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Apparently it was good old English Estrella. Y’know the Spanish beer of German origin. How very Brexitty.
If he’s busted by photographs taken by one of the Team of (taxpayer funded) snappers that his limitless vanity dictates must catalogue his bold endeavours…
😂
Conforms the Estrella and adds Sunak in the picture too (who apparently wasn’t invited but turned up for a covid meeting... what a star...) 🤣
Bunker. Revolver. Body burnt in garden.
I say old chap, that not how we do things on old blighty...
(Service) revolver, whisky and a shut door. But for that you’d need a shred of self awareness (and sense of duty) and that’s why we are where we are. So they’ll need to adopt the bundle him out the back and shoot him in the courtyard option...
The major risk of a VONC is that it fails and they’re (we’re) stuck with for another year. So you are stuck with things as they are until either the shitstorm builds to a critical mass (which can be orchestrated to an extent, and Johnson won’t be able to stop adding to) or it’ll ‘blow over’ (for now).
I think we can be pretty sure that the Tory party are already well advanced in their succession planning (they always are).
I lnow this is a Johnson thread, but Nadine Dorris is on Radio 4 atm and she is thick as mince. She can't talk off brief, cannot express empathy or sympathy or understand questioning.
This is a prominent Boris supporter. She is horrendous.
She's just doubled down on Johnsons Saville claims...
I take it back mince isn't this thick.
But she stuck to her instructions. She has clearly been told to go out on the airwaves and say “delivery” as many times as possible this morning. As if that will be seen as a wholly positive term without question… as if you can’t deliver dishonesty, disruption, division, disunion, disparity, despair, and deaths.
If Dorries has mentioned the Saville mutterings outside of parliamentary privilege then she could be in a very sticky legal situation.
Everyone I’ve seen interviewed so far has talked about it without actually saying the words Joris said in The House.
Surely she’s bright enough not to fall in to the trap of incriminating herself?
I think Dorries truly believes that she is very good at interviews, and by ‘sticking it to them’ if they ask awkward questions it is a good look. There is a clip with Charlie Stayt on BBC breakfast where he simply asks if she has spoken to Johnson in the past 24hrs. You would think by her reaction he’d asked if they had been shagging in the past day.
I lnow this is a Johnson thread, but Nadine Dorris is on Radio 4 atm and she is thick as mince. She can’t talk off brief, cannot express empathy or sympathy or understand questioning.
Also on BBC Breakfast TV. Abhorrent woman. There is no contrition, just hostility, how dare we question, your questions are not specific, and so on. And then not answering them anyway.
And doing it in that smug superior way. One thing I hate in politics (maybe modern politics) is the half answer that can be interpreted to 'well that's not what I actually said'
eg: does the PM tell the truth? Yes, he does.
- interpretation, that he doesn't lie. What she actually said is that he tells the truth, unsaid bit being 'sometimes'. So yes, he does tell the truth (but he also tells big fat lies but you didn't specifically ask that....)
So, all hail our new PM Rishi Sunak, a former Hedge Fund Manager who’s only been in Politics for 8 years, who came from nowhere to been given one of the safest Tory seats in the Country as his first job in Politics that almost no one had ever heard, he didn’t even hold a Cabinet Position until he was given the Treasury position 2 years go.
Just got to keep smiling…
https://twitter.com/mattgreencomedy/status/1489604093349871618?s=21
You would think by her reaction he’d asked if they had been shagging in the past day.
And let's face it, they probably have.
Also on BBC Breakfast TV. Abhorrent woman. There is no contrition, just hostility, how dare we question, your questions are not specific, and so on. And then not answering them anyway.
I caught a bit of that. He should have reminded her that she is representing us, paid by us, to do what we want etc,. so she has to answer any questions we may have whether that is a silly question, a hypothetical question or whatever.
There is a clip with Charlie Stayt on BBC breakfast where he simply asks if she has spoken to Johnson in the past 24hrs.
https://twitter.com/haggis_uk/status/1489871675609030656?s=21
From the DM front page today, Carrie is the next one to get thrown under the bus to save Boris…
That might end up being expensive for him. Child support can be ruinous
Every time Mad Nad is on now I reflexly shout Go Nad!
Every time Mad Nad is on now I reflexly shout Go Nad!
Are you suggesting she is talking bollocks? If so I would in general agree
Have we done all the lying about statistics yet?
'Crime is down 14%'
If you exclude fraud - it's actually up 14%
'Employment is higher than pre pandemic'
If you exclude self employment
He's repeated these stats multiple times after having been officially rebuked for using them. And seemingly he just gets away with it.
I’d rather Boris than Sunak to be honest – I’ve read quite a bit that sugests he’s ruthless and doesn’t give two hoots for average people.
That fraud minister who quit in disgust was scathing about the treasury's lack of interest in pursuing/preventing fraud. Didn't quite name Sunak but the implication was pretty clear.
Meanwhile they are making the benefits system more punitive. They really are despicable ****s.
What we have now really is rule by a cabal. They’re a gang of conmen and thieves
They’re not remotely interested in pursuing fraud as they know it’s their mates who are defrauding the state. They know this because they enabled it and gave them the nod.
They’re so arrogant they no longer even bother pretending they care. And let’s be honest, while the media is instead more interested in what brand of lager Boris is drinking, who can blame them
From the DM front page today, Carrie is the next one to get thrown under the bus to save Boris…
I just thought it was the DM blaming it on a convenient female scapegoat, though in her case, could be right.
Thick? Not as thick as Liz Truss. I tried to watch one of her speeches, she just woodenly reads the script and clearly doesn't understand it, she can't even say words properly. And this is her trying to get the top job.
Thick? Not as thick as Liz Truss.
Very few people are. Some inanimate objects are brighter than Liz Truss. The fact that someone as genuinely clueless as her is up for the top job (and highly likely to get it) shows you just how broken our political system is. To quote Malcolm Tucker "she's so dense, light bends around her!". I wouldn't trust her with sharp objects, never mind the nuclear launch codes.
When you see her interviewed theres a pregnant pause at the end of each question as she tries to comprehend whats just been said to her. You can literally hear the cogs whirring and clicking as whatever is between her ears cranks slowly into motion
Lets revisit her finest moment, shall we...
And the Tory faithful actually want this half-wit in number ten.
Half wit? That's a bit generous Binners. I will go 1/16th at most.
Watching this morning's car crash episode of the Mad Nad Diaries on BBC Breakfast, I think Led By Donkeys might need to think about changing their name as theirs is clearly too complimentary of the dimwitted poo show that passes for our government right now.
I just thought I'd share this with you all. My mate Paul is an English teacher and poet who has just repurposed the lyrics to Dolly Parton's Jolene in 'honour' of Nadine 🤣
FROM BORIS TO DORRIES
(With apologies to Dolly)
Nadine, Nadine, Nadine, Nadine
I'm begging though you are my biggest fan,
Nadine, Nadine, Nadine, Nadine
Don’t go on TV just because you can…
Your stature is beyond compare,
With piercing looks, psychotic stare,
And an outlook that is positively mean,
The callous nature that you bring,
The way you deny everything,
In every car-crash interview,
Nadine…
Don’t know if you are drunk or high,
While you repeat my petty lies,
The loyalest minion I have ever seen,
But you’re doing so much harm to me,
You’re clearly way out of your tree,
Stop saying yes to zoom calls please,
Nadine…
Nadine, Nadine, Nadine, Nadine
I'm begging though you are my biggest fan,
Nadine, Nadine, Nadine, Nadine
Don’t go on TV just because you can
PMSL. 👏👏
I’d rather Boris than Sunak to be honest – I’ve read quite a bit that sugests he’s ruthless and doesn’t give two hoots for average people.
Yep, nobody knows what Johnson has in store for the country as he changes with the weather but once they know what Sunak would do if allowed they will be in for a shock.
Chapeau to Paul👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Apparently everyone who wants rid of Dumbojo is a remainer.
Can Europe finally split the party?
Binners, that is superb. Thanks for sharing. 👏
binners, tell your mate Paul that's a work go genius!
Get it recorded and set up a campaign to get it to number 1.
I’ll pass on your compliments to the master wordsmith himself, guys.
His name’s Paul Jenkins and he’s a lovely, very funny bloke and he’ll be having a tough day as he’s the only West Ham fan exiled in East Lancashire and they’re presently losing to Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup fourth round 😳
I’ll find a link for you to buy his books if you’re interested. Theyre very good despite having cover illustrations done by some bloody chancer 😉
Or he’s just worth following on social meedya as he writes these very amusing kind of things all the time
sorry for the Daily Fail front page, but its worth it
https://twitter.com/ThatTimWalker/status/1489733668553859073
Really are clutching at straws trying to blame the wife, if he was a true leader and he was ambushed by cake, beer, Nadine, then he should have told them thanks but get rid of the cake etc as he needs to be seen to be doing the right thing ( I am pretty sure any other prime minister we have had would have got the Mr/Mrs told)
So his personal judgement is as bad as his political judgement?? But we knew that already.
Another MP speaking up too……
That really is despicable, what a nasty little man. What’s the reason, she didn’t know he was PM?
When Boris calls Starmer 'captain hindsight" I don't understand how that's allowed, when Boris can't be called a liar?
it must be hard not to retaliate.
Captain coward
Captain Cake
Captain Party
Captain apologies
Captain inept
Captain Bulshit
Captain Tax
Captain Adultery
The list is endless I'm sure.
So Barclay & Hari appointed to No10.
If you need to appoint a minister & your mate, it looks like nobody else wants the job!!
Let’s do better than “captain”, Johnson would want us to go further… something grander and more pompous…
“The Liar King”
Apparently everyone who wants rid of Dumbojo is a remainer.
As it’s you, I’m pretty sure you know that’s not true, and are repeating the calls of other people still blinded by Brexit. Most of the MPs calling for Johnson to go campaigned for Brexit. One was the DExEU Secretary!
Corporal calamity
Corporal calamity
That, has a good ring to it.
Corporal calamity
Major Disaster and General Incompetence would both fit.
Having seen Harri on bbc news channel and sky news several times in past few weeks let's see if he can actually implement what he's been advocating.
I'll give him 6 months max.
I heard Guto Hari doing the tv and radio rounds after Johnson’s non apology on Monday being obsequiously supportive. I did wonder why, I now realise it was perhaps a pre-emptive audition?
So Steve Barclay is now Borises number one man in number ten?
Dear god! Another utter ****-wit with no discernible talent, intelligence or ability but a rabid far right brexiteer
Doubling down on bell-Endery yet again.
https://twitter.com/pippacrerar/status/1490023533652684803?s=21
It’s almost as if only the terminally dim would be prepared to accept the job that no sane person would touch with a barge-pole
https://twitter.com/borisjohnson_mp/status/1490031645348540421?s=21
So in this tweet does he actually not know what kicked into touch means or did he just accidentally say the opposite of what he meant? Either way, great look!
https://twitter.com/SteveBarclay/status/1489997977900961794
https://twitter.com/MatofKilburnia/status/1490048634615959560?s=20&t=B_nV4mR9X4ZkMsp1hK5mBA
My mate Paul is an English teacher and poet who has just repurposed the lyrics to Dolly Parton’s Jolene in ‘honour’ of Nadine 🤣
Looks like my Mols’ Mercedes Ode has been well & truely surpassed!
Doubling down on bell-Endery yet again.
To be fair its not like anyone competent is going to be interested in the job is it?
Its pretty much a case of the captain of the titanic resigning and asking who wants the job of going down with the ship as he jumps into the lifeboat.
Three different sources say Carrie Johnson has grown weary of pressure, and has privately voiced view it might be preferable for him to throw in towel.
So this'll be divorce number ?
The Yanks are welcome to him.
$250k
Hmmm, shall we start a Gofundme page?
I think we really finally are into the endgame for this hideous clown - but as many have asked on this thread and elsewhere……what comes next? It’s a void out there.
So glad we took the “strong and stable “ option.
How long will the next one last?
^^ If the Tories of recent years have taught us anything, it's that their 3 word slogans are utterly at odds with reality.
Nice to know it was such an equitable and open applications process with a fair equals opportunity policy.
So glad we took the “strong and stable “ option.
We set of down this path long before that. I can’t be the only one wishing I’d voted for “chaos with Ed Miliband”.
Oh how we all long for ‘chaos with Ed Milliband’
Instead we’ve had a decade where the two people who’ve had most influence on this country’s direction have been Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson
it’s that their 3 word slogans are utterly at odds with reality.
Sadly we have also learnt that simplistic slogans work well when campaigning even if they do run into minor issues such as being utter crap when put into practice.
Instead we’ve had a decade where the two people who’ve had most influence on this country’s direction have been Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson
Was Cameron more than a decade ago?
Cameron wouldn’t even warrant a footnote in Political history other than casually enabling the Brexit referendum to try and head off the threat from UKIP.
One lazy, entitled Eton/Oxbridge idiot enabling the rise of another lazy, entitled Eton/Oxbridge idiot who saw off Farage by essentially turning the Tory party into UKIP
And now we are where we are. Cheers (call me) Dave!
edit. drunk
casually enabling the Brexit referendum to try and head off the threat from UKIP.
The Labour Party and Liberal Democrats voted in favour of holding the referendum. I believe that the SNP were the only party to vote against.
And now we are where we are. Cheers (call me) Dave!
The thing is if you look at it from his privileged I will always beat those common scum background it makes sense.
PR referendum. Thanks to the libdem morons switched to AV referendum instead and most of the hard right press in favour and those who want electoral reform divided since AV has a shitload of problems (I voted for AV but it was a crap choice and I can understand why people voted against). Result==win
Scottish independence referendum. Lots of people opposed including most of the press. Result == win.
Those two are done and dusted but my party are frankly a bunch of fruitcakes and I need to show I am boss. Luckily I am a PR genius based on the last two referendums and also my previous job (relying on the press not mentioning it was a gap year from politics arranged by mummy)and I won the last two so wahey this is the way to unite my party.
Result === oh bugger.
We set of down this path long before that. I can’t be the only one wishing I’d voted for “chaos with Ed Miliband”.
I did vote Labour back then. Didn't help as Tory Swayne still got in with 60% or whatever the amount he always gets but that is another issue.
A quick aside to wish the Internet happy 10th birthday please.
https://twitter.com/OxfordDiplomat/status/1490039749272289282?t=NutZYmXUQyQZyFcpqLoqvw&s=19
Boris understands the peoples outrage at the many and repeated parties held at Downing St while forcing the rest of the country into a severe lockdown where people were fined many thousands of pounds for having 4 or 5 people in one house to celebrate their birthday,
In what senior Tories have called a major clear out, Boris is to replace the napkins used at these parties so the whole of the country can see his contrition and acceptance of his poor leadership.
Mr Johnson said the moves would "improve how No 10 operates". The PM is understood to be considering further changes to his top team. Rumours about different fillings for the vol-au-vents are circulating wildly but have not yet been confirmed.
It comes at the end of a difficult week for Mr Johnson, which saw five No 10 aides resign in 24 hours and the publication of the initial findings of the Sue Gray report into gatherings at Downing Street while Covid restrictions were in place.
Still no word on this much publicized police investigation, it's all gone a bit quiet.
Confidential information
It's in a diary
This is my investigation
It's not a public inquiry
The police will report back to Boris who will then decide whether or not he should take any further action against himself. I am guessing not. Also, I am guessing some bits will be 'hidden for public interest' and these will be referenced, but not detailed, whenever there are awkward questions about a cover-up.
No cover-up here, we had a full police investigation. Explains everything including why we should not do anything - unfortunately this bit is redacted but trust us, it is a really good and honest reason
Still no word on this much publicized police investigation, it’s all gone a bit quiet.
I'm taking a wild guess that ploughing through 500 plus documents and 300 plus photographs, identifying everyone, getting statements under caution and compiling evidence to the standard needed in such a high profile case is possibly taking more than a couple of hours.
The police will report back to Boris
That would be the biggest scandal of all if true.
And now we are where we are. Cheers (call me) Dave!
Exactly. Just look at the impact he had, he’s like a messiah but different.
Just when Corpulent Calamity stops using 3 word slogans we get 'security, respect and prosperity'. Aaaaarrrghh, is there no end to this simplistic patronising drivel?
That would be the biggest scandal of all if true.
It’s a funny one ,the man made the rules,broke them by effectively going to a party in his house when everyone else was forbade from going to pretty much anything,on pain of fixed penalty notice/public shaming/career suicide by the papers/media.
When asked if he was at a party in his house, it went from no party,no rules were broken at the party that wasn’t,I didn’t know it was a party,I should have been told to have a party, to wait for the sue gray report to decide if I was at a party.
That ended up with a outcome that there were parties and it was terribly naughty,but because the police have to issue fixed Party fines,that we can’t tell you the parties and who went although we don’t really have to tell you and neither do the police as it’s just like a parking fine.
Then there’s was a change of heart and a mumble that they should probably tell the people if the man got a fine for a party happening around him in his house which just happens to be his place of work where they tend to crack open the wine during work time.
So then a bit of chair shuffling occurs as the man apologises for everyone else failing him and saying he can fix this 🙂
How much do you have to do for something to be scandal nowadays.
hey report Boris Johnson has been “exploring opportunities” in US where he could make $250k per speech after leaving office.
On one hand, I’d like to see his passport confiscated as a potential flight risk pending a proper investigation into the last 10 years. On the other I suspect his making up a speech off the cuff spiel he’s got away with for years over here will fall flat on its face in the US where he will be seen as unprofessional and disrespectful to the organisers and he’ll see bookings evaporate pretty quickly.
TBH he is the greatest U.K. stand up comedian of all time 🙂
This story about him from Martin Rowson (political cartoonist) is rather telling also.
https://twitter.com/MartinRowson/status/714014055095205888
How much do you have to do for something to be scandal nowadays.
Law enforcement reporting directly to the prime minister they are investigating would be a good start for me