I do want the idiots on this shambolic authorities would cease treating the voters like cretins who’ll swallow any outrageous lie they inform. I’m speaking concerning the 24 hours during which Rachel Reeves went from full on blubbing mode at PMQs, the place she regarded like her world had ended, to a day later the place she bounced in entrance of TV cameras on the launch of the NHS’s 10-year well being plan with a smile pasted on so tight it regarded prefer it had been caught on with Gorilla glue.
It by no means moved – not even when she was speaking. Actually, removed from trying like somebody with a “critical private problem”, Reeves regarded like she’d simply received EuroMillions. When requested if she was okay, she breezily mentioned: “As we speak’s a brand new day and I’m cracking on with the job.” (what of destroying the economy?). “The distinction between my job and lots of viewers is that after I’m having a tricky day it’s on the telly. Most individuals don’t must take care of that.”
Sure, however most individuals aren’t the Chancellor of the Exchequer in command of the second highest workplace within the land, an workplace she shamed along with her tears. I don’t care whether or not it was a private problem or to do with politics, Reeves shouldn’t have cried. Both that or she shouldn’t have gone into the Commons chamber.
And if it WAS private, she ought to have handled it and acquired on along with her job. Let’s not neglect this lady isn’t any softie. She’s consumed by energy and private ambition; she clawed her approach up the political ladder until she acquired the job she craved.
Hell, she even lied on her CV to get it. On high of that, she’s spent her complete time in workplace bragging about being the primary ever feminine chancellor. But now we’re alleged to make allowances for her as a result of she’s a girl underneath stress who wants a cup of tea and a hug (one feminine journalist truly mentioned that).
What Reeves did in weeping has made life one hell of quite a bit tougher for each lady in a high job, as a result of it confirms the handy stereotype (for some males) that they’re simply less than it and cry when the going will get robust.
However Reeves’ blubbing got here with critical penalties – the markets have been spooked, the pound fell in opposition to the greenback, borrowing prices went up and there was a £3billion market dump.
As for citing “private causes” for her tears – I’m not shopping for it. That show was a few lady who’s misplaced it, who isn’t as much as her job, who’s so completely out of her depth that she’s quick bankrupting this nation and has no thought what to do about it.
Did I really feel sorry for her after I noticed her tears? Sure, for just a few seconds. However I really feel a rattling sight sorrier for the folks whose lives she’s ruined along with her inane insurance policies.
I really feel sorrier for the farmer who took his personal life due to her Inheritance Tax, for the pensioners she terrified by taking away their Winter Gasoline Allowance, for the enterprise homeowners who’re going underneath due to her NI rises.
And simply to make US all weep, the fool Starmer has mentioned Reeves’ job is protected so long as he’s in No. 10 – which exhibits how little he cares for this nation that he’s ready to sacrifice it for her.
Nevertheless, that additionally provides me hope as a result of after his embarrassing capitulation over the Welfare Invoice the place he misplaced each ounce of credibility, he’s now been placed on discover that, if issues don’t enhance earlier than the native Could elections, he’s a goner. As Reeves will likely be.
However what’s terrifying is that we’re being led by a authorities that actually can’t lead, that’s incompetent past measure, that inherited the quickest rising financial system within the G7 – and trashed it, that has made a £40billion tax raid with extra to return, that has made numerous U-turns due to its disastrous polices. On high of all that, we now have a nationwide debt of £2.8trillion and a welfare invoice that was £313billion on the final rely… and rising.
And Rachel Reeves has performed a number one function in that catalogue of catastrophe. So no, I don’t really feel sorry for her. I really feel sorry for us.
