Theresa
May’s disgraceful speech in Birmingham and her racist xenophobic plan for
Britain after Brexit has brought to us the reality of our society, no matter if
you are living in Spain or in the UK, or in France. We have a problem… we ALL
have a problem and it’s very serious.
A
non-elected Prime Minister with no mandate to make big decisions against the
will of the British people (specially the Scots), has just explained with
details and outrageous euphoria what kind of UK she is trying to make and why.
And that is really what scares me the most, because I’m absolutely sure that
she is fully committed and totally aware of what she is trying to do.
If you
look around Europe there is a concerning reality about the small Nations. Their
rights and powers have been decreasing or they haven’t received any more powers
during the last years. There is a clear and continuous tendency of
re-centralization all over Europe.
The
cases of Spain and the UK are not so different in essence. I’ve noticed that
during these years many policies have been run with very little differences by
both Spanish and British Governments.
Actually,
we’ve known that Theresa May has reaffirmed her view on the Human Rights Act.
However, in case you didn’t know, in Spain we have to fight against a Gagging
Law which affects our human and civil rights.
Doctors
are fighting for their jobs and the permanence of a Public National Health
Service, it’s the same in Spain where privatizations and cuts have been growing
all over the State. Public services are now in the worse position to serve
citizens.
The
right wing Spanish Government has a strategy of running policies against the Autonomic
powers with the unique excuse of “Brussels is the boss”. But the reality is a re-centralization
of powers and the end of the Autonomic system. Primary sectors like fisheries
or farming have been suffering from the very poor policies run by the State.
They just don´t care what happens to our primary sectors. They have other
views, other plans for them.
We are
witnessing how our political leaders cheat without decorum. They manipulate,
with no regrets of whatsoever, every day. They have the power of the MSM, they
invent evidence, and they make campaigns against people who could be an
alternative. They invent stories to put us into war; they lie about their
policies (apparently this crisis is all our fault); they lie every day with
promises that are never going to be met. Scotland knows very well about that,
when it went from hope to despair on its first attempt to be independent, which
by the way scraped by with the lie of the vow. Now Scotland is about to see how
Theresa May will begin to destroy the Scottish Parliament, if remedy is not put
beforehand.
Because,
I don’t know if people are aware of Theresa May’s plans to make the Autonomic
Parliaments disappear after Brexit, or at least her plans to make these
Parliaments a minimum Institution with very little powers (yes, it is already
happening here in Spain). That’s her plan… will she able to make her plan a reality?
What is going to happen with the Northern Ireland Peace Agreements in a scene
where Theresa May scraps the Human Rights Act, and with a Parliament that has
no powers to stop her?
What is
going to happen with Scotland? What about the “new powers”? What about the single
market? What about the will of the Scots? Do you think Theresa May will respect
them?
And
what about the thousands and thousands of foreigners living and working in the
UK? What about their rights? Are they in danger after Theresa May’s xenophobic
speech in Birmingham? What about “the foreigners” who visit the UK because they
are married to British people and have family there?
Let’s
talk about our friends and families. Will they change their views about the
“foreigners”? Will they change their views and positions to us? Will they think
about their comments of the “invasion of foreigners” during a cup of tea with
friends and family originally from other countries? Surely not, but what about
the thousands of people that think xenophobia is the answer? What about the
people who think, as well as May, that those “foreigners” are stealing jobs
from British (or Spanish) people?
For
some political leaders, throwing incendiary diatribes is very easy; in fact, it
is an unhealthy need for them. While at the base of society a bad atmosphere,
racism and violence against foreigners is created, the elite continue their
plan to keep full control over the system.
So,
from now on, we all have a job to do. Xenophobia and racism are a global issue.
There are plenty fools and irresponsible politicians like Theresa May
everywhere; and they are creating nasty and despicable and violent atmospheres
where human beings will be set against human beings.
It’s up
to us to neutralize these plans. We need to re-educate ourselves; we need to
stop xenophobia, to stand up for human rights, to defend human and civil rights
more than ever EVERYWHERE. We need to stand against xenophobia and against
fascism again, and we need to do that now. It is urgent.
