A previous blog suggested life, the universe and everything could be seen as a series of interconnected dramas, drawn from the field of all possibilities, performed by us for our education and entertainment ... a view criticised by a correspondent (along with the non-traditional style of writing) ... well the critic (and friend) has been answered and invited to contribute to the blog, through comments or with a guest post .... meanwhile current events conspire to inspire further investigation of this theory.
The image playing in the imagination is of scriptwriters tossing pantomime characters about to test the gullibility of their audiences: from left to right (a spectrum itself open to question) ... ex-Tory, public school buffoon bluffs his way to an unexpected referendum victory, playing on the fear of foreigners ... quits as leader of his small and nasty party (maybe to be available for a return to action in a Tory party in need of demagogues to balance the establishment pro-EU wing?) ... Tory public school buffoon, previously mayor of London, dodging the poison chalice offered by his nemesis and resigning slick willy PR man, public school boy, having set up the referendum and lost ... returning rightward, sinister and unlikeable public school boy sets himself up for lead role, whilst Miss Whiplash lookalike, Thatcher soundalike and all round Cruella de Ville caricature poses as the female option, albeit without the feminine virtues of compassion ....
Over on the other party (there used to be three) plausible, statesmanlike old bloke (mirrored in the USA drama by Bernie Sanders) resists onslaught from within ... organised treachery to increase his popularity amongst the masses ... waiting in the wings, changeling and warmonger awaits official report on war crimes without apparent remorse ...
This one could run and run ... meanwhile the world moves on and capitalism is no nearer solving its fundamental problems ... and more seriously Britain is cast as an intolerant nation as well as intrinsically arrogant .... something to be examined in the next post ...
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