I think its appalling, the use of bad language that was used in Parliament this week. I’m disgusted. Fucking disgusted. Because our elected members of parliament are supposed to deport themselves with dignity and honour. Act as ‘gentlemen’, not common yobbos pushing each other around before the fight starts outside a pub in Norwich.

The attacks, particularly by the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition, created a toxic, near-violent atmosphere, not conducive to House of Parliamenty type things. These were personal attacks which is no more how we expect politicians to act than it is cricket. Before all the cheating and ball-sanding happened and we started to need a new metaphor. So perhaps now we don’t need a new metaphor. ‘Cricket’ ain’t what it used to be and neither is parliament.

Some of us feel that in calling Jeremy Corbyn a ‘coward’, a ‘loser’, a ‘pratt’, ‘tosser’, ‘goofball’ and ‘Beardy McBeardface’, Mr Johnson didn’t in fact go far enough. Not even close to ‘far enough’ for that dirtbag.

But then came ‘Cox-gate’. Someone (actually someone from Labour, but I really don’t know why) actually used the ‘C-bomb’. Jo Cox. The lovely MP who was murdered by some far right imbecile a few years back. And has since entered the realms of sainthood, of total untouchability that certain people or events acquire. And then invoking the name must only be used in revered tones. Like Grenfell Tower.

So immediately, some great big lump gets up and tearily speaks about Jo Cox, sobbing her way through the debate. To which Boris replied that ‘he’d never heard so much humbug’. He’s not allowed to say ‘claptrap’, ‘bullshit’ or ‘bollocks’. He was referring, quite obviously, to the line of her words, the discussion about Brexit (what else?). But no, the C-word had been used and that opens floodgates of horror and chest-thumping. We don’t generally ‘ululate’ over here, its not very British, so we open floodgates of horror and thump chests instead.

HOW DARE YOU CALL THE DEATH OF MY BEST FRIEND AND ALL ROUND SAINT JO COX ‘HUMBUG’??? HOW DARE YOU???

Errrr, he actually didn’t. Wasn’t referring to the death at all, just made a point about Brexit, using the person YOU brought up for some stupid unaccountable reason in the first place. But the damage was done.

THIS IS ALL SO TOTALLY FUCKING STUPID. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO EXPLAIN IT TO LILA??? ANSWER ME THAT!

That government has become a toxic stalemate of lies, cheating and near violent hysteria where nothing of any substance actually happens. And then it goes round again. And again.

Happy Friday

A xxx