We should never be complacent that our politicians are doing things right. We should never believe blindly that they are there to ‘serve and protect’ and are doing things only in our best interests.

When Napoleon III rebuilt Paris, and there was no doubt that Paris needed rebuilding at the time, what Napoleon had in mind was very different to the expectations of his populus.

He employed the skills of the eminent German architect Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann with the brief to mould Paris into a city with safer streets, better housing, more sanitary, hospitable, shopper-friendly communities and better traffic flow. 

But what Napoleon really had in mind was a Paris with streets too broad for rebels to build barricades across them and where battalions of troops and artillery could circulate easily if need be. He created broad avenues linked to the main train-stations so army troops from the provinces could be drafted into the city and be operative in a short amount of time.  In other words to control his people.

When Adolf Hitler took control of Germany, he saw a nation suffering economic depression, mass unemployment, social disorder, and political instability. He set his nation to work, by using government as the primary employer, backed up by nationalism and militarism.

Hitler oversaw one of the greatest expansions of industrial production and civil improvement Germany had ever seen, mostly based on debt flotation and expansion of the military. Nazi policies toward women were strongly encouraged,” Family values. He also oversaw one of the largest infrastructure-improvement campaigns in German history, with the construction of dozens of dams, autobahns, railroads, and other civil works.   

Like Napoleon before him, Hitler saw these infrastructure improvements not primarily for the public good, but for the clear and easy movement of troops.  Population control.

Hitler's first government approached the newly elected Reichstag with the Enabling Act that would have vested the cabinet with legislative powers for a period of four years. (If you read all of the information on the link, you will see why and how). Though such a bill was not unprecedented, this act was different since it allowed for deviations from the constitution. As the bill required a two-thirds majority in order to pass, the government needed the support of other parties. 

At the end of the day, all parties except the Social Democrats voted in favour of the bill. The Enabling Act was dutifully renewed by the Reichstag every four years, even through World War II, and the autonomy of German state governments was abolished.

Soon after, president Paul von Hindenburg died (2 August 1934). Rather than holding new presidential elections, Hitler's cabinet passed a law proclaiming the presidency dormant and transferred the role and powers of the head of state to Hitler. 

The rest as they say is History.

When Blair and Brown came to power, we were told that Britain was perceived as a nation suffering economic depression, mass unemployment, social disorder, and political instability.

They put this nation to work, by using government as the primary employer, backed up by nationalism and militarism. 

Blair and Brown have overseen one of the greatest expansions of financial, electronic, computing and consulting industries and civil improvement Britain has ever seen, mostly based on debt flotation, tax  and overseas use of the military.

Today’s infrastructure improvements are more based around the electronic world, with an increase in internet availability, databases and data sharing.   

Like Napoleon and Hitler before them, Blair and Brown see these infrastructure improvements not primarily for the public good, but for the clear and easy movement of data.  Population control.

Under the perceived threat of unprecedented although unproven terror raining down upon Britain, monumental amounts of Acts of Parliament rain down on Britain, most of them removing ancient individual rights, but among them one stands out, The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, which is similar to the German Enabling Act in that it vested the cabinet with legislative powers. (if you read all of the information in the link to the Enabling Bill, you will see why the sinister similarities to the 7/7 London Bombing and the mass of Anti Terror laws are of such concern to the public).  

Such a bill in Britain is unprecedented, and this act is different since it allows for deviations from the constitution, and tentatively counters the articles in the Bill of Rights 1689. As the bill required a majority in order to pass, the government needed the support of other parties.

At the end of the day, all parties voted in favour of the bill. 

Our Head of State, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is now 80.  At some stage in the future Her Majesty will either pass away or abdicate.  If history repeats itself, rather than upholding the constitution and crown a new King, would Blair or Brown’s cabinet pass a law proclaiming the Monarchy dormant and transfer the role and powers of the head of state to Downing St.

The building blocks are in place, the reform of the House of Lords almost complete, the changes from Royal Departments of Government to Agencies, a debate over the Act of Union could see it dissolved.  Brown is already gearing himself for an isolated reign in No.10, a Scotsman in charge of the English, or would he also, like Hitler before him abolish the autonomy of the state governments (Welsh Assembly, Scottish Parliament and NI Assembly) to create a vice like grip on the Nation. 

IS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF