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Originally Posted by Pierre
I was, still am, a supporter of Boris but I'm afraid the handling of this is now trying my patience.
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I think everyone who voted for Boris knew the kind of person they would get so I've been quite surprised by the buyer's remorse I've been reading over the last months. He's been promoted beyond his ability - good at a figurehead job like London Mayor (except for the wasteful spending on the garden bridge and routemasters) but terrible at leading the country. His lack of attention to detail and preference to wing it instead of working hard is well known.
This article today from the FT delves into some of the problems he is making within his own party regarding his approach to tackling the pandemic.
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But the continual errors, not least over test and trace, allow this unease to be linked to incompetence. This is prompting a revolt over renewal of the emergency Covid powers, led by the head of the backbench 1922 Committee. Graham Brady is a man Number 10 should be clutching close but instead has alienated: he has the backing of a number of ex-ministers. Even more than the assault on liberty, they hate the ineptitude and are demanding more scrutiny. “This is what happens when you give unfettered power to people who can campaign but can’t run anything,” says one...c
Instead, government has been subcontracted to a group who despise MPs, scapegoat officials and care not for checks and balances. Their innate authoritarianism (which is not Mr Johnson’s) alienates liberal Tories. He seems torn between combative aides and his one-nation instincts.
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https://www.ft.com/content/50c34a1a-...5-4dc7bd4d176c