Oh Cheers

Of course, Rufus is anything but a boring twat as he expertly summarises why the Murdochs, News International, the News of the World, and the protection of implicitly guilty individuals is altogether a Bad Thing for us but a Good Thing for those in power.

Keep up the good work Rufus.

The people we elect, to serve our best interests, are being blackmailed.

The people doing the blackmailing don’t want what is best for US they want what is best for themselves.

What’s good for them is actually bad for us.

Therefore, we no longer live in a democracy where our elected officials are working in our best interests, we’re living in a poisonous oligarchy, one of the main aims of which is to make money for Rupert Murdoch, regardless of who suffers, hurts or dies.

The systems that our forefathers built to protect us are being taken away.

Those with the power are becoming more powerful and less answerable.

Those with the money are becoming richer.

Those with very little are set to suffer more.

I don’t want that for me.

I don’t want that for you.

I don’t want it for my kids, your kids, our friends, our parents, our countrymen.

Maybe the fact that I haven’t found a way of making this funny is evidence that I’m not a very good comedian. I’ll admit I find it waaaaaaay easier to make jokes about things that matter less.

But this stuff really matters. It is no overstatement to say that the future of British democracy is up for grabs here. If we all just stop talking about this, if it goes away, if we, collectively, take our eye off the ball nothing will change. Murdoch will get more powerful and what you want for your life will cease to matter.

So, I’m sorry for being a boring twat, but at least now hopefully, you understand why.

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