I got this email yesterday from the pro-democracy organisation, Open Britain, condemning the Tories’ proposed revision of the ministerial code to make it laxer and allow Tory politicos to violate fundamental principles of democracy and open government with impunity. The email calls Britain under Boris Johnson a ‘tin pot dictatorship’. These a harsh words, but this is direction Johnson and his band of corrupt authoritarians are taking us. The email includes their petition against these reforms, and also states that the organisation is intending to launch a series of protests against the Conservatives’ assault on democracy. There’s also an invitation for people to help them by giving them donations. I’m not able to donate anything, but I have signed the petition and look forward to getting further information about their planned protest campaign.
‘Dear David,
Boris Johnson has once again disgraced the nation and the office he holds. He shows no remorse for the suffering, anger and pain that he’s caused to millions. Instead, he’s laughing at us.
In a disgustingly authoritarian and shamefully corrupt move, the PM today weakened the Ministerial Code so that ministers no longer need to resign over breaches. He removed all reference to honesty, integrity, transparency, and accountability. He also blocked a bid to allow his ethics advisor to investigate him.
Boris Johnson’s Britain is looking more and more like a tin-pot dictatorship. He’s set himself up to get away with absolutely anything, and face no repercussions – it’s straight out of the autocrat playbook. Let’s not forget about the series of rotten anti-democratic bills that this government has rushed through either.
To the international community, we must look like a failed state. Our rotten government is tearing down the basic tenets of leadership and dignity in public life. We can’t go on like this.
It’s easy to get complacent – but that’s exactly what Boris depends on. Help us get our petition to 100,000 signatures.
Help us fight for our democracy
We need your help to mobilise a critical mass of the public against Boris Johnson this summer. We’re planning events and demonstrations around the country, with speakers and attendees from different political parties and different backgrounds uniting against one of the great injustices of our time.
Our inaugural event at Downing St was just the beginning. #StopTheRot is going national, uniting Britain in a historic grassroots movement against this corrupt, dangerous, lying fool we call a PM and the rotten politics that brought him to Number 10.
Join the movement and chip-in whatever you can to help us make this summer one for the history books – the summer we show we will not put up with the sleaze, authoritarianism, and division of Boris Johnson’s government of fools.
DONATE TO HELP US FIGHT FOR OUR DEMOCRACY
See you on the streets!
Mark Kieran
CEO, Open Britain‘
Tags: Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Demonstrations, Internet Petitions, Ministerial Code, Open Britain
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