Britain knows how to party, for better or for worse. The British Prime Minister’s illegal drinks angered the British people who enjoyed their beer, writes Pasi Myöhänen, ‘s London journalist.
LONDON Red wine on the walls. The most sedentary sitting and vomiting. Karaoke player and on-site mini fridge for wines.
Pictures with Boris Johnson himself tipping a glass of wine or beer in his hand at a time when social gatherings were prohibited under interest rate laws.
All of this is revealed in a weekly paper on the celebrations of the British Prime Minister’s Downing Street report (switch to another service).
After the release, it is no longer possible to claim that the celebrations held in the Prime Minister’s office were a “work event”. Or that the prime minister himself was unaware of the nature of the rallies held during the interest rate closures.
The report, as a civil servant, says that the capacity to assess in the office was completely missing and that “top management” must take responsibility for what happened.
Under normal circumstances, the British would understand toil with Johnson, who rides on his rogue reputation. But this time there is a strong sense of injustice, as the celebrations in the study room were held at a time when the people could not even visit hospitals or attend the funerals of their relatives.
British drinking culture is great at best and really miss at worst.
If you’ve watched British teens roaming on TV holiday shows, you’ve only seen the downside. Strongly binge drinking, referred to here as “binge drinking.” It’s pretty ugly, which is certainly no stranger to a London journalist who grew up in Kainuu in the 1990s.
However, my first experiences in Britain were different.
When I moved to London, I noticed how people said “would I go to a pub” instead of being asked for a beer. Yes, the beer was consumed. But the starting point was more social than in Finland, where alcohol was used more often.
The nuance difference is small. When the starting point of the pub trip was tuned in a slightly different way, the celebration was even more civilized than in Finland in the twenties – believe it or not.
Recently, however, Britain has seen such excesses that even an anglophile and a friend of pubs are ashamed.
At the European Championship finals at Wembley in London last summer, the hustle and bustle was really chaotic from an early afternoon. The ground outside the stadium was covered with beer and shards of glass. The match was rushed through the gates without tickets and it felt like serious injuries were really close.
According to a report published on the prime minister’s party, the guards at the prime minister’s office treated both the guards and the cleaning staff badly.
The moped is about to get out of hand in a country that, by the way, dances with its drink and custom culture on the ever-sloping surface of awesome sociality and nasty grinding.
So far, Johnson’s resignation the number of Conservative MPs has not reached the threshold required for a no-confidence vote. But it’s hard to see that the Conservatives dare to run under Johnson, at least for the next parliamentary elections in 2024 at the latest.
Johnson cannot be blamed for everything now, but there is a certain responsibility in the role of Prime Minister not only for the culture of the workplace but also for setting an example at the national level.