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el gato malo's avatar

success has many fathers.

failure is an orphan.

the canny rats have seen that they have lost and do not want to be around when the bill comes.

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Richard's avatar

Wishful thinking. They are opportunists. They see a chance to obtain the big seat. They want to be around, they just want more power and control. Taking a moral stance against dastardly Boris, they think, is the key to unlocking it.

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Jonathan Engler's avatar

Partygate is almost certainly a cover for “there’s no fucking way I’m going to be around when the shit hits the fan”

It’s certainly not at all likely that they’ll blame policies they had a big hand in.

But at least instability can create more fertile ground for more realistic appraisal of what’s happened.

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Sandra Barwick's avatar

No. Rishi and Jabby have not realised that their Covid tyranny was wrong and will backfire. They just think Boris in injured and Rishi might take over with Jabby in some senior role as a present for backing Rishi.

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TA's avatar

Reasonable farmers drown rats before they endanger the harvest. And if you're unwilling to go this far, how about some tough love? "No Sajid, you shouldn't join politics, you're not good enough. I know these are your pals and you are an attention seeker, but you're just not good for your fellow citizens".

It seems to me, that these are all people who were only ever encouraged, no matter how wrong and stupid they acted. Politics is probably the only place where they can function. I wouldn't hire a plumber who cannot tell dry from wet - just saying.

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Ryan Gardner's avatar

Hahaha. Last sentence. Gonna use that one down the road!

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