This is the idea, right? You have two (main, but really, only two) political parties. And they disagree with each other, that’s their job, but agree among themselves. That’s their duty. And only to the degree that their party are acting in the best interests of their constituents. And are morally on message.

And aren’t horrible, bullying tossers. Which in fact seems to be the new norm.

The conservatives have the luxury of a massive majority. Yet seem to be on a course to reshape Westminster into some bizarre, Dominic Cummings dreamworld in which no-one disagrees with anything he, not the Prime Minister, says or does. Thus the ongoing sackings of senior civil servants. Because they’re not ‘political’, because they’re not members of his party, because they are independent. Which is why they’re there. To put checks on the government. To reign in wayward ministers. But Cummings doesn’t want independents. He just wants people he can control.

Labour meanwhile are voting for a new leader after the worst defeat in political history. Iran has had less one-sided elections than our last one, and they only ever have one person standing, regardless of any other names that may appear.

To stay left or not to stay left, that is the question. Or, perhaps, how far left can the party remain without alienating three quarters of the country who instinctively reject living in a communist state. In the Corbyn inspired arrogance, their most-hated critic was Tony Blair. Yet Blair was the last labour leader to win electionS. Yes, more than one. Three times in fact. And could have won more if he hadn’t decided to pass the baton over to the charisma-free zone that was Gordon Brown. Yet Blair remains ‘the enemy’ of the present day, Momentum-backed Labour Party. So even should Kier Starmer, a (relative) moderate, should win, he is bound by the Labour Party Executive. Again these are not ‘politicians’ but horrors like Jenny Formby, unelected by real people, put there at the behest of the Unions.

And thus we will have no viable opposition party. And a government run by a right-wing nut-job. And Dominic Cummings.

I could hardly worry more if I was a West Ham supporter.

Happy Tuesday

A xxxx