‘Poor Boris’ has nobody to blame but himself

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To all those people who think Boris has been treated badly, I would ask them to take a long, hard look at his track record (PA)

Boris Johnson thinks he’s a victim of a Partygate and Brexit witch hunt, does he? What on earth goes on in the mind of this man that makes him think he’s a “victim”?

Obviously he thinks that all the lies relating to the Brexit campaign and Partygate are insignificant, or not lies at all. It’s an insult to ordinary people.

To all those people who think “poor Boris” has been treated badly, I would ask them to take a long, hard look at his track record over many years.

As for his allies whom he has recommended for honours, to use his words, I am appalled and bewildered.

Diane Graham

Watford

We need to fix the so-called honours system

Surely it is time that honours should be awarded yearly by a truly independent committee to those of genuine merit who have contributed notably to the country. They should be given especially to those who have excelled in their charity or service to others, and not wealthy donors to parties or self-serving politicians who have already had their rewards.

Mike Margetts

Kilsby, West Northamptonshire

What does Labour actually stand for?

I can understand John Rentoul praising Rachel Reeves for yet another U-turn. It is indeed a smart short-term move to give the Tory-supporting media no hostages to fortune, not that it will stop them making things up.

Despite a lack of any vision and any real reason to vote Labour beyond the fact they aren’t the Tories may, and probably will, win them the next election as there is a visceral anti-Conservative mood in the country. But it won’t tie in voters for the long term, particularly when hard decisions are having to be made.

What destroyed New Labour, in the end, wasn’t just Iraq and the Blair-Brown psychodrama but the feeling that it didn’t stand for anything. It was a PR construct, without real substance. Not being something will only ever take you so far.

John Murray

Bracknell, Berkshire

A hairy situation

Howls of indignation greeted the news that Boris Johnson’s “honours” list included his hairdresser.

Apart from the obvious fact that being given a peerage (considering cruel asset-stripper and pension robber “Sir” Philip Green etc) should now be regarded as an insult – why should the hairdresser not be rewarded?

In my view, anyone willing to go within 5ft of Boris Johnson deserves canonising.

Amanda Baker

Edinburgh