War years better than Johnson’s Britain

Madam, – Never in my life have I known our country to be in such a parlous state.

When I talk with those who, like me, lived through the Second World War we agree that in some ways the war was better than this.

We had a common purpose. We knew who our enemies were. We knew who were our allies. Oh that we could have a society like that now.

We lived in the southeast of England, we watched the Battle of Britain unfold above us. One group of young men trying to kill another similar group.

All at the behest of those who got us into it in the first place.

We were all in the thick of it. I was shot at by enemy aircraft in 1941.

In July 1944 we were dug out of our house, flattened by a V1 flying bomb, the infamous doodle bug.

The upside was that we were sent to the peace and tranquillity of mid Wales. We were welcomed and cared for by the wonderful Welsh people.

History shows us that two countries, Germany and Italy, were led by two fascist megalomaniacs.

They both came to power by disrupting society, so that people would accept anything to get some form of stability.

In both instances many were murdered for their race and political beliefs.

Both countries and Japan had to be helped by those who ‘won the war’. Believe me, nobody wins.

Many believe that ‘that can’t happen here’. Think very carefully.

The leader of the most militarily powerful nation on Earth is arrogant and thinks you can bomb anyone into submission.

He also appears to want to make the UK the 51st state of the USA – chlorinated chickens and all.

In the UK we have an unelected leader who wants to destroy a political system that goes back to the Magna Carta.

Westminster, the Mother of Parliaments, it’s likely to be the sickest of sick jokes.

Yet there are those when faced by a BBC microphone who say “give him a chance, he can’t makes things worse, can he?”

Yeah, and the moon is made of green cheese too.

Boris Johnson if allowed will take us all to a future of want and misery.

He makes it up as he goes along and has not got the slightest idea what will happen. We need leadership, not ‘venturism’.

We must take courage and stop this crafty and devious buffoon from taking us into what will be a total disaster.

Unite and we stop this utter folly; divide and we descend into oblivion. Bill Ledger. 43 Dreelside, Anstruther .