Prime minister’s coat hanging on ‘shoogly peg’ – despite government spin

Sir, – Readers prepare yourselves to be spun as the Johnson team in Westminster announces a raft of new policy initiatives including operations “Save Big Dog” and operation “Red Meat”.

These two programmes, are being rolled out to invigorate the UK Government in its Global

Britain aspirations. Believe that if you want, or if you can swallow another whopper.

It is highly likely that these policy initiatives were developed last year, and are being rolled out now as a smoke and mirrors defensive action, to protect the Johnson organisation.

Operation Red Meat describes the additional actions targeting illegal immigrants crossing the Channel seeking sanctuary and peace in the UK; where, as another commentator describes, “Nelson’s Navy will be deployed to turn back these immigrants”.

This is to keep his ERG supporters on side, particularly since last year’s immigrant influx was huge, and government initiatives didn’t work.

Operation Save Big Dog is a plan to throw Downing Street officials under the proverbial bus, for allowing the frolicking that took place in No 10 during the Covid lockdown. After all, surely a civil servant should have intervened and told a government minister that they should not be encouraging socialising, within the building? Aye, right.

The Priti Patel bullying history and Johnson’s previous behaviour shows that the government ministers wield tremendous power. Standing up in public and criticising their decisions and behaviour will break one or more civil service codes, leading to jobs put at risk.

So the Johnson coat is on a shoogly peg, and we await to see the goings on and doings in black and white in the Gray Report.