Kemi the attention seeker somehow always makes two plus two equal five | John Crace

<p>The looming oil crisis caused by the Iran war gives the Conservative leader a platform from which to jump to the wrong conclusions </p><p>Losing sleep over the war in Iran? Worried sick about the cost of living? Can’t pay your energy bills? Then relax. Because Kemi Badenoch has a displacement activity for you.</p><p>It’s becoming increasingly easy to understand the Conservative leader by viewing her as a hyperactive five-year-old at the back of the class who is constantly disruptive. Who can’t get through a lesson without some kind of attention-seeking behaviour. Who has a constant desire to be indulged even though her first reactions are invariably wrong. Who flies into a temper tantrum when anyone dares to challenge her.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/30/kemi-the-attention-seeker-somehow-always-makes-two-plus-two-equal-five">Continue reading...</a>