That's Yvette Cooper off johnson's christmas card list.
Is this someone we should trust to reform the state in such a ‘seat of the pants’ way?
I certainly don't trust him to reform the state in the interests of me, you, and the other standard sorts of people who make up the public.
Hoare landed a belter. Just why is Cummings essential ?
Imagine your job involved defending the idea that driving 30 miles down a twisty country road with you kids in the car was a good way to test your eyesight
His core methodology is on display quite plainly here - "try it and see what got broke".
He is also applying that to the entire UK.
What could possibly go wrong?
Tory MP giving Boris the full Kier Starmer right now.
He can’t actually string a coherent sentence together
He’s looks like he’s spent the afternoon in the pub
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1265609195992342528?s=20
An immutable rule of politics - any time a politician says '....let me be clear....' clarity is the last thing you're about to hear; perfectly exemplified by johnson this afternoon.
The track and trace questions have backed him into a corner. It's clearly not been thought through.
We’re going to aim to bring the test time down to 24 hours.
When, Prime Minister?
Oh... I don’t know. Sometime or other
It's clear why he doesn't want to come in front of committees - he's being shredded.
I'm not going to pretend says johnson.
Really? That's what he does on a daily basis.
Now pointing the finger at labs.
Was Jeremy Hunt playing the long game? Asking the types of questions which may be raised at a public inquiry.
Thing is - good as though the grilling is from the select committee Johnson is playing the V Putin gambit of just toughing it out knowing when push comes to shove there's very little anyone can actually do and counting on people forgetting in a week's time and moving on.
Will MP's and the public want to keep the pressure up? If not he wins and Cummings stays, unless there are more allegations and/or the police investigation finds evidence of wrong-doing.
Oh dear god! I’m agreeing with Piers Morgan again, but this is appalling.
The BBC is apologising for Emily Matlis’s introduction on Newsnight last night
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1265669970526117889?s=21
So the continued criticism of LK seems to largely stem from a complete misunderstanding of the role of a Political Correspondent, which is very different from say the pressenter of Newsnight - they have apologised for yesterday's programme by the way. Good to see DAG whilst "exposing" the legal trickery used by DC is not adverse to his own use of similarly tricks of the trade.
Was just about to post that BBC statement; it stinks.
That is just insane. Yet another low point to add to the heap
So the continued criticism of LK seems to largely stem from a complete misunderstanding of the role of a Political Correspondent
She's not. She's a Political Editor which kinda implies that she's required to make editorial decisions on her output rather than simply regurgitating whatever bullshit she's fed.
Somehow I don't think Cummings will be suing for slander.
Posted at 18:0018:00
Bumps in road ahead, says Hancock
Matt Hancock says those who have been in contact with symptomatic people will be told to self-isolate, even if they themselves do not have symptoms.He acknowledges this will be a "big ask" but calls on people to follow the advice for the “safety of everyone".
Hmmmmmm
Will be replying to my MP tonight - not because I expect him to call for a resignation. But because he needs to hear my view on what's happened over the last few days. Gov't stance means lockdown just won't be taken seriously.
Indeed they are effectively re-writing the guidelines to save Cummings. The price for this is probably a much less enforceable lockdown in the event it becomes necessary during a 2nd or 3rd wave. To be this is verging on criminal behaviour.
My MP (Rees-Mogg) has not replied to my email. I wasn't actually expecting a response from that creature.
Well, with the BBC cowed and select committees fully neutered, Johnson and Cummings are only months away from having the kind of power previous UK leadership teams could only dream of… 2021 is their year, anyone thinking otherwise, and that one or both of them will be moving aside anytime soon, haven’t been paying attention.
Tories slowly waking up:
https://twitter.com/bethrigby/status/1265700090070675459?s=21
This is not a Conservative government.
It's almost like Cummings and Boris would rather see the whole party and government collapse before admitting they got this wrong.
Speaking of Farage, I have noticed he has been very quiet about all this.
He's on LBC every evening, sticking the boot in it has to be said.
Contrast this with Cummings not even apologising for running from London with suspected infected people in his car against all advice and instruction… civil duty… just for us plebs…
https://twitter.com/bethrigby/status/1265687594907709452?s=21
https://twitter.com/bethrigby/status/1265688069241335808?s=21
I emailed my MP on Sunday night. He’s Simon Hart snd Sec State for Wales. A more ruddy faced, fox hunting Tory sycophant is hard to imagine.
I resubmitted my email last night and copied it onto a comment section of his FB page.
Nothing. Not a jot of a reply or acknowledgement.
He’s a dick.
BBC are gutless ****ers, Emily Matlis’s introduction was spot on.
It looks to me like they're terrified a lot of people will not comply in light of the Cummings episode.
Well, one good think about the Cummings road trip is that it has opened my eyes to the true nature of this government. I certainly didn't vote for them but didn't see them as complete scum either. Now I do.
'What would Dom do?" is my new mantra to see me through the next few months, as long as i consider it reasonable then pretty much anything could be considered fair game.
Unfortunately, I think that's going to be a lot of people's opinions.
I don't know about everyone else, but I've always found that when I'm arguing with some-one and they tell me it's time to "move on", that always makes me want to drop what ever it is I'm arguing about.
I nearly smashed my radio in when Matt Hancock starting telling us all how we were morally obliged to isolate and not go out if asked just days after he's telling us its all ok to go driving around the country if you have covid and are an incompetent parent.
Lock down is dead, the Gov. is onto a loser and if they keep trawling out the same 3rd rate MPs to repeat the line its not going to improve anytime soon. In terms of British politics this is a new low as no-one wins.
Is there any way for the people to oust the government? Any military types on here fancy instigating a coup?
I don't answer phonecalls from people who are not in my contacts list/private numbers, don't have voicemail, throw every single letter than comes to my house into the bin unopened and have very strict spam filtering on my email account, so good luck getting in touch with me to tell me to isolate. Also.. Cummings.
The 2nd term of chaos with Ed Miliband anyone?
Even with toady Jenkin as chair
Johnson got destroyed at the liason committee, he's all over the place
It's a terrible advert for Eton & Oxford that they managed to produce someone so clueless!
Terrible advert for the UK that he was voted into power!
The desperate need to save Cummings is destroying the credibility of the government just as they need cooperation & the public on side the most.
And Maitlis was bang on in her intro, tragic that the BBC haven't backed her
I know. We’ll tell everyone that they have a ‘civic duty’ and ‘moral obligation’ to comply to our new rules
After spending 5 days rigorously defending the rights of our mate to ignore all that shit and make his own rules up.
I’ll tell you what, little Matty Handjob... why don’t you just **** off?!!
And Maitlis was bang on in her intro, tragic that the BBC haven’t backed her
And dropped from tonights show
I shall distill the collective opinion as follows -
THEY CAN ALL **** OFF... from Matt Hanjob and Dildo "what data?" Harding to Rees Smog to Blow Job to Cum face...
Anyway ethnic cleansing has been enabled- Wetherspoons are going to reopen. Always an upside?
They can stick their track and trace where the sun don't shine, in my nearly 60 years I have never seen such a bunch of incompetent,lying ***** how on earth can we ever take this lot seriously,and if you voted for them shame on you
I nearly smashed my radio in when Matt Hancock starting telling us all how we were morally obliged to isolate and not go out if asked...
It gets more insulting each time. It's our civic duty. Baby robins will die. It'll be your fault. Etc.
Has Maitlis really been dropped? Disgraceful if so....hope whoever's doing it tonight points that out.
