Rejoice! Gina Miller and her possy managed to defeat British democracy once again. Through no little help of the UK Supreme Court. One might argue what makes it Supreme in the first place but that’s a topic for another conversation. Given the unanimous 11-0 judgement – despite many expecting a split vote – one would have thought it was a clear cut case but, of course, it wasn’t. Highest court in England & Wales unanimously thought otherwise. Attorney General Geoffrey Cox thought otherwise. Unanimous? My, my – the establishment pulled an extra shift on that occasion. The judgement was accepted for the court is supreme and its judgement, by inference, is unbiased, non-partisan and final. Or is it? This week Baroness Hale, who presided over the Supreme Court’s decision, was pictured giving a talk which she started with the girl swot analogy – used by PM Johnson to refer to David Cameron. Lady Hale – the embodiment of balance, justice and unbiasedness – clearly took the comment too close to heart for she was that girl swot and proud of it. And she should be but as long as it doesn’t impair her judgement. On a screen behind her one can observe the topic of the talk – Spider woman takes down Hulk: Viewers transfixed by judge’s brooch as ruling crushes PM. Spiderwoman is Hale – she wore a massive spider brooch when she delivered the verdict – and PM Johnson is the self-proclaimed Hulk. She’s clearly enjoying the aftermath. Enjoying the attention, enjoying being the latest symbol of girl power and enjoyed, at the time, rubbing it in PM’s face. How else to interpret the visuals provided by my eyecicles? Human after all. Another conclusion beckons: we do not live in a democracy. What’s democratic about constitutional monarchy? What’s democratic about FPTP electoral system? And now we scale new heights, what’s democratic about not respecting once-in-a-generation referendum results?
Poor Trump. The guy just can’t catch a break. Just when he thought he was out, they pulled him back in. Fresh off the hoax that was Russiagate, we enter the Ukrainegate. One might laugh but the Democrats have actually started the impeachment procedure against him. He is likely to be impeached by the Democrat-controlled Congress but it is unlikely to pass the Republican-controlled Senate which would also require 2/3 majority. But what is Ukrainegate and how serious is it? The charge is that President Trump tried to lean on President Zelensky during a phone call to investigate the Biden family. Biden family? What have they got to do with Ukraine? Well, during his tenure as VP, Biden Sr was effectively supervising Ukraine and there was an filmed incident on where he threatened to withhold a billion dollars in aid if the Ukrainian authorities failed to sack the current Attorney General Victor Shokin. Immediately. Apparently, his plane was leaving in one hour so chop chop. Mr Shokin – shock, horror – was promptly sacked. Flagrant interference in judicial affairs of another country is one thing but there is more to the story. It turns out that Biden Jr was appointed to the Board of Directors of a natural gas company called Burisma – a company of very questionable reputation – which Mr Shokin happened to be investigating. Number of questions spring to mind? What does Biden Jr has to do with Ukraine? Nothing. Has he got any experience in natural gas industry? No. So how on Earth did he end up on the Board unless it was a favour for his Dad? Is Trump wrong to ask for this to be looked into? What’s more important: truth or form? How else would the Western word know about it if not for Trump and let alone do something about it? People in Ukraine are pretty clear on what went down but are now caught between a Republican Scylla and the Democratic Harybda. Impossible to please both.
In the latest development, when asked if he knows anything about his son dealings with Burisma, Biden Sr answered: never. Well, here is a resurfaced picture of Biden Sr., Biden Jr and a Burisma executive (far left). What possibly could have they discussed? I know, I know. Girls gotta eat.
A few words about the unscrupulous careerist with a charming smile, namely Rory Stewart. The entitlement must run in his veins. Having failed to become a Conservative leader – I mean he has been an MP for such a long time – Rory has decided today to run for London Mayor as independent. A man in pursuit of glory. What is his Mount of Everest? Staying in EU, of course. Oh, the lofty ambitions. The man reminds me of Steerpike. Let’s hope for a more cheerful ending. Get ready for the SmugBowl 2020 – Selfie Sadiq vs Walking Rory.
Someone…kill me…