Letter to the Prime Minister

From an old geezer trying to keep awake

Dear Prime Minister, I hope you are enjoying Italian hospitality. Puglia is a beautiful and historic region. My grandfather came from Puglia and he was a very wise and gentlemanly person. How I miss him. 

As I watch what must be the most boring coverage of the most tedious election ever, I must tell you that I am missing something else.

Let me explain. I greatly appreciated your various measures launched in support of the people and businesses during the very dark days of 2020-2021.  Good government does what you did: look after its people. You “looked after” some highly organised criminals, but the good intentions were there. Thank you.

Watching the dreadful, carefully stage-managed coverage of the election, I missed any mention of the root cause of societal and financial disaster, any mention of measures to tackle bad government, bad regulation, corruption, censorship, lack of compassion, and plundering of the public purse, which the 200 odd evidence-free anti-COVID measures have brou…