Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Boris Johnson on if he’ll stand for Tory leader: ‘Of course’

Boris Johnson confirmed Thursday that he wants to replace Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party.

“Of course I’m going to go for it,” the former foreign secretary told a business event in Manchester, the Evening Standard reported.

May has said she will step down as Conservative leader before the next stage of the Brexit negotiations and that she won’t be party leader at the next general election. However, no date has been given for her departure.

The prime minister on Thursday met with Graham Brady, chairman of the powerful Conservative backbench 1922 committee, to discuss her future.

Original Article
Source: politico.eu
Author:  Paul Dallison 
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