GOOD RIDDANCE ?

We are in for the most ludicrous selection of a head of government devised by a constitutional monarchy, which prides itself as a democratic government supported by the mother of parliaments, with an hereditary, but apolitical, sovereign as head of state.

 

At present, the current first minister of state is a thoroughly disgraced figure, an acknowledged mendacious clown, who is till applauded by members of his party as he departs, perhaps finally, from the public scene.  That he has been allowed these last few moments of bluster and posturing as the victim of uncontrollable political forces is in itself a disgrace, and a diminution of the Conservative party that has permitted it. That they do not see, or take in, the damage he has caused, is a classic symptom of mass denial, or as Mr Johnson himself put it, the herd instinct is powerful and when the heard moves, it moves. So conservative MPs huddle together and politely applaud his last flourish. Are the hurrahs of the ‘thank god he’s gone’ kind, or are they ‘so sorry to see the great man go’ kind. In either case the effect would be the same. What they should really do is turn their backs to him in silence as he leaves the chamber. But that will not happen, they will be waving order papers instead.

 

I write this at 12 noon approaches and his last prime minister questions is about to begin.

 

As expected, there was very little change in the conservative party support, spouting the same nonsense with remarkable repetition, roll out of vaccine, getting Brexit done, lifting lockdown.

Constant repetition of thanking the prime minister from conservative party members all thanking him for his leadership. A sad reflection of a once respectable political party. That they are supporting this charade is the most appalling show the clown has ever conducted. He deserves no thanks of any kind, but they popped up again and again. The last thank you’s were a list of achievements which he had little to do with, except for the disaster he leaves behind. He had no real answers to any relevant questions from opposition MPs. That conservatives stood and applauded him was the last shame of this government. He has lied to them on unprecedented levels for the last 3 years, and they thank and applaud him. What is government about if that is the reception given to a proven liar, dissembler and convicted criminal?

You will note Liz Truss and Nadine Dorries applauding – Rishi Sunak was absent.

How can one trust this lot to choose the next prime minister ?