Mad As Hell...

Respect for authority? Oh my God, where to start...

Politicians who fiddle their expenses, sell themselves to corporations, govern on behalf of the rich.

Bankers who trash the economy, then pay themselves huge bonuses.

Crusading journalists who hack the phones of the people they're supposedly crusading for.

Police who hassle minorities, kill on our streets and then (routinely)  lie about it.

And all these people- these corrupt, unpleasant, not particularly gifted people- are tied up together in a cats cradle of influence and back-scratching and mutual loathing.

And they dare to ask us to show some respect?

An Afterthought

Oh, and I'd like to add to that list of the "respectable"...

Entrepreneurs who make their money in Britain then move it to some tax haven to avoid paying British taxes- like Philip Green or Richard Branson.

Links

By the way: my friend chiller has a great post this morning, very much in tune with what I've been saying, which includes links to equally great articles by Peter Oborne and Hari Kunzru. If the Telegraph and the Guardian are singing from the same hymn sheet then there's definitely something in the air.....

I Never Thought I'd See The Day...

...But here it is.  After 30 years of grafting and humiliation and the odd David and Goliath victory, England have beaten India by an innings and 242 runs- to win the series and ...

OFFICIALLY BECOME THE NUMBER ONE TEST PLAYING NATION IN THE WORLD.