Would A Man Of British Heritage Have Made The Gaffe...

[sandyRoe]

...which caused distress to so many of our people?

I'm thinking of the D Day commemorations.

Perhaps a man who might fail Norman Tebbit's 'cricket test' isn't fully aware of our sensibilities when it comes to the sacrifices of the war.

[Gromit]

He was born here and lived his 44 years here. If he doesn't know the significance he is a very slow learner.  
Nothing to do with his cultural heritage, more to do with losing sight of what is important when there are big things in his life at the moment, to distract him.

[davebro3]

Possibly - the PM has a lot on his plate just now & it may be quite difficult prioritising the demands on his time.

[bhg481]

sandy - how would you like to define "British Heritage"? A number of generations that have live in the UK, does it have to be both parents, is their skin colour relavant?

[wolf63]

He should have known that his actions would backfire on him, especially so close to the election thingy that has been boring us.  He is British and I doubt that his heritage has much to do with his actions/

If not - surely his advisers could have done their job and pointed out the error of his ways.

Neither of the leaders of the two main political parties seems to be a good fit for their job.  They lack personality and, perhaps, a backbone.

 

 

[Gromit]

Maybe he thought being photographed meeting lots of EU leaders would not have been on-message for his party faithful?

[Untitled]

insensitivity and selfishness are not unique to any one culture or race, they are found in human beings the world over. Sunak would be exactly same the kind of nasty and vacuous creature he is if his surname was Smith or Sullivan. 

[Old_Geezer]

I think it reflects on the party with no one able to spot the clash of possible activities and realise which was the priority.

 

But there again poor judgement seems common amongst politicians.

[naomi24]

Regardless of 'heritage' a British PM should be fully conversant with protocol.  This, I suspect, could be the final nail in Sunak's metaphorical coffin.

[fiveleaves]

Who on earth is advising Sunak? 

[sandyRoe]

Farage's thoughts.  I'll say no more.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx005vdgg5yo

[jno]

not so much a matter of sorting out his own priorities as of knowing the electorate's priorities. This shows he doesn't know what voters want; to a lesser degree this is also a problem for Starmer.

[naomi24]

I don't think either of them know what voters want - and probably care less.  Both self-serving wastes of space.

[Togo]

If, like some of us, Sunak had parents or grandparents that took part in D. Day and the preparations and aftermath he would be able to understand how important it is to us. He doesn't and didn't. He will never be in a position to have that empathy. Starmer rejects any such empathy with the British public in preference for an admiration of the politics of envy and spite born of his alignment with a soviet style of control and administration. There is one issue that neither of them can come to terms with but that issue will come to terms with them both. 

https://www. dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-13508861/DAN-HODGES-quaint-village-halls-grimy-pubs-drumbeat-echoing-election-campaign-boats-boats-boats.html

[Togo]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-13508861/DAN-HODGES-quaint-village-halls-grimy-pubs-drumbeat-echoing-election-campaign-boats-boats-boats.html

[Togo]

If you are paywalled this may help.

https://archive.ph/PHvEq

[naomi24]

This thread has been closed twice today and on each occasion that has been questioned.  I assumed it was closed by mistake so have re-opened it, but if it wasn't would the mod concerned kindly let us know by adding a note here before closing it again.  Many thanks.

[Peter Pedant]

what is wrong with a bit of mod madness on a wet sunday ? - I get frequently deleted and I have NO idea why.

Rishi - as I would have said yesterday if this thread had been open, went to Winchester ( 1350 I think).

so he should have been steeped in tradition. 

Letter in the Times last week: (about faves Boris and The Nige) - everyone now knows the difference between charisma and competence to govern

[andy-hughes]

You do know why PP - persistent irrelevant off-thread Moderator bating, about which you have been warned several times.

Don't play the innocent victim, it won't fly.

[jourdain2]

Can I try to answer this question?  It is not racist. The colour of Sunak's skin doesn't matter one jot or tittle.

He was born here, he was educated here.  His deepest roots are not here however, unlike those whose parents, grandparents and their forebears are. 

Not his fault.  I can't say I like him t.b.h., if only for his insane idea of making every child study maths until 18! But he's an upright citizen etc..

Togo 18.23 is correct. 

Sunak doesn't have the same deep, atavistic understanding of the people he represents, as do the vast majority.  It's as simple as that. Leaving the stage (even if he'd fulfilled his obligations) is just not 'done'.

Hard to put it more simply than that.  It shouldn't need spelling out to anyone representing us and our country. That's all.

[barry1010]

Sadly there are people of British heritage who have never left these shores and can claim to be descended from generations of Brits yet have no knowledge of D Day, no understanding of the significance.  They are not all youngsters.