Prime Minister Boris Johnson

• THE government has been in power for about a year now so let’s have a look at some of their “greatest hits” over the past 12 months.

1. Incompetence – this one’s not a single, it’s a double album at least!

Handling of the pandemic, failure to carry out due diligence resulting in public money being squandered on “unusable” personal protective equipment, an inefficient track-and-trace system, failure to plan for an orderly Brexit etc.

2. Callousness – presiding over a shambolic pandemic response that has resulted in unnecessary deaths and blighted lives while failing to acknowledge their responsibility for the debacle; compounded by refusal to meet members of bereaved families!

3. Cronyism – awarding contracts worth well over £1billion of public money, without scrutiny, often to companies who did not have the relevant experience but who in many cases were Tory party donors.

4. Exceptionalism – condoning the behaviour of Dominic Cummings while lecturing others to comply with the rules; one rule for them another for us.

5. Tolerance of bullying – refusing to sanction the behaviour of Priti Patel despite an independent report finding that she broke the ministerial code

These are my top five. I’m sure we could come up with a top 50 very easily. So could someone please remind me why this government was voted into power?

DOUG CRAWFORD,
NW3