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They’ve given Johnson a very generous amount of leeway there IMO
I'm in that camp. It was blatant that there never was a plan, and that taking back control meant giving it to a bunch of self serving incompetents. I voted Remain as much as the EU was the lesser of the two evils as to endorse it, and I've been proved right.
No deal here we come!
It was always so.
This is the way
Car crash interview on Marr this morning. Waffle, waffle, smirk. I expect he'll be going back in the fridge
Could only stomach a few mins, but Marr skewered him easily
He doesn't care tho, his fans just ignore his lies
Another demonstration by Boris, just from the Marr clips being shown on BBC News 24, of why he is the most embarrassing PM of my 47 year lifetime.
The whole crux of Johnson is he doesn't care. He doesn't care if you care. He doesn't care what you think because who are you. He is the king of everything, he has people telling what a good job he's doing.
People must go back to work and he doesn't care what the actual outcome of that is as it's only others that will be affected.
Couldn't watch it, every thing he says is lies or evasion, he has nothing constructive to say.
Why is C4 sticking up for Boj?
The Conservatives are threatening to review Channel 4’s broadcasting remit if they win the general election after the channel decided to replace Boris Johnson with a melting ice sculpture during its climate change debate.
It's just leverage same with BBC.
The whole crux of Johnson is he doesn’t care.
Very much this. He's an entitled sociopath with a narcissistic personality disorder.
Brexit means you've lost your job? Unlucky. He couldn't give a shit!
Your hospitality business gone to the wall due to the government's inept handling of Covid? He couldn't give less of a toss.
Your mum died in a care home because Covid swept through it without any testing*. He literally couldn't give a monkeys.
One of the 3.5 million who've been left to rot after being excluded from any government help since last March? Tough shit! Do you expect him to care less? He couldn't. Why should he?
The ever-brilliant Marina Hyde has him absolutely nailed in her Guardian article yesterday
With a heavy heart, Johnson will always remind us who the real victim is: him
* At a recent press conference, a member of the public told him she's lost 2 members of her family like this. He never even acknowledged it. Couldn't give a toss.
Its all about him
He doesn’t care tho, his fans just ignore his lies
They want to be lied to. Just so long as De Pfeffel is just racist/xenophobic enough for them.
Car crash interview on Marr this morning. Waffle, waffle, smirk. I expect he’ll be going back in the fridge
You may have thought that but his useful idiots like Peston are tweeting how he has “got his confidence back”; nothing about the actual (lack of) content in what he says.
The ever-brilliant Marina Hyde has him absolutely nailed in her Guardian article yesterday
With a heavy heart, Johnson will always remind us who the real victim is: him
This. Required reading.
He doesn’t care tho, his fans just ignore his lies
I read that as adore his lies, seems just as apt
Anyone see PMQs today, god Boris looks beaten? I almost feel bad for him. Starmer just pokes at him like hes dead on the side of the road.
Defence against bear attack maybe? Look beaten so people just leave you alone?
I almost feel bad for him
Steady on now.
I saw a few seconds of it. thought he had looked worse, but loved the way he accused Starmer of using Covid to score political points and followed by using Covid to score political points in the same sentence. Such an utter dork.
He's played the Covid sympathy card a bit too often already, but he's clearly f*cked, physically and mentally. Still not sure we want Rishi in the job. I'm not sure his priorities are entirely saving lives.
It's all about the fishermen.
It's all about the fishermen.
It's all about the fishermen.
Conclusion; Fk the fishermen.
He’s played the Covid sympathy card a bit too often already, but he’s clearly f*cked, physically and mentally.
I hope that him and the orange bawbag across the water have some form of long covid/post viral fatigue. I hope it stays with them for a very long time, reminding them every day of all the thousands that died and their absolute failure.
thousands that died and their absolute failure
And their absolute lack of sincerity, empathy and humility when mentioning the death total - If I was in any way involved in the accidental death of one person I would be distraught beyond belief let alone 100000+
I just don't get a genuine feeling from Boris - it feels like he's reading autocue.
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He's acting. He doesn't care. About anyone. Except himself. He's always been this way.
Yes he always looks like he's supressing a big smirk, always has.How can anyone have any trust in him?
Wasn't it Stalin who said. "One death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic"
How can anyone have any trust in him?
He only got sacked twice for lying. Surely he has learnt his lesson?
I almost feel bad for him
I wouldn’t bother
Johnson ticks all the boxes for narcissistic personality disorder and sociopathy.
He is utterly devoid of a single shred of compassion or empathy and as Marina Hyde pointed out in a recent column, in his mind he’s the victim here. He was meant to fulfil his birthright to become PM and everything would be brilliant!
With a heavy heart, Johnson will always remind us who the real victim is: him
How dare all these people keep dying and spoiling his fun? It’s an outrage!
Boris looks beaten
He needs to be. To death if possible.
Still not sure we want Rishi in the job
Bring him on. Another tainted by his 'eat out to help out' disaster.
He's allegedly a high-functioning alcoholic. The evidence for the high-functioning bit is very flimsy
I just hope he lives long enough for the inquest into his mismanaged Covid-19 response, associated corruption & general malfeasance
He is, allegedly, due up here in Scotland on an 'essential travel only' jolly tomorrow, Thursday 28th. He's not welcome here, nor his entourage. Press opportunities and attempts to politically capitalise on NHS Scotland's fantastically good work are not reasons for essential travel.
Shall we have a sweep on whether he’ll be donning a hard hat and hi-viz or a surgical gown?
I bet he’s going nowhere near a fishing port.
Hopefully he'll get deep fried and served up in a munchie box.
C'mon Scotland, we are rooting for you.
Being slapped to death with fish would be fitting.
I reckon he'll pitch-up at a remote wind farm to pitch his 'green' credentials and moon on a stick investment plans. Miles away from anyone so he actually won't meet any public for 'security' reasons. I think if he turned up at a fishing port in the North East he'd be at serious risk of getting locked in a freezer.
Let's hope he's going to St Kilda and gets left out there.
He really can't get anything right can be?
It's made clear that he's not really welcome to travel to Scotland at the moment, during a pandemic he's mishandled, just after buggering up their fishing industry too but he absolutely must go.
He's a mole for Scottish independent surely?
What a gigantic own goal.😁
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-55829578
I know it's not essential travel (neither is his trip) but it would be funny if a mob followed him around with "Boris is a c" signs like Janey godley and Trump
Apparently it's important that he is "visible and accessible" in Scotland during the pandemic. Accessible to people who didn't vote for him, who don't want him there and who want independence from his Westminster government. The guy is a clueless great walloping sex gibbon of the highest order
It's of absolutely no consolation to Scotland but a great many in England want this absolute greek tragedy of a "leader" gone too. Unfortunately a great many in England also enabled this **** to get to where he is now.
If Covid has a poster child, Boris is it.
I preferred it when he messed about on zip wires, and knocked over small boys…
https://twitter.com/marksmedley15/status/1354885510297169923?s=21
He's going to announce
a road bridge from the Faroe Islands to Skye?
a bazillion new wind turbines, sadly to be constructed by one of his mates, instead of GE or Siemens?
a rejuvenation of the Scottish fishing industry, financed by the sale of fishing rights in Scottish waters to, say, Texas?
When I saw the photos of him dressed in protective kit yesterday my immediate reaction was ‘Its alive’
(It didn’t occur to me to cast him as the scientist)
If Covid has a poster child, Boris is it.
Boris got it but the grim reaper let him be whether the same can be said of the opposition I don't know. Let's see how many of the opposition gets it and then see if grim reaper let them go. This is the harvest season for grim reaper and s/he will harvest.
The harvest season is not yet over ...
So independence isn't an issue for the majority of people. Well technically true worldwide even UK wide. In Scotland, mmm debatable.
Actually more of an issue is surviving his utter stupidity and arrogance. Both in the now and future.
So independence isn’t an issue for the majority of people. Well technically true worldwide even UK wide. In Scotland, mmm debatable.
In this, and with regards to his visit yesterday, he also has the full support of Starmer. Two cheeks. Same arse.
It’s of absolutely no consolation to Scotland but a great many in England want this absolute greek tragedy of a “leader” gone too. Unfortunately a great many in England also enabled this **** to get to where he is now.
No, I rather have Boris then any of the oppositions.
I preferred it when he messed about on zip wires, and knocked over small boys…
The scientist in me is freaking out at his awful pipetting skills
John Crace in the guardian was quite funny:
“So, uh, I’m, uh, you know, it was very, very encouraging to see it. That’s, that’s … I may have done some other things as well while I have been here although I can’t immediately recollect what they are. It’s been an action-packed day and always a joy to see you.”
This was the UK’s very own Cicero talking. Sturgeon must be counting down the days until Johnson makes his next essential visit to Scotland. Much more of this and indyref 2 will be in the bag.
...an a depressing way. For someone who doesn't want to see Scotland to float off (if I lived there I'd vote independence like a shot, obv).
No, I rather have Boris then any of the oppositions.
Yes, yes, you want Trump and Boris rather than anyone competent. You made that clear years ago. They could be shooting people on Fifth Avenue, or encouraging people to shake hands during this pandemic... and you'd still have a hard on for them... because...
“So, uh, I’m, uh, you know, it was very, very encouraging to see it. That’s, that’s … I may have done some other things as well while I have been here although I can’t immediately recollect what they are. It’s been an action-packed day and always a joy to see you.”
He's a sort of Adrian Chiles if he'd had elocution lessons. A blithering idiot.
Yesterday summed up Boris Johnson perfectly.
As the Prime Minister in a time of national crisis, should I make a completely unnecessary 1000 mile journey, while telling everyone else not to leave their homes? No of course you bloody shouldn't you preening tit. The fact that the question was even being asked in the middle of a pandemic the day after the death toll hits 100,000 is a sorry reflection of the quality of 'leadership' in this country.
So I suppose that following his example its fine for me to now head off up the the Lake District or North Wales then?
The scientist in me is freaking out at his awful pipetting skills
It's been many years since I was last in a hospital or chemistry lab and even I was cringing at that. Like a kid being given a squeezy toy.
Only if you need an eye test binners
Yes, yes, you want Trump and Boris rather than anyone competent.
No such thing as competent.
It's the matter less worst.
Neither of them have eaten less wurst.
No such thing as competent.
I would have said "more competent", if I wasn't worried it might imply that I had discovered some level of competence being shown by either Trump or Boris.
EDIT: "Less incompetent"... that's the phrase I should have used.
It’s the matter less worst.
There's truth in that. You still think Brump and Toris are the least worst?
It’s the matter less worst.
and you think that’s the man who’s quite possibly the least competent person in the country to occupy the position
No, wait, why am I bothering, of course of you do, he’s about your level of intellect after all
@chewkw - 🤦♂️
Re: IndyRef v2 - I thought you could only have a v2 if the UK Govt approves/allows it?
ElShalimo
Its rather more complex than that. Private court case ongoing to challenge that and Sturgeon has a plan which ( to oversimplify) is to pass a bill to hold one and then challenge the tory Cabal to go to court to stop it.
Even if Westminster wins that case and it by no means a forgone conclusion other avenues are still open
other avenues are still open
uh huh, ask the leaders of the Catalan separatist vote how its going for them?
Anyway back to Boris, where is he today?
Nursing his head after indulging in one of Scotland's biggest exports?
Nursing his head after indulging in one of Scotland’s biggest exports?
Susan Boyle?
Re: IndyRef v2 – I thought you could only have a v2 if the UK Govt approves/allows it?
Yes, only with gov't approval so just say no.
However, as usual the Sturgeon fish keeps shouting and screaming frreeddoom! She will stay in power for as long as she can by banging on freeddommm ... then she gets her pension and retire happily at the end of the day. The next leader will follow suit doing the same thing, learned from the fish, and retire handsomely ... it goes on and on ... Very simple. If you wish to retire happily and loaded join SNP and keep on banging about freedoomm and your life is taken care of forever. I would.
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… it goes on and on …
In this, and with regards to his visit yesterday, he also has the full support of Starmer. Two cheeks. Same arse.
I think we need to be a bit careful here, we need to separate the role of prime minister and Boris the person.
Most of us want nothing more than to never see Boris the person again, however there should be no off limits areas for him to travel to (or every where should be off limits). The fact it was Scotland he visited is no more consequential than visiting Berkshire.
Just to be clear on where I stand regarding Johnson, as I said in another thread I'd like to see his head on a spike, whilst said head is still attached to the rest of him.
I haven't checked yet but did Johnson remember, while doing his pointless unneccesary counterproductive jolly to Scotland, to criticise the SNP for being obsessed with independence, while he was taking a couple of days off his day job?
Glad he came up, it's part of his job to be visible where it counts.
Wee Krankie is a joke. Stirring up the usual anti English pish disguised as anti Tory pish.
Quicker she's gone the better.
It’s made clear that he’s not really welcome to travel to Scotland at the moment
I'd have made him a cuppa.
I know a lot of SNP voters… none of them are anti-English, and I have yet to hear the First Minister say anything I’ve considered anti-English, or trying to stir up anti-English “pish”.
Wee Krankie is a joke. Stirring up the usual anti English pish disguised as anti Tory pish.
Firstly, the "Wee Krankie" pish is playground humour at best.
Secondly, as a card carrying member of the SNP, I could assure you their is not a jot of anti English "pish", as evidenced by the English Scots for Yes group.
Firstly, the “Wee Krankie” pish is playground humour at best.
Secondly, as a card carrying member of the SNP, I could assure you their is not a jot of anti English “pish”, as evidenced by the English Scots for Yes group.
As my Scottish colleagues used to say "Are you talking about my dear leader (referring to Sturgeon), take me to your leader (BoJo) ..." (in a friendly conversation when we asked him to show his passport when he talked about independence)
I like the way he used the term leader at every opportunity 🤣
Deleted when I remembered my new years resolution
Can we all just stick to ignoring @chewkw please?! Most do, but a few have indulged him on this thread. It only gives him a reason to come back.
From an outsider looking in, I find this a fairly tough situation. My initial reaction to the Brexit vote was to try to move to NZ.....at the same time I'd fallen head over heels with my current gf so that was a no go. Present day, if I was single I'd move to Scotland tomorrow, and vote Independence too! I feel like an absolute stranger in England, politically I just don't fit in with the majority apparently. However, if the whole Brexit shit show has taught us anything, it is to caution again nationalism/separatism and that working collaboratively is better than working apart (I totally get that 'working collaboratively with the current ****s in Westminster is a hilarious notion)
If we can just rejoin the EU, never vote Tory again and stick Johnson, Rees-Mogg and that rapist Francois in prison that'd be lovely.
I’d have made him a cuppa.
It would have been a waste of time if you did. He was well briefed by good old Dominic Cumstains that to be in public in one place more than thirty seconds might mean some scrutiny and thus must be avoided at all costs.
He'd also most likely be so pissed up that he'd mistake your tea cosy for a microphone and threaten to remove your charter or funding.
In any case, isn't making hot drinks with one hand dangerous? I mean, if the other hand is engaged in constant forelock tugging....
Have a like Danny!
When I saw the photos of him dressed in protective kit yesterday my immediate reaction was ‘Its alive’
I just thought f..me another photo op, he seems to be obsessed with dressing up playing at Doctor,Nurse,Scientist,Labrat waaaaay more times than he dresses up to play PM.
Scatoma moment actually meant Cameron's want lol that should cheer a few up.
I"m beginning to think Boris is a secret lefty. First we get a news report that he's going to spend shit loads of money over the next 10 years, now he wants to save the NHS from privatisation. Maybe the last year of having to implement the most leftwing policies in decades in response to covid has gone to his head? What next? Free broadband? Legalisation of drugs? Nationalisation of public transport?
Trying to shut them, or stop them being opened in the first place?
Dazh, don’t believe the lies hype.