Tea with Voltaire


Hi Joe how are ewe

I am very good

Josie

Josie is very happy

There is talk of you and Sephine

Morag I am surprised at you

Just probing

You have been seen out together

I have been seen out with many women

I suppose I am quite popular

Joe sensible question

Free Speech

I know how you champion this

Anybody would

Have you noticed how the so called government

Has halted the introduction of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) act 2023

Obviously as it was one of the few sensible Tory ideas

It is I believe being taken to court and so it should

As unlike when you and I were at Cambridge free speech does not exist

If you do not conform then you are cancelled

As you know I am often offered places at various colleges

But I turn them all down as I would not be able to live with myself

Just look at how Jo Rowling and others are attacked

For holding reasonable and logical views

As you know I studied History and when I read some of the shit written

By some of the so called academics I question their sources

They are just very ignorant and vile people

Who live in mansions instead of gutters

Yet these books are sold in the high street and reside in libraries

No wonder the kids of today are so fucking confused

This said as Voltaire noted I would not prohibit their release

It would only be said that it is just malignant shit

If you want to sup on this shit feel free to do so

It is not just happening in this country

People abroad near and far and being banged up for their beliefs

I would have liked to have thought that a sensible piece of legislation

Would have been seen as such by the incoming government

But knew that the incoming government would soon dismantle it

As it frightens them to the core

Ban smoking in public

Build massive estates in areas of of rural beauty

Whilst people drown in the channel

Because of inaction on many sides

They attack Free Speech

Why

That is pretty obvious Morag

Sorry Joe I have been chatting on

You like I are passionate

This is a war that must be won

Mrs Thatcher (who I did not always agree with)

Saw that very clearly all those years ago

My father disagreed with the Falklands War

Because of the direct action and therefore the dead

But now sees it as the only way forward

As the UK was fighting a fascist regime

History travels in circles

I totally agree

She fought the corrupt unions and won

These unions never recovered

I know what you are going to say

Just so the elderly can freeze in their homes

I know that you call these malignant agendas

If one is a middle of road liberal but holds certain views

Then you are a rabble rousing racist deserving of prison

You mention Kafka and Camus may I add Alice

You may add Alice Morag

It is all going to end in tears Joe

I agree but I do hope that these are not bloody tears

As this pale country of ours is rather weary

Like a devil sick of sin as Owen put it

I agree Joe and do you realise that I feel a little down

One feels like they are staring into an abyss

You would have thought that we would be better than this

But we are not and I wonder what God makes of it all

I do not think that he would be impressed Morag

Sidcup

Nice place

When you are next passing

Bring Josie and her new friend

And maybe Sephine

Behave yourself Morag

Or I will report ewe to the Thought Police

Sidcup

Will do

J x