Government - of the people, by the people, for the people?

I've left blogging about this for a couple of days to mull my anger over.

I listened to Alok Sharma, secretary of state for business, energy & industrial strategy, on Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday. I was really angry. He was just like Paul denying Jesus three times before the cock crowed. Except that he denied more times & wouldn't answer a relevant direct question. This happens all the time. There must be a really good politicians course on evasion & not taking responsibility.

It's all about the appointment of Chris Grayling to head the Joint Intelligence & Security Committee.Yes Chris (Failing) Grayling, the man with the Midas touch for Mishandling.  In charge of a sensitive & vital committee for which he has no experience or qualifications. I didn't think anything this government could do would shock me any more - but this really does.

So Julian Lewis, a man with really good experience in this area, put himself forward as chairman as Grayling was the governments "shoe in". How outrageous. A conservative, perfectly legitimately, standing against the governments choice! How dare he?

So Boris & Cummings had the Whip withdrawn from Lewis, which means he is out in the cold. Unbelievable, childish spite & totally unjustified. The whole point of the J I & S Committee is that it is completely independent of government. But that isn't what this poor excuse of a government wants. They want to control the message - always.

Sharma's response to questioning was that " it's a matter for the Whips". Over & over again. He effectively denied Cabinet collective responsibility for the decision. Ridiculous! Don't they realise that we can see right through them?

Fortunately another conservative, Malcolm Rifkind, has more backbone & experience. He had no problem denouncing this whole charade & making clear that the J I & S Committee is supposed to be totally non partisan. The government should not interfere in any way.

Where are all the good, honest, public service politicians? They are there. But they are overwhelmed by the boot licking, self serving, utterly morally deficient, ones who have no difficulty cheating, prevaricating & lying.

There has to be a reckoning. This is not democracy.