A Dubious Association

Given their own copious virtues, it is hardly surprising that candidates for the Conservative Party leadership are inclined to reputational parasitism at the expense of more worthy achievers. A Paralympic medallist whose image was used without permission in Penny Mordaunt's campaign video has requested that it be removed, and the convicted killer Oscar Pistorius has been saved further damage to his reputation by being similarly excised. Also removed from Mordaunt's video was interview footage of Professor Sarah Gilbert, whose work on the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine was entirely to the credit of Penny Mordaunt and the best traditions of the Conservative Party. Other candidates will no doubt display similar levels of courtesy and taste, although rumours that the nation's remaining Spitfires have sought to avoid embarrassment by disguising themselves as Focke-Wulf 190s remain as yet unconfirmed.