May 2026 sees Scottish Parliament elections with seats being offered both for constituencies and regional lists. We speak with Lukasz Furmaniak, Scottish Libertarian Party candidate, Central Scotland and Lothian regional list.
“I was looking for a force that could stop that ever growing bureaucracy and control over our lives”
Can you introduce yourself to our readers, and tell us what made you decide to run?
I am a Pole living in Scotland for about 14 years. Over a year ago I joined the Scottish libertarian party as I was looking for a force that could stop that ever growing bureaucracy and control over our lives that I have noticed for quite some time now. I went for one meeting and immediately felt that I had found home. Our party is the only real alternative to what we have now.
You’re the prospective candidate for Central Scotland and Lothian West regional list, what are the major concerns in the area?
The concerns of the area are the same as the concerns nationwide. Hurdles put in our way by the government, the more lucrative business type the more you will need to spend first to be able to start it in the first place. For example, try to open an energy supplying business.
“Making it easier to start a business, getting rid of some licences, permissions and corresponding to them bodies”
What do you see as the major issues that if elected you hope to champion?
There are so many things here that it is hard to choose. But as I mentioned just a moment ago, I think our main focus should be on broadly understood bureaucracy. Making it easier to start a business, getting rid of some licences, permissions and corresponding to them bodies. Second important fight is to get the government budget balanced.
How can people find out more or get involved in the campaign?
May 2026 sees Scottish Parliament elections with seats being offered both for constituencies and regional lists. We speak with Cameron Milne, Scottish Libertarian Party candidate, West of Scotland regional list.
“I’m standing because people deserve to know there is a real alternative – one that trusts individuals”
Can you introduce yourself to our readers, and tell us what made you decide to run?
I’ve been a member of the Scottish Libertarian Party for nearly six years. Libertarian ideals are lacking in Scotland, but they are clearly wanted by many. Our principles are simple: the right to freedom and the right to life.
I’m standing because people deserve to know there is a real alternative – one that trusts individuals, not systems, and puts responsibility back where it belongs.
“The Scottish Libertarian Party is the ONLY party offering something genuinely different”
You’re the prospective candidate for West of Scotland regional list, what are the major concerns in the area?
As a candidate for the West of Scotland regional list, the biggest concern I hear is simple—nothing ever really changes.
Every election cycle brings the same promises and the same disappointment. People feel stuck, with no real alternative on the ballot. The Scottish Libertarian Party is the ONLY party offering something genuinely different.
“Right now, the system rewards spending more, not saving. That has to change”
What do you see as the major issues that if elected you hope to champion?
If elected, I will focus on bringing accountability back to public spending.
Right now, the system rewards spending more, not saving. That has to change. This is the public’s money, and it should be treated with respect. I’ll push to get waste under control and ensure value for every pound spent.
How can people find out more or get involved in the campaign?
May 2026 sees Scottish Parliament elections with seats being offered both for constituencies and regional lists. We speak with Calum Paul, Scottish Libertarian Party candidate, Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.
“I don’t feel the other candidates are qualified to make decisions for me, so I stand and vote for myself.”
Can you introduce yourself to our readers, and tell us what made you decide to run?
I’m a local musician and filmmaker from Kirkcaldy Scotland and former Kirkcaldy business owner. I am standing because I don’t feel the other candidates are qualified to make decisions for me, so I stand and vote for myself.
“if the government got less involved in the market and funded fewer meddling quangos then businesses would have the freedom to grow”
You’re the prospective candidate for Mid Scotland and Fife regional list, what are the major concerns in the area?
The main concerns of the area are economical, and I think that if the government got less involved in the market and funded fewer meddling quangos then businesses would have the freedom to grow within the area and fewer high streets like Kirkcaldy would see the loss of well-established brands.
“This organisation can barely fix a pothole yet it’s taking more and more of our money every year”
What do you see as the major issues that if elected you hope to champion?
The issues that concern me are freedom and getting the government out of everyone’s way. Fewer fines, fees and taxes, levies and quangos. Everywhere you look there’s ULEZ charge or a parking fine, or an exorbitant tax to drive on unkempt roads. Enough. This organisation can barely fix a pothole yet it’s taking more and more of our money every year.
How can people find out more or get involved in the campaign?
May 2026 sees Scottish Parliament elections with seats being offered both for constituencies and regional lists. We speak with Nathan Lumb, Scottish Libertarian Party candidate, Highlands and Islands regional list.
“I am running as a candidate because I believe the people of the highlands deserve a chance at voting for an idea that won’t result in yet more government overreach and overspending”
Can you introduce yourself to our readers, and tell us what made you decide to run?
I’m Nathan Lumb, standing for the Scottish Libertarian party in the highlands and islands region this coming election, a region I have lived and worked in my whole life. I am running as a candidate because I believe the people of the highlands deserve a chance at voting for an idea that won’t result in yet more government overreach and overspending.
“the system is rotten to the core and if we don’t push for major change in both the power of the government and people’s relationship with it, we are in for a very bad time indeed”
You’re the prospective candidate for Highlands and Islands regional list, what are the major concerns in the area?
The issues facing the Highlands are the same issues that face the rest of Scotland. A government hell bent on overspending, yet more laws to erode our freedom, a stagnant economy, services that cost us more each year whilst providing less and less and an economic situation that increasingly punishes the working individuals and rewards those who live off the state. Add to this a noticeable shift in the sort of crimes police are investigating (social media posts etc) whilst ignoring actual crimes against person and property and a very grim picture is painted indeed of the state of affairs of this Nation. The issue put simply is too much government, the system is rotten to the core and if we don’t push for major change in both the power of the government and people’s relationship with it, we are in for a very bad time indeed.
“fight against new laws or repeal current ones that go against the core values of freedom of choice and speech such as the hate crime bill , sugar taxes and minimum pricing on alcohol to name but a few”
What do you see as the major issues that if elected you hope to champion?
I see the issues as two-fold what I would see as the ultimate goal of a libertarian and what I if elected can do in the present and now to help people.
The main goal of course would be reducing the overall scope and power of government, reduce spending, fight against new laws or repeal current ones that go against the core values of freedom of choice and speech such as the hate crime bill , sugar taxes and minimum pricing on alcohol to name but a few. I’ve always said that I would consider my role a success if I was able to reduce government size to the point I put myself out of a job.
The main issues I stand for are simple, I would fight tooth and nail to protect individual rights, freedom of speech and choice and to reduce government interference in a individuals life. In a more localised smaller way as one of I worry only a small number of individuals who would hold these values as well I would make it my goal whilst not only to do all I have mentioned above to the best of my ability but also to work tirelessly to make sure the people of the highlands and islands are kept informed of what is happening in parliament through surgeries and social media what is being debated what motions are tabled so that they have a chance to write to MPs to protest and have their voices heard so that politicians are reminded that they are meant to be the servants of the people’s will.
“standing for the Scottish Libertarian party in the highlands and islands region this coming election, a region I have lived and worked in my whole life”
How can people find out more or get involved in the campaign?
May 2026 sees Scottish Parliament elections with seats being offered both for constituencies and regional lists. We speak with Daniel Fraser, Scottish Libertarian Party Candidate, South Scotland Regional List.
“Scotland is not as free as it should be and I want to change that”
Can you introduce yourself to our readers, and tell us what made you decide to run?
My name is Daniel Fraser. I decided to run in this election because Scotland is not as free as it should be and I want to change that.
“in the UK more people are arrested for hate speech than in Russia. I could never support a person being prosecuted for saying something that I don’t like”
What do you see as the major issues that if elected you hope to champion?
The main issue that concerns me is freedom of speech. People in Scotland are arrested every day because of things they say on the Internet. In fact, in the UK more people are arrested for hate speech than in Russia. I could never support a person being prosecuted for saying something that I don’t like.
If elected, I will do everything I can to make Scotland a more free place to live. More individual liberty and personal freedoms. No more laws, no more taxes, no more expansions of state power. If you know you’re right but you can’t win, you should fight anyway. That’s why I’m a Libertarian.
How can people find out more or get involved in the campaign?
If you would like to learn more you can visit our website www.scottishlibertarians.com. We also hold meet ups throughout Scotland, more information about these is also on our website.
May 2026 sees Scottish Parliament elections with seats being offered both for constituencies and regional lists. We speak with Tam Laird, Scottish Libertarian Party Candidate, Edinburgh Central Constituency and Edinburgh Lothians East Regional List.
“People need to understand that government is the problem and that the less of it we have the better for everyone. That’s my message to the voter.”
Can you introduce yourself to our readers, and tell us what made you decide to run?
I’ve been Leader of the Scottish Libertarian Party for over 10 years and have stood in many elections now. Council, Scottish Parliamentary and UK. Though I have little to no faith in democracy or the Parliamentary system, at the end of the day the primary function of any political party is to stand in elections. Speaking personally though, my mission is primarily didactic. Standing in elections is just another way of getting our message of peace, freedom and free markets out there.
People need to understand that government is the problem and that the less of it we have the better for everyone. That’s my message to the voter. That said, government isn’t just going to disappear because we wish it away. If you don’t fight it will continue to ride roughshod over your freedom and rob you of your property and possibly even your life. As Peter Gabriel observed in The Carpet Crawlers, “We got to get in to get out”.
“The so called cost of living crisis is in fact a cost of government crisis. The challenge we face is that more and more people are on the receiving end of the bribe-ocracy.”
You’re the prospective candidate for Edinburgh Central and on the Edinburgh Lothians East Regional List. What are the main concerns in the area?
The problems we face in the constituency and region I’m contesting are no different to anywhere else in the country. Out of control government spending and interference in private lives and business. Our message is not a popular one. We aren’t going to give you free stuff, and any “free” stuff you are getting from government we are going to do our level best to take away. The so called cost of living crisis is in fact a cost of government crisis. The challenge we face is that more and more people are on the receiving end of the bribe-ocracy.
Scotland has a massive public sector and much of the alleged private sector are in fact secondary tax consumers through government contracts. Even that old Bolshevik George Galloway has recognised that is simply unsustainable. It will come crashing down badly and the poor and middle classes will suffer as usual. We have no illusions. There’s an old saying,. If a man is not a socialist by the time he’s 20 he has no heart. If he’s still a socialist by 30 he has no brain. I take it one step further. If he’s still a socialist at 50 he’s probably Scottish. People don’t want to hear the truth but they are going to. Unfortunately, it won’t win us many votes, but that’s the lay of the land.
“I fight the fight because I believe it’s right. Not necessarily because I believe I can win. Though I have hope.”
What do you see as the major issues that if elected you hope to champion?
The state assault on Individual rights and liberties is ramping up and is at critical stage. Free speech and free expression have never been in such grave danger. Before long we will have sleepwalked into a totalitarian state. We are in many respects already there. It may even be too late to reverse which is frightening thought. If central bank digital currency (CBDC) coupled with digital ID come in its game set and match to the state. We have to fight, there’s no choice. I fight the fight because I believe it’s right. Not necessarily because I believe I can win. Though I have hope. I’ll let others decide which is the more reliable motivation. State funded mass immigration is also a problem. So again, Government is the root of all evil. As long as it has the power to rob you and spend your money these problems will persist.
I also intend to be a consistent anti war voice. All wars are bankers wars and benefit a select few at the expense of ordinary working folk. We can’t afford it financially or in terms of human lives. I say this as a former soldier who put his life on the line. Unlike many of the chest beating sabre rattling warmongers who are prepared to send others to die for their beliefs.
How can people find out more or get involved in the campaign?
We talk about Boris Johnson’s downfall and the Tory Leadership Race. We are then joined by Tam Laird, the leader of the Scottish Libertarian Party, to discuss Nicola Sturgeon’s demands for a second Scottish Independence referendum. Finally, we chat with Tam about his background and the Scottish Libertarian Party.
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding before us following Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. The risk of a major military conflict is remote but real, and the situation on the ground continues to change. We asked our contributors how they think Putin’s aggression will impact politics and policies in the UK and what if any changes are needed?
“We ought to all agree that Putin is “to blame” but errors were made by the West and Ukraine. To mention this however is to invite the accusation of being a Putin shill”
The first casualty of war is the truth, so we are now long past looking at the causes. We ought to all agree that Putin is “to blame” but errors were made by the West and Ukraine. To mention this however is to invite the accusation of being a Putin shill, so we might as well gloss over them.
When seeking directions, as the Oirish say, I would not start from here. Putin cannot lose and escape with his life, so the options are
Putin wins. I think this is the least likely. I can see no scenario where he “wins”. His economy will sink like a stone.
Palace coup, 15 minute show trial on a mobile phone and execution. My preferred option.
WW3, because Putin looks like losing, but retains control in Russia. My least preferred option.
Long drawn out conflict, Afghanistan on steroids, really sorry, but I think this is the most likely outcome.
To be brutally horribly cynical, option 4 is quite good for the UK. Self-indulgent drivel like Indyref2, lockdown fetishism, personal pronouns, critical race theory and most of all Net-Zero will be forgotten in the face of far bigger things. But Freedom of Speech will be a hard sell for those of us who believe in it.
It’s even fairly good for the EU. The EU was facing a genuine existential crisis in the face of Brexit, Net Zero and the Culture war. Six months ago the EU was threatening to cut off funds to Hungary and Poland for being naughty. Now, there is no danger of them cutting off funds, and in any case, Hungary and Poland have rapidly lost the will to be naughty.
Its also the option the West should be playing for, because it leaves Option 2 in play and keeps option 3 out of play.
But it’s going to be hell for Ukraine.
“The Principle is perfectly clear that the sovereignty of any territory is no longer determined by war, history, geography or religious scriptures of any kind but solely by the wishes of the people who live there today. Putin by contrast regards Ukrainians as Russians regardless of their own wishes”
Given that we cannot directly confront Russia militarily in Ukraine as they are not a member of NATO we must play the long economic game. In particular Germany and Italy must wean themselves off Russian oil and gas. It may take some time, but eventually Putin will fall and his successors will sue for economic peace and the occupation will be ended as part of that deal.
Yesterday Putin came clean. He does not after all believe in the Principle of Self-determination of Sovereignty, which is enshrined in international law, contrary to what as he has previously indicated. He accepts now that he is acting illegally and doesn’t care, reverting instead to the base and uncivilised human instinct for territorial domination and imperialism. The Principle is perfectly clear that the sovereignty of any territory is no longer determined by war, history, geography or religious scriptures of any kind but solely by the wishes of the people who live there today. Putin by contrast regards Ukrainians as Russians regardless of their own wishes.
This crisis just emphasises yet further the inadequacy of the UK’s immigration and refugee policy, and that incudes UKIP’s own policy. As a member of UKIP’s NEC I am currently arguing for manifesto changes as follows:
We need an auctioned quota system for long-term immigration, not a points-based system. I would set the quota at 50,000 a year fewer than the number who emigrate each previous year, so we have a background of depopulation going on. This country is dangerously overpopulated and, as any competent social psychologist will tell you, overpopulation leads to competition for scarce resources, which in turn leads to a fracturing of society along the nearest visible fault line. Today that is racism. It used to be classism. Either way Labour subversively ramps it up for their own selfish identity purposes, thereby making racism worse. A policy of depopulation will reduce that risk not increase it, as well reducing shortages of housing, access to essential public services, wild habitat, overloaded sewage works overflowing into our rivers and may other forms of environmental contamination as well as the fact that we can now only grow 55% of the food we eat.
You cannot humanely turn refugees away, and it also impossible to distinguish objectively between refugees and other illegals (ok, I know there are plenty of cynics out there who say it is quite easy, but that is not legally sufficient). Also it is all very well saying they should return to the first safe country they come to, but those countries are not co-operating and anyway have severe immigration crises of their own. With a quota system we can instead bring them in and allocate them free of charge to the quota and correspondingly reduce the number available to normal auction sponsors so the total quota is not breached. If the number is greater than the quota in any year it can be spread over several years. Either way refugees and illegals should be given special refugee passports, saying for example British Ukrainian Refugee Passport, which would only be valid until the occupation has ended. When they return home their quota places can be returned to the quota.
In the meantime we should be looking to purchase a large tract of habitable land somewhere outside Europe where, with the agreement of the host country, we can set up a refugee colony as British Sovereign territory, so we can then transfer all new arrivals there immediately. This would be outside the quota but still British sovereign territory so that even a successful appeal for asylum would not require moving them back to the UK. They would already have the refuge they need there. I am not proposing this as a cheap or punitive option (unlike Australia). It must be done properly with open borders, law and order, security, benefits, housing, and public and personal support services enabling them to engage in economic activity which should lead to self-sufficiency and achieve a reasonable standard of living in the longer term. It would use the host country’s currency but under our economic management, thereby enabling trade with the host country and giving that country a substantial regional and national economic and export boost as part of the deal. In the short term we can use some of the massive overseas aid budget which is currently doing little useful other than assuage some people’s guilt complexes.
I welcome any comments or additional observations so we can construct as practical and acceptable a policy as possible.
“I am not at all surprised that most of the western governments have acted to cut Russia off (and our future gas supplies, of course) with their gesture politics…..Our same government said that PM Johnson didn’t go to parties when thousands of non-Etonian people were prevented from seeing their loved ones!”
Laurence Williams, London and South East Coordinator for the UK Libertarian Party.
It’s a loaded question, ‘Putin’s aggression’, ‘Putin’s actions’ would have been better, but, though I detest war and its repercussions, I am not in the least surprised as to it happening. Yet another US proxy war, this time starting in 2014 with a President Obama organised coup, followed by 8 years and 15K casualties in the Russian speaking east at the hands of Ukrainian forces, is the perfect storm. Given that the Ukraine has national guard units modelled on Nazi Germany’s SS, and that these units committed unspeakable crimes against their own in WW2, they have now ‘modernised’ into having some 15 US bio – chemical facilities, just like Saddam Hussein was supposed to have in Iraq!
I am not at all surprised that most of the western governments have acted to cut Russia off (and our future gas supplies, of course) with their gesture politics. Two years ago, these same governments said that we must all be vaxxed with an un-tested toxin, against a Common Cold! Our same government said that PM Johnson didn’t go to parties when thousands of non-Etonian people were prevented from seeing their loved ones!
Cutting off Russia in the sports, and now our football clubs brandishing Ukrainian flags is just gesture politics like ‘taking the knee’, it just winds people up. The Olympics is dead for sure now, and so, hopefully, it the Eurovision song contest!
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding before us following Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. The risk of a major military conflict is remote but real, and the situation on the ground continues to change. We asked our contributors how they think Putin’s aggression will impact politics and policies in the UK and what if any changes are needed?
“We failed to punish Putin after his illegal annexation of Crimea and Donetz etc. and so he carried on planning (we now know) for the return of the Soviet Union in his name”
Even with hindsight NO ONE could have foreseen Putin’s true, Hitler like, total insanity, cruelty and inhumanity to his fellow man. We failed to punish Putin after his illegal annexation of Crimea and Donetz etc. and so he carried on planning (we now know) for the return of the Soviet Union in his name. The huge numbers of troops/armaments for a country with an economy smaller than Italy’s , on the Ukraine border, should have warned us.
Indeed Merkel and the EU rewarded Putin with massive gas/oil supply contracts and a new pipeline bypassing and weakening Ukraine, straight after the Crimea annexation. Unbelievably the EU buys a third of it’s gas from Putin (and Germany 40%!!). Would you buy from Hitler!? Merkel’s legacy for Germany/Europe is truly appalling and Putin predictably is now cutting supplies of gas to Germany, substantially causing Germany real problems! They and the EU have both enriched Putin and funded his army/missiles.
The sanctions will be very bad for Russia but with unbelievable countries like Pakistan, India and China probably stepping in to fill the gap on energy supplies/revenues – Putin will probably now be able to tough it out.
The UK has not done much wrong because a USA President, severely weakened by his appalling Afghanistan withdrawal fiasco is not going to put troops on the ground and Putin knows that and is counting on it. The UK has led the way even with NATO, but we cannot act by ourselves. Boris has been great! The EU have proved once again, like the Balkan war, to be totally useless – thank God for Brexit so we could take fast, leading, action ourselves!! Though Germany’s huge, about turn on arms expenditure/supply is truly amazing.
With no troops on the ground and no, no fly zone, Putin will just carry on. The problem is – China will be watching the reaction to Putin and may decide soon to annexe Taiwan and the South China Sea islands in similar fashion and with Russian reciprocal support.
The UK cannot do much more as it has already shown real leadership, fast action and back bone, but like many western countries is now going to have to consider spending 3%+ GDP on armaments as Russia/China/Nth Korea can never ever be trusted again. All civilised western countries will have to do the same. Efforts should be made too to get Russia thrown out of the UN Security Council.
The one hope is either the return of James Bond to carry out one last operation on Mr Putin or one of the Russian oligarchs funding a contract on dear Vladimir. Like Hitler, I think Putinism could collapse like a pack of cards if he has gone. Unfortunately crucial action on COP 26 and the world climate change emergency will take a back seat whilst the very future off the free world is at stake.
“If any private individual or group wishes to get involved in the conflict either in person or financially they are more than welcome to do so. The UK is in no position financially or militarily to get involved”
I’m not 100% sure Putin IS the aggressor. He may well be. Regardless, this conflict has nothing to do with the UK. Under no circumstances should the UK government embroil itself, it’s armed forces or people in this situation. If any private individual or group wishes to get involved in the conflict either in person or financially they are more than welcome to do so. The UK is in no position financially or militarily to get involved and would do well to concentrate on the affairs of it’s own household.
War is a racket.
“We need each other, the UK has expertise in the world financial markets, intelligence gathering, the size of our economy, hopefully the EU will start a post Brexit period of Glasnost with us”
Nick Mane, local Brexiteer.
As everyone knows, the war in Ukraine is having seismic repercussion for nation states as well as continents. Some have already been experienced but much will depend on the war’s outcome .
So far, we’ve experienced levels of both national as well as international unity, replacing prevalent and destructive polarities. We need each other, the UK has expertise in the world financial markets, intelligence gathering, the size of our economy, hopefully the EU will start a post Brexit period of Glasnost with us.
Through the EU’s lack of accountability and transparency the EU has been left exposed by placing their energy egg in one unstable basket. The EU’s also under pressure from their need to appease the green movement, no matter what the cost.
Now the EU is stuck in the middle of the twin evils of sourcing energy from a political adversary as well as having a nuclear power plant attacked by an invading army, who could have predicted that?
In a world of growing demands and fewer resources there are only increasing pressures for future conflicts and the existential dangers of excessive nuclear power stations and nuclear warheads. History repeats but gets more extreme and our leaders fail to understand this basic reality.
Hopefully, this catastrophe will point the way to deterring future conflicts through the power of prevention from massive economic and military co-operation, a risk reduction in the pointless numbers of nuclear warheads, produce a more reasoned debate on shared future energy resources and decision making, help persuade both the EU as well as other rogue and unaccountable states for the need to reform and move towards democracy.
The best outcome is for peace to immediately be reinstated in the Ukraine and as a result bring greater peace to everyone, opening up the need for co-operation with neighbours, not ownership of them. If Ukraine falls, nations working together could be more powerful than any war and restore freedom and livelihoods for our friends in the Ukraine.
Either way, everyone benefits from less hostilities from the likes of Macron, Putin and XiPing and more handshakes.
The potential implications for the UK could be less spending on nuclear warheads (more in health, education, law and order), greater international co-operation, more accountable neighbours, a balanced and safer approach to energy and future demands on energy and greater levels of peace.
If not, don’t worry about switching the light bulb off on your way out, we’ll all be toast.
“The main positive we have been sold, as a country with nationalised healthcare, is the idea that no one gets left behind. The pandemic has proved that this is not the case”
Libertarian Sofia Svihurova. Sofia can often be found at London Agora meet-ups.
Prediction: I think we will be getting away from Covid more as we progress throughout the year, but I do think that people will end up self-policing to an extent, by still wearing masks in crowded spaces, especially in and around London.
Prediction: I think Brexit will also make a comeback as the (old) new boogie man after Covid dies down. I am sure a lot of issues caused by the pandemic will be made out to have actually been caused by Brexit, especially in Left-wing circles and media.
Wish: I hope to see some restructuring of the NHS. The pandemic has really highlighted the need for some radical changes to our healthcare system. Of course, Covid19 was devastating for healthcare systems across the world but that’s not to say we couldn’t do better.
So many people have suffered due to their life saving treatment being postponed or cancelled due to the system being overwhelmed. Mental health has also been getting worse due to vulnerable people being isolated even more than they usually would have been.
The main positive we have been sold, as a country with nationalised healthcare, is the idea that no one gets left behind. The pandemic has proved that this is not the case and that “saving the NHS” as an institution is more important than saving real people, and I hope this is something the authorities will reflect on and work towards changing.
“he will keep his shadow cabinet out of the news as much as possible but will be regularly embarrassed by his lunatic wing of Student Grant’s and Grantina’s”
Predictions: Johnson and Sturgeon will both survive the year in office but will both be seen as lame ducks, both awaiting job offers that never come and sustained by the absence of any alternative within their party that is not equally discredited.
Labour will lead the UK polls all year due to Starmer’s skilful strategy of offering the same platform as the Tories but run by someone – anyone – else. To this end he will keep his shadow cabinet out of the news as much as possible but will be regularly embarrassed by his lunatic wing of Student Grant’s and Grantina’s such as Nadia Whittome. Looking electable in the UK will begin to raise Labour’s polling in Scotland by the end of the year and this in 2023 is what will torpedo the SNP
The genuine opposition, such as it is, to the governments will come from the Twitter accounts of a new raft of anti-establishment celebrities, utterly out of tune with the establishment celebrities. The likes of Matt le Tissier, Geoff Norcott, David Bellamy, Neil Oliver, and one for your Croydon readers to become aware of, Josh Taylor, who will retain his world Light-welterweight belts before moving up to Welterweight and becoming Welterweight champion. In between giving the government feedback like this: https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/boxer-josh-taylor-targets-sturgeon-with-snp-fascist-state-tweet-309429
“Perhaps by 2023, we will see a sensible and informed candidate rise from the back benches with a shocking new idea… ‘prescribe ivermectin, save a fortune and get the country back to work.'”
Predictions: Having noted that the government is in confusion:
1) Passing laws which cannot be enforced – mask wearing.
2) Passing laws which are counterproductive – Flow tested unvaccinated people (including those with natural immunity) will not be able to work for the NHS but untested people who may have been vaccinated months prior and so have little or no immunity will.
3) Reeling from a massive revolt.
A leadership challenge is inevitable. Unfortunately, the main contenders are Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. Since both of whom are blindly repeating the same ‘get a jab’ rhetoric,
they will inevitably meet the same fate as Boris. Perhaps by 2023, we will see a sensible and informed candidate rise from the back benches with a shocking new idea… ‘prescribe ivermectin, save a fortune and get the country back to work.’
We can always rely on the government to do the right thing when they have exhausted all other options. 😉
