Wednesday 16th December 2020

I forgot to say… I do mind. Some are saying ‘It’s only temporary. Normality will be restored one day. We can read our books meantime and live a pleasant quiet life.’ But I am shocked, devastated in fact. Who knew just how easily society could be destroyed. It’s terrible thing, even if only temporary. At first we thought it was the economy. That was bad enough. But in March there appeared to be no choice. There was general support. Now we know it’s worse. Thinking not allowed. If you think, you’re a crazed right-wing libertarian or just selfish, or tiresome. Change the subject as quickly as poss. Gas-lighting. Even those known previously for thinking, most notably the Remainers, have collapsed into a heap of fear and orthodoxy. I thought the whole point of Remainers was that they were glorious for facts and reason, trying to stem the cascade of ignorance and barbarism. That’s what I thought while being one, as I still am. But now, Remain and the Left – it’s just bark, bark, terrible dread, useless Gov (they are useless, but not in the way imagined), why aren’t there more restrictions? Not enough being done. Lock up. Lock down. Lock, lock, lock.

What on earth’s the matter with them? What about the Poor? I thought they were supposed to care. But the Government are supposed to pay for everything apparently. Just miserable politicking. Disgusting really.

So the whole edifice of intellectual challenge collapses immediately. Catastrophe. Re: the EU nobody said, ‘You’re not an economist. You haven’t got a PHD in the European Union. How dare you have an opinion?’ Quite the opposite. But now only ‘experts’ may speak. Our society is destroyed but we may not speak. Everybody must have noticed that only one brand of ‘expert’ has seized the airwaves. But that’s of no matter.

Is this worst than Brexit? For the time being, yes, it is. Everybody should be asking questions.