We want one thing from our royals: patriotism

There is a fascinating social media group which I think we should all join. It is called ‘DeMOCKracy — 2019 12/12 UK Election Was Undemocratic’. I hadn’t realised, but apparently the election was ‘rigged by Tory billionaires’ to ensure Jeremy Corbyn was defeated. This was done with the aid of fraudulent postal votes, Tory lies, a media which was unanimous in rooting for the Tories — including the BBC and the Guardian! — and will lead, ineluctably, to fascism and the gassing of millions.

Where is the evidence for this chicanery? One woman on there, called Lisa, who had campaigned with the appalling Laura Pidcock in Durham North West, contributed the following by way of explanation: ‘The new Tory MP Richard Holden (former special adviser to Chris Grayling… not from the area, and cleared of a sexual assault charge) rarely gets 200 likes on a tweet or Facebook post, yet Laura gets thousands within minutes…’,  so how come Pidcock lost? And below her post the comments read ‘Fix’ and ‘It stinks!’

Lisa’s bewilderment is probably shared by many who apportion rather too much weight to the fury and virtue-signalling of social media, and especially Twitter.