I thought that was scheduled for next year. Maybe he decided he needed a dead cat and that was a good candidate.
And of course the U.K. had the best response to covid.
Let's hope they all get serious food poisoning at the shitty party
So now there is apparently the official vacancy for a mistress. Possibly a violinist?
Wonder what the next books gonna be about when he needs to pay her off.
So now there is apparently the official vacancy for a mistress. Possibly a violinist?
Get her in to do the music for the first dance, then he can give her one over the fountain outside at about 11pm.
What a lad! What a guy! Man of the people, yeah!
https://twitter.com/philhellene1960/status/1398734888614891523?s=21
One rule for us… for you another…
Can anyone explain to me.....?
Err is it because 'Man of The People' Alexander Boris De Pfeffel Johnson actually doesn't give a flying **** about 'his people' and has been telling them lies for years to achieve his own personal goals?
Is that it?
Serial philander - divorced by the end of this parliament.
A thoroughly despicable human being.
My money is on no divorce, and many covered up affairs. His new wife is smart as… she knows who this man is… and will be finding ways to be in a position of power for as long as possible, and ensure she and her child come out of Johnson’s time as PM very rich. She won’t be sidelined by Johnson’s misbehaviour, she’ll use it to make sure she and her child benefit (and I wish her well in doing so). He on the other hand can die at the hands of someone else’s jealous husband as far as I care.
There's some sky news vox-pops including a fella saying that it's good he's got someone to come home to as it'll "settle him down". Really? 2 previous wives, undefined numbers of children and a track record of shagging mistresses in his marital home, but being married this time will be the doozy.
This is the same guy that said fear of never seeing his unborn child gave him the strength to get through covid. Apparently he doesn't have the same fear of never seeing his 6 other children, or is it 7, or 9, or... After all, children with single parents are all "ill-raised, ignorant, aggressive and illegitimate", he wouldn't want to have anything to do with people like that.
And of course he's a very private person and doesn't want his private life to be part of his leadership campaign or election campaign. But as a distraction? Oh yes, bring on the headlines.
Kelvin, you say that like its something she might consider in the future...
Joshua Rosenberg had an interesting take on the 'Catholic' wedding. Johnson is barred from advising on bishop appointments to CoE on pain of being dis-barred from a military or civil government appointment by the provisions in the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829.
Much as I despise the ****, is it definite fact that he has nothing to do with his other kids, or just internet tittle tattle?
Sooo who paid for the dress,? Asking for a friend
You'd have thought he'd splash out on a new suit and tie...
He did. Oh shit, sorry, my mistake, it was the family sofa he splashed out on. Ten minutes before his (then) wife was due home.
What a lad, what a bloke, what a laugh etc...
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Johnson is barred from advising on bishop appointments to CoE on pain of being dis-barred from a military or civil government appointment by the provisions in the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829.
My understanding is that Gordon Brown changed the process of appointments of bishops when he was PM.
Apparently there is now a body which advises the PM on the appointments of bishops and the PM passes on that advice to the monarch. Which gets round the constitutional ban on Catholics advising the monarch on bishop appointments.
I don't know if mefty's expertise on CofE constitutional matters can clarify that.
I don’t know if mefty’s expertise on CofE constitutional matters can clarify that.
I fear I am at most a short sighted one eyed man in the land of the blind, being merely generally aware of how fundamentally the CofE is part of the constitution. From what I can make out Brown did launch a Green Paper but no legislation followed so formally the Prime Minister still advises the Queen on CofE appointments, albeit in practice since Brown it has very much been a rubber stamp. So does this raise an issue? I think that falls on what constitutes a Catholic for the purpose of the said Act. Johnson was baptised a Roman Catholic but confirmed in the CofE - this isn't unknown - the CofE is very ecumenical [add meme]. It is therefore possible to maintain he is CofE. It seems at far as the Roman Catholic church is concerned once baptised you are always one and whatever ceremonies occur in weird cults like the CofE or under civil law. These don't matter and can be safely ignored. Hence his ability to get married in Westminster Cathedral and who can blame him, it is a magnificient building, much underappreciated.
Dare I say the Roman Catholic approach to canon law seems to be very similar to the approach the USA has to tax law.
Ernie, I trust you had a good Whitsuntide and good to see back.
But, if he is a Catholic in he eyes of the Catholic Church, how can he get married in a church after two divorces, or do they only count the fact that Carrie has not married before?
@ernielynch The 1829 act is specific that a Roman Catholic can not be involved in advising the monarch. Rozenberg is a very good legal journalist (possibly the last one around as it's not sexy in these populist times). The committee (if there is one) may do the choosing the PM will be legally unable to pass on their advice.
Ironic that a politician that would like to see a return to Victorian values would be undone by legislation from around that era!
@mefty in the words of Monty Python "You're a Catholic the moment dad came" would appear to apply.
@willard The "progressive" Roman Catholic church does not recognise the previous two marriages because they were not confirmed in one of their churches and involved wives from another church.
But, if he is a Catholic in he eyes of the Catholic Church, how can he get married in a church after two divorces
Apparently there's one canon law for the rich and powerful, and one canon law for everyone else.
Which IIRC was the point Henry VIII tried to make, he obviously didn't make it very well.
Apparently there’s one canon law for the rich and powerful, and one canon law for everyone else.
Or, as reported on the news last night, a divorcee can be remarried in a Catholic church if their previous marriage(s) were carried out elsewhere
My money is on no divorce, and many covered up affairs. His new wife is smart as…
Marriage of convenience - bit like Melania Trumpski..
Marrying for love (of money and power).
Interestingly, someone on twitter mentioned that in July he qualifies for the prime minister's pension, he could be off as soon as this is authorised... I'll be glad when he does although the result will be ****ing Gove as PM which makes me also want to vomit
I see this picture and I think of Crass.
“ Your arrogance has gutted these bodies of life,
Your deceit fooled them that it was worth the sacrifice.
Your lies persuaded people to accept the wasted blood,
Your filthy pride cleansed you of the doubt you should have had.
You smile in the face of the death cause you are so proud and vain,
Your inhumanity stops you from realising the pain
That you inflicted, you determines, you created, you ordered -
It was your decision to have those young boys slaughtered. “
You are right @edhornby. Boris can't afford to get divorced again while he is PM. I assume he will be able to go back to earning enough to support serial divorcing once he stops being PM. I am sure he will be weighing all these things up.
I’ll be glad when he does although the result will be ****ing Gove as PM which makes me also want to vomit
As least whoever is the Labour leader may have a chance against Gove as he won't be popular.
Or, as reported on the news last night, a divorcee can be remarried in a Catholic church if their previous marriage(s) were carried out elsewhere
It's actually not that simple. If was Catholic priests wouldn't be asking how the hell did Johnson manage to get married in a Catholic church, eg :
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/priest-demands-know-how-twice-24215881
My niece, who is a devout and practicing Catholic, was unable to marry her divorcee husband precisely because his previous marriage, which wasn't Catholic, ended in divorce. The Catholic Church recognised his previous non-Catholic as legitimate. A decision which devastated her.
The ruling hierarchy of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has got round this little problem (so that a very wealthy and powerful member of the ruling class can enjoy a Catholic wedding) by deciding that Johnson's confirmation into the Anglican Church was null and void as he had previously been baptized a Catholic.
Therefore because he was a Catholic at the time of his previous marriage (he wasn't) those marriages were not legitimate. If he had been baptized Anglican then the marriages would have been legitimate and he would not have been allowed a Catholic wedding.
How convenient. The rules were bent to accommodate a rich and powerful person. In the same way that rules were bent to accommodate Tony Blair into the Catholic Church.
The top echelons of institutions in our society are dominated by members of the ruling class. The Catholic Church, despite it's huge working class core, is no exception.
It’s actually not that simple
Then the BBC have cooked up again
Well to be fair the Catholic hierarchy are making it sound as if it's that simple. As simple as "is the pope a Catholic?"
Only in this case they are claiming that Boris Johnson is a Catholic, and always has been.
Something which I didn't know until yesterday.
Did that meen he's a ira simpafizer?
Traytower
How can people vote conservative? they clearly are more popular than labour... I Just don't understand.
I mean Labour arn't very palitable, but boris, Patell, Sunak, gove, cummings, hancock etc? ... FML...
You are right @edhornby. Boris can’t afford to get divorced again while he is PM.
True, I heard he had Lord Frost negotiate his pre-nup agreement and then he signed it without reading.
Only in this case they are claiming that Boris Johnson is a Catholic, and always has been
The DUP must be raging at this. First they think they're getting one over on the papist conspiracy that is the EU only to be landed with the NI protocol. Now this?
The tentacles of Rome extend far. No surrender.
The tentacles of Rome extend far. No surrender.
That he put Claire Fox in the house of lords makes more sense now.
Johnson is turning more and more into a Silvio Berlusconi.
The first thing Berlusconi did after winning one election was to pass a law giving himself immunity from prosecution.
No doubt Bunga Bunga parties for Number 10 are being planned.
No doubt Bunga Bunga parties for Number 10 are being planned.
And a Bed n Breakfast in Hartlepool. All part of the levelling up agenda.
Ive never felt so much disdain and hatred for someone ever before. At least with Putin or Stalin there's a degree of grudging respect as well as hate. But with Johnson its just contempt and visceral hatred, like how I feel about Dennis rader or something
I want him him to get found out and then suffer for the rest of his life for what he's done to this country.
I want him him to get found out and then suffer for the rest of his life for what he’s done to this country.
He has been 'found out'. But too many of the electorate are thick as pig shit and don't care.
You are assuming that the average voter can read without their lips moving at the same time. You are mistaken.
