Some people are being very unkind
about Grant Shapps, following his announcement that he is standing in the
election to become Tory leader and PM. They seem to think that a man with three
known aliases, under one
of which he sold a ‘get-rich-quick’ scheme which many might think looks an
awful lot like pyramid selling, is somehow unfit to become the UK’s leader.
Leaving aside the question of whether being fit for office is an essential
qualification for high public office anyway (and the last three years have
demonstrated very clearly that, for the Tories, it is most definitely not), the
critics might be overlooking the potential opportunities here.
Appointing Michael Green as Chancellor,
Corinne Stockheath as Defence Secretary, and Sebastian Fox as Home Secretary would
see all four of the so-called ‘Great Offices of State’ filled easily and
instantly with people who would be utterly loyal to the PM, and who would know
exactly what the PM was thinking without even having to ask. It might be
unreasonable, though, to expect any discount on the salaries – proponents of
getting rich quickly aren’t usually keen to forgo an opportunity for extra
income. And as a bonus, what could be better for the country’s economic prospects
than having a chancellor who can convince punters the public at large
that there are easy ways to become very wealthy very quickly, with little need
to do much by way of work? Whilst Stockheath is known as the sort of person who
can give glowing testimonials to her alter egos, the hidden talents of Fox are
exactly that, hidden. But that, in itself, would surely be a welcome change
from the current situation where the talents of the incumbent, Priti Patel, are
far from being hidden. How much better off the country would have been if they’d
been allowed to remain hidden instead of being so cruelly exposed.
To those who think that appointing a man
with three aliases and a record of selling dodgy personal enrichment schemes
would be descending from crisis into farce, I have only one message. Just take
a look at some of the other candidates.
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