There are a lot of people that are saying they would be better than Boris. They would have made sure fewer people had died, they would have kept us in Europe/negotiated a better deal.
But it is just words. The fact is they have not done anything better than Boris.
Why? Well, mainly because they have not been Prime Minister. Unless you can become Prime Minister you cannot do better than the current Prime Minister.
This is our democracy. Is it a strength or a weakness, depends on your view. Looking at the Labour party and the leadership battles is a good example of this in practice. Who is the person with the best ideas? Who is the person most likely to get elected? I always think Gordon Brown is a good example – his failure was in becoming the leader of the party.
There are some people in politics that understand this and will do anything to win votes – including being less than honest in some cases. It can create a driver for dishonesty of a kind.
The recent events have been interesting. I detest the confrontational nature of our parliament. I think it results in leadership that has the wrong flavour. I wonder how many votes Chris Whitty could generate? I’ve seen a change in the attitude of people toward leaders recently. There seems to be more acceptance of the non-confrontational people.
I’ve seen it on Facebook. I see people getting tired of the confrontational nature of discussions. And that isn’t just about other friends, it can be about fact-checking. Fact-checking is essentially confrontational (okay a lot is passive aggressive). But confrontation is the driver for Facebook.
I even see Boris, the great confronter, becoming less confrontational. He has been waxing lyrical about the EU recently (you could almost believe he wanted to re-join at times).
I hope this is the start of the transformation of politics, and maybe even society. I doubt it, but I hope it.