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Aug 28, 2019 8 tweets 3 min read Read on X
I believed in the integrity of Parliament and was secure in that knowledge. I was grateful to be born in a country where a Sovereign Parliament ruled even though I didn’t always agree with the Government of the Day. My family and friends suffered under Thatcher prospered under
Blair. I was educated free until I was 21 being part of a lucky generation in that respect. I’ve worked for 40 years paid my dues to the state. My husband worked on the Railways hard physical work with poor rewards. But we worked never had to claim anything because we were
Lucky to be relatively healthy until recently. Now that country I was so proud of is throwing away the Unions in belongs to ironically governed by the Conservative and Unionists! They are happy to ditch anything cooperative to become Little England 🙄
Today I wake up to discover this fabulous democracy they want to uphold only counts when it’s related to their will and their Brexit. None of us know what it will do to our country, our children’s or grandchildren’s future
The country I grew up so proud of is divided friends and family arguing and disagreements everywhere. The elephant in every room, the subject consuming all our lives has to be avoided at all cost lest it wrecks friendship and family.
I’m literally at a loss today feeling so sad at what’s happening to our Country. All this on top of being a Waspi forced to wait an extra six years! Now their Brexit could wreck any chance we have of sorting out that mess too. Uncertainty rife
What has happened today the Country I grew up so confident of that’s now becoming a tin pot dictatorship ruled by a rich elite? History is my subject if the lessons are not learned they repeat themselves I dread to think 😢😢😢🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺 #StopTheCoup #RemainAlliance

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