Beware PM’s inner Kim

Don’t let shy’ May have too much clout DO you need to have a telly licence to watch Parliament TV’s livestream? Lawmaking Culture minister Matt Hancock hasn’t a clue. Doh!

MY first thought was it must be an April Fool gag until I clocked the month is almost over.

The very idea Kim Jong- un was f unding his plans f or global Armageddon from a suburban house in London’s leafy Blackheath seemed laughable.

Reports last week said a North Korean insurance company was based there for 20 years funnelling £113million into Kim’s nuclear silos under the noses of our spooks.

Well, you could have knocked me down with a dud North Korean missile.

But the funniest part was the North Korean man who answered the door to a reporter and asked: “Have you got permission to write about this?”

Power

I guess if you’re a hack on the Pyongyang People you get used to that kind of question. It’s what happens in one party states.

And a one-party state is what Britain will become if Theresa May gets a 200 majority on June 8, as some polls predict.

Now, I’m not suggesting the PM will get a hilarious pudding-basin hairdo, call herself Dear Respected Supreme Leader and use her uncles for anti-aircraft practice.

Though, come to think of it, if I was Boris Johnson I might watch myself around RAF bases.

Nor do I think the United Kingdom will t urn i nto United Airlines with heavies to duff up anyone who doesn’t do as they’re told.

But absolute power in the hands of anyone, even Mrs May, who is shy and retiring – yes, really – is a dangerous weapon.

With no opposition to stand in her way she could legalise or outlaw whatever comes into her head and no one could do a damn thing about it.

So whatever you do in this election, vote in a way that keeps the Tories on some kind of parliamentary leash.

Mrs May says anything but a vote for her would lead to a “coalition of chaos”. Bull poo.

Not voting for her is a way to build a consensus of common sense.

When the Tories get out of control they do crazy things like introduce a Poll Tax or Bedroom Tax.

So, on election day, remember – not all Armageddons are nuclear ones.