Ruled by Expedience

Doing the rounds online this week was a video of a World War Two veteran on national television, decrying the treacherous state of the country that he fought for:

It's easily one of the most emotional and profound indictments on the state of the country. However, the words of Kate Garraway, the lady sat on the left of the betrayed veteran, are, unfortunately, platitudes. "It's our job now to make it the country that you fought for" were here words. Which is all well and good, if it weren't for the fact that her co-presenter, Adil Ray, who nodded on in agreement, endorsed the coming of rule by Hamas apologists in NYC:

ITV’s Adil Ray in crisis talks after appearing to endorse sharia in New York

So the nods were just a facade then. Or, perhaps Mr. Ray truly believes that what his esteemed guest really fought for was turning Britain into Islam's next Caliphate, which is of course far better than what the Nazi's had planned. At least Mr. Ray understands that this stuff takes time and "diversity" really means biding your time till we ain't got no more diversity, so a little head nod in "solidarity" for those who fought for his freedom suffices with Ofcom.

And whether you're a war vet sharing the airwaves with a Sharia-Law advocate, or a British prince giving lectures on the "dangers of climate change", you're just one viral clip away from the whole nation agreeing your biggest battle was against bad optics. Because while the esteemed Good Morning Britain guest berated his ruling class for violating the freedoms he fought for, the ruling class jetted off to COP30 in Brazil, half-way round the world, to warn of the "dangers of climate change":

Accompanied by his good pal Keir Starmer of course, who has clocked up more air miles than any Prime Minister so far this century, Prince William had plenty to say on how close we are to "reaching Earth's tipping point" and how you, not him (obviously), can be doing more to combat the threat. Here are some observations:

1) The heir-to-the-throne is unelected and is supposed to remain politically neutral, so by doing this, has violated the promise of political neutrality by the Royal Family.

2) The "melting of polar ice", which is cited as an exigent threat, doesn't seem to hold up:

Dramatic slowdown in melting of Arctic sea ice surprises scientists per The Guardian

Plus:

Antarctic sea ice has exhibited significant variability over the satellite record, including a period of prolonged and gradual expansion, as well as a period of sudden decline. Read more here

3) The "loss of the Amazon" claim is rich given that in order for the summit to take place, a portion of the forest itself - tens of thousands of acres - has had to be felled to build a four-lane highway. While it is true that approximately 10-20% of the Amazon has been deforested, why would he attend a summit that has contributed to the thing he's speaking against?

4) His claims stoke fire to globalist Net-Zero agendas - which push prices up for everyone and can actually hurt the environment. (This is without mentioning the countless prominent Net-Zero advocates who have now renounced their subscription, or at least backtracked on pushing it hard, see Tony Blair, Boris Johnson,Bill Gates.)

But of course, both Starmer and the Prince of Wales were both back at the Cenotaph on Sunday, just to keep up their façade of upholding the values that Good Morning Britain guests fought for:

Prince William at the Cenotaph service

Freedom doesn't die solely in the hands of the governing class, it dies in the hands of its citizens too. Those who enable their freedom to be encroached upon cannot complain of the consequences. However, it is different with the monarchy: they can't be voted out. Though with that said, no matter who has occupied No. 10 over the past sixty years hasn't seemed to matter either, because politicians have realised that the more that the electorate have to depend on the political class, the more difficult it is to have "two different sides". So instead of voting for genuinely different policy positions, people get to choose between decline in 70mph or 110mph. And that's not gonna cut it for most people - we deserve something better.

We may be entering "late-stage democracy": the realisation that achieving real, lasting change may be impossible with a cross on a ballot sheet every five years. Two world wars were fought for real and lasting change, yet we still reneged on the promise of freedom, and some people are still alive to see the betrayal.