Ethelred's Successor Now Rules.

[Canary42]

At last, in Boris we have a worthy successor to Ethelred.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ethelred-the-Unready

[ichkeria]

I hadn’t realised that Ethelred meant “ noble counsel”
So his nickname was particularly ironic.

What current politicians I wonder have ironically unsuitable names?

[allenlondon]

A wisecrack on the streets at the time was “Ethelred, rederless”, translating as “Ethelred (wise counsellor), without counsel.”

Used to roll around at that one!

[jno]

the thing about "ill advised" is that it let the king off the hook, it was his wicked or incompetent counsellors who were to blame for everything. Unless you ask who appointed the counsellors in the first place.

[ichkeria]

Boris the Ovunready ...

[mushroom25]

// in Boris we have a worthy successor to Ethelred. //

Ethelred's combined reign of 37 years was not surpassed for centuries afterwards. do you think the country could sustain 37years of Borisism?

[Peter Pedant]

// “Ethelred (wise counsellor), without counsel.”//

The rump parliament 1658 had sunk so low in public estimation - remember that was the bit left after Col Pride has purged it of undesirables
that the little unwashed used to kick the other boys off dung heaps as they played and yell
Kiss my parliament!

[Peter Pedant]

Palmerston ( illegir child n all) commented
even parliament cant legislate indefinitely !