What do we have? A man like that children's game where you blow up a balloon and let it go. It shoots rapidly around the four corners of the room, up and down, diagonally, farting as it goes, barging into things and knocking them off the shelves at random, and ending up an empty and useless sac on the floor.
What do we need? A statesperson, able to imagine the future, able to manage money and social issues including health, culture and education. Someone with dignity, and some good in their soul.
Is despair too strong a word for it?
The whole concept of a 'statesman' died when we changed 'man' to 'person'. This is just down to the timing. Nowt to do with pc-ness. It's all about winning the next election and keeping the masses on your side. Twitter probably takes a lot of the blame too.
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