Christmas Message 2023 - another year comes to an end
As we age, time speeds up. I remember all the different phases of my life - friends I have misplaced, jobs that ended, opportunities I squandered, and the women I loved.
Life is a journey, an exciting journey if you do it right. My life has had many peaks, along with many troughs. I would not change a thing for that would change who I am today and I have always liked who I am. Acceptance, not perfection.
Regrets are pointless and lead you down a path of envy, bitterness and self-flagellation. We cannot change what is in the past, it is futile to attempt to try. It wastes energy and time that should be spent improving your journey.
We need to learn from the past, especially from our mistakes as this is sensible and productive. The only way not to repeat mistakes is to understand why we made them in the first place so we are better prepared for similar situations in the future. This is common sense.
When I stood for Mayor of Greater Manchester three years ago, I did not know what I was doing or how to run a political campaign. It was all new to me so I relied on people who knew more than me - I soon realised that they did not know as much as I had hoped. My major setback was I was a late entry into the race and only had 8 weeks to make an impact – an impossible ask. I would like to thank the 19,000 people who voted for me.
Early this year, I decided I was going to stand again at the next mayoral election in Greater Manchester - 2nd May 2024. I gave myself fourteen months to attract attention, gain supporters, raise funds and make an impact. My campaign is going well for an outsider with no financial backing.
What have I learned during this year speaking to the people of Greater Manchester?
People are tired. We are pushing people to the limit of their endurance in every aspect of their lives. No one seems happy. Life has become too stressful for many reasons.
We are being fed lies and forced to accept them as the truth. Crime is out of control. We have torn down our borders and have a huge immigration problem. Perverts are teaching our children in school. Men are pretending to be women and are applauded. The meaning of words is constantly changing, some words are relegated to the banned list without public notification. We are constantly on edge as we traverse our everyday lives for nothing is as it used to be. It is mentally draining.
The foundation stones of the family unit are crumbling from the constant attack by the government and their policies. More fathers are being kicked out of their homes at an ever-increasing rate. Children are being gang raped. Women are abandoning their children so they can go out to work and rely on antidepressants to get through the day. Anti-white racism has exploded and is celebrated. We have anarchists, Marxists, eco-lunatics and Islamists marching on our streets for revolution. And let us not forget the cost of living crisis that has seen the price of basics in shops shoot up.
And we wonder why people say they are tired, worried and depressed.
We have always had problems this is nothing new and will always be the case. But what helped us through adversity previously and made life worth living was our love of family and community. We have now turned to individualism and instant gratification to replace what we once held important. This is not a replacement, only a sticking plaster for an injury which will eventually turn gangrenes. It may even end up being terminal, or more likely, leave you crippled.
The Tories want a bigger economy and Labour want more public spending – neither of these will make us happier. These are just small pieces in a much larger complex puzzle we have to solve so we can reach the right destination.
Don't believe me? People were happier and more content before we had the welfare state and consumerism. This is not to say that these are bad things, for they are not. The point I am trying to make is that they are not everything. They are the seasoning we add that helps to bring out the flavour of a good life – you cannot season garbage into a Michelin star dish.
You are the captain of your ship and in control of your final destination. If you are waiting for someone else, or the government, to carry you to your destination then you will be waiting a long time.
Do not be an unnecessary hindrance to others for they are busy steering their own ship to avoid the rocks of hardship. Personal responsibility means that you are your own dictator and must order yourself to do what needs to be done. Not tomorrow, but today.
Life is hard, it always has been. But refusing to play the game of life only guarantees that you can never win. Apathy and defeatism are your enemies, not your neighbours, illegal immigrants, or even the government.
Our ancestors left us paradise. It may need weeding as many gardens do when neglected, but that does not mitigate the fact that England today is paradise when compared to any other place in the history of mankind.
My Christmas message is simple: be thankful for what you have, plan for a better tomorrow, discipline your kids, and love your country.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
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