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.
Reminds me of the Skeksis in The Dark Crystal
https://www.darkcrystal.com/mythology/characters/urskeks/skeksis/
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.
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.
Reminds me of the Skeksis in The Dark Crystal
https://www.darkcrystal.com/mythology/characters/urskeks/skeksis/
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.