Boris Johnson’s Downing Street tenure has been characterised by scandal, sleeze and arrogant indifference.
Partygate, the wallpaper scandal and claims he said “let the bodies pile high” during the pandemic painted a picture of a man not fit for office.
All that is trumped by his disgraceful conduct since being toppled by an internal coup.
Rather than resign immediately Johnson has clung to power amid an unprecedented economic national emergency that could result in people freezing to death in their own homes.
Instead of spend his final weeks working to find a solution, the Prime Minister jetted to Greece on a second summer holiday before retiring to Chequers for more rest and relaxation.
If his actions are not a carefully orchestrated two fingers to the public, it can only be because Johnson’s infamous Etonian privilege has completely blinded him to the suffering of millions of ordinary people.
Average energy bills will rise to £3,549 a year from October and are forecast to top £7,000 by Easter.
That is simply unaffordable and spells disaster not just for the old and vulnerable who will be worst hit but for the majority of ordinary families as well.
The Scottish Government could do more, but this is a crisis of a magnitude that can only be addressed through a major intervention by the UK Government and Treasury.
Labour’s plan is to freeze prices and pay for it through a windfall tax on the multi-billion pound profits of energy giants.
That is at least a plan and more than we are getting from a single member of the government, Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak.
Leadership frontrunner Truss doesn’t favour “handouts” for British people - the “worst idlers in the world” according to a book she co-authored.
That hasn’t stopped her and millionaire Scottish Secretary Alister Jack claiming taxpayer funded handouts to pay the gas and electricity bills on their second homes, as revealed today.
Their conduct is an utter insult to millions of people who face unspeakable hardship and are sick of listening to endless hot air.
Boxer's story of love and hope
Boxer Alejandra Ayala was well aware of the risks posed by her sport when she came to Glasgow to fight Scot Hannah Rankin.
It was no fault of her opponent but the Mexican suffered a blow which left her parents being told she could die.
Intensive care and emergency operations at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University followed and Alejandra’s life was saved.
She spent two weeks getting better in the city before heading home to start her full rehabilitation and developed a love for Scotland.
It’s a tribute to the hard work and care of our vital NHS staff that Alejandra can one day return to Scotland, fully recovered and lives to fight another day.
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