Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Boris Johnson's mental health
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Boris Johnson's mental health
RP ONLINE - 4 hrs ago.
London. Moses, Peppa Wutz and Lenin as the subjects of a speech to industry representatives? It's not just a bizarre speech to a stunned audience that is putting massive pressure on Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Even in Downing Street, there is talk of the British prime minister, albeit still behind closed doors. The prime minister is no longer in control, the well-connected BBC reporter Laura Kuenssberg quoted a senior source as saying. One Cabinet member told The Times that Johnson's completely mishandled speech to the industry association CBI was symbolic of the government's chaotic path.
Johnson himself even had to comment on camera about his health. "Are you all right?" an audibly aghast reporter asked the prime minister. To be sure, Johnson is well known for bizarre comparisons and absurdly funny speeches - that's part of his shirt-sleeved style of governing. But what the head of government told leading business figures on Monday was nothing short of bizarre, even by his standards.
Before a stunned audience, the prime minister spent minutes praising a theme park dedicated to the cartoon character Peppa Wutz. He compared himself to Moses, made an allusion to the communist revolutionary leader Lenin and imitated an engine. In between, he lost the thread for seconds and searched for his text under muttered apologies.
The echo was devastating. "Embarrassing," "humiliating," "shocking" - even conservative media, traditionally sympathetic to Johnson, quoted at length the reactions of anonymous members of his own party. Now the country is asking itself whether the prime minister still enjoys the support of his Tories.
The answer: it is waning. For the first time, calls for his resignation have been heard. "I think the prime minister needs to reconsider his position," the PA news agency quoted a Tory MP as saying. "He should announce his retirement in January." Gaps behind the government bench in Parliament showed support was crumbling, he said. The numbers also suggest as much. On Monday, 19 Conservatives voted against Johnson's controversial welfare reform, while dozens more abstained. Despite what should have been an ample majority, Johnson only narrowly got the bill through the House of Commons.
Reports such as the one now in the Daily Mirror could resonate even more strongly. According to the report, Conservative MPs attended a dinner for Tory donors that is said to have cost thousands of pounds per table. From there, they then rushed to Parliament to vote for the reform, which the opposition believes could force poorer people to sell their homes to pay for their care.
For Johnson, it's the latest negative high point. Because of the fallout from Brexit and the Corona pandemic, the economic recovery is failing to materialize. Supply chain issues are leading to concerns that gifts and the traditional Christmas feast are at risk. More migrants are entering the country illegally across the English Channel than ever before.
And then there are the various scandals the Tories are mired in. "I would say the past month has not been a good month for the government," influential Conservative health politician Jeremy Hunt, once Johnson's rival for the party chair, told BBC Radio 4.
Revelations of "sleaze" - or felt - have dominated headlines for weeks. Several MPs are accused of corruption and nepotism. When a parliamentary committee wanted to suspend a party colleague of Johnson's for 30 days, the prime minister forced his faction to vote for a change in the rules. A day later, he had to row back: He had "driven the car into the ditch," Johnson admitted guiltily - the confidence of his deputies was shaken.
The Peppa Wutz speech and the care reform have now intensified the anger of the influential backbenchers. At the seat of government, there are many concerns about the prime minister, said BBC reporter Kuenssberg's source. "It's just not working." Behind this is believed to be the Finance Ministry, whose head Rishi Sunak is said to be at cross purposes with the prime minister.
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Satire is my favorite animal by Wolfgang Hampel always makes me laugh, even if my day was very modest. When asked what his biggest worry is, Wolfgang Hampel says he fears that reality will overtake satire and he will become unemployed. I have no fears there. This author can think of something for everything. Hopefully there will be new fireworks soon. I am very much looking forward to it.
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