They use the term ‘game-changer’ to describe an event that shifts the balance, that tips the point, that causes a massive reaction.

The two little Syrian boys washed up on a Turkish beach after their people-smuggling bastard’s inflatable went under on the way to its designated Greek island. And the image of the younger brother in a soldier’s arms, dead and lifeless, have moved the world. You’d have to be inhuman not to react to such a tragic sight. Or you could be Putin, I suppose. Can’t see him shedding tears about mere loss of life. Even Margaret Thatcher would have been moved.

But what Maggie wouldn’t have had would be a knee-jerk, illogical, stupid reaction. Like David Cameron did.

Whether it was the picture itself that moved our Dave, or whether it was the unanimous reaction of the entire nation’s voters, we’ll never know. But Dave immediately came out with his ‘moral responsibility of a moral country’ line and stated we’d take more migrants from war-torn Syria.

Which is a bit like fixing the dome-light on your car because you have a flat tyre.

Firstly because the family of the boys was on its way to Canada so any asylum/refugee status changes here would not have had any effect. Sadly we no longer own Canada. All that oil…

Secondly, changing the numbers to be admitted will have no effect on the numbers leaving and using people-smugglers to get them here in the first place. In fact it may increase it.

Politicians just have to react to things, its their job. But how they react should be considered, should be logical, should be designed to help the problem they’re reacting to. Dave’s intentions tick none of those boxes. It was a pure knee-jerk reaction to a tragically dead baby.

What he should be doing is getting on a plane, or a little, pilotless inflatable perhaps, and going over to see Ms Merkel, and Mnsr Hollande and all the other hundreds of Euro people of influence and power and sorting out a united, joint, combined strategy for this immense problem. A solution that we can all understand and may relieve the ridiculous scenes that have happened in Hungary all week as confusion reigned supreme.

The European parliament is filled with ridiculously overpaid Nigel Farages, people with agendas far removed from actually running a cohesive continent. Let them for once start to show that the gravy train they’ve ridden for decades has some fucking purpose.

I don’t know what the answer is, but they should.

Tossers

Happy Friday

A xxxx