2023-12-31
With a New Year comes new opportunity, or so we all hope, but there are as many ways of viewing such opportunities as there are individuals in the population.
By its very nature a parliamentary democracy encourages divergent opinion, and the battle of ideas rages incessantly, to and fro, back and forth, left to right, right to left.
But what is the major conflict that never (in recent times anyway) dares speak its name in the hallowed halls of Parliament? Certainly it is the conflict between individual freedom and centralised authority, between diversity of approach and top-down control, between an abundance of choice and a standardised result that is imposed as effectively the only option on offer (so much for "diversity" and "inclusion"). Yes, they speak the words, but by their actions shall you know them.
Still, there are limits are there not?
Anarchy must be held at bay or chaos will rule the land, and only strong Government can keep the peace and make us safe. We cannot draw the line too close to individual freedom, or we are assured we will be bound to regret it.
So we must of course firmly resist extreme solutions such as may be proffered on-line by conspiracy theorists who have not thought through the consequences of their proposals.
It's your view that counts:
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