THE Tory government in Westminster daily becomes more of a threat to democracy.
Traditional civil service neutrality is being replaced by “yes” people. Ministers and other MP s are allowed to hand out largesse (including £300 per day to join a club), often in the form of lucrative contracts to their friends, and ignore virus safety rules without reprimand.
The BBC is under pressure from Number 10 to toe the party line (or be sold off to the private sector) which is already supported by 90% of the press. TV channels are also biased in the same direction. All that is required is Johnson to be made PM for life to seal the dictatorship.
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When did special advisers, known as SPADs (Skulduggery, Pandemonium And Deception) take over running the UK? Alastair Campbell was the first to become prominent in the role, then Theresa May became the puppet of her SPADs and now we have the infamous Dominic Cummings and his band of weirdos.
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