The Jam Jam

Brexit – a fantastic deal, but now one which they say they only agreed because they would change it later! Covid contracts for tens of £ billions. Vaccines were rolled out with massive support from volunteers. Actually these are the only 2 things the government can claim to have got done. And Brexit will be paid by everyone of us for the foreseeable future. And I really hope that the huge efforts that created a Northern Ireland Settlement are not sacrificed on the Brexit altar.

I find this governments incompetence hard to understand. Having made a fool of himself, yet again, he tries to put through a change that will affect less than 10 MP’s regarding second jobs. He had an opportunity to say that he got the Patterson case wrong but now was going to show leadership with new rules to re-establish public confidence in the legislature. Instead of which there is a wishy washy statement which basically states that second jobs and lobbying is ok, as long as the time spent doing it is hidden. Most of these ‘jobs’ are undefinable by time – no tachograph on a computer to measure zoom meetings or email exchanges.

Firstly change the name. Then change how people are selected. Johnson chose cronies and sycophants and Brexeteers to push the numbers higher than the European Parliament.

Whilst completely agreeing that the Chinese policy of re-education camps is abhorrent and wrong, I do wonder if many of our MP’s from privileged backgrounds need re-education. This is not to make them conform with any national philosophy, but to correct the morally and socially wrong bits of their education. Who is to say that the private/public school system has got it wrong – well it seems like society really!

Perhaps Johnson should have had the enquiry into Government contracts during Covid. At least then he would have been prepared for the shit to hit the fan. Now some of his closet supporters (although remember the maxim about keeping your friends close, and your enemies closer!).

When Johnson has stopped preening his threadbare feathers, Alok Sharma has stopped crying, Shit-Dogg has smirked again, etc. we now need a plan.