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I am in a Buddhist Centre in beautiful Bavaria. Nshorna, my daughter, sent me a brief text. “He’s resigned.”
The ancient Chinese proverb that the rotting fish starts from the head rings true
in the UK with the scale of political confusion, disarray and conflict sweeping through Westminster and the rest of the country. Continue reading
Photo above: Russia bombing of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.
Photo below: US bombing of Baghdad, capital of Iraq.
Russian tanks entered Ukraine, population 44 million, second largest country in Europe, after Russia, at 3.55 am (CET) on Thursday 24 February 2022.
Friday evening, 25 February 2022 via Zoom. I offered a 30-minute a guided meditation for an international group of meditators. I spoke two or three sentences and then paused for around 30 seconds before making another contribution. This is an edited version of the meditation with some adaption. Continue reading
Centralisation of power in the mind of the Prime Minister has long gone past its sell-by date.
Self-interest plays a major part in the mindset of the head of government. Popularity and personal prestige influence decision making over the interests of the country. Continue reading
UK often boasts of its commitment to fair play. Fair play has become a claim of our national psyche. Democracy and the election process seems far removed from fair play. Parliament stands as one of our oldest institutions.
Like other institutions, Parliament prefers living in the past rather than the present.
What’s fair about living under the control of a two-party state?
Information on the British Parliamentary System for those who live outside the UK
The Prime Minister is the leader of the Government. He or she is the leader of the party that wins the most seats at a general election. After a general election, the Queen calls upon the leader of the largest party to form the Government. The Prime Minister, whose residence and offices at 10 Downing Street, chooses 22 Ministers from his Party to run the Government.
The Party Leader achieves his office as head of the government after winning most seats at the general election out of the 650 Parliamentary seats available.
British politics lives under the control of two parties with other parties in the British Parliament marginalised. This system of control takes place through the refusal of the two main Parties to reject proportional representation of number of MPs roughly parallel to the number of votes given to a party with a minimum of 5% votes from the electorate to win a seat.
Will the system change?
Odds are 200-1 against change.
