One Rule for Them, Another for Us

Rev. Stephen Steele writes in the local paper: “Weddings have been postponed. Birthday parties have been cancelled. Businesses have shut their doors. Mourners have resorted to streaming funerals on their iPads. Yet in Downing Street the drinks have flowed and the party has gone on. The latest revelation is that a birthday party was held for Boris Johnson in June 2020. Around the same time, Greater Manchester Police attended a property where three families were celebrating a child’s birthday in a private garden – and issued the homeowner with a fixed penalty notice.  

In this incredibly polarised age it isn’t often that political adversaries are united on the central issue of the day. Yet Boris Johnson, one of the most polarising Prime Ministers in recent history, has managed exactly that. Even before the birthday party came to light and an investigation by the Met police was announced, a poll found that 66% of voters believed he should resign.

The polarisation of politics causes supporters to overlook the obvious flaws, mistakes, and downright wrongdoing of those who are aligned to their cause, but if there is one thing the public will not stand for it is surely hypocrisy.” To read the rest of this article, click here.