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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Ukraine is neither here nor there in terms of what matters in the UK. It's a totally detached matter for which Boris should not trade achievement against his transgressions.
Boris can claim two wins for the Government: (1) Getting Brexit done; (2) Seeing us through the COVID crisis.
Nothing else. Instead he has:
1. Tried to change the rules so that his mate Owen Paterson could survive;
2. Changed the Ministerial Code so that honesty/integrity are not part thereof;
3. Increased taxes, nothwithstanding the manifesto;
4. Falsely claimed that he is solving the ocial care crisis;
5. Failed to ensure that people can see their GP;
6. Done nothing meaningful to rectify the lost education for children;
7. Enabled massive skilled immigration rather than putting proper money into education here;
8. Introduced an unachievable Net Zero policy that is sending people into panic as to what do do about their cars;
9. Has not yet implemented any energy self-sufficiency measures such as additional nuclear, fracking and reversion to coal so that the lights stay on;
10. Nearly worst of all, is paying farmers not to produce food (so we have to import it);
11. Worst of all, he remains a liar who has learnt nothing from the shambles he has cause and never will.
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Wow, Seph, so you don't acknowledge the impact of the Russian attack on Ukraine as having any part of this! What about the impact on fuel prices, which has put up the price of food and other goods? Boris has had to deal with a whole series of huge, unforeseen problems and you just dismiss them out of hand!
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. Tried to change the rules so that his mate Owen Paterson could survive;
I agree that was a misjudgement.
2. Changed the Ministerial Code so that honesty/integrity are not part thereof;
You will, of course, be aware that this was a recommendation of the Committee on Standards and Public Life,,,
3. Increased taxes, nothwithstanding the manifesto;
The reliefs and other impacts of Covid have to be paid for. How else will the debt be repaid?
4. Falsely claimed that he is solving the ocial care crisis;
It is not a false claim. He has identified the money needed, which will be used initially to bring down waiting lists in the NHS and will then be moved to tackle the care crisis. Again, the impact of Covid has delayed the increased attention to the care service - it is not off the agenda as you intimate.
5. Failed to ensure that people can see their GP;
No, he hasn't. The NHS has been told to get on with that. I don't know about your surgery, but we have already received letters about this, and extended opening times.
6. Done nothing meaningful to rectify the lost education for children;
Boris has been in the front seat on this, ensuring that schools remained open and he has provided a £700 million plan to help people in England to catch up with lost learning time.
8. Introduced an unachievable Net Zero policy that is sending people into panic as to what do do about their cars;
Isn't that what we are being told over and over again by the scientists we have to do?
9. Has not yet implemented any energy self-sufficiency measures such as additional nuclear, fracking and reversion to coal so that the lights stay on;
The lights will stay on, Seph. We are in a better position than other EU countries
10. Nearly worst of all, is paying farmers not to produce food (so we have to import it);
The reason there has not been more crop growing relates to the lack of fertiliser, low or no fuel supplies for tractors, closure of ports and military activity.
11. Worst of all, he remains a liar who has learnt nothing from the shambles he has cause and never will.
I think you've fallen into the hands of the Opposition, Seph!