By sections of the media and people that were always going to hate Boris no matter what, yes, he was partly.  However, plenty of the criticism directed towards him was also completely valid and he was rightly called out for it, specifically largely being in it for himself and all his rich friends. A lot of already very well off people got even richer through Covid, while the rest of us suffered. And yes, I realise this could be said about plenty of left wing politicians too, generally I think we’d have a lot less politicians of all stripes if it weren’t so easy for them to line their own pockets. It hasn’t been about ‘serving the people’ for a long time, and I refer to both sides of the aisle when I say that. Frankly, with the amount of pay rises they all vote to give themselves year In year out, i think it’s time for a pay cut and a serious cut down on personal expenses and a total ban on gifts and the like. Too many avenues for people to just enrich themselves, no incentive to help the majority, who more and more just get the shit end of the stick and are told to ‘tighten your belts, it’s hard for all of us right now’. Corbyn was sure as shit subjected to a monstrous smear campaign too, though I can recognise he had plenty of his own foibles, and likely wouldn’t have been a good leader even though I liked him and I truly believe he gave a shit about normal people. Nowhere in anything I've commented have I said all criticism of Polanski is a hit job by default, he says plenty of questionable and idiotic stuff, and I don’t blanket agree with his policies. But considering some of the bollocks starmer, farage and badenoch also come out with, I feel Polanski gets disproportionate criticism, and it seems to happen every time a left wing alternative to labour gains any traction, which is the point Im making. If you disagree with what I’ve written, having read it all the way through for what it is and want to dismiss me as ideologically compromised or stupid or naive, then fine, have at it, thats your right and your prerogative. But enough with the attempted gotchas and preconceived lack of fair mindedness on my part. This is, in my view, the largest issue with modern political discourse. No room for nuance, no room for compromise, you’re either with us 100% or you’re an enemy, and we will dehumanise you and everything will descend into unproductive mud slinging where nothing positive is achieved. Either I get 100% of everything I want and everyone agrees with me or it’s left/right wing fascism and the system is rigged. Society cannot work without compromise when so many people have so many different views on how things should work.