"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past."
- George Orwell, 1984
The latest accusation levelled at DC is that he has retrospectively amended previous blog posts to make it look as if he predicted the current pandemic. On behalf of bloggists everywhere I wish to protest most strongly at his actions. If readers start assuming that items have been reworked then no one will, for example, believe my post from some years back in which I correctly forecast the result of the 2020 Grand National.
Dominic Cummings reflects on his current career prospects |
Somehow one gets the feeling that even if Dom's future self travelled back in time to pass on the secrets of the future, that he would reject the advice on the basis that he knew better anyway.
As my father used to say - "he's like the little boy who s**t himself - he knew all about it !"
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