Tory fibs and Labour shuffles
As it's now Saturday, I think it's about time for another weekly review. So who can I rant about this week? Hmmm...let me think.
Boris perhaps!? Haven't mentioned him in a while have I? He's been such a great leader, diligently doing his best to run this country (right into the ground) I've hardly had anything critical to say.
If you've read any of my blogs, you'll get the sarcasm, if it wasn't plainly obvious anyway. Boris, leader, diligent, don't make me laugh. Those three words should stay as far a way from each other as possible. Despite beginning with the letter B, I remember 'Boris' being at the back of my old school dictionaries. On the very back cover in fact. Under what used to be a piece of chewed up gum, closely resembling Johnson's face, I vaguely remember the words 'Total tits up toff'. Which only now makes sense. What was less obvious to me back then is that this was, and is, the dictionary definition of Boris Johnson. Liar and sociopath can also be found next to Boris in any good thesaurus. In fact, I'm pretty confident you can use those words interchangeably and have absolutely no impact on the meaning of the sentence.
In Prime Minister’s Question this week Keir asked 'Liar' to explain whether or not a Christmas Party had been held a number 10 last year?
(See, it works just fine).
All 'Liar' could say was 'that all guidance was followed...'
Keir then remind 'Sociopath' of his own rules, 'you must not have a work Christmas lunch or party. Does the Prime Minister really expect the country to believe, that while people were banned from seeing their loved ones at Christmas last year it was fine for him and his friends to throw a boozy party in Downing Street?'
No surprise, 'Sociopath' did not answer the question, instead choosing to waffle on about what people should be doing this year, not that his words this week have made things any clearer.
Using Labour’s new found tagline; ‘the joke isn’t funny anymore’.
What is clear, is that a Christmas party (possibly a few parties) did go ahead in number 10 as not one Tory MP has been able to deny it. However, the biggest issue here, is why are the public (if not the media) only just finding out about it now? Not only is that fact alone deeply concerning, but also begs the question, what else have they been doing behind closed doors that they don't want us to know about?
On top of all the recently uncovered corruption there is likely much more we are not aware of, and might never know about. Historians in a few hundred years time, if the human race makes it that far, will look back on us with pity, on account of the fact that we believed we lived in a democracy. 'Those poor ignorant souls' they will write 'we must try to sympathise, things were different back then'. Although, that's a hopeful thought that this saga which eventually come to an end.
Also this week, a few days before PMQs, on Monday 29th, Labour did a quick re-shuffle resulting in a very centre-left party. Many would say a government in waiting. I say quick shuffle because it was so quick that Keir didn't even have time to tell his deputy leader about it. I'm hoping the new formation of the party is a tactical move. The mainstream media seem pleased enough to have a soft left in opposition, like their making an each way bet, giving Labour a bit more air time, they can afford to sit back and let events unfold, confident that Keir poses no real threat to the status quo.
Although it has already made the party appear more electable, it would be good, not only to have a Labour party in government, but also a Labour government that would endeavour to undo this Tory mess and seek to reform. I get that the country will not swing overnight, so in that sense Keir’s approach is understandable. Although I would prefer a Labour party to lean slightly further to the left, at this point I'll take anything that isn't Tory, even if that meant having the Lib Dems in charge. Which is saying something. I guess we will just have a wait and see what happens. Will Keir get the opportunity to deliver on his campaign promises in future? Maybe.
On another note, I'm rather looking forward to seeing Yvette Copper go up in the ring against Patel. Ding! Ding! Let the games begin!