The New Chartists - We need a Charter for real change in the UK.

We need real change in the UK, and we need it very soon. But how do we bring it about? Millions of Brits are pissed off. They are struggling to pay the rent, mortgage, energy bills and put food on the table. While Musk rants about Farage and Tommeh, Trump steps into the Whitehouse, and genocidal Kid Starver freezes pensioners and cuts benefits for the disabled more, and more people are suffering.

Our political system, and democracy is broken, our economy is broken, our country is broken, and the 'change' Starmer promised is simply the same old shit we have had to put up with for the past 14 years. It's not just the working classes who are suffering, so are the middle class and the petit bourgeoisie. Graduates are struggling in low paid jobs. The country is ripe for a peaceful revolution.

I'm not convinced we need a new political party, but we definitely need a people's movement for change. We need real democracy - direct democracy - in which our citizens can all participate. Furthermore, we know that this can work because it's already been tried through citizens assemblies.

Recently, I found this article by Peter Garbutt, an old GP comrade of mine. He explains how the system can work and bring about the changes we need in a dying society and planet, where we must work to avoid climate collapse.

He says: 

"Here’s how it would work. First, a political party would be formed with the specific and explicit aim of introducing government by citizens assemblies – selected by sortition, much like juries are at present – and introducing UBI. It’s extremely difficult for new parties to make headway in our system. It’s usually a lack of money or a lack of media coverage that’s the problem."

And:  

"By the end of the party’s term, the system of governance by citizens’ assemblies would be up and running. The party’s final act would be to adopt the constitution and abolish political parties, including itself."

I'm not sure if we need a political party to bring about the changes we need, but the support of a political party would be important. As for UBI that is a separate issue not covered in the post.

The Great Chartists meeting on Kennington Common in 1848

So many people are disillusioned with our 'democracy' and political parties that the biggest group we have is none voters. I think a people's movement, let's just call it the New Chartists, could produce the momentum for the change we need. So let's work together a draw up a new charter of our demands for the changes we need. The demand must include citizens assemblies with the power to make decisions locally and nationally, and a written constitution.

Millions, on the left and centre, are disillusioned with the state of the UK and our 'democratic' system. Only the right are enthused because they sense a chance to seize power. Let's grasp this opportunity to thwart them and bring about real positive change! What other choice do we have?

A horror story for 2025: Bad Enoch summons The Great Eloon.

Bad Enoch cackled as she listened to the radio in the darkness. "Nice one Cruella" she said, "now my latest plan is to build a wall between what's left of the UK and Turkey, we have to keep those damn migrants out of our blessed realm". She laughed loudly "Mwuuhahahaha!'. Little Fartage tittered and farted, as he sat at her feet.

She lifted her dress. "Now Fartarse, come and do your duty!". He crawled around behind her and sniffed. "Enough sniffing, get licking!" she demanded. His little face disappeared between her cheeks. She groaned slightly. "That's enough....for now....fetch the black candle". "Yes Mistress" he croaked.

When the candle was lit, she moved over to her cauldron and began to stir it. "Now!, it is time to summon the Great Daemon!". She stirred the noxious brew, and the rancid fumes filled the stone chamber. I summon thee, O Great one, I summon thee in the name of X!" 

The fumes rose, and then a great figure arose, with red eyes, filling the chamber with green light. The Great Daemon sat before them, laptop in hand. "Who had the nerve to call to me!?" he shouted, "Abase yourselves, you lowly creatures!" They bowed very low. 

"Oh Great Eloon" said Bad Enoch, "We have been praying for your support all of our lives, we are your faithful servants!". They bowed again. "How dare you interrupt my posting, you fools. Did you not know I have discarded you! Do not presume to summon the great leader of the free world!". He raised his magic Starlink and blasted them to pieces, laughing. "Now I have more important work to do, where is my sidekick Tommeh?"

Ends..... or does it?

2025: The crisis continues

Who is looking forward to 2025? Where to start? 2024 was an annus horribilis: the war in Ukraine, the climate crisis, the slaughter in Gaza, a Labour government that failed in the first few months, the election of depraved criminal Trump, and an acceleration of the climate crisis. There's much more, but that will do for a start.

It's actually quite simple. As I've said before on this blog, neoliberalism is destroying people and planet. Neoliberalism is an extremist ideology, which puts the market above all else. Profit comes well before people and planet. If the triumph of the market brings about the end of civilisation - so be it.

Nu Labour panders to the free marketeers, which is why, after only 3 months in power, they had become unpopular. Now things are worse for them. Their corporate chums, like BlackRock, are like parasites, like Dracula. They want to suck the blood out of Britain. Every last drop. If our nation dies, they'll simply move on to the next victim. That is where we are. 

The kleptocrats, like Musk, operate with impunity, interfering in elections at home and abroad using their money to get the results that suit them. Musk is said to be planning a $100m donation to Farage's Reform Party, no doubt hoping that Reform will win the next UK GE, and he'll have Farage in his pocket*. It seems Nu Labour will do nothing to prevent this overseas interference in UK politics. Maybe that's because Kid Starver wants foreign donations?

Why is this all happening? Neoliberalism is the key. 'Centrist' governments in Europe and the UK have adopted austerity and neoliberalism, and immiserated, and alienated the electorate. This has paved the way for the rise of the far right and the failure of social democracy. Instead of moving back to the left, and fighting back,  social democratic parties have pandered to the racism and anti-asylum seeker hatred of the far-right, making themselves weaker in the process.

All of this is well summed up in the diagram below, which I found on the web. Happy to give credit for it, but I haven't found out who created it:

Unless things change politically, we will be dragged further into the swap. It ain't easy, but we have only one option - organise and fight back! We need to build from the grassroots as well and working, on a national level, to bring about change.

* Yes! We are all laughing since Musk rejected his grifting puppet Nigel Farage 😂 😂 😂