A Nest of Vipers

The good weather continues here in South Gloucestershire, with blues skies and hot sun during the day and the occasional thunderstorm and downpour during the night.
In many ways ideal weather for the allotment gardener.
Given that the main source of conversation for the English (complaining about the weather) is thus denied to Nosher and me, you might think we'd easily find something else to moan about.
And we did, although it has strong flavour of schadenfreud about it, which makes complaining that much more enjoyable.
'I see that three political memoirs are being serialised in the Sunday papers' Nosher observed, as he settled down in his old deckchair at lunchtime, enjoying the cool shade behind his shed. He passed across the carton of chilled fruitjuice for me to fill my glass.
'And, apparently, they're all dishing the dirt on poor old Gordon the Moron' I said, as I rested my bones in my deckchair and took a sip of fruit juice.
'The aspect of this that is interesting is how enthusiastic the mass media are to pay money to serialise these books' said Nosher 'which then undermine the authority of, and respect for, those still in positions of power. And then in a week or so, these same newspapers will be bemoaning the lack of respect in our society more generally, and how social cohesion in falling apart.'
'Well, that may be true' I said 'but I won't be reading these memoirs - what I've heard about them on the radio is enough drivel for me. What any intelligent person should be doing is questioning the motives of those involved, and drawing inferences about the quality of people who inhabit the world of politics.'
Nosher grinned his 'I love hating the bastards' grin.
'You mean Lord Levy, Cherie Blair and Tony Prescott?' He chuckled. 'The first two are already stinking rich and don't need the money, so their motives must have more to do with their over-inflated egos and spitefulness towards poor old Gordon the Moron. And Prescott - well, he does need the money to pay for all the burgers and fries he eats - so we can add greed to the list.'
'But when these people were part of NuLabour' I added 'I'm sure they were amongst those who shared the commonly-expressed sentiments about social cohesion disintegrating, and bemoaning the lack of trust in and respect for the leading lights of NuLabour. And now they're doing their best to undermine their successors. Doesn't say much for the quality of people in public life these days, does it?'
'Nest of vipers' Nosher concluded.
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