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IAIN MARTIN
Boris, thanks for Brexit, now leave the stage
Jaw-dropping account of time in No 10 underlines Johnson’s unfitness for office and why he should stand down as an MP
"What has happened since the departure of Johnson shows the resilience and flexibility of the British system. During the chaotic, disturbing incursions of Johnson, Corbyn and Truss the parliamentary system and our institutions bent but did not break. Now there has been a course correction with Sunak and Starmer, back to order and a more stately idea of public service."
In other words, the establishment (call it the deep state if you are so inclined) defeated the maverick insurgents.
The same thing happened in the USA. The Washington Post published a story when Joe Biden won with this headline: ‘Washington’s aristocracy hopes a Biden presidency will make schmoozing great again.’
The rag took the headline down later. They have some shame.
The Ukrainian war is a great victory for the Anglo-American and Western European deep states, whether Russia or Ukraine does well in it.
I don't disagree, by the way, with Mr Martin's view that after Brexit Boris was incapable of being Prime Minister. I do think Dominic Cummings who was really running the country was a useful change agent, though like the rest of the people in charge he thought Covid far more dangerous than it was.
I don't disagree, by the way, with Mr Martin's view that after Brexit Boris was incapable of being Prime Minister. I do think Dominic Cummings who was really running the country was a useful change agent, though like the rest of the people in charge he thought Covid far more dangerous than it was.
I suspect the best thing about Donald Trump's administration was Steve Bannon.
The worst thing about both Boris and the Donald was that they allowed their close family to run things. Neither Mrs Johnson nor Javanka were remotely conservatives.
Steve B's associates were just convicted on very good evidence of brazenly stealing from contributors to the Build the Wall initiative. Steve goes on trial in November for the same charges.
ReplyDeleteI am suspicious about this.
DeleteAren't you?
DeleteWhat makes you suspicious? Your partiality and love of conspiracy theory?
DeleteWhen did I ever like conspiracy theories? Living in Romania makes one cynical. One sees how the deep states in England and America frame people, like Donald Trump for example.
DeleteYou've become extremely credulous in your self imposed exile. Querulous too.
DeleteI'm very jovial actually and have a sunny nature.
Delete"I suspect the best thing about Donald Trump's administration was Steve Bannon."
ReplyDeleteEven I have never said anything so harsh about Donald Trump.
Not at all, the prima facia evidence is overwhelming. Bannon acted with the hubris of a baptist preacher raiding the organ fund to satisfy his.
ReplyDeleteBoth Cummings and -- disgracefully -- Johnson tried to shift blame to Carrie for their less popular decisions. There's no evidence that she actually had any significant influence, but lots of people are automatically willing to believe in the trope of the Wicked Queen.
ReplyDeleteIf you really believe that a shallow, politically inexperienced, and not very bright 30 year old woman was somehow able to dominate and manipulate experienced Conservative politicians and consultants, many of them famously canny and some of them over twice her age.. well then, you probably believe that the French Revolution happened because of that wicked Marie Antoinette and something about cake.
The funny thing is, Carrie seems to be a more sincere Conservative than Johnson. She's of the moderate, "wet", socially liberal side of the party -- for many, another reason to hate her -- but she was raised Tory and was active in the Conservative party from uni onwards, Insofar as she has any ideology beyond "I should have nice things", she seems to believe in Conservative values more seriously than Johnson ever did.
There's nothing conpiratorial about the charges against Bannon. The grifting is now done in plain sight and the receiots are there to be examined... or contested in a court of law. (Then again, if one feels the US law courts are also part of the deep state cover -- Clarence Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Roberts excepted, naturally...)
ReplyDeletehttps://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-crime-new-york-manhattan-elections-ff4731f198d9e71df765afb37bb42da6
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