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Removal Of Boris Blunder.
A letter in this morning's Daily Telegraph; does Mr. Shadwell have a point?
SIR – Tory MPs have chosen electoral suicide, having once again not listened to their constituents.
Rishi Sunak is a multi-millionaire who has no understanding of voters and their worries, cares or frustrations. Liz Truss has no charisma, relying on old policies and sound bites. She is not Margaret Thatcher. Neither stands a chance of winning the next general election.
The Conservative Party knew what it was getting when Boris Johnson was elected. Where were the so-called grandees, the 1922 Committee and the Cabinet in controlling and advising him, or privately rebuking him when he was wrong? They all knew the nature of the man.
They were nowhere. All were concerned about themselves, not the country or the Conservative Party. The consequence may be consignment to the political wilderness for a generation. I fear for my country.
David Shadwell
Little Baddow, Essex
SIR – Tory MPs have chosen electoral suicide, having once again not listened to their constituents.
Rishi Sunak is a multi-millionaire who has no understanding of voters and their worries, cares or frustrations. Liz Truss has no charisma, relying on old policies and sound bites. She is not Margaret Thatcher. Neither stands a chance of winning the next general election.
The Conservative Party knew what it was getting when Boris Johnson was elected. Where were the so-called grandees, the 1922 Committee and the Cabinet in controlling and advising him, or privately rebuking him when he was wrong? They all knew the nature of the man.
They were nowhere. All were concerned about themselves, not the country or the Conservative Party. The consequence may be consignment to the political wilderness for a generation. I fear for my country.
David Shadwell
Little Baddow, Essex
Answers
//Rishi Sunak is a multi-
07:59 Fri 22nd Jul 2022
A profound statement and a true one Khandro, we have either a Tony Blair clone in Sunak or someone trying to be the second coming of Thatcher, neither of them would get my vote with their policies,but then again Boris DID lie on lots of occasions and you can never trust a liar, the country needs new blood and a huge broom , if Andy Burnham stood for Labour I think I’d change my allegiance and vote again Labour after always voting Tory since Blair took office
Just a few weeks into his Premiership, Johnson set out his stall when he unlawfully prorogued Parliament. That was unconstitutional but the bigwigs and grandees idly stood by while he did it.
It was plain from then on that Johnson would ignore any rule, tradition or procedure that he didn’t like and to hell with the consequences.
It all eventually got out of hand with boozy lockdown parties and lie after lie to conceal the truth.
Many in the parliamentary party were complicit because they let him loose, gave him free reign to do as he pleased.
With better management and stewardship from those who should have known better, Johnson demise could easily have been avoided.
It was plain from then on that Johnson would ignore any rule, tradition or procedure that he didn’t like and to hell with the consequences.
It all eventually got out of hand with boozy lockdown parties and lie after lie to conceal the truth.
Many in the parliamentary party were complicit because they let him loose, gave him free reign to do as he pleased.
With better management and stewardship from those who should have known better, Johnson demise could easily have been avoided.
Nothing to do with boozy parties. Sir Kier clearly did it too and good luck to them.
Johnsons problem was that he became a green and listened too much to his unelected wife. His aggressive net zero is the reason we are in dire straits with fuel(petrol/gas/elec) at the moment.
He was good at the time but then he went downhill. Yes he can make a speech but thats where it stops.
As for bashing Rishi because he is a multi millionaire perhaps you should judge a man on what he does rather than MSM opinions, same for Truss.
No one actually knows what either is capable of, so choose one and lets see what they do.
Johnsons problem was that he became a green and listened too much to his unelected wife. His aggressive net zero is the reason we are in dire straits with fuel(petrol/gas/elec) at the moment.
He was good at the time but then he went downhill. Yes he can make a speech but thats where it stops.
As for bashing Rishi because he is a multi millionaire perhaps you should judge a man on what he does rather than MSM opinions, same for Truss.
No one actually knows what either is capable of, so choose one and lets see what they do.
Bobbiesox1
I agree but Andy Burnham isn’t even an MP, so becoming Labour’s leader in parliament would be rather difficult. I don’t think being a City Mayor and being an MP at the same time is allowed. (?)
Labour should find a safe Manchester seat, kick its MP into the Lords and get Burnham elected in a by election.
I agree but Andy Burnham isn’t even an MP, so becoming Labour’s leader in parliament would be rather difficult. I don’t think being a City Mayor and being an MP at the same time is allowed. (?)
Labour should find a safe Manchester seat, kick its MP into the Lords and get Burnham elected in a by election.
I am sure we all watched 'Yes Prime Minister' and should realise that one person even him at the top doesn't make the decisions on his own - he has a team of advisers who should be held to account for giving him the wrong advice and letting him carry on riding roughshod over his cabinet. They are all to blame and will rue the day they gave him such bad advice or didn't stop him taking charge of his own destiny.
\\ All were concerned about themselves, not the country or the Conservative Party.//
I believe that's true of all politicians and not just the recent ones. For years they, from all parties, have put themselves first, the party second and the country third. I also believe it was Margaret Thatcher who accelerated this selfish attitude.
I believe that's true of all politicians and not just the recent ones. For years they, from all parties, have put themselves first, the party second and the country third. I also believe it was Margaret Thatcher who accelerated this selfish attitude.
I agree with him but only in part. Yes, the Conservatives did know what they were getting into when Boris was elected - which is exactly why they elected him. He's strong and determined - a natural and charismatic leader who has not only proven himself more than capable of rallying the nation, but as a resolute leader on the world stage. As for lies, that depends upon the vindictiveness, or in many instances, the irrationality or naivety of the observer. We see it right here. People swaying from side to side in thread after thread - depending upon what others say. The herd mentality.
Strange to say but for once Keir Starmer has his head screwed on. He says, quite openly, that without Boris he has a chance. That should tell the government everything it needs to know - and everything it should have known before it launched itself into this self-inflicted disaster. This government deserves to lose the next election - and with the disloyal, duplicitous, wishy-washy, non-entities it offers in Boris's stead, it has every chance of succeeding in that. I'm ashamed of them.
Strange to say but for once Keir Starmer has his head screwed on. He says, quite openly, that without Boris he has a chance. That should tell the government everything it needs to know - and everything it should have known before it launched itself into this self-inflicted disaster. This government deserves to lose the next election - and with the disloyal, duplicitous, wishy-washy, non-entities it offers in Boris's stead, it has every chance of succeeding in that. I'm ashamed of them.
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