Have you ever noticed on TV adverts particularly, how claims are made that a product, (makes my teeth feel stronger) or (makes my teeth feel healthier).
This being evidenced by happy, smiling faces. Similar to feel, appear etc is also frequently used.
They are all words intended to infer that the statement is true rather than what it really is, an unsubstantiated claim which can easily hoodwink the gullible viewer.
One could say untruthful but it must work because TV advertisers keep using the same technique.
How important therefore is critical thinking so that proper detailed analysis is undertaken by consumers to avoid being easily misled into thinking that beauty and happiness is easily obtainable by what ‘appears to be’ a very simple procedure. Brexit similarities perhaps?
Thank goodness therefore for Craig Jackson.
The ‘frequent’ opportunities which he has been given in The Voice to enable him to respond on behalf of ‘vote leave’ to those of differing views, (how I admire his frequent witty, incisive description of such people as ‘remoaners’), are a breath of fresh air and a light to illuminate the darkness of their ignorance.
This seamlessly blends into his witty, incisive responses to ‘remoaners’ with their futile requests to consider what critical thinkers submit as probable outcomes and massive unnecessary self imposed difficulties which leaving the EU will produce.
Mr Jackson always explains in great detail calmly, respectfully and not aggressively, not for him the gut feel reaction and unnecessary careful examination of the multitude of complicated areas involved and most likely effects for the UK of leaving.
Rightly he points out the intellectual inadequacies of ‘remoaners’ and their misplaced belief that being truthful in the run up to the referendum was necessary.
He contemptuously brushes aside ‘remoaners’ claims that ‘lies’ told by the Brexit promoters should be ignored and by so doing champions democracy.
Why indeed should anyone want to question the result of the referendum however the result was obtained?
Undoubtedly many ‘remoaners’ will have had their carefully considered decision to remain as we are and be part of Europe, reversed by the power and sheer persuasiveness of Mr Jackson’s crystal clear explanations.
This piece would be incomplete without reference to Jack McLean. Another incisive promoter of Brexit and worthy of standing beside Mr Jackson. He wants the UK to be the lowest tax country in Europe. Presumably certainty of the enormous boost to the UK economy will thereby provide massive amounts of surplus funds to be used by Central and Local Government to allocate to the NHS, Social Services generally, potholes in the roads etc, etc, the list is endless.
What foresight he has; good for you Mr McLean. We could become the Hong Kong of the Western World. Surely only modesty and shyness limits Mr McLean to mentioning only once, of his standing soon as a local councillor, just slipping it in right at the end his letter of January 31, basically a Brexit letter.
While we are about it why not get down to the nitty gritty and ban all foreigners and those with foreign sounding names, in fact anyone who is ‘different’; not like us British.
From the tone of everything I have read by Mr Jackson and some others, this suggestion would not appear to lack support.
On reflection, perhaps this should be modified.
Two persons named, (see Mr McLean’s letter Jan 24), as part of the commendable (M)clean up team have names which do not appear to be British so the criteria above, if followed, would remove them from the team and everywhere else in the UK for that matter.
It could, if widened and carried to the extreme also sweep up foreigners who have fought along side us, Gurkhas for example. But the problem can easily be solved by making special provision in any necessary legislation.
Simples; a la (pardon my French), Brexit, S. Holland District Council, in common with other councils is finding it increasingly difficult to carry out many basic services due to shortage of funds, (provided by our taxes).
See the piece in The Voice of 7 Feb by Lord Porter, Chair of the LGA, calling for more for more Central Govt. Funding.
Do not worry Lord Porter, Coun McLean has the answer.
George Ogden
