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I saw that he was given a reading from Philippians.
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
To be fair he just read words that people wanted him to say just like everything else that comes out his mouth he doesn't need to mean it he just says what folk want to hear whether there is a shred of truth or not.
love it! he's going to break the tory party for a generation at this rate and they don't even see it.
give him credit he's picked the most splineless brainless gormless cabinet in history and the rest of party as a whole are the most shambolic we're are going to end up having a autumn election at this rate.
Harry blanked him as well in a meet and greet handshake.
Bring Your Own Boos. The message could not be clearer Boris.
Liked the tweet above from Carol Vorderman
He’s lost his “home crowd” for sure… next to no one considers him trustworthy now…
https://twitter.com/samfr/status/1532758328165773314?s=21
https://twitter.com/samfr/status/1532758872724852737?s=21
Vote of confidence next week.
no chance, not with out a minister wielding the knife. Brexit is a cult and Johnson is their Charles Manson, David Koresh, Jim Jones, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.
Maybe not a VONC but Carrie might be out of there sharpish at this rate.
Won't be doing her stock any good being attached to that...
Am I reading too much into her hat?
They've won twice telling lies to idiots and brazening it out. There will not be a VONC new week or anytime soon. Johnson will lead the Tories into the next election and they'll still win. Maybe with a reduced majority.
Even if he does go, all of the bad stuff is about Johnson personally, not the Tories as a whole, so while he might be gone the party won't be.
Nah, this is personal……. left or right doesn’t come into it.
This is the same bloke that they put their trust in that Brexit was the one true path. He got them all moist for red, white and blue. Well, leave him
in power, up high on a pedestal as a reminder of what they mistook as a bastion of good sense and astute thinking. Let them squat in their own filth.They (ok, I'm taking a bit of a leap here amalgamating royalists and gammons, but there seems to be quite the overlap) are the reason we are where we are so let them fester looking at what they did. Not so moist now are you!
Not so moist now are you!
They won't give a shit because the Tories will still win a GE.
Probably involved an army of tailors and personal groomers.
Glad to see Andy's staff found alternative employment.
Harry blanked him as well in a meet and greet handshake.
I like him. I mean, I really hope the whole nazi uniform stuff was a phase, history seems to have vindicated him somewhat. But still, he had nothing to lose, why not dingy your own PM?
PMs come and go, the Royal Family seem to be staying around. Harry will see a whole load of PMs in his lifetime.
All those saying they want borris to remain because he is destroying the torry party, just remember he is also destroying the country. The absolute mess he is making of leadership is tearing apart the nations future, it's economy, it's institutions and it's ability to work with international partners. The longer he remains in power, the worse it gets.
Even if we get a progressive government, they will have to spend decades putting out the fires he has lit, wasting time that should be dedicated to making lives better from a stronger starting point. The longer this useless narcissist is in power, and the government of mindless muppets waste their time enabling his tantrums rather than governing the country, then the less likely we will ever see a fairer more progressive country.
My worry is the unseen destruction, all the unforeseen consequences of stupid actions.
Look we can sell sausages in Belfast. At least with half the city on fire we have somewhere to cook them.
I'm not sure this year's marching season will be quiet.
Not even the end of Jubilee Weekend and the calls are growing ever stronger.
I think MPs now, following the booing yesterday, will see where the populist opinion lies and, like the spineless bunch of morons they are, will go for the popular vote.
It will now play well to the public to be calling on him to resign.
The absolute mess he is making of leadership is tearing apart the nations future, it’s economy, it’s institutions and it’s ability to work with international partners. The longer he remains in power, the worse it gets.
That's true as well but I think most of the damage has already been done. It'll take a generation and a substantial overhaul of UK politics now to fix the mess.
As soon as he goes all his current allies will be queueing up to distance themselves to save their own skin. Rats ratting.
The booing was fantastic, properly loud and had real feeling behind it.
Monday will be key. If there's a flurry of letters then we're in for a bumpy ride, if not then he'll survive until the next crisis. My fear is that if a VONC does happen he'll be able to survive it by the skin of his teeth then be untouchable for 12 months. He can do an awful lot of damage in that time.
Interesting that the boos are much clearer on CBS news. Can't for the life of me think why.
Keep writing to your scum mp
What do we all reckon?
Two stinging jibes on the global stage last night, a chorus of boos and jeers at St Paul's. Do you reckon he even understands how the glitter has come off to expose the turd beneath?
He’ll just keep rolling… in whatever comes to hand, glitter or otherwise. Delaying his exit is all he’s interested in, and it has to be said, he’s damn good at it. You’d be brave to bet against him managing it for years more yet. Hoping otherwise of course. But being realistic.
Well the Daily Mail is clearly worried enough to publish this rallying cry as an editorial. It’s got the whole hit… liberal elite, woke warriors, fanatical greens, Scottish separatists. All the Home Counties bogeymen.
Tweeted by our minister for disinformation
https://twitter.com/nadinedorries/status/1533158116833079297?s=21&t=Icx5xpc3dda_z41HBMM9QQ
Daily Mail is clearly worried enough to publish this rallying cry as an editorial
They are giving credit to the Royal Family, rather than the British people and key elected politicians, for not being taken in by fascism in the 20th Century…?! That really is rewriting history.
Re the Scottish seperatists, if the Little Englanders hadn't foisted the clown on us probably there would be less of an appetite for Scottish independence. Bozo in charge is the main reason I would vote independence as would a good few people I know. But I suppose 78 year old Joyce from Tring will believe all the shite she reads in that rag
That really is rewriting history.
It is pretty special even by their standards but then I guess writing the truth about Edward VIII and co would also bring the 1st Lord Rothermere into the discussion.
My favourite line from that piece was "Enemies of Tory Britain".
They obviously see a one party State as a solution to the mess they have helped put us in.
The whole thing is priceless
THIS is a unique moment of serious national reflection.
+300 words of blustering bullshit. You can sense the desperation, and the pure fear that an electoral pact could keep the Tories out for the foreseeable.
A barrister has offered pro bono to work for any members of the public who've been given fines by plod for boo-ing the PM and his strumpet the other day when arriving for the service. Be very afraid of the direction of travel for the UK.
I've never seen such tripe in a national newspaper, blimey they're desperate.
That Dorries tweet? Pygmies? Have I missed something?
Surely Labour need to call out these rags on this bullshit?
That Dorries tweet? Pygmies? Have I missed something
It’s Nadine who’s missing something. A second brain cell to keep the other one company
Be very afraid of the direction of travel for the UK
Toxic nationalist populism only ever inevitably goes one way and this country decided it’s direction in June 2016 when they handed power to corrupt, self-serving charlatans like Johnson and gave them what they craved… a blank sheet of paper for them to rewrite the rule book exclusively in their own interest
Be very afraid of the direction of travel for the UK.
Many of us are. We have been warning people about Johnson, and the populist horse he rode into no10 on, for quite some time now. It’s not hindsight, it has been happening in plain sight of all of us.
A barrister has offered pro bono to work for any members of the public who’ve been given fines by plod for boo-ing the PM and his strumpet the other day when arriving for the service. Be very afraid of the direction of travel for the UK.
Have fines actually been issued.? A brief google didn't give me a definitive answer so if you have a source for that.?
Not denying it's happened, wouldn't surprise me at all as I share similar sentiments to those expressed here already but is it possible that a media savvy barrister has seized on an opportunity for self-promotion.? Or is my google-fu failing me.?
Have fines actually been issued.? A brief google didn’t give me a definitive answer so if you have a source for that.?
I did think that as I have no idea what the charge would be , not liking the PM that will be millions guilty then.
A barrister has offered pro bono to work for any members of the public who’ve been given fines by plod for boo-ing the PM and his strumpet the other day
Likewise failing to find evidence of fines being issued, or what any theoretical offence may have been, and my liberal handwringing FB feed would probably have alerted this to me if it had happened
Interesting that "liberal" dog whistles make us all jump as well, we just assume it may be true
Have fines actually been issued.?
No.
any theoretical offence may have been
Mostly likely none. So much of this bill is so far untested though…
Johnson winning a VONC might actually be a blessing in disguise for anyone who want's to see the conservative party gone for a good number of years.
If he wins he gets to limp on, as the economy goes to shit on his watch, at the helm of a party too gutless to oust him.
Johnson winning a VONC might actually be a blessing in disguise for anyone who want’s to see the conservative party gone for a good number of years
I think the tory party are going to struggle with their identity anyway they will try to hold on to their red wall seats after the workers realise they are getting shafted, the older blue rinse brigade are dying off and some tory voters with a sense of decency will be put off.
Surely Labour need to call out these rags on this bullshit?
They'd be shut out of most of the mainstream press so would lose their voice.
They’d be shut out of most of the mainstream press so would lose their voice.
They already are shut out of mainstream press, so I really don't understand why they don't go down all guns blazing
A barrister has offered pro bono to work for any members of the public who’ve been given fines by plod for boo-ing the PM and his strumpet the other day when arriving for the service. Be very afraid of the direction of travel for the UK.
The tweet was shared on Telegram and unfortunately have been unable to locate. Don't have a Twitter account and can only read a few tweets then get blocked. Guess that it could have been removed cos, you know, the State won't allow that sort of thing.
Many of us are. We have been warning people about Johnson, and the populist horse he rode into no10 on, for quite some time now. It’s not hindsight, it has been happening in plain sight of all of us.
I know kelvin and agree with you. Can't believe he's still PM and that simply demonstrates what pathetic and spineless politicians we have. And the public too, they should have taken to the streets after the Partygate shenanigans. We're being played.
I’m not buying this fines for booing. I don’t doubt that Borisconi and Priti Awful would love to consider it for future legislation but until I see first hand accounts of people who were at Westminster being fined or prosecuted, I won’t believe it.
The Fail have gone full on hat-stand, haven't they?!
A brief sum-up of the runners and riders.
https://twitter.com/RussInCheshire/status/1533441926363504640
In summary, we're screwed!
Got chatting to a pissed Gammon on the train on Friday night.
His building Co. had struggled through the Pandemic for which He blamed the HSE who gave them too many constants on site, fair enough I suppose they were implementing the rules set by the Johnson led government, but it's understandable that you're going to blame the official in front of you not the clown you voted for.
Of course now he hates Boris because he was having a party while everyone else was forced to comply and not see friends and family.
There was a caveat though, if Labour get in at the next GE he's winding up his business, apparently they'll do all businesses over he seemed to think Corbyn was still leading them...
And this perfectly frames the dichotomy we're stuck with right now, Boris needs to go for the good of the nation (and the conservative party). But a fair chunk of the polarised propaganda that got him installed has stuck. If a VONC happens and goes against Boris, whatever flavour of Tory party replaces the current Bunga-Boris acolytes will have time to regroup, distance themselves from the preceding couple of years of sleaze, while still capitalising on the RW, Brexity nationalism that the redtops are still happily pushing. If Boris survives the coming weeks he does the Tories more damage at the next GE and perhaps gives Labour more of a chance. But that improved chance means an extra couple of years of damage to the nation and it isn't guaranteed that SKS would beat Boris in a GE...
I think it's better to be free of Boris overall, but Brexit's shadow is going to persist for at least another decade, probably far longer and we could well end up with another similarly ****less arsehole before too long...
Isn't there something in Lipi Tater's bill about 'noisy' demonstrations? That could be interpreted in a number of ways.
We’re being played.
Some more than others - if I remember correctly didn't you vote for Brexit?
cos, you know, the State won’t allow that sort of thing.
Or maybe a solicitor saw an opportunity for some free publicity, or maybe you've got this third hand (as you didn't see the original) and it's out of context.
Either way what we don't need is yet more click bait without any substance.
Still on the boos:
I'm actually a bit concerned that there will be enough letters to trigger a no confidence vote tomorrow- it would be better if they held off a bit so that they can lose the two upcoming by elections first, to increase the chance of the vote being successful
If Boris survives the coming weeks he does the Tories more damage at the next GE and perhaps gives Labour more of a chance. But that improved chance means an extra couple of years of damage to the nation
This crossed my mind too!
If Boris survives the coming weeks he does the Tories more damage at the next GE and perhaps gives Labour more of a chance. But that improved chance means an extra couple of years of damage to the nation
There's that and there's the slight issue - brought to the fore this weekend - of what happens when the Queen dies and Charles takes over. He's a bit more prone to trying to get involved in political stuff, he's also a lot less self-aware and a lot more entitled than the Queen.
Put that up against a completely divided nation, with a pompous Prince trying to stamp his mark on things as well and it's not a good prospect.
You get the same level of damage if Johnson goes or stays - it will still be a tory in charge. If he stays all his energy will be taken up in self defense. If he goes a new PM will try to stamp their mark on stuff and might actually do something and cause greater damage
Charles takes over. He’s a bit more prone to trying to get involved in political stuff,
Big improvement on Boris then
he’s also a lot less self-aware and a lot more entitled than the Queen.
That might smooth the transition, to be fair
Seriously, do people really think Charles will overstep the constitutional boundaries and cause problems? That Republican Kool-Aid has been waiting so long for Liz to pop her clogs it's gone off!
I don't actually think Charles is a factor, I reckon it's going to skip a generation and William will be crowned, this is probably a done deal by now.
Plus I'm not sure exactly what powers you think a reigning monarch actually has over "their" elected government.
Has the Queen ever refused to ask a GE winning party leader to form a government? Are any of them, including Charles, stupid enough to see what happens if they don't play their ceremonial role in our parliamentary democracy?
Of course not. So He's as entitled to have opinions and express them as the rest of us. It's largely irrelevant if he gets to wear the crown or not. But it's probably going to be 'King Willy' next, 73 isn't a great age to ascend to the throne...
You get the same level of damage if Johnson goes or stays – it will still be a tory in charge. If he stays all his energy will be taken up in self defense. If he goes a new PM will try to stamp their mark on stuff and might actually do something and cause greater damage
I very much agree with this. Also, there is only one group of people I trust less with voting in a good prime minister than the general public and that's the general public who are also paid up members of the conservative party. So all in all I (bizarrely) hope for a couple more years of this muppet in the big seat.
Yeah I don't buy that as an argument for Boris continuing, he's also likely to do something extremely stupid as more dead cat fodder. He needs to go.
He'll be absolutely insufferable if he just squeaks through it (even more so than he already is). He'll take that as a green light to do whatever he wants (even more so than he already does).
Troubling times - there's no obvious successor; at least, none that aren't batshit mental which means a messy and protracted leadership challenge followed by another Cabinet reshuffle. It's just months more disarray. 🙄
Would be lovely to have a functioning Government that actually did positive things. Genuine question - when was the last time we had one of those? Early days of Blair?
I know kelvin and agree with you. Can’t believe he’s still PM and that simply demonstrates what pathetic and spineless politicians we have. And the public too, they should have taken to the streets after the Partygate shenanigans. We’re being played.
Cinnamon-girl - don't I remember you been a Leaver from the original Remain/Leave discussion?
Troubling times – there’s no obvious successor
well maybe the Tories shouldn't be in government then.
Can we lay off baiting cinnamon-girl - I know quite a few people who voted leave and voted for Boris "to get Brexit done" but feel totally betrayed by his recent behaviour.
I'm not sure "we told you so" adds much to the debate. It's like arguing we had right of way after being hit by a bus.
@MoreCashThanDash. I see your point but it's hard for some.
I despise bullying but I don't really want those people who voted Brexit to ever forget the evil they've reigned down on our country by voting Brexit.
FYI; to save anyone going through any earlier posts, I, personally, have not baited anyone but I don't want them to forget what they've done to us.
It’s like arguing we had right of way after being hit by a bus.
No it’s not, because there are still things we can do to mitigate the unbridled stupidity of Brexit. With a bus all you can do is suffer and possibly hope to recover at some point.
PS - I doubt we’ll take the simple mitigating actions, because Brexit is a religion and doesn’t take account of evidence.
I think he will survive the vonc.
Minimum of another year of Tory damage - country will be begging for another government come 24.
Always needed 5 more years of damage unfortunately to convince the electorate. (Post 2019)
The upside is I think the Tories will be out for years if they lose the G.E.
Javeed just admitted that there would be a VONC on breakfast. It's going to be an interesting week and I just don't know what I want the result to be. Obviously I want the lying toe rag gone but as has been rehearsed earlier it would give the Tories time to regroup even we don't see an obvious replacement. It will really require the opposition parties to step up the promotion of their policy offer.
Beeb web is reporting it as a ‘vote of confidence’
Interesting choice of words, or is that the official term?
Just announced VONC today.
I'm betting he'll win.
6.00pm tonight! Place your bets!
I’m not going to target this at anyone in particular, but I’m moving to another country at the end of next week, something I have very mixed feelings about, principally due to the effect Brexit had on my immigrant wife. It does stick in the throat to hear Brexiters feel betrayed by this government. How do you think remainers feel about it? Protecting their feelings is a long way down my list of priorities.
I know Johnson will never resign, but if he does squeak through, surely knowing that a large majority of your party want you gone isn’t a tenable position?
Genuinely conflicted as to whether him winning or losing is the least worst option for the country.
If he goes, would the Tories be better off (in their own self-intetest) calling an early election and handing the economic poison chalice to the opposition?