“In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.” George Orwell
‘All Issues Are Political Issues’: Following the Money
Letters: ‘They Think It’s All Over’
“So, today the ex-PM is still the PM, and is likely to be for a while, until his successor is decided by the 0.4% of the voting population in the Conservative Party”
Letters: “weakness and herd mentality ” displayed by Tory MPs
“Watching the supposed resignation speech from Boris Johnson, I could not help but be taken aback by the total lack of self awareness on display.”
The Greased Piglet
” It is as if “ real politics’ are too hard so why not just listen to what makes you feel good? “
Endgame
“And the message couldn’t be clearer – we’re in it to win it, even if it means a defacto referendum in a general election in 2024 – or sooner, if Johnson goes – and it would be well nigh impossible for unionist parties to boycott a UK wide vote. “
A Certain Kind Of Mindset
“Well, Boris is still in Number 10, and I was wondering Why? How? I remember a song by Leon Rosselson called H-A-N-G-O, which might be something to do with it.”
Boris or Bon Jovi ?
“When your political leader in Scotland begins to resemble James the Engine who got stuck on a turntable that kept spinning due to high winds in the Thomas the Tank Engine story , you know you have a problem “
“The past is a foreign country”
“As we look back on “the good old days,” we need to ask ourselves: Was the past actually as great as we remember it? And what can we learn from all these walks down memory lane?”
The Party’s Over
It’s important that we don’t become numb to this and that we remember that we’re seeing unheralded levels of sleaze and corruption by people who are supposed to represent us.
Letters: “Watching the “Johnson Crew” run riot”
“Brexit lies, “Remoaners”, proroguing Parliament, Cummings, Hancock, PPE contracts for my mates, Patel, Paterson, Jenrick , “Party-gate” and Johnson himself are just a selection of the UK systems failure to self-regulate.”
