#gavin williamson

[ilovegordonbrown]

apologies for being soooo abnormal about him the past few days (it’ll happen again)

[spadmoi]

Via anon

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Williamson accused teachers of looking for an 'excuse' not to work during pandemic, Hancock's leaked messages suggest

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, children and teachers endured a rollercoaster of reopenings and closures, as the country tried to strike a balance between containing the virus and resuming normal life.

The Tory government really do hold teachers and unions in general in contempt.

God forbid unions should want their workers to be safe during covid.

[tweetingukpolitics]

[guilty-feminist]

[changing-my-username]

Rishi Sunak: This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level.

Rishi Sunak: *Appointed 2 bullies as ministers, one as deputy PM, and one who once told Russia to “go away, it should shut up”.

[r-1999-g]

Here we go again lads.

Gavin Williamson has resigned.

How he was ever let near politics in first place is beyond me. How he was allowed to stay this long is purely down to a lack of integrity and brain cells in the Tory party.

Here’s to the next prime minister, I expect we’ll be seeing you soon.

[eaglesnick]

101 Things You Should Know About the UK Tory Government

Thing 30

Unelected Rishi Sunak has appointed Oliver Dowden to his cabinet in the role of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. I have to confess I had no idea what this post involved but GOV.UK tells us “after the Prime Minister, he is the most senior minister in the Cabinet Office.” As such he has a raft of important responsibilities, including "propriety and ethics," and "driving delivery of Government's priorities."

So, quite an important and influential job, and no doubt one Rishi Sunak gave much thought too before choosing Oliver Dowden to fill the post.

Sunak has come under deserved criticism for his poor judgement when appointing MP’s to his Cabinet. – the disgraced Suella Braverman, Gavin Williamson and Dominic Raab, both facing  enquiries into alleged bullying behaviour, to name but three.

Given Oliver Dowden has been described as having “the air of a trainee sales assistant on the luxury goods floor of a department store. Posh, well meaning, but not particularly bright”  (Guardian: 09/07/20) you might think here is one Rishi Sunak appointment beyond reproach. Think again.

Like many in Sunak’s Cabinet, Dowden is on the right of the party and as such has little sympathy for poor working people.

The Oxford Language dictionary describes the term “woke" as meaning "alert to injustice and discrimination in society, especially racism."

I may be old fashioned, but I would think being “alert to injustice and discrimination in society” was a prerequisite of all governments, not least the person responsible for government “propriety and ethics.” After all, how else are they able to formulate policies to improve the lives of the worst off in our society? But Dowden sees those who highlight injustice and discrimination within Britain as the enemy.

It is disturbing to learn that Dowden has delivered a “bizarre ‘Trumpian' speech to controversial US think tank," (London Economic: (15/02/22) where he condemned being alert to injustice and discrimination as: “a dangerous form of decadence,” and instead of looking to improve social justice within our own borders, “our attention should be focused on external foes.”

So, if you expect the Sunak government to deliver social justice anytime soon don’t hold your breath.