Fundamental Creationists, WASPIs and Only 6,000 Years Young

Finally, after six weeks of electoral campaigning we now have a “hung parliament” and Mrs May is digging her kitten heels firmly into the grounds of No 10.

As I write, her two top advisers have both resigned and the Tories are in discussion with the DUP. Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn has claimed a victory for socialism and for “the many – not the few”. He and his team are already preparing an alternative Queens Speech with a view to him forming a minority government and I wish him well. After all, he has personally promised that his government will “right the wrongs” and give us our money.

As a Waspi, my overriding interest is in encouraging the debate in Westminster on the “fair transitional arrangements” we are seeking to help redress the outright robbery of our pensions, in many cases, in excess of £40,000.

Theresa Maybot (“Strong & Stable”) and her cabinet have consistently refused to debate this and have stuck to the tried and tested line of having already provided £1 billion for this and that there is no money left.

Meanwhile, we are left with the possibility of the Tories “in bed with” the DUP.

Who are they and what do they represent? Collectively, they are Ian Paisley Jr MP, Sammy Wilson MP, Paul Girvan MP, Nigel Dodds MP, Gavin Robinson MP, Emma Little-Pengelly MP, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, Jim Shannon MP, David Simpson MP and Gregory Campbell MP.

At least three of them are anti-gay rights with one of them having told a bunch of school children that two people of the same sex engaging in intercourse was an “abomination”. Most of them are anti-abortionist unless there is a risk of death to the mother. They believe that no one person should be able to take the life of a living soul, even if it is still a foetus in the womb. Interesting that one of them, Gregory Campbell MP, has previously voted in favour of the Death Sentence being re-instated!

Many of them have paramilitary connections. Ohhh nooo! Not like Jeremy Corbyn! What a surprise!

Ian Paisley Jnr MP is a supporter and a close friend of the Trump family. Mrs Maybot will, at least, have something in common with him!

Finally, most of these people are creationist fundamentalists who believe that the earth is only 6,000 years young and was built in six days! They believe that the Bible should be taken “as read” and that we should be teaching this to our children. Many of them are supporters of the Caleb Foundation.

Now, I am not knocking anyone for their beliefs. We are all entitled to our opinions and I don't doubt that all of these people are genuinely trying to act in the best interests of their constituents – after all – they were voted in by them. But are they really the kind of people we want to be voting with the Tories and deciding OUR FUTURES?

Well, have I got news for you! It would seem that at least six out of them are WASPI supporters! Let that sink in!

The DUP collective have the power to hold the Tories to ransom on this subject. They can use the Waspi issue to help us win our pensions! They can refuse to cooperate on any other issue unless the Maybot agrees to give us what we want!

Whether they will or not remains to be seen but I would urge all of you, if you are constituents of any of these MPs, to write, email, and lobby them as soon as possible to ask for their support whilst they are negotiating the terms of their agreement with the Tories.

These guys may have strange beliefs and ideologies whilst also sharing some dubious alliances but they can also be our knights in shining armour! Let's not miss this opportunity to get them to work for all of us while the window of opportunity is open!