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Andrew D
Andrew D
3 years ago

Looking at the people who get elected, perhaps the hereditary principle ain’t so bad after all…

Fraser Bailey
Fraser Bailey
3 years ago
Reply to  Andrew D

The odious Blair’s reform of the HoL, in which he took an apparently indefensible institution and turned it into an actually indefensible institution, would appear to prove your point.

Stephen J
Stephen J
3 years ago
Reply to  Andrew D

If it means a return to real conservatism, it is probably a good idea…. Unfortunately the hereditary principal doesn’t seem to have stopped that class from betting on everything but Britain.

Fraser Bailey
Fraser Bailey
3 years ago

Can I be the first to make the ‘hair apparent’ joke?

Jordan Flower
Jordan Flower
3 years ago
Reply to  Fraser Bailey

I read “hair appointment”

chrisjwmartin
chrisjwmartin
3 years ago

“Rishimania”?! God help us all.

Alan Thorpe
Alan Thorpe
3 years ago

With reference to the penultimate paragraph – democracy is failing.

Stuart Palmer
Stuart Palmer
3 years ago

Good piece. So Rishi in no rushy.

uztazo
uztazo
3 years ago

Jacob Rees-Mogg?

Stephen J
Stephen J
3 years ago

Sunak seems to have the qualities to be the heir apparent to Johnson since he seems to be equally vapid.

Colin Sandford
Colin Sandford
3 years ago
Reply to  Stephen J

I wouldn’t rule out the hand of Gove. I think he may be very influential behind the scenes.

Fraser Bailey
Fraser Bailey
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin Sandford

As the Smiths didn’t quite sing:

‘Hand of Gove, the sun shines out of his behind…’