REMEMBER - THE CLUES ARE THERE

The assaults on Dominic Cummings following on from his remarks to a Parliamentary Select Committee, are not surprising. The attack on his credibility is prefaced by the fact of his journey to Barnard Castle. What has an admitted car ride got to do with credibility? He gave an account of his movements at the time, at a press conference in the rose garden of No: 10. His comments, at the time, were supported by the Prime Minister and his colleagues.  During the course of his ‘evidence’ to the Committee, he amplified his initial rose garden comments and profusely apologised for having made the trip. He clearly regretted his disastrous decision at the time. 

One has to remember that being stupid is not being dishonest. A mistake of judgement can be pardoned, or not, depending on the size of the mistake. Should he have resigned at the time? Probably, yes. But, in keeping with the Johnson Government’s reactions to breaching ministerial codes of conduct, he did not. Despite the numerous errors of judgement, the arrogance and bad behaviour of some, not a single minister in the current government shows any spark of integrity or decency, by resigning from the gang of Boris. The flim flam of excuses is cascading down from the top, always followed by “The public aren’t interested, let us move on, we have important business to do”. Boris' go to mantra.

So, finally, after much soul searching, a bit of hubris and, no doubt, peevishness, Dominic Cummings did resign. Or was he sacked, or constructively dismissed? Whatever you call it, he was out of the gang. He is now a Johnny come lately whistle-blower. As a result, the wagons are  circling.  His comments bear no relation to reality. After just one day, his comments have faded away. Despite the glaringly obvious fiasco surrounding the Indian Variant, by allowing the continued flights between the UK and India, with little or no control at either end of the 16 daily flights, Mr Cummings comments about unfitness to govern bear no relation to reality. 

Would someone please explain what reality Boris Johnson resides in? His bumbling hesitancy has severely dented his roadmap out of lockdown. The idea that the 21^st of June would be an end to restrictions, given the current spread and rise in Covid cases, is clearly in jeopardy. Come what may, and regardless of the potential consequences, he will go ahead with his roadmap because of his ridiculous and tenacious clinging to image.   If he does have to extend the current stage of his roadmap, he only has himself to blame. The country, however, will more than likely go along with whatever he decides. Few will demand a vote of confidence. Few will demand his resignation. Few will even remember Dominic Cummings. Most will have moved on.

There was a catchphrase for the panel show ‘Through the Keyhole’ which can easily be applied to No: 10 Downing Street “Watch closely, because remember, the clues are there as we go through the keyhole”. You would think News coverage is watching closely, and maybe it is, or appears to be, but it is not remembering. A roundup of Boris Johnson’s absurdities over the years would not come amiss. 

I refer you again to an article by Edward Docx, published in the Guardian on the 18^th March 2021, headed: Boris Johnson is the archetypal clown, with his antic posturing and his refusal to take anything seriously. So how did he end up in charge? Look it up and read it, or you can read it posted on my blog of 20^th March 2021.

The question still remains unanswered, and Mr Cummings’ views on the subject should not be dismissed just because you don’t like the man. He is the architect of Brexit and I detest what he has done to this country. He has let the dogs out, and they are crying havoc. Racism, skulduggery and all sorts of scams and mischief have abounded since, and increased during lockdown. He has nothing to be proud of. He has however, at last seen a glimmer of light. What he was part of, and deeply involved with, is unfit to govern this country. That he has come to it so late is perhaps the real reason to question his judgement and, perhaps, maybe, his credibility.