Friday [1 & 2]

2.  The PM, Carrie Johncock

... rules Britain like a totalitarian blancmange according to Dr Timothy Bradshaw, a retired Oxford Theological Lecturer: He's writing at Lockdown Sceptics:

Allegra Stratton, Boris’s replacement for Lee Cain as policy communicator in No.10, has gone, to the BBC as an eco-analyst, after a short spell of announcing nothing, maybe she offended Carrie too? And that communications room, fitted out for a couple of million, won’t be used. So that “reset” of No 10 has itself been reset, maintaining that sense of fairground chaos so beloved of our leader.

MP Johnny Mercer has just resigned in protest at the UK Government’s breach of its promise to stop investigating and prosecuting UK veteran soldiers of the Troubles, while pardoning IRA killers, saying that Boris lacks the “moral strength and courage” to keep the Government promise. The Telegraph reports: 

“Johnny Mercer, the sacked Defence Minister, has accused Boris Johnson of surrounding himself with ‘cowards’ and ‘desperately weak’ advisers who had ‘betrayed’ veterans of the Northern Ireland conflict.” Boris does seem to need the approval of his peers in Whitehall across all policy areas and is a great appeaser." 

"Steady on, chaps," retorted Boris, Carrie's pet poodle spokes-demi-man. "Steady on there."  Reportedly, he's set to change his reaction to one he observed across the pond from someone he much admires: "Come on, man."

To be fair though, Boris was actually elected to Carrie's office.

1.  When tech giants send you complicated statements 

... couched in pages of guff and fear neutral summaries, my first thoughts are:

a.  Distrust;

b.  Think it's something to do with money to them;

c.  Quiet fear and 'oh no'.

Here tis:

Your services agreement made clearer

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Anyone else not trust them an inch?