Yesterday evening I shared some thoughts about Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list. A Prime Minister can recommend people for honours when they resign from the job. Even as I was writing, Johnson was resigning again, this time as an MP. The reason for Johnson’s resignation was that he had seen the draft outcome of a… Continue reading Boris Johnson resigns again
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Dishonours List
Apparently Nadine Dorries jumped the gun. It has been rumoured for weeks that she was going to be among a number of MPS named as new life peers in Boris Johnson’s resignations’ honours list. This morning she resigned as an MP but it turns out her name wasn’t down on the list after all. The… Continue reading Dishonours List
Boris: Who is responsible?
So, news is now breaking that Boris Johnson will step down as Prime Minister. As well as the leadership contest, the blame game now begins. Tory MPs are keen to pin the blame for the current mess on Boris Johnson himself. He in turn has attempted always to avoid taking personal responsibility, denying knowledge of… Continue reading Boris: Who is responsible?
Boris and a question of character
As I write, Boris Johnson is still clinging on to power. That could change quickly. Prime Ministers are remembered as much by how the leave office as anything. Gordon Brown will be remembered for eventually leaving with his two sons and a level of dignity left, David Cameron for humming a care free tune as… Continue reading Boris and a question of character
What next for Boris?
Yesterday evening, Boris Johnson survived a “No Confidence” vote from his own MPs by 211 votes to 148. This meant that 41% of his own MPs declared no confidence in him. However, in fact, he fare worse than that. Between 160-170 MPs are on the government payroll as ministers/aides. It’s possible that some of these… Continue reading What next for Boris?
Resignation offers, integrity and grace
#Partygate and #Beergate continue to rumble on. In latest developments, Labour leader Keir Starmer has said that he will resign if he is issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice fine for breeching covid regulations. His supporters have suggested that this shows integrity and compares unfavourably with the way that the Prime Minister has refused to… Continue reading Resignation offers, integrity and grace
Forgiveness and parties
Yesterday I wrote about how the #partygate scandal gets us to think about truth. Today, I want to pick up on another word that has been banded around a lot over the past week, particular by Conservative MPs and right leaning journalists. That word is “forgiveness.” Some people have even linked the theme of forgiveness… Continue reading Forgiveness and parties
Truth and birthday cake
Yesterday, the House of Commons agreed to a motion calling for an investigation of Boris Johnson. That investigation will focus on whether or not the Prime Minister mislead parliament when responding to questions about alleged parties at Downing Street during the lockdowns. The debate both inside the House of Commons and wider in the media… Continue reading Truth and birthday cake
Boris, Rishi #Partygate and standards in public life
We now know that the Prime Minister and his wife as well as the Chancellor of the Exchequer have been fined over the so called #Partygate. Meanwhile there are questions about Rishi Sunak’s wife -and therefore him benefitting from her Non Dom status so that she did not pay tax in the UK. Some people… Continue reading Boris, Rishi #Partygate and standards in public life
On Tank battles – you don’t have to fight on the enemy’s terms
When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, this video clip of Boris Johnson arguing with Tobias Elwood about defence spending was circulated. For the record, I think Elwood has a point re defence spending in general. I’m also not convinced that Boris engages that point fairly or fully. However, the reason that the clip did… Continue reading On Tank battles – you don’t have to fight on the enemy’s terms
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