As you alluded to earlier it does feel awkward that they're getting the coverage, examination and exposure as though there's going to be an election. Since this is a private process for members only you'd think the tories should have to pay for coverage of their own hustings. Of course there's public interest which I suppose overrides this but, it does leave a bad taste in the mouth that the only folk who will choose between these variously feeble, corrupt and psychopathic choices are, a very small number of c***s.
Particularly when we've been told over and over again that Boris has a personal presidential style mandate, which was always nonsense, and he's still in power. The system is the PM is the first among equals so as laughably bad as he is, Raab as deputy PM should be in charge and Boris should be out on his ear.
I suppose the upside in all of this is that we get to see a debate focused on what the candidates think is most important for their members. Apparently this is: Tax cuts, willies and "f**k you Scotland."
A moment which sums all this shit up there on sky. Some tory wonk from Team RIshi waxing lyrical about his honesty while footage of him filling up some guys Kia at a petrol station plays in the background.