A New World Order
“No Resignations Please, We’re British”
What a week it has been to be in the UK. Well, what a past few weeks truthfully. Autumn descended upon the UK and so did the fall of another British leader. The resignation of Liz Truss was sad and inevitable in equal measure. Some stupidly bad decisions were made and her departure from office was very much forthcoming. As a female, I never want to see a female leader having to leave office but I also don’t want to see a bit of a screw up in office. That’s unfair. Liz Truss was no screw up. I wouldn’t know what was going on in her brain to approve a budget that was established on the failing principle of Trickle Down Economics, but I do know that once such a budget has been approved, credibility is lost and one must depart with dignity. Having said that, perhaps dignity has not been the Conservatives’ strongest suit lately.
But could that be changing now? With the onset of Rishi Sunak’s premiership, could a new era be heralded? Not only does it mean a new Prime Minister for the United Kingdom but also a new world order.
Before getting into what this could mean for the welfare of the working class of the UK, I believe it is important to acknowledge this as a big win against racism. In a society still infested with the roaches of discrimination, leadership of colour is a step towards recognition that colour cannot be a determinant of status anymore. WhatsApp conversations exploding with joy on the day of Diwali/Bandi Chhor Divas and the victory of Rishi Sunak is justified. People should be celebrating this. Not just for British Asians or Asians across the world but for all people of colour.
Can the Conservative Party last this term until the next General Election? They just might. Sunak’s family wealth does not set him up for a successful outlook from the public with people rightly wondering if he is even capable of thinking like a member of the working class. But he has the advantage of knowing where his peers went wrong.
Boris had a scandalous past and present and Liz couldn’t make the call to not go ahead with an under-thought out budget (to put it lightly). Sunak now has the chance to pick up the pieces and clean up the mess that his predecessors have created and, to paraphrase another formidable leader, “make Britain great again”.
Sunak literally has to walk on egg shells for the rest of the Conservative tenure. Don’t make stupid decisions. Don’t engage in any scandals. Don’t use your personal email. Don’t have sexual shenanigans with someone else and let it be filmed, Hancock style. Just put your head down and focus on your job and all will be well. Britain can be great again.
