POEM OF THE DAY

Checkmate

thinks I utterly misunderstood why so many people that voted leave did so, he is totally wrong in that assumption, I know why they voted the way they did but happen to disagree with most of their reasons.

In a democracy I and others like me have the right to disagree and peacefully protest; that is not arrogance, just a case of exercising our democratic rights.

I am 82 and like Mr. Milton have paid my taxes and dues and accept our democratic system, which is of course a Parliamentary Democracy, the very thing Brexiters voted for (taking back control) but now won’t accept, preferring it seems to live in a Johnson-led dictatorship.

I too voted in general elections and accepted the result, which in my case always meant getting a Labour MP but more often than not a Tory Government hell bent on making the rich richer and the poor and vulnerable even worse off. My father taught me chess, A strategic game to play. Some real tactical moves, That pieces can display.

Forwards, backwards, Left side to right. Horizontal or vertical, jumping by the knight.

A queen’s a powerful piece, The king is quite benign. Bishops hold diagonal lanes, Rooks defend the back line.

Each side, sixteen pieces, Queen, king and pawns. Rooks, bishops and knights,

It seems that Mr Milton thinks it was wrong for John Major to shut down Parliament and use threats against his own MPs, but it is fine for PM Johnson to do so. I and my so called ‘back stabbing friends’ believe in our Parliamentary The battle lines are drawn.

White queen on white square, Black queen on black.

All pieces stand to attention, Preparing to attack.

The white piece moves first, The black is close behind. Both trying to capture kings, To win a game of minds.

If neither side wins,

It’s become a stalemate. But if your King is captured, The winner has checkmate.

JIMMY EVANS

Democracy, which I reiterate is what Brexiters, including Mr Milton, (who actually says in his letter he has always accepted) voted for and now don’t seem to want. Why can’t they make their minds up?

AW, Gosforth