Boris-shaped hole in government
THE large void at the very centre of UK government, otherwise known as Boris Johnson, is notorious for inaction.
Former Telegraph editor Max Hastings warned us before the Tory leadership elections that Johnson was weak, totally unsuited to Prime Minister. He has been proven right.
Johnson’s weak acceptance of the wrecking ball that Cummings has driven through the Government’s coronavirus policy reveals just how dependent he is on Cummings.
The Rod Hull and Emu analogy, with Johnson as a rather more subdued bird, immediately springs to mind. But Cummings has learned arrogance from Boris Johnson – the Old Etonian – that mere plebs can be disregarded.
Ordinary people are there to be instructed in their duties.
The elite, now including Cummings, are not bound by the same restraints applied to lesser mortals who are punished for breaking lockdown.
Cummings had access to the full British government and Tory Party resources, living in one of the biggest cities on Earth, and yet he acted like someone on the breadline and fled to his family for support with childcare!
Boris Johnson’s weakness is sending out dangerous messages to the circling vultures within the Tory party, always ready to sense any tremor or indecision.
He can survive this crisis by throwing Cummings to the wolves but he has already squandered a massive amount of political capital over the Cummings’s Durham trip. Andrew Milroy
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LOOS FOR THE FUTURE
DURING the lockdown public toilets have been closed because it is impossible to clean them ready for the next person.
While on Liverpool South Parkway Station I needed the toilet which turned out to be a stainless steel pod with a door wide enough to take a wheelchair. Once I had left the door locked automatically, and the self-cleaning process began.
If you see this type of toilet please follow the instructions and obey the lights.
Do not attempt to enter at the same time as someone is leaving, even if it is free to use, otherwise you will be in a human car wash.
These should be the toilets of the future, ready for future pandemics. Bernard Powell
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