This stanza refers to the Tory leadership contest following Theresa May’s resignation as UK Prime Minister. At present, Boris Johnson is far ahead of his rivals. The stanza’s warning, that in his career he has been sacked twice for lying, is a matter of public record. So is much else that is disreputable. In a world that made sense, such a record would make him unemployable at any level, for any job, ever. At present, he is clear favourite to become the UK Prime Minister.
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Key to references in case any are needed : 1/ The minotaur is Trump who has just paid a State Visit to the UK. 2/ The Maybot is Theresa May (I didn’t coin that one, of course) who seems to have resigned as UK Prime Minister recently, at the kind request of her Party, the Tories. 3/ Jez is Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, whose MP’s have recently been cross with him for reciting nursery rhymes instead of leading. 4/ “The gaggle” are the ten individual Tories now competing to become Tory Leader and unelected UK Prime Minister. 5/ A”black hole” is “a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. This can happen when a star is dying.” (quote from the NASA Knows! (Grades K-4) series).
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There was a demonstration in London on Tuesday. The baby Trump balloon was present, raging in its nappy, hanging overall. And the Boy Jez went along as well and made a rousing speech about how wrong everything was.
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This stanza is obviously about Trump’s State Visit to the UK, already started. It is astonishing the space we in this country continue to give to blatant felony and the lie and to the creatures thereof. The more space we give them, of course, the more they grow, like Tiddalick the frog. Is this visit from America’s minotaur the Maybot’s parting gift to the UK ? Does she love us that much ?
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This was written on the morning of the EU elections, in which the Tories had been keen not to take part. The Guardian had described the day before as a “torrid day” for Theresa May and her resignation was now expected at any moment. Not a good day for the Tories to face an election. And towards the end of torrid yesterday, Andrea Leadsom, MP and Leader of the House, had made a move she thought might go down well…
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A private prosecution has been taken out against Boris Johnson MP, for claims he made during the 2016 EU referendum. After 3 years of preparation, it had its first hearing in private a few days ago. For an example of the Press coverage, see https://www.theguardian.com/…/boris-johnson-could-be-challenged-in-court…
Essentially, if the judge agrees that there is a case to answer, Mr Johnson will be charged in open court with lieing during the campaign, and therefore of “misconduct in public office.” This is a crime in the UK and if proven, is punishable.
All MP’s in the House of Commons have to swear to follow a code of conduct called the “Nolan Principles” which include an obligation and commitment to “tell the truth.” However, while the Leader of the Party to which a transgressor belongs is empowered to sack that person if he/she is found to have broken his/her oath, those powers are discretionary and “in-house”. The transgressor is not answerable under the law. So, if this case were to be pursued and Mr Johnson found guilty, it would create a precedent and would change our politics.
The stanza above is the latest in a series that now numbers over 80, which offer a sort of running commentary on the Brexit process. The stanzas are modelled on a sixteenth century poem by John Skelton, written in rhyme royal and apparently from a place of sanctuary in Westminster. It was called “Speak, Parrot.”
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In the UK, the local elections have just taken place, and the Tories did very badly and Labour just did badly. But that’s serious for Labour and for the rest of us. Labour should surely be a coming force by now, after month upon month of this worst of governments. Maybot and the Boy Jez have seen promptly how much they had in common and begun dating. What they don’t seem to see is that what they mostly have in common is their incapacity and self-deception. The stanza above begins with the parroting of a newspaper headline, quoting Sian Berry, the Greens’ co-leader. The Greens did rather well.
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