But I Smile Anyway…

I hesitated a while before writing this because this is not a political blog.

Politics scare me. I do try and keep up with things happening, but not an awful lot makes sense. I especially look at what is going on in Education because of my own job and the cost of living crisis, etc., but beyond that, I really don’t know much.The thing is, it’s been a shambles really, our government, the last few years, and the last few months, in particular, hasn’t it?Three Prime Ministers in two months, goodness knows how many cabinet changes, an economy that is tanking, loss of face as a country to the rest of the world…And yesterday, on the auspicious day of Diwali, many British Hindus celebrated the fact that Rishi Sunak, one of ‘us’ (i.e. a brown face) was now the top dog in Downing Street.Now, I don’t know the guy from Adam, and I’m sure he has some redeeming features, but there is plenty about him that is freely out there to read to show that maybe he isn’t one to be proud of.

• He was a Brexit supporter… Sorry, that is a 👎🏽👎🏽 from me, anyway.He may have been born to honest EastAfrican Indian migrant parents in Southampton, but his £40k a year Winchester College education means that his life is far removed from the majority of Brits, brown or otherwise.He married an Indian Billionaire’s daughter and is consequently richer than Charlie King Three!He lost the UK a lot of money in the Covid debacle.He backed the Rwanda plan! He was also fined during #PartyGate!

I look at him and think, yes it’s good to see some representation of minorities in a high position, but surely we want that face to be one to be proud of.I hope he can do right by everyone, and not just his rich pals, thereby helping us all and becoming worthy of this premature excitement by the aunty brigades out there, who will no doubt expect all their British Asian children to reach PM level in the future.But, you have the masses who are not happy. Have you heard the openly racist remarks made by an LBC listener who called in and basically said he’s not English (White, basically)so he would never get their vote, and this was a Conservative party member calling in. A sentiment echoed by many, it seemsThe defections to the Reform Party are shocking – is this a good thing?

He hasn’t shown a clear vision of his own.

Let’s be frank, here, there aren’t any better alternatives right now, out there, though, anyway! (Thank the Lord BoZo didn’t stand!) But even looking at other parties, if we had a General Election, which is the party offering the best for everyone in this country? They all seem too busy knocking the Conservatives, but not telling us what they could realistically do, to offer stability in such a precarious world.Might just start my own party…But, ultimately, as my post title says, this is no #ObamaMoment for the UK. He’s just another rich politician with his own agenda who just happens to be blessed with more melanin than his predecessors.

Stepping off my soapbox, now…