Shame on hustler PM
Voters would be right to conclude that they were hoodwinked by Boris Johnson at the last election.
Like a cheap snake oil salesman the PM made a string of promises to get elected which it is now clear he is either unable to deliver or had no intention of doing so in the first place.
His pledge to extend HS2 from Birmingham to Leeds has hit the buffers and his vow that nobody would have to sell their home to pay for social care has crumbled.
Now his signature manifesto pledge to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 has been branded “unachievable” by a Government watchdog.
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority has given the projects a red rating, meaning they will not be built on time or within budget.
It was always a giant confidence trick. Half of the hospital schemes were not new buildings but refurbishments of existing sites.
Four have yet to get planning approval.
The Prime Minister owes an apology to those who put their faith in him. His actions corrode trust in politics and fail the very people whose lives he promised to improve.
Stop the chop
There is a good reason why the Amazon rainforest is called the lungs of the world.
The natural habitat absorbs a major part of the world’s carbon emissions and so plays a crucial role in the fight against global warming.
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Unfortunately, the responsibility for this precious resource lies with Brazilian president and climate change sceptic Jair Bolsonaro.
On his watch deforestation of the Amazon is at its highest level since 2006 – not just an environmental tragedy, but a global disaster.
It’s time for international leaders to put pressure on Brazil to end this ecological vandalism.
We also need to stop importing beef, soya and palm oil produced on the cleared land.
The crust belt
Lockdown sparked a boom in home baking businesses.
Let’s hope they turn their passion for cooking into well-earned dough.
