At times like these we need the mind of Sherlock Holmes. “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” So we’re left with a crime scene for which the only explanation is that half the Tories must suffer from arrested development. Maybe they all fell on their heads at the same tea party while they were overdosing on sugar. Because this week’s prime minister’s questions turned into a total embarrassment. One that was cheered on by frontbenchers such as Johnny Mercer and Jeremy Hunt, who are too half-witted to understand what they are watching.
The Tory party has been unravelling for a while now. Arguably since 2010. But there’s no denying that the pace has ramped up significantly in recent months. Now it’s almost impossible to keep up. We seem to get through three or four news cycles between breakfast and lunch. If you stop paying attention for more than an hour, you are hopelessly lost. No chance of catching up. The world becomes a mystery.
