I appreciate this is childish but I need to let off steam somehow...
Then Spade blundered by introducing compulsory daily stand-to-attentions for the national anthem. That December, one department store's Santa "took the knee" in protest at Spade's policies.
Spade, who still believed in Father Christmas, banned all Santas and cancelled Christmas. It was too much for the voters, who sent him to the naughty step, appointing President Coyne instead.