Has Johnson bullied his own mother into withdrawing from a campaign criticising him?
Charlotte Johnson Wahl (right) with Boris Johnson (left). In between is Rachel Johnson, her daughter and his sister.
Boris Johnson really is a despicable runt, isn’t he? It seems now he has been manipulating his own mother for political purposes.
Charlotte Johnson Wahl had signed a public letter, to be published in The Times, criticising the poor provision of treatment for Parkinson’s disease on the National Health Service.
The letter had been organised by the charity Parkinson’s UK as part of its “Get It On Time” campaign to ensure patients can have reliable access to drugs while they are in hospital.
This is a topical issue as the provision of some medications would be endangered after Brexit – particularly the “no deal” departure that Mr Johnson has supported so strongly.
The letter was due to appear in the newspaper this week – but was suddenly pulled from publication.
It has now been revealed that Ms Wahl had informed the charity that she no longer wished her name to be on the letter, after having been contacted by Downing Street.
According to The Guardian: “A Downing Street source suggested Johnson Wahl had not been fully aware that her decision to back the letter was going to result in it being published in a national newspaper.
“’When charities are speaking to members of the public they have a duty to be fully transparent about why they are asking for support, the campaigns they are running, and if the information shared with them is to be used in the public domain,’ the source said.”
This seem utter piffle to me.
For a start, Parkinson’s UK chief executive Steve Ford has made it clear that the organisation always ensures that those whose voices it uses know exactly what they are doing.
“Our priority will always be people affected by the condition, and their voices and views are integral and at the heart of everything we do. As such, we are always open and transparent about how their voices will be represented,” he said.
Furthermore, Ms Wahl is a longtime campaigner in association with Parkinson’s UK for better provision on the NHS for people with the condition, predating her son becoming prime minister, as The Guardian‘s article makes clear.
Diagnosed with the condition when she was 40, she has lived with it for nearly half her life (she is now 77).
Earlier this year, she took part in a protest organised by the charity against the decision to cut the provision of a specialist nurse in west London and has worked closely with Parkinson’s UK to put pressure on politicians.
That was in January, before Mr Johnson was prime minister, and there was no intervention to stop her then!
And the issue Mr Johnson appears to have acted to suppress is extremely serious.
Patients with Parkinson’s who fail to receive the appropriate medicine on time while in hospital, often while being treated for unrelated illnesses, can find themselves left unable to talk or walk.
It seems that Mr Johnson’s policies make such a fate increasingly likely for people living with Parkinson’s.
And now it seems he is denying his own mother a voice to protest against it.
What a vile excuse for a human being, let alone a son.
Source: Boris Johnson’s mother exits Parkinson’s campaign after No 10 intervention | Politics | The Guardian
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Nothing would surprise me of Boris. Incidentally, Cannabis can be effective in relieving some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, though I doubt that either the government or Big Pharma would like that to be publicized.
Words fail me, utter disgrace.
I CAN SEE WORDS DO FAIL YOU……. UTTER DISGRACE IS FAR TOO MILD. BUT THEN AGAIN WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO CALL IT, (WELL NO LADY should USE THOSE WORDS) BUT ILL JUST SAY THIS IF HE WILL DO THAT TO HIS OWN MOTHER HE NEEDS PUTTING DOWN… DOGS ARE FREQUENTLY, BUT THEY MAKE BETTER FAMILY MEMBERS THAN THAT S.O.a B.