Re: Alex Johnson - worst prime minister ever?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:37 pm
The "socialism" is presumably raising taxes/NI.
That is not where the bar should be set. The issue is not only whether Johnson was guilty of criminal violations of Covid regulations, but whether he broke a lockdown that he imposed on everyone else and whether he misled parliament. Those judgments cannot be outsourced to a police force, especially one led by a commissioner who has good reason to feel she only remains in her post thanks to the mercy of the prime minister. Those are decisions that should be made by politicians and voters, with access to all the facts.
That prospect is receding. Gray now faces a choice: either publish a gutted version of her report, which Downing Street will falsely spin as having cleared the prime minister, or delay it until the police have completed their work. It’s all too plausible to imagine a Met statement, weeks or months from now, announcing that, having conducted its investigation, it has concluded that no further action need be taken. Team Johnson will spin that too as exoneration. And whatever facts Gray discovered will remain in the drafts folder of her laptop.
What would be the effect of that? I don’t mean in narrow political terms, though it would clearly boost Johnson’s prospects of retaining his job. I mean the consequences for our public and collective life. What does it do to a country to be led by a documented liar?
Boiler wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:08 pm "Lame duck" would be more appropriate - twelve pages that says nothing, really other than "they've been a bit naughty".At first glance, yes. But Gray has done an exceptional job of making it clear quite how dreadful things were, AND that she has all the goods stashed away.
Youngian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:35 pmapparently he was advised not to, and it went down like a cup of cold sick with a lot of Tories. His entitlement is clearly skewing whatever passed for judgement in his head previously.Boiler wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:46 pm Good Lord - Johnson actually brought up Jimmy Savile whilst attacking Starmer...Just when you thought he couldn’t sink any lower you remember Funtime Boris is really spiteful, entitled narcissist Alex Johnson.
Andy McDandy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:33 pm Tory benches clearing rapidly. Not good for him.Indeed. I think he's blown it. His approach was all wrong, he's made a mockery of people in his own party, and his complete and obvious lack of humility has come over absolutely dreadfully - and that will already be filtering back. Just look how sparse this is:
Crabcakes wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:43 pmThere is, just about, some semblance of decency in a lot of the old school Tories, and while there might not be many of them in Parliament they're still out there running the show in the constituencies. They don't like things like this, well not out loud, and even more importantly for them the photos of Savile and their beloved Evil Witch are doing the rounds again.Youngian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:35 pmapparently he was advised not to, and it went down like a cup of cold sick with a lot of Tories. His entitlement is clearly skewing whatever passed for judgement in his head previously.Boiler wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:46 pm Good Lord - Johnson actually brought up Jimmy Savile whilst attacking Starmer...Just when you thought he couldn’t sink any lower you remember Funtime Boris is really spiteful, entitled narcissist Alex Johnson.