Well, today's the day that Boris Johnson finally resigned.  I'm sure he wishes he had more rabid followers who he could have asked to violently storm parliament so he could keep his throne.

I can't say that I know very much about him, but from what I've read his whole career has been built on nothing more than his wit, high self esteem and showmanship.  He geniunely seems to believe everything is always someone else's fault.

I think Brexit and Boris had less to do with authoritarianism or far-right than it had to do with how the UK sees itself.  They still see themselves as this great nation that once controlled large area's oversea.  Having to bow to the EU was always a sore point.  They're sticklers for tradition, and traditionally they've been GREAT and they saw freeing them of the EU as a chance to be GREAT again.  Then along came Boris, who I don't think really cared much for any of it other than being concerned over how he could rise as high as fast as possible.  And once his ambition had plateaud and his arese was sat on the PM's chair, all he cared about was keeping the seat as long as possible.  But Boris also doesn't seem to care for tradition or doing a particularly good job, which then didn't go down well with the rest of his party.  So tradition got him there and tradition got him kicked out.

In more important news, Jill Biden is sorry for comparing Latinos to tacos.

Ellyoda said:

How badly has my brain been politically pickled that without reading the details I knew exactly how she'd compare them?

Oh no!

SupremeAC said:

The Japanese government is holding some kind of contest to come up with a way to get Japanese youngsters to drink more alcohol.  40 years ago taxes on alcohol accounted for 5% of the global income of the government, against 1.7% in 2020.

Finally a government that isn't afraid to tackle the real issues in society.  This is a campaign that I could support, where I can make the difference.

Might be a consultancy in there for me.

Not politics per sé, but man, have energy prices been on the news lately.  Energy prices have gone up tenfold year on year.  An average household is looking at a bill of €10.000 for a year's worth of gas and electricity.

Usually that wouldn't be much of an issue for us, we have savings that could be used if needed, and we have a fixed contract that will still cover us for a few months.  But...  We've been refurbishing our house, coupled with a few other unexpected major costs and we'll have eaten through our reserves by the end of the year.  Hopefully prices will take a deep dive soon, or we might come closer to the bottom of our savings than I feel comfortable with.

I wished they had told Mccarthy that he is a fucking coward.

They wouldn't have to shout it, just say it as they walk by. But point taken, they did take the high ground, which would've taken a lot of restraint from me. Their way also has a more meaningful affect.