We’ve got him weighed up

IT WOULD seem that the luck which propelled Boris Johnson’s meteoric rise from journalist to prime minister has finally run out and the very people who put him in power have realised that he does not have their best interests at heart.

He made the elementary mistake of taking their loyalty for granted and disregarding the rules which he had imposed as a protection against Covid-19. In doing this he turned Partygate into a personal issue which could not be fudged in his usual manner.

It is not just the general public who have seen through him but members of his own party are realising that he is becoming a liability to their chances of retaining power at the next General Election.

Mr Johnson has shown himself contemptuous of the principles of truth and honour which most politicians, of whatever stripe, have usually considered to be basic components of British political life and now, as he threshes about looking for a lifebelt, he has hit upon the idea of re-writing the ministerial code of conduct, in effect removing himself from the necessity of upholding decent principles.

One of Mr Johnson’s main claims when pursuing Brexit was that we would be able to increase world trade once free of the shackles of the EU. Now it would appear that he favours a return to imperial measurements (not that we ever completely left them). I wonder how this would help world trade as almost all other countries went metric long ago? I fancy that this would really upset the retail industry and all forms of manufacturing who would be obliged to replace or modify all their equipment at a time when the government is anxious to improve trade.

No, Mr Johnson, don’t drag it out, go with dignity while you have the chance.

Rod Slater, Lymm