I was surprised the Covid Families Group (can’t remember their exact title) are asking ITV to withdraw the invitation.
I’d have thought it more appropriate to campaign for his deselection: from what I understand of the programme, Hancock would be far better suited to appear in it than to represent a parliamentary constituency.
Yes, that’s about it, even my favourite, Ken Clarke, took the Queen’s shilling as he couldn’t be bothered to seek votes any more so he could have his say in Parliament. Haseltine stabbed Maggie in the back, it wasn’t that that upset me about him particularly, but the fact that, as now, they were able to remove a sitting PM without an election.
What else do you expect? Most UK politicians are fundamentally opposed to anything that resembles a modern democracy. Constituencies are remodelled to the advantage of the ruling party. The upper house is similarly flooded with unelected people nominated by the party in power. They are all afraid of any form of proportional representation. Citizens living abroad have no separate representation in parliament and, in many cases, even if they theoretically retain the right to vote exercising this right may be well nigh impossible. On top of all that the job of Head of State is hereditary.
And, thanks to Brexit, those uk citizens who live in France no longer have the right to vote in the local and European elections. Must admit I still can because I have an Irish passport.
I believe that this could happen sooner than many previously thought. It’ll start with the SNP having a clear mandate in Scotland resulting in then having another referendum, which will lead to Wales demanding the same thing. A united Ireland seems more likely too than any time in living memory. The United Kingdom may not exist for that much longer