a sixpence if it fits the temper of the times.  There is, though, one exception, and that is their fanatical worship of the European Union and all its works.  They remain true to this shibboleth even as it demonstrably crashes and burns as it now doing before our eyes with the euro currency.

Today the media is full of red-faced angry Lib-Dems denouncing Dave and all his works.  The leadership of the Lib-Dems - who were fully informed of the possible outcome before it occurred - are now, in their usual sly, crafty, unofficial press briefing way, attempting to distance themselves as far away from Dave's decision as they can.  But, and it's a simply huge, enormous, light-blocking 'BUT' - the unspeakable bastards just fall short of actually resigning from the coalition government and taking their chances with the people at an election, where they would be free to preach the good word on the EU and see how far it takes them!

In other words, the il-Lib-non-Dems (as I prefer to call them) now find themselves in an excruciatingly painful position, and one is forced to contemplate the possibility that 'Not-quite-so-dim' Dave had thought this through before hand and is quite content if, as may well be, Clegg buckles under the pressure and walks, he can then quite properly go to the country blaming Clegg & Co and thus avoid attracting the ire of an electorate which never appreciates elections coming round too often.  Needless to say, if the il-Lib-non-Dems continue to squeal in rage whilst simultaneously clinging like limpets to the perks of high office they will be shown up for the prize hypocrites they are.

I never thought I would write these words but . . . brilliant, Dave, quite brilliant! 

 

Comments

[A K Haart]

I think we can take it either way at the moment. He foresaw this outcome or he didn't. Not enough evidence either way in my view. I agree with you about those corduroy fascists the Lib-Dems though.

[ortega]

Maybe you'll like this documentary.

http://www.moviestildawn.blogspot.com/

What? Am I trying to point at something? Of course not!

[David Duff]

Indeed, AK, but inthe spirit of Christmas I am giving him the benefit of the doubt.

'The Battle of the Bulge', Ortega? The only bulge at the moment is the German stomach as it struggles to swallow Europe!

[dearieme]

Since Clegg, Danny Alexander and Ming gave a thumbs up intitially, they're surely going to have problems explaining why it's thumbs down now.

[David Duff]

'Thumb up bum and mind in neutral', as we used to say in the army!