Actually that's not quite true if your first name happens to be Liam and you are MP for North Somerset, in which case you have been given back the keys to the henhouse and told not to get caught at it again (presumably).
Any other fox would be well advised to head underground and stay there for quite a while. Not only has Andrea Leadsom been rewarded for allowing Mrs May to become PM but she has been made Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs. Expect the return of hunting with dogs some time in the not too distant future. Along presumably with other noble pastimes such as cock-fighting, bull baiting and otter hunting, though probably not witch burning for obvious reasons.
Still it's not all bad news as the forces of Mordor gather and the Nazgul are summoned from wherever it was they were are hiding. Gollum has gone, flapping his hands and radiating anti-charisma as he browses in Waterstones. I wonder if he was looking in the 'How To' section for a book on poisoning. So much less messy than stabbing, don't you think?
Nicky Morgan has taken the Tube and left. I don't suppose she will be missed, especially by parents up and down the country.
Stephen Crabb has gone to try and patch up his marriage after some shenanigans about which I know practically nothing and care about even less. What is it with politicians who can't keep their rutting instincts under control? Single men and women, I have no problem with but if you are married then please behave like a grown up. If your wife (or husband, remembering the lovely Edwina) cannot trust you, then why should the rest of us? Besides they must know they will be found out. I wonder how long Boris Alexander will manage on that score.
As for the Nazgul, well I don't really know a great deal about many of them. Philip Hammond, a man who seems to have inherited Freddy Mercury's teeth is our new Chancellor of the Exchequer. Given his background in private healthcare provision, things don't look too rosy for the NHS, especially as Jeremy Hunt retains his position as Health Secretary. I have been trying to work out how this happened when several other toxic leftovers from Cameron's bunch were shown short shrift. Could it be that nobody was willing to take on the mess that he had created. We do know that Teresa Villiers was offered another post which she declined, could this have been it? It might well be a case of Mrs May saying, 'Get it sorted, and sharpish.' It will be interesting to see what transpires.
Oliver Letwin has also gone. I never liked him but then I probably never got to know him properly. In fact Mrs May has purged the Notting Hill Set good and proper. I am not looking forward to the next few years in terms of what more damage this government may inflict upon our society, and I don't for a moment believe that we will see much of the promises which she seems to have stolen from Ed Miliband's archive. She probably got one of her snoopers to hack into his computer. I am hoping that the pressing matters of us leaving the EU on the best possible terms and the fact that the Nazgul will take a bit of time to settle into their new roles might give us a breathing space,
It might just give the Labour Party time to come to its senses. If politics is a soap opera, then recent events have been like a live episode of East Enders, where everybody forgets their lines and there is a massive explosion somewhere towards the end.
After the tension of the NEC meeting and just when we were addressing the injustice of the freeze and the £25 surcharge on recent members, along comes Michael Foster and decides that because he is rich and doesn't want Jeremy Corbyn running his Labour Party he will mount a legal challenge to the result. My answer to him would be: if he is a paid up member he gets one vote like the rest of us and he should use it. It's what is known as democracy. His version seem more like Terry Pratchett's Patrician's idea. 'One man, one vote... and I am the one man'. If he wants a party where donations buy him influence I suggest he try 4, Matthew Parker Street, London SW1 9HQ. He might even get a peerage, they are a bit short in the upper house at the moment. Meanwhile the lawyers just get richer. They must love it. I wonder if they deliberately gave conflicting opinions in the hope of having to go to court? I understand silk doesn't come cheap.
Eagle and Smith are apparently going to be holding a ballot to see which one gets the privilege of been beaten by Jeremy Corbyn. Not sure how this works and I can't find any details. Who gets to vote? MPs presumably but do they need to register as Non-Corbyn before they get to vote, and will it cost them £25? Angela Eagle did say it was a small price to pay for democracy. Will they have had to register before January 12th? After all what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, only it probably won't be.
I would seriously like to bang a few heads together. Grow up and behave like adults. You aspire to run the country and with the best will in the world you look less like a potential government than the England Football team look like potential world champions. And that is not the fault of Jeremy Corbyn, who, let me remind you was democratically elected Leader of our Party. Why can't you all take one leaf out of the Tories' book and present a united front to the world. Do your disagreeing in private. You are members of Parliament for goodness sake. People across the country have chosen you because they feel you can best represent their interests. Stop fighting and start doing that.
Sorry, I got a bit carried away there, but I remain unrepentant.
Love Tim xx
Just heard about the dreadful incident in Nice. I sometimes find it hard to love my fellow men. I cannot even conceive of what drives a man to do such a thing and what he hopes to achieve by doing it. What sort of world have we created?
Any other fox would be well advised to head underground and stay there for quite a while. Not only has Andrea Leadsom been rewarded for allowing Mrs May to become PM but she has been made Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs. Expect the return of hunting with dogs some time in the not too distant future. Along presumably with other noble pastimes such as cock-fighting, bull baiting and otter hunting, though probably not witch burning for obvious reasons.
Still it's not all bad news as the forces of Mordor gather and the Nazgul are summoned from wherever it was they were are hiding. Gollum has gone, flapping his hands and radiating anti-charisma as he browses in Waterstones. I wonder if he was looking in the 'How To' section for a book on poisoning. So much less messy than stabbing, don't you think?
Nicky Morgan has taken the Tube and left. I don't suppose she will be missed, especially by parents up and down the country.
Stephen Crabb has gone to try and patch up his marriage after some shenanigans about which I know practically nothing and care about even less. What is it with politicians who can't keep their rutting instincts under control? Single men and women, I have no problem with but if you are married then please behave like a grown up. If your wife (or husband, remembering the lovely Edwina) cannot trust you, then why should the rest of us? Besides they must know they will be found out. I wonder how long Boris Alexander will manage on that score.
As for the Nazgul, well I don't really know a great deal about many of them. Philip Hammond, a man who seems to have inherited Freddy Mercury's teeth is our new Chancellor of the Exchequer. Given his background in private healthcare provision, things don't look too rosy for the NHS, especially as Jeremy Hunt retains his position as Health Secretary. I have been trying to work out how this happened when several other toxic leftovers from Cameron's bunch were shown short shrift. Could it be that nobody was willing to take on the mess that he had created. We do know that Teresa Villiers was offered another post which she declined, could this have been it? It might well be a case of Mrs May saying, 'Get it sorted, and sharpish.' It will be interesting to see what transpires.
Oliver Letwin has also gone. I never liked him but then I probably never got to know him properly. In fact Mrs May has purged the Notting Hill Set good and proper. I am not looking forward to the next few years in terms of what more damage this government may inflict upon our society, and I don't for a moment believe that we will see much of the promises which she seems to have stolen from Ed Miliband's archive. She probably got one of her snoopers to hack into his computer. I am hoping that the pressing matters of us leaving the EU on the best possible terms and the fact that the Nazgul will take a bit of time to settle into their new roles might give us a breathing space,
It might just give the Labour Party time to come to its senses. If politics is a soap opera, then recent events have been like a live episode of East Enders, where everybody forgets their lines and there is a massive explosion somewhere towards the end.
After the tension of the NEC meeting and just when we were addressing the injustice of the freeze and the £25 surcharge on recent members, along comes Michael Foster and decides that because he is rich and doesn't want Jeremy Corbyn running his Labour Party he will mount a legal challenge to the result. My answer to him would be: if he is a paid up member he gets one vote like the rest of us and he should use it. It's what is known as democracy. His version seem more like Terry Pratchett's Patrician's idea. 'One man, one vote... and I am the one man'. If he wants a party where donations buy him influence I suggest he try 4, Matthew Parker Street, London SW1 9HQ. He might even get a peerage, they are a bit short in the upper house at the moment. Meanwhile the lawyers just get richer. They must love it. I wonder if they deliberately gave conflicting opinions in the hope of having to go to court? I understand silk doesn't come cheap.
Eagle and Smith are apparently going to be holding a ballot to see which one gets the privilege of been beaten by Jeremy Corbyn. Not sure how this works and I can't find any details. Who gets to vote? MPs presumably but do they need to register as Non-Corbyn before they get to vote, and will it cost them £25? Angela Eagle did say it was a small price to pay for democracy. Will they have had to register before January 12th? After all what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, only it probably won't be.
I would seriously like to bang a few heads together. Grow up and behave like adults. You aspire to run the country and with the best will in the world you look less like a potential government than the England Football team look like potential world champions. And that is not the fault of Jeremy Corbyn, who, let me remind you was democratically elected Leader of our Party. Why can't you all take one leaf out of the Tories' book and present a united front to the world. Do your disagreeing in private. You are members of Parliament for goodness sake. People across the country have chosen you because they feel you can best represent their interests. Stop fighting and start doing that.
Sorry, I got a bit carried away there, but I remain unrepentant.
Love Tim xx
Just heard about the dreadful incident in Nice. I sometimes find it hard to love my fellow men. I cannot even conceive of what drives a man to do such a thing and what he hopes to achieve by doing it. What sort of world have we created?
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