The recent story that has caught my attention is the one concerning Jeremy Corbyn's health. Or rather the supposed claims coming from two civil servants that he's too aged and frail to be PM.
This is a little bit worrying. It's reminiscent of the speculation about Trump's health when he became president. In fact, one of the claims made by the civil servants is that Corbyn is "losing his memory". It feels like another attempt to debar someone from office over health issues. The fact that it's coming from within the state is especially concerning.
In a democracy it has to be the decision of the people as to who is fit or unfit to stand for office. As with Trump, if a person can stand up and take part in public debate, and then pass the public test it stands to reason they're in pretty good shape in regard their mental faculties.
Also such talk will mean that if someone's health does begin to fail then people will begin to suspect some kind of foul play on the part of state operators. Such as poisoning or some other type of nefarious behaviour.
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