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We rate resignation letters - by originality, brevity, brutality, damage-infliction and future prospects. Out of 20.
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Birth in the infirmary, football in fields, parades for St George's (sadly minus the apostrophe). You're securing, restoring, building and cleaning up. You turn from Handyman to Andyman - whilst Westminster complacency 'has become a rot', St Andy is draining Bickerstaff dump. 🧵
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The Wesignation reviewed - at length.
Days to draft, yet the letter staggers about, hunting for a literary style to call its own. You give us 'knights in shining armour', 'fighting in the trenches' and 'falling on swords'. Like Wayne's World, hurtling through time & space searching for 'Britain's best days'. Thread
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Days to draft, yet the letter staggers about, hunting for a literary style to call its own. You give us 'knights in shining armour', 'fighting in the trenches' and 'falling on swords'. Like Wayne's World, hurtling through time & space searching for 'Britain's best days'. Thread
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This reads as if you've locked Churchill & JFK in a cupboard but every now and again we hear their muffled voices. In para 9 you deliver a decent antithesis, boosted by anaphora & alliteration ‘....where we need vision, we have a vacuum. Where we need direction..'
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Taking one for the nation - Richard Johnson explains the intricacies of leadership challenges in Great Britain to an American audience.
He also offers an excellent library backdrop.
I was on CNN this morning to explain the process of a Labour leadership challenge to an international audience.
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"This above all: to thine own self be true — and therefore, as a Minister in this government, I must tender my resignation..."
My hopes are high for the Hamlet of the Health Service's bash at a resignation letter.
In Wes Streeting’s office there’s a @spectator editorial pinned to the notice board. Its title? The Hamlet of the Health Service…
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Whilst we wait for the worst of Wes, here's a review of Boris Johnson's 2023 epic resignation letter.
Boris, you’ve fired your 1035 word resignation from Africa and it resembles a word safari. From ‘kangaroos’, to’ witches’ you aim fire at your enemies one by one. The tricolon ‘They know’ in your second paragraph tolls like the bells of Big Ben. (1/4)
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Exhibit A: opening paragraph of Bleak House as rewritten by Grok in the style of Jess Phillips’s resignation letter
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A surgical strike, though you sometimes swap the scalpel for a butter knife. ‘Imbibing’ instead of ‘imbuing’, plus rogue commas, let you down. Skillfully raising your gaze from the operating table, you capture the haemorrhaging of confidence with a standout midwife metaphor. 8/10
After reflection, I have tendered my resignation as a health minister to the Prime Minister. Country first. Always 👇
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“his majesty’s government?" It’s His Majesty’s Government. Drop the comma in 'a very, heavy heart'. It’s not a list. It’s not two separate thoughts. “The scale of (...) have been catastrophic.” The scale has. This is as passionate as a parking ticket. Try again 5/10
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I am assuming @wesstreeting is taking his time in order to write a flawless letter of resignation.
Exc with @patrickkmaguire:
Wes Streeting has told allies that he is preparing to resign and trigger a leadership contest as soon as tomorrow.
The health secretary confronted Sir Keir Starmer this morning during a meeting ahead of the King’s Speech that lasted just 16 minutes over the turmoil engulfing the Labour Party.
Allies of Streeting who have spoken to him directly said that he has made clear that he is “going to go for it”. They said that he is likely to resign on Thursday and mount a formal challenge for the leadership
One Streeting ally who has spoken to him said: “He is going to go for it. He’s going tomorrow.”
Discussions have also been held to prepare for MPs to sign Streeting’s nomination papers, according to one of those with knowledge of the plans.
Another who has spoken to him said that claims by Starmer’s allies that he has “bottled it” are wide of the mark and that he made clear in private that he will make a bid for the leadership.
A third senior source organising for Streeting said: “If they [Starmer’s supporters] think this is over, they’re going to be disappointed. I’m expecting a move before the end of the week.”
A spokesman for Streeting said: “Wes is the Health Secretary, he is proud of his record of falling waiting lists and a recovering NHS. He is not planning to say anything following his meeting with the Prime Minister that might distract from the King’s Speech.”
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You can read all yesterday's resignation letters in full. Or instead you could read this; Anthony Eden's perfectly formed letter of resignation to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1938.
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I am NEVER leaving this app!
@drcrouchback an account you might enjoy.
A surgical strike, though you sometimes swap the scalpel for a butter knife. ‘Imbibing’ instead of ‘imbuing’, plus rogue commas, let you down. Skillfully raising your gaze from the operating table, you capture the haemorrhaging of confidence with a standout midwife metaphor. 8/10
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There's much debate about the addition of a portrait photograph to this resignation letter. I think it would be even better if the portraits animated (much like the portraits in Hogwarts) to reflect the emotion of the letter.
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'I want to start by first saying' is tautology. The tone is passive aggressive, trying not to shout, with the clumsy phrase 'I think you're a good man fundamentally' more suited to a Dear John letter. The penultimate para picks up with a strong rhythm. Needs editing. 7/10
EXCLUSIVE: Jess Phillips, safeguarding minister, resigns from govt. “The desire not to have an argument means we rarely make an argument..."
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You start by jamming together 3 prepositions 'of', 'back' and 'in' in a spectacularly garbled sentence. 'That is that' sounds odd. There are typos.
Eleanor Roosevelt said, 'Do something that scares you every day.' Try reading back your own letters Steeee. 9/20
I have this evening written to the Prime Minister to inform him of my decision to leave government. This was a decision I made several weeks ago and informed the Chief Whip at the time. This is a personal decision I have reached that is right for me, my family and constituents.
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