Good Country Index - 2017/01/01

Never heard of it? Me neither but I quote

The idea of the Good Country Index is simple: to measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity

Apparantly we came 4th in 2011 and a little bird told me that Barrack was looking forward to having the more recent ranking being trumpeted as a mainstay of his legacy. Smacks of desperation but when you have done so little else what choice did he have: but even that had to be shelved as we slipped to 20th!

Not something I will likely be dwelling on when my eight years are up

It’s by some prof, Simon Anholt, from a provincial English town. He has less than 0.1% of my twitter followers and spouts his twaddle on TED talks (TED is short for Tedious by the way)

Other than sheep-shagging, there is obviously little else to do from where this country-bumpkin hails from as he has now come up with another beauty The Global Vote

For the first time in history, anybody on earth can vote in the election of any country on earth.

He has this delusion that anybody with an internet connection can just have a say in other countries decision making. Er, Dumbo it doesn’t work that way. It really doesn’t

Want a laugh. Here’s how anybody on earth voted in our recent Presidential election (which I won in a canter by the way)

Maybe #CrookedHillary got caught up in all this and did some campaigning in Europe rather than the rust-belt states that proved her undoing

Looks like #ObamaTheAbstainer got quite a healthy tap-in vote - presumably from fellow-Kenyans

Here’s what Simple Simon said after Brexit - another one they got completely wrong

so many people telling me that this is the best idea they’ve heard in years, and truly, sincerely hoping the project will survive, and grow, and bring some light in these dark days. I promise that it will survive, it will grow, and it will bring light: with your help and your continued votes.

God help us. Send for the white coats