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"BritainThinks survey of the national mood makes stark reading, especially its evidence of alienation between young and old."

Can't help observing the similarities between the parlous political situation in the UK and what's happening on Steem.

I'm in two minds about Boris Johnson: one part of me thinks, hell, no; the other part of me thinks, yes, get your come uppance and be banished forever.

It's a big risk, though, and so far, Johnson has shown a zombie-like ability to rise from the dead and torment us further.

As another commentator says today:
"Say what you like about Boris Johnson, he can always be relied on to let you down."

None of the other candidates appeal either as offering the potential to stop our politics from being the embarrassment that it is.

But the same article recognises the big fear driving the Tories:

Fear is the key to understanding why, fear most of all of Nigel Farage. This is the single most important factor propelling Boris Johnson towards Number 10. The leader of the Brexit party is not on the ballot paper, but he is the most influential personality in this contest. He is a giant magnet attracting clouds of iron filings in the direction of the former foreign secretary. By far and away his biggest-selling proposition to Tory MPs terrified of losing their seats is that he is the only one of them with the force of personality to stand any chance of suffocating the Brexit party and defeating Labour.

It's a high risk strategy, likely to lead to a general election anyway.

With poor and negative press reporting of the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn especially, it's hard to know if Labour will be able to meet what voters want: " ... a leader to map a clear route through. One observed: “We seem to be stumbling along a crooked path and not towards a target."”

Sounds familiar.

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