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My part in it’s downfall
One story has dominated the media this week. It’s the №10 office party that we’ve heard took place last Christmas at a time when gatherings were being strictly regulated. Loved ones were having to face death alone (the most egregious aspect of this sordid affair) while planned family gatherings were abandoned at a time when families sorely needed some together time. The upshot is that Boris Johnson’s reputation as being an unprincipled liar has come into sharp focus.
Collusion by senior government staff and ministers is perfectly transparent. What should also appear obvious is that the mainstream media have known about this for 12 months and only now have decided to spill the beans. It’s pantomime season and it should be clear to anyone with an ounce of political nous that political pantomime is at play here. Boris Johnson’s propensity to lie was stark in the run up to the general election in 2019 yet was downplayed by the press to the point that the election could be said to have been unfair.
It’s no secret that plots are afoot to unseat Mr Johnson who appears to have outlived his usefulness as a populist goon, hiding the nefarious intentions of this Tory government behind his clownish appearance and bumbling rhetoric. It’s an old joke that asks how you tell if a politician is lying (his lips move). Sadly this is the bar that…
