Michael Lambert: Everyone Knows Rishi Sunak Is Finished

Jun 12, 2024 | At Silverstone motor racing track yesterday, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, launched the Conservative Party manifesto. It featured tax cuts and spending which is to be funded by government efficiency, cracking down on tax evasion and a squeeze on benefit claimants together with growing the economy. Immigration is to be substantially reduced depriving the UK economy of essential workers.

The Spanish government has built a high speed railway from Barcelona to Madrid at a cost of less than one tenth of the cost per mile of HS2.

The CEO of South West Water has received a rise of £300,000 per annum taking her annual income to £860,000. The company lost £9 million last year and yet went ahead with dividends of £127 million.

A driver bringing plants into the UK from Italy was kept waiting for 55 hours at the government border check facility at Sevington in Kent.


Poor ol’ Rishi! One can but wonder whether, at this stage, he would be willing to trade in some of his vast riches for some common sense and a good dose of political savvy? – © Mark Alexander