It was interesting seeing Keir Starmer in the dispatch box
yesterday. It was like watching two ends of the spectrum as he and Johnson traded
blows rather than insults. Insults may be seen negative in tough times, but I
am sure they will come.
In Starmer, you have a man who studies detail. He is taking his job seriously and using all his experience in the law profession to guide him. On the other side of the floor sat Johnson, all impulse and ...
A friend of mine was telling me the other day that when he
was a kid, he asked his father why Italy and Rome had become so insignificant.
This was the reply he got from his father, who was an ex RAF sergeant.
“A nation that dwells on past glories, goes into a decline it can’t free itself from!”
It appears that he is right. We are still trapped in World War II, 75 years after it ended. We are so traumatised by it; we cannot leave it ...
As we reached the end of April, I tried to reflect on what
we have learnt over the last six weeks of being in lockdown. Things have moved
on quickly. There are daily developments that swing from feeling hopeful to downright
depressing. Where is the way out of this and can we avoid being the world
leaders on death rates?
When the lockdown came, the consensus was that we could not
have seen this coming and the best we could do is be reactive. ...
It is great to hear the news Priti ‘Vacant’ Patel is
going to be cleared of systematic bullying of staff. Fortunately, an independent
internal inquiry set up by Boris Johnson and chaired by cabinet ministers, has ensured
government transparency.
It will be a relief to
the general public that investigations under the Ministerial Code require that details
of the case be not written down. They also contain no rights for those who
might ...
One of the things I find most alarming about the
coronavirus, is not so much how the government are dealing with it now. It is
more of a case that ordinary people, Joe Public, the man on the street, or
whatever you want to call them, think the government should not be questioned.
The last time I checked, the common consensus in a democracy
is that you need a strong opposition. A government of any colour needs to be
taken to task to ensure ...
