Saturday 15 February 2020

Are we sitting comfortably?



Having got rid of the last cabinet minister with any respect left for himself or the people he represents, Boris now believes he will reign unopposed for the rest of his tenure in Number Ten.

He (or more realistically, Dominic Cummings) made sure that an Asian was selected as replacement for Sajid Javid. It wasn't that long ago that Javid made a heart-warming speech about how his parents were unspeakably proud that their son had not only made it to British government, but to the very Cabinet itself. Just imagine - the son of Asian immigrants as Chancellor.

The Chinese have offered to build HS2, and say that it would take them 5 years. I believe them. I don't think it would upset them too much to tear down ancient woodland, cut whole villages and farms in half.

The people have spoken! Let's get it done!
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22 comments:

  1. Tom Stephenson15 February 2020 at 04:58

    And let's dismantle the horrid BBC as well. You know, the media he refused to be interviewed on during his election campaign - the one which asks too many awkward questions. Let's turn it into the Netflix model. You know, the service which doesn't make any money at all and runs at a loss - at the moment.

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  2. gz15 February 2020 at 09:53

    Another notable departure, the one who has got Stormont back up and running and all parties talking......

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    1. Tom Stephenson15 February 2020 at 11:42

      They just do not care about anything other than their own careers and reputations. I struggle to think of any other British political and economic situation of our own making which is as dire as this one. What a time to grow old, but what a time to be young. The ideology which is being foisted on the young now is so different to that which we could aspire to. They are busy fucking up everything for the sake of their own futures.

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    2. Jean16 February 2020 at 04:49

      …."for the sake of their own fortunes"....

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  3. Tasker Dunham15 February 2020 at 14:34

    And he hasn't really got started yet.

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  4. The Weaver of Grass15 February 2020 at 14:53

    The replacement happens to be our local Constituency MP - and a good one too. Hope he makes as good a Chancellor - although I really admired the last one.

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  5. Marty15 February 2020 at 15:22

    Well, thank heavens we have nothing like that going on in the good ole US of A.

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  6. Joanne Noragon15 February 2020 at 17:50

    I learn more of British politics from you than from anything I read on line. Except that Dominic Cummings now thinks he's cool...
    And we pay these people to work for us. Well, you do. We have our own set of problems.

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    1. Tom Stephenson16 February 2020 at 03:06

      My grasp on British politics is not that firm, really. I just know a scam when I see one.

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    2. Rachel Phillips16 February 2020 at 05:05

      You would learn more from me Joanne except that I have now given up writing about it.

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    3. Joanne Noragon16 February 2020 at 16:28

      I know. Under sound professional advice.

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  7. thelma15 February 2020 at 22:34

    Lovely profile on the BBC this morning (5.45 am) of the new Chancellor Rishi Sunak He ticks all the boxes as far as a conservative capitalist goes. Though one of his North Yorks voters thought he was a hedge cutter rather than a hedge fund manager.....

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  8. Rachel Phillips16 February 2020 at 00:39

    I am glad Sajid Javid has gone. He was a Chancellor in name only. He was not a good Chancellor at all. I welcome Risha Sunak. Cummings advised Johnson to say no to going ahead with HS2, Johnson is in control, not Cummings. They will no doubt fall out before too long.

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    1. Tom Stephenson16 February 2020 at 03:27

      Johnson had to go through with HS2 otherwise it would look like he was going back on his promises to the North. I don't know anything about Sunak, but if he is/was a hedge fund manager then he should suit the post nicely, what with all the private investment going in to public projects.

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    2. Tom Stephenson16 February 2020 at 03:29

      Cummings's main job was to keep the Conservatives in power, but I hope he outstays his welcome any minute now.

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    3. Rachel Phillips16 February 2020 at 04:24

      I think Johnson could still have kept promises for the North in many other ways with the HS2 money and credited them and the whole country with the intelligence to see it.

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    4. Jean16 February 2020 at 04:41

      I don't understand how HS2 will benefit the north. The northerners can hardly gain from a shorter journey time unless they have swanky jobs in the south already and it's hard to see how there will be more of those. Equally I don't see how a shorter journey time will bring factories back to the north.
      It's a white elephant that Boris wants his name on for posterity and, as Rachel says, the money could be spent in better ways.

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  9. SmitoniusAndSonata16 February 2020 at 14:14

    A bridge, for instance...

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