When the UK is crying out for decisive leadership, our curse is to be lumbered with an incompetent and dithering PM.
The 39 U-turns must be a record with Boris Johnson regularly unable to make up his mind, frequently getting crucial decisions completely wrong at great cost to the nation.
This week’s attempted coup in Parliament, with the unprincipled PM whipping Tory MPs to save guilty Owen Paterson from a sleaze suspension and introduce a dodger’s charter, was mercifully defeated.
The opposition and a ferocious public backlash forced a humiliated Johnson to climb down with his credibility shot.
The quantity and pace of the U-turns – on everything from the economy and Covid to raw sewage and Matt Hancock’s resignation – are a measure of bad government.
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The only conclusion any fair-minded observer could draw is Johnson is unfit to be PM, disgracing a great office of state.
Replacing him with a mini-me wouldn’t be the answer. Britain needs, and deserves, real change. And the sooner the better.
Sanity Claus
A festive sales bonanza would be good for jobs, the economy and lucky people waking up on December 25 to larger piles of presents under the tree.
The urge to enjoy life after last year’s Covid-hit celebrations – when the PM’s promise to “save Christmas” proved another false pledge – is understandable.
But the pandemic isn’t over yet and plunging into debt would produce a January hangover.
So it isn’t Grinch-like to hope everybody enjoys themselves responsibly.
Swede dreams
The offer by Abba’s Björn and Benny to write a song to end the UK’s Eurovision misery is very kind of the Swedish stars.
Unfortunately, on previous form – including bottom place in last May’s contest – our entry could have the best lyrics and tune in the world and it would still be their Waterloo.
