UK support for Libyan opposition and the House of Saud.

This week we have witnessed UK foreign policy formulated and implemented out of sheer ignorance,panic and old fashioned British self-interest.  I am not sure that any of the events were really related to the new emerging Arab movement towards freedom and democracy.

Gaddafi seems to have survived, although the military defence of his regime turned out to be unexpectedly, rather amateurish and small scale.

The British government was as ever ready to interfere in Libyan affairs and to make more embarrassing mistakes.

The British " Westminster Model"  of democratic Government hardly seems to answer the needs of the North African Arab Populations of Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Saudi Arabia in their search for freedom and participatory citizenship.

The Saudi absolute Monarchy stated again this week that protest is not permitted under religious law in Saudi Arabia.  This is a conflicting  policy for the UK government to accept, when they are requesting a no-fly zone and other military options to defend the rights of protesters in Libya.

The Saudi Monarchy and government  bears no resemblance to the British Sovereign  state, the British Royal family do not rule the United Kingdom, they are simply a family allowed to represent the people, as figureheads, by consent and precedent, their lineage to ancient British monarchs is not direct or unique to that family, it is shared by at least 10 million others in the population.

British democracy and government is stable because the institutions of state are well established and separately defined, the Welfare state  holds government to account in protecting people from homelessness, poverty and  ill health. The police are organised on an independent basis of protecting and representing all citizens from danger and crime.  The British military is representative of the general population, but allegiance is to the Royal Family in their role as protectors of the people (subjects), by consent of the people.  Military action is controlled and financed directly by government (representatives of the people).  Military personnel are not involved in politics and government while serving in the armed forces.  The greatest difference between the British Democratic State and the Middle Eastern and North African States is probably the taxation system, the high taxation system provides for the efficient maintenance of all state activity ensuring higher standards of life and security.  Probably one of the most beneficial effects of taxation is the incentive  for taxpayers to be involved in the politics of their own taxation and government.

British democracy and freedom has evolved, but it is culturally unique to our own history, new democracies will not be created overnight.

2011 has been a great year so far in the Arab peoples struggle for freedom and fair government, may it continue peacefully without interference.

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