BLUE PLAQUE FOR YOUR MP
Well, this one's a black one, as it happens. But you'll get the idea.
I was delighted to find this one on a pub in Beverley, East Yorkshire. It paid "tribute" to a former MP who, it said, "was active in corrupt elections".
Marvellous stuff.
And then the thought occurred to me how refreshing it would be to see more of these "blue plaques" dedicated to some of our leaders. Examples I might suggest are
Boris Johnson "who couldn't lie straight in bed"
Jeremy Corbyn "eminently irrelevant"
Suella Braverman "forgotten but not gone"
Tony Blair "things could only get bitter"
Liz Truss "the one between the last one and the next one"
Suggestions please.
John Coopey
Sat 3rd May 2025 18:41
Quite right, Stephen. My stock response to the populist view that “they’re all in it for themselves” is to suggest they stand for Parliament if they think they can do a better job. All they need is a deposit and to persuade 30,000 others to agree with them.
And I also take the view that our team doesn’t have all the wisdom and that the other team has all the numpties. On the quiet, I have a secret regard for the likes of Ken Clark and even Mother Teresa.