Cooperation not Conflict...? Humm...

Writing a load of nonsense on this blog is actually a lot harder than one might think.  I find it very difficult to actually find anything nonsensical to say ...so today I am making an effort by vaguely watching Prime Minister's Questions.

It's very different today... partly becuase of the lack of jeering minions - one of the upsides of minion distancing.  Boris presents himself as Mr Cuddly promising at one point to cuddle the whole of Scotland.  When told by the SNP that a big hug was not all that would be needed he responded that it was a metaphorical cuddle.

Meanwhile Keir Starmer attempts a QC style cross questioning of the Prime Minister which is critical, understanding and understated.  Quietly pointing out the failings in the government's track and trace scheme like a letter in the local paper about the bins not being emptied regularly.  The great grandstanding seems to have gone as the two attempt to undermine each other with politeness and bonhomie.  Under the surface many sharks such as the end-of-the-furlough-scheme shark are circling menacingly.

It's odd with politics more polarised than ever how close the two leaders seem to each other.  The black looks that Kinnock and Thatcher used to give each other came to mind and one has to wonder where the hate has gone.  Perhaps everyone is just emotionally exhausted and confrontational politics is out of fashion as it flies in the face of the "we're all in it together" message.  Cooperation not Conflict...?  Humm...