Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: Abuse of Children Comes in Many Forms

Tuesday 12th January 2021 14:58 EST
 

A Tweet from an MP caught my eye this week. The Labour MP is obsessed with India. It had a child hanging out of a Mercedes wearing all blue with a placard that he supports Farmers in India. A child. 

My problem with this is that politicians in Britain can’t spin. Oh, it’s not about not supporting farmers – French, Indian, or from wherever – albeit as a vegan Hindu don’t expect much support for cow farmers from me. Look, if you want to spin the case for Khaliland (think Daesh for ISIS), a theocracy (because we need another one of those in the world, hey, model it on Iran why don’t you), carved out of a Constitutionally liberal secular democracy like India then consider these points:

 

  1. No don’t tell me it is relevant to UK constituents because they own land in India. Really? You sure you want to go public with that to HMRC? Since the Empire ended I didn’t realise so many Britain’s own so much land in India. 
  2. And the word on the streets of Punjab where my wife’s family are, right now, and losing lives to Covid – well let’s just say I can’t publish what people there think about Khaliland and the religious zealots and fanatics who want it in Britain – they sure as heck don’t want it in India. Let me be clear – I don’t like religious fanatics who want theocracies. 
  3. Don’t use children. Don’t indoctrinate them with your political agenda. Don’t try to fool British people – they don’t care for such tactics – as the PM said in Parliament, “it’s a bilateral issue with Pakistan and India”. Got it. 
  4. Any organisation proscribed under British terrorism legislation should not and must not be supported. Simple. Stop making apologies for those terrorism organisations, that they should not have been proscribed as terrorist. 
  5. Covid is a crisis. Focus on this country right now. When everything is dandy, then obsess again about your wet dream theocracy. 
  6. Don’t bring journalists from the BBC into it, pressuring them to publish articles about children supporting their heritage when they hold political placards about farmers. It’s a job-loser in breach of BBC guidelines and the complaints go in through this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints/make-a-complaint/#/Complaint against those journalist for conflict of interest, impartiality and bringing the BBC into disrepute. 
  7. Keep religion and children out of politics. Those that do not are fanatics. Extremists building a generation of future fundamentalists. 

Want to debate me? Don’t send your anonymous lacky organisations on Twitter with no names – send me an MP. Don’t do cowardly hash-tags. You’re not Donald Trump. Bring me an MP to debate me – if you dare. I stand for liberalism, secularism, democracy and my arguments and debate will demolish you. I stand for British values. Don’t harm my country – either of them.  


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