@DominicFarrell ‘‘Twas ever thus. My Gran, who died in 1968, used to say “They promise you the moon if you vote for them. At the next election you as ‘What happened to the moon you promised me?’ and they’ll say ‘Oh, sorry, Mrs Gaskin. It never came close enough to catch.’”
@DrHoenderkamp It's ludicrous. The questions would have been about events that took place while he was in charge, not about future predictions. There is no reason for his non-appearance.