You can’t miss the news (if you are in the UK.   I have no idea what my American and Canadian friends are seeing on the news) and all you hear about is Zimbabwe.  Zimbabwe and how Mugabe, the dictator is abusing his people, and not allowing fair elections.  It is frankly shocking, no doubt.  Democracy is a long way away from them, and I have nothing but deep sympathy for the people in that country.

Luckily, I am in Britain.  A country where we have a Prime Minister who we didn’t vote for, and got the job passed over without the democratic process of us voting for him.  A Prime Minister who doesn’t listen to the voters, and makes decisions on what he thinks is right and not what the people want.  A country where there is no such thing as asking the people what THEY want.

But this Prime Minister has the cheek to think he can stand up and criticise other nations for not doing as the people want.  Yes, Zimbabwe is a total mess, and I am not necessarily comparing the two.  But it seems we are very much on our way towards a situation where as much as the violence is not in this country, it doesn’t matter who we want in government.  They will do what they feel like.

Unlike Mugabe who takes his peoples money for his own greed, we have a parliment who spend thousands of tax payers pounds on new kitchens for their houses, and try as hard as they can to hide the expenses.

Two countries who are seperated by a world of difference, who are a lot closer then the government would like to think.

Thanks Mr Brown.  Don’t feel bad about stepping down any time soon.  Not that your replacement will be any better, but at least they are there legally.