It's Spring 2010, the eve of Britain's general election. Gordon Brown, a socialist tyrant, was expected to lose power. Except there's a problem. David Cameron is living in Paris with his family. Boris Johnson's family has just been kidnapped. Caroline Spelman is on trial over her expenses - except the charge is treason and she's expected to be found guilty under laws originally passed to combat terrorism. A week ago every house in Weybridge's St George's Hill was burned down by hoards of angry former miners who have somehow got hold of weapons. Commentators said most seemed a bit young ever to have worked down the pits. In Germany, hundreds of British exiles were killed in last month's Hamburg riots. Yet Angela Merkel still defends her efforts to engage Brown on a softly softly basis, while France is starting to demand firmer action against the tyrant. Daily violence continues to be reported against Conservative Party activists, many of whom have been beaten to death. Today a Chinese arms ship docked at Tilbury... No one now expects Brown to lose.
It couldn't happen here, could it? Publishers would laugh at the manuscript and chuck it in the bin. The whole idea is so obviously ludicrous. Yet this is exactly what has been happening in Zimbabwe. Every day. The equivalent of all the events above has been happening in Zimbabwe. The World stands by and expresses concern. The greatest penalty seems to be two tuts and a sigh. It's not acceptable. Most at fault are the African states that indulge the tyrant - particularly South Africa. Other countries are invaded or peacekeepers are sent in by the UN. Why not here? Why is South Africa allowed to get away with pandering to the evil that struts openly next door? It may not be our country, but it is the responsibility of us all. Doing nothing is no longer an option.
