Fergus Finlay: Matt Hancock was a complete dope

Matt Hancock didn’t resign over his hypocrisy, stupidity, the allegations of corruption, his incompetence. He resigned because he had been caught on camera over a breach of social distance guidelines

Matt Hancock resigned as UK Health Secretary after being caught on CCTV having a passionate embrace with a colleague.

Tue, 29 Jun, 2021 - 06:30

Fergus Finlay

Fergus Finlay is a former political activist and adviser to three governments, the former head of the children's charity Barnardos, a writer and a broadcaster.

It’s one of my favourite scenes from Father Ted. Because Mrs Doyle is dying to win Eoin McLove’s poetry competition, Ted writes a poem for her and sends it to the show. But it’s Mrs Doyle’s poem – the one that begins “Eoin McLove has a happy face” – that’s read out.

Dougal is nonplussed, and utters the immortal line “I’m hugely confused Ted”.