There is no Left (Labour), Left in UK

Why I say there is no Left in U.K

Labour lost its grip in 1979 after the minors' strike and Winter of Discontent.

Labour Party is sympathetic to the immigrants.

In our time 60% of the NHS was staffed by overseas doctors.

Over the years General Medical Council made radical changes, so overseas doctors were marginalized.

I do not know the current situation.

Politics is about coming to power.

There is visible discrimination of Asians and Muslims in UK.

Labour sympathy for immigrants did help them to win seats in London, Manchester and Bedford.

Keith Starmer shifted more towards the center.

He came to Labour Leadership ousting Jeromy Corbin who was a genuine Anti-american (Vietnam War) and Anti-israel lobbyist.

By the way, Israel is a British creation!

This shift is evident and there is nobody in the current Labour Party who can raise his or her hand against Israel's Genocide in Palestine.

Labour party stood for Two State Solution for Gaza in the past.

Fearing loss of marginal seats to conservatives Keith Starmer would stammer (or tongue in the cheek, approach) when this issue is brought to surface.

This is good ammunition for Jeromy Corbin to unsettle the local support where majority of Muslims live in the inner cities.

I do not think there would be any split in the Labour Party since Keith Starmer sacked all loyal to Jeromy Corbyn.

My guess is disgruntled labour guys and girls would support Liberals (Biden's mix gender type or WOKE culture in UK) and it is going to be a bonus to Liberal Party.

There would be a lot of independent candidates unseen in political history of UK.

If Keith Starmer becomes the P.M. he would be no different from Richi Zunak.

Perhaps he would get some support from disgruntled conservative back benchers.

Glenn Maxwell, the Greatest Knock in One Day Cricket

Yes it is the greatest knock in one day cricket.

13 days ago he scored a record 40 ball hundred in this world cup.

To follow up with double hundred (201 not out) is classic.

Captain Patrick James Cummins contribution is 12 out of 202  in 128 balls and that is how the game should be played. He is the fast bowler.

Australians were 91 with 7 wickets down.

Recovery of Economy NOT Cricket that is important

Cricket is not the ONLY corrupt institution in Ceylon.

These guys who are ALL corrupt on both sides are trying to COVER UP their SORDID affairs with cricket.

Opportunists by default.

Looking for a scapegoat and the found in the name of Cricket.

Yes, it is recovery of Economy and NOT Cricket that is important for Ceylon.

Theoretically, I am happy that we are ousted from cricket stardom and I.P.L.

Only one reason (intermingled with another shoddy political strategy) I can bring out to show how things work in this blessed land of opportunists.

I watched all the pre-qualifying matches we played to qualify for this world cup.

It was Dimutu Karunaratne who restored order in our team.

He is a quality Test Cricketer with correct technique and he did not like being pushed into this arena of 50 over game.

Yet, he delivered results and the young team that came up on top of the table lacked physical fitness and stamina to stand up to formidable opposition.

Then comes Angelo Matthews to spoil the soup!

He is totally unprepared and physically unfit to play 50 overs.

He never bowled 5 overs and come late to bat when the shine of the ball is gone.

He used this strategy for over 20 years.

Dinesh Chandhimal should have been the better player who could bat from 1 to 6 positions.

This was the late Tony Greg Formula.

I am sorry he is no longer with us to help us with this total (cricket) tragedy of ours.

Arjuna Ranatunge and his family is not the solution to our cricketing problems.

All of them including the former administration are greedy of the ICC money.

Proper accounting over 25 years is mandatory and ICC should not dispense any money until this is done.

The minister in charge is a joker who used to bring motor vehicle parts from Japan and assemble them inside a ship as fully furnished vehicles and sell them to Africans.

Former president outsourced his ill gotten money to Africa.

His son was also involved in this spare part industry. The partially assembled vehicle was taken into custody in HIS GARAGE and nobody knows what happened to it.

Probably ended up in Ethiopia or Nigeria.

Regarding Sumathipala he has now formed a betting consortium and he is now dealing with cyber currency.

If this money is confiscated there is some money for the coffers.

Ranil has no guts to take action even though he came in with the promise to end corruption.

His bond deals are still in my memory.

He is aiding and abetting.

He is a SLPP Stooge and was rejected by the voters.

My guess is these guys are collecting money for the next round of general elections.

If the Election Commission has any backbone they should ask the guys and girls to declare their assets before approving the nominations.

This include JVP.

It will never happen.

Senior Premadasa's assets were *audited out* only 2 years after his death.

Ranil is called "Suttara Puncha" or  an age old political trickster par excellence.

He is diverting attention of  his inability to manage deficit finance, directly to Cricket Chaos!

His strategy is to hide his inability to deal with HUNGER and Diseases of the masses.

There is a Dhammapada saying that states HUNGER and DISEASES are the GREATEST ILLS of Mankind.

There is acute shortage of essential medicine in government hospitals.

Things are going to get worse.

Election might oust lot of corrupt guys but substantial number of corrupt guys and girls from both sides would remain to continue the plunder.

Calling for an early election is not the solution.

The longer they stay  in power the bigger is the rejection including losing their deposits to the government coffers.

J.V.P should not consider that they are the rightful owners of the political change.

It was spontaneous and natural rebellion of the youth (J.V.P was indirect contributor) that brought down the regime head of the past but MPS in Sheep Coats are inside the parliament and they were not sent home.

Some of them are marking time until the "Pension Qualification" is satisfied.

Nobody should get Pension or Official Quarters when out of power.

The dissolution of parliament is on the card after 4 years.

My close guess is a parliamentary elevations, since they could not get through the Provincial Council (white elephant) Election due to legal matters.

That is to test the ground reality.

Nobody would get 50% at the Presidential Election. It is possible to abolish the Post of Presidency but Referendum has to be held to confirm it.

J.R.J. the Fox has put lot of restrictions.

Young Premadasa will not "let slip a chance" for another go.

He is building up his image at the expense of the Cricket Board and Adminstration.

The present guy will hang on to the post of presidency without legal rights.

A Hung Parliament is a probability and current Suttra Puncha loves that scenario.

Anything can happen in politics.

I will shut up moment an election is declared and I am away from  home and my vote is null and void.

There is Big Hole in the Political Bucket, dear Liser, dear Liser!

Cricket in Summary

Three families and their stooges ruined cricket.

1. Sumathipala cohort

2. Dharmadasa cohorts

3. Ranatunge brothers

R.I.P. for Ceylon Cricket.

4. Latest addition is Wijedasa Rajapaksa.

His son is already in the Cricket Board.