resign and leave politics altogether. That would be the preferable thing. At very least he needs to stand aside. He is not a leader.
It was only yesterday, after two full days, that he managed to call the arson at the synagogue what it really was - a terrorist attack. That is not good enough.
Listening to him I am absolutely certain he had memorised words written for him by someone else. He was apparently still unable to put into his own words that what had happened was in the nature of a terrorist attack. I have little doubt he does not believe that any sort of terrorism occurs in this country. When you hear him speak you do get the feeling that he believes everything is fine for the most part and that this sort of thing is nothing more than a very isolated incident, the sort of thing we do not need to worry about.
I don't believe that. I have noticed changes and some of those changes have been very recent. Parliament has changed. There have been some vile racist incidents there. There are ways to protest in parliament but they do not include the ways which cause you to be removed or to use the sort of language that hurts others. Parliament should be there to set an example not as some sort of exception. Yes, it has always been an unruly place at times but recently there have been instances which go far beyond that.
On our international news service yesterday I watched a frail old man ask a much younger man, a migrant to this country, to take on a role of leadership. As he gave his blessing to the younger man I could not help but see the anxiety in the eyes of the younger man. Will he be able to do the job and will he be able to do it effectively and with humility? I am not Catholic and the Pope doing such things means little to me in a religious sense but it means a lot in other ways. It is an example to follow.
The Prime Minister's lack of leadership in all this is simply encouraging the very worst elements in our society, the racist and misogynistic elements, to do more.
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