It was interesting seeing Keir Starmer in the dispatch box
yesterday. It was like watching two ends of the spectrum as he and Johnson traded
blows rather than insults. Insults may be seen negative in tough times, but I
am sure they will come.
In Starmer, you have a man who studies detail. He is taking his job seriously and using all his experience in the law profession to guide him. On the other side of the floor sat Johnson, all impulse and ...
A friend of mine was telling me the other day that when he
was a kid, he asked his father why Italy and Rome had become so insignificant.
This was the reply he got from his father, who was an ex RAF sergeant.
“A nation that dwells on past glories, goes into a decline it can’t free itself from!”
It appears that he is right. We are still trapped in World War II, 75 years after it ended. We are so traumatised by it; we cannot leave it ...
It is great to hear the news Priti ‘Vacant’ Patel is
going to be cleared of systematic bullying of staff. Fortunately, an independent
internal inquiry set up by Boris Johnson and chaired by cabinet ministers, has ensured
government transparency.
It will be a relief to
the general public that investigations under the Ministerial Code require that details
of the case be not written down. They also contain no rights for those who
might ...
One of the things I find most alarming about the
coronavirus, is not so much how the government are dealing with it now. It is
more of a case that ordinary people, Joe Public, the man on the street, or
whatever you want to call them, think the government should not be questioned.
The last time I checked, the common consensus in a democracy
is that you need a strong opposition. A government of any colour needs to be
taken to task to ensure ...
I was on Facebook earlier when a post from a chap I worked
with in the early 90’s came up. He was basically saying that the government
should beyond criticism and that Kier Starmer needs to shut it, as he once defended
Jimmy Savile.
I scrolled through the replies and there was loads of aggression
and hatred, with the obligatory venom aimed at Jeremey Corbyn and Diane Abbott.
There were a few more sensibly minded folks on there as well. One ...
