Sir John Major accused the government of feeling it “need not obey the rules”, adding: “Outright lies breed contempt.”
In a speech to the Institute for Government think tank, Sir John said: “At No 10, the prime minister and officials broke lockdown laws. Brazen excuses were dreamed up. Day after day the public was asked to believe the unbelievable. Ministers were sent out to defend the indefensible - making themselves look gullible or foolish. The prime minister and our present government not only challenge the law, but also seem to believe that they, and they alone, need not obey the rules, traditions, conventions - call them what you will - of public life. The charge that there is one law for the government, and one for everyone else is politically deadly - and it has struck home.”
Sir John, who has previously criticised Mr Johnson over his handling of Brexit and called the government “politically corrupt” in its treatment of the House of Commons, said: “When ministers respond to legitimate questions with pre-prepared sound bites, or half-truths, or misdirection, or wild exaggeration, then respect for government and politics dies a little more.”
I watched his speech and couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It was due to him why I gave up voting. I said, I’d never vote again until they proved to me that they were trustworthy enough for me to vote for them. The next time I voted was for UKIP and then tactically thereafter. If there was another election tomorrow I’d vote for Boris due to the witch hunt against him.
Then you’d be one of the people responsible for knowingly landing us with a corrupt, self-serving liar as PM during the hard times ahead.
And as guilty and as responsible, as him for the harm he will do, the deaths he may cause, the corruption in our government and the shame he brings on our country
Yesterday’s man and Remainer who led us into the corrupt EU via the Maastricht Treaty, still trying to stay relevant by attacking his boss who led us out. What a sad bastard he is.
What hard times ahead. We’re out of lockdown now, majority of people have been vaccinated. We’re ahead of the majority of other countries regarding the pandemic and we have Boris to thank for that. On Ian King this morning he was talking about a report from businesses, saying how positive they were about the future. When I browse the papers online later on I’ll hopefully find it and post it. This should be the headlines, but the media rather focus on bad news, partygate, etc.
Because, of course, the UK, with regard to the pandemic, is still one of the worst performing countries in the world when it comes to cases, hospitalisations and deaths.
As of 8th Feb there are 430 people in icu with very few restrictions on the country. 8th Feb last year there was over 3,000 in icu and we were in lockdown.
