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In case the penny hasn't dropped yet about the true nature of British power and political system, some thoughts based on recent case studies. My contention is that UK democracy is largely an illusion - a nice idea to justify current governance - and that #theukisanoligarchy
2003 Iraq war showed that a tiny cabal around the PM could lie its way to invading a foreign country, dismissing majority public opinion and intern'l law, and garner the support of virtually the entire mainstream media and political class with no comeback after killing up to 1m
2011 Libya war, backed by near-entire UK parliament, despite obvious govt fabrications, confirmed parliament is an appendage of the executive, incapable of holding it to account - as UK/NATO colluded with Islamist actors in covert operations, deepening terrorism in Europe/Africa
