Here we are - stuck in some kind of batshittery where we're going to have Boris Johnson as our PM, we're going to leave the EU and our only 'friend' will be a man with a shit toupee who thinks sexual assaulting women is something to brag about.
I've been watching it all unfold and feeling helpless while the country I love descends into madness at the hands of a bunch of mainly white, rich, male arseholes who don't even know what the truth is anymore.
But it's occurred to me that there are only 160,000 Conservative party members. In the whole scheme of things that's nothing compared to the number of Mumsnetters!
I know the Tories have been shysters but imagine if we could join the party and push it towards compassionate Conservatism.
I realise this still wouldn't be everyone's bag - but surely it would be better to have a party of compassionate Conservatives than the shite we currently have moving ever further to the right.
It's too late to avoid Brexit and too late to avoid Boris but if anyone on Mumsnet who has ever previously voted Conservative joined the party we could organise, join forces with lovely Rory the Tory, put our best 'stern Mother'* faces on and tell the hard righters to fuck off to some horrible little niche party which will never get into power.
It's £2 a month to join - together we could actually make a huge difference to the country while putting the gender balance to rights at the same time.
Isn't it worth it just to see the faces of Mark Francois, The Mogg et al?
Imagine what we could do to turn around the party's education policies!
Think Momentum but made up of nicer human beings with fairer tactics and better hair.
What do you think?
*You don't need to be a mother to do a stern mother face, I don't have children yet as TTC