
© Carl Court/Getty ImagesUK PM Boris Johnson • 10 Downing Street • July 7, 2022
Those who have closely followed the picaresque soap opera of Boris Johnson's career to its ignominious end this week may remember
an episode, much puffed by the press, which occurred in 2019. It concerned an argument between Johnson and his then-girlfriend (now wife) Carrie Symonds, overheard through the walls (and recorded) by a hostile neighbour. Johnson had just discharged a quantity of red wine over his beloved's sofa, and was being screamed at. "You just don't care for anything because you're spoilt!"
she exploded. "You have no care for money or anything!"
Many — on this rare occasion — would have sympathised with Symonds's feelings. Indeed, the notorious lockdown party, or parties, at Number 10 that kickstarted Johnson's spiralling demise were arguably just another of his wine-stains, though on a much larger scale. The ruined sofa this time around was the electoral future of his party, and there was little evidence that he cared about that much more.
Nor has Symonds been the only one to skewer our departing Prime Minister in these terms.
"Disgracefully cavalier" (his teacher at Eton);
"a buffoon and an idler" (ditto at Oxford);
a producer of "follies, gaffes, idiocies, scoundrelisms" (former boss Max Hastings);
"a compulsive liar who has betrayed every single person he has ever had any dealings with: every woman who has loved him; every member of his family, every friend..." (
Nick Boles, fellow Conservative MP). Johnson's life is strewn with such assessments like these.
Comment: How bad is it in the Netherlands?
- Posturing: Dutch PM files claim against Russia in EU human rights court over MH17 despite decision to delay all Ukraine-Russia cases
- Dutch lawmakers slam secrecy of MH17 investigation, point out lack of evidence of US claims
- Profits for all, except the victims: MH17 shoot-down has been a money-maker for Dutch police, prosecutors and judges
As for useful tools like Rutte:Proof of direct collusion between WEF and Dutch government
As for covid:
Dear Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoestra, "your contributions to the work of the Great Reset..."
With love from the WEF: