Archive for July 12th, 2016

A Tale of Two Parties: Part One: The Tories

Tuesday, July 12th, 2016

As the referendum campaign advanced there were four Tory leadership contenders striding the field of battle.  Johnson, Gove, the up and coming Leadsom and Cameron.  All are gone or going. The two giants among them were  Boris and Cameron. Everyone thought that Boris would soon be Prime Minister especially camp Boris. First Cameron went down, followed by Johnson the mega shock, then the others. In the shadows lurked May. Pro Remain but with reservations, she was invisible during the campaign and the Tory civil war. Tomorrow she will be Prime Minister. The forensic efficiency of the self styled natural party of government, with its cunning system of daggers wielded without compassion and a ruthless will to hold onto power, astonishes not only the country, but the world. Even the most autocratic dictatorships with their terrifying security apparatus watch gobsmacked and in awe.