Letter: I Thought the Dragon Editor Was Impartial

Published on: 27 Sep, 2019
Updated on: 27 Sep, 2019

From John Armstrong

In response to: A Day To Remember, Witnessing Our Parliament Roar Back Into Inaction

So the editor of The Guildford Dragon, on invitation to the House of Commons, enjoys a cuppa with our esteemed MP.

There was innocent old me thinking he was impartial.

I wonder just what Anne Milton was expecting? She said it was going to be “historic”. Martin Giles must have been licking his lips in anticipation.

Maybe Ms Milton was hoping that the prime minister would enter the chamber chewing his nails and mopping his brow to be bent over the despatch box for six of the best. If so, she was disappointed.

The PM delivered instead a masterly performance, as did the attorney general. It is just a pity that the PM had to cut short his visit to America where more important matters were afoot than the placation of the childish Brexit-hating Remainers.

In fact, so complete was the PM’s victory that his opponents were reduced to spluttering anger, faces contorted with rage and hatred, and that is not an exaggeration, I have never seen anything like it, true colours indeed.

Due to the anger and hatred displayed in the chamber, which was truly shocking, there has been much discussion since on the use of emotive language. It seems to me though as a veteran consumer of political broadcasts, that the criticism is one-sided. The hard left Remainers in high places seem to get away with hyperbole like, “crash out”, “catastrophe” and unsupported dire predictions which they know are not true. They are never asked by interviewers to qualify their comments.

Sometimes it is the case that emotive language, even if it is true, has to be toned down due to the reaction it may cause. This is what has been happening over the past forty or so years. The true direction of the EU and our politicians plans for our future have been kept from us.

This fact was made manifest at the recent Liberal Democrat Party Conference when they were paid a visit by Guy Verhofstadt who revealed plans for a European Empire to which delegates reacted with rapturous enthusiasm.

Mr Giles, when assessing the Guildford angle must take this into account. Presumably, Anne Milton is of a similar mind as will be the Labour party. What of The Dragon?

Anne Milton speaks of a government of “national unity”. Surely she cannot believe in that as a solution? To oust the present government without a general election, or an election of any kind, and expect the electorate to swallow it, to be pacified into compliance having been denied Brexit is delusional.

Is this European Empire and global governance so important to her that she would cast aside her loyal electorate who have been voting for her all these years with never an inkling of where she was trying to take them?

It means that we cannot trust not just our MP, but the Judiciary, which can now make law retrospectively, broadcasters, the press, the Electoral Commission, teachers, universities, in fact, you name it, any institution.

Editor’s comment: I have tried very hard to be impartial in the Brexit debate. It is mainly a national issue and we have concentrated on local views, giving equal opportunity to both sides. I remain grateful for Anne Milton’s considerate invitation to allow me to witness the debate on Wednesday. The invitation was unconditional, how I reported was entirely my decision. Of course, reporters talk to politicians from all sides, all the time. It is a necessary and important part of their job, allowing them to be informed and report accordingly.

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