1/ Thread: disagree with this. Seems details of the No.10 party have been known by many for a long time. If MSM wanted to pursue it when it was more timely, they could have...
voxpoliticalonline.com/2021/12/08/is-… via @MidWalesMike
voxpoliticalonline.com/2021/12/08/is-… via @MidWalesMike
2/ Plus, the "Johnson is a corrupt liar" narrative is useful as it plays on the "1 bad apple" trope, as does the idea that "the Johnson Government is uniquely bad" and that once normality is restored our problems will go away... #Number10Party
3/ By contrast the horrific Nationality and Borders Bill and #NHSprivatisation legislation making its way through Parliament, exposes the truth about the less-than benevolent intentions of the British state. The #HealthAndCareBill is built upon years of cross-party legislation...
4/ and the Nationality and Borders Bill - a fundamental threat to our liberties - is justified on the back of years of anti-immigration rhetoric from New Labour & Tory govs. Why scrutinise the amorality of the political class in general, when you can scapegoat "1 bad apple"?
5/5 the uncomfortable truth about #Johnson is that he isn't uniquely bad. He just doesn't hide his vices. While reporting the #Number10Party story is in the public interest, it was more so last year & now plays into Johnson's whole schtick, which protects the wider establishment.
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