This week, Liz Truss who was Britain's shortest serving prime minister of all time came out of the woodwork once again. But she did not emerge with a contrite apology for her absurd and ill-considered economic "plan" that caused untold damage to this nation's reputation for sound economic governance. Instead, she sought to blame others and in her blind arrogance failed to grasp that she is directly culpable for the costly damage that was caused to our economy last autumn.
"Fundamentally I was not given a realistic chance to enact my policies by a very powerful economic establishment, coupled with a lack of political support."
What is it with politicians who seem allergic to apologising or accepting full responsibility for their mistakes?
Truss's predecessor Johnson also left office in a scornful mood as if he was still the special one he thought he was at Eton School. It wasn't his fault he was going - it was everyone else's. And now even though he remains a salaried Member of Parliament, he thinks nothing of accepting lucrative payments for lectures and book deals. The word "sorry" is not one that Johnson really understands. If he uses it at all it is with cunning qualification. "I'm sorry that you feel that way" etc..
It's the same over in America. It is likely that Trump views the word "sorry" as a sign of weakness because it is not one he would ever use himself. He's not sorry about tax evasion, dalliances with prostitutes, shady property deals or encouraging an assault on the US Capitol. He still shows no humility or acceptance with regard to the fact that he clearly lost the last presidential election.
Another Republican politician, George Santos, has not shown an ounce of contrition for his series of lies on a range of subjects from his sexuality to his family background and from his educational achievements to his business achievements or lack thereof. It is quite outrageous that this fantasist should ever be allowed to hold any kind of public office.
We deserve better leaders than a bunch of egotists who mistakenly imagine they are being strong when they refuse to apologise for their failures or their mistakes. Saying sorry and meaning it is a sign of maturity not just in everyday life but in the political sphere too.
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