Boris Johnson!

Was on a bus into town a few months ago and there was a group of young-ish pensioners chatting amongst themselves. Seemed like a bunch of newly retired folk, off to town for the day.

Anyway, they were talking about Jacob R-M and I thought initially it was a positive conversation and I was listening to a group of Leave voters. Then one finished with “must be the easiest job in the world this Minister for Brexit Opportunities. Go to work on Monday, find there are no opportunities at all and you’ve **** the whole country, go home for the rest of the week! ****!”

(The last word is the same as the one Danny Dyer used quite forcefully when describing David Cameron…)

I can’t help thinking that the Mogg would suit a small mustache.
He could then march around civil servants screaming at them.

I can’t help thinking the Hancock leaks are timed to divert attention from Partygate, not sure how the reporters allegiances play out.

And, God help me, from what little I’ve read of the leaks, for all the monumental **** ups by Hancock, they also seem to be pointing g the blame towards Sunak and the Treasury for some of the errors, like Eat Out to Help Out. My reading of Hamcocks text up there was he didn’t want the scheme extending as it was pushing up numbers.

I guess the Tory headbanging would have sooner had cheap meals and a higher death toll, I’m possibly not the target audience.

some of the errors, like Eat Out to Help Out.

It did later become known as Eat Out to Spread It About…

So shock/horror, the fly tipped sofa has said he is quite concerned that Sue Gray is going to work for the Labour party.

To a man/woman the Conservatives recent comments have confirmed that they cannot conceive that someone would carry out their job conscientiously and diligently without favouring their own views. Even Simon Evans on the News Quiz demonstrated this attitude.

I both pity and despise them for their closed minds.

Conservatives recent comments have confirmed that they cannot conceive that someone would carry out their job conscientiously and diligently without favouring their own views

this was my initial reaction as well, very revealing.

Yes there’s a lot of partisan inter-blukip civil war going on here

The covid deniers like Tice (oakshot) hate Hancock
Johnson will gladly pin the blame on anyone to save his own skin
Mogg, dories ect want revenge (on sunak) for Johnsons ousting & their humiliation over the NI deal
They all have their own outriders in the punditry/press

Every since Cameron settled the Conservatives European question once and for all, we’ve all been trapped in this endless psychodrama

Surely this is the end for Alexander de Pfeffel?

How can be allowed to carry on with the blatant lies?

This piece in the guardian confirms what we surely all knew about ‘details man’ Boris Johnson. His inherent laziness means he couldn’t even be bothered to study the science and as a result completely misunderstood it

Did Boris Johnson ‘follow the science’ on Covid? He couldn’t even do the maths

The more detail that comes out, the lazier and more reckless Johnson looks. No wonder he’s not cooperating with the inquiry. He knows what’s coming. It’s going to be absolutely damning! Number ten ‘piss ups’ are going to be the least of his worries

How can be allowed to carry on with the blatant lies?

Tories were quite happy to support those lies while he was winning an election for them. There’s never been any consequences for him lying in the past – quite the opposite, it’s been the source of his income in “opinion columns” (a thinly veiled way for newspapers to get around pesky rules about only printing facts by printing any amount of total shit or controversial points under the guise of “the opinions stated here are those of the columnist”).

I honestly don’t think he knows how to tell “the truth”, he tells his version of what he wants the truth to be at that moment.
Edit: and as per that link from Binners above, a lot of the time he simply has no idea of what he’s talking about so does that classic confidence trick of pretending to know all about it.

Problem is that he’s like Farage. He’ll keep popping his floppy coiffured head above the paprapet, keep avoiding any real consequences of his actions, keep pocketing cash from some wealthy donor. Unless there is a genuine scandal along the lines of Epstein, he’ll carry on getting away with it, reappearing whenever there’s a bit more grifting to be done. He’s a grubby little parasite, hiding inside a suit of education and privilege.

Ludicrous claims that Boris Johnson was brought down by a leftwing conspiracy show how frightened he is. https://t.co/vsXuBlxBYZ

— Andrew Rawnsley (@andrewrawnsley) March 5, 2023

Poor old fly tipped sofa,even his hair is abandoning him.
It may be time for a Trump style ‘glued down’comb over 😆 🤣

Typo in Rawnsley’s column – refers to ‘…slummy premiership’ but clearly should refer to scummy premiership.

Untrucking believable – johnson nominates his father for knighthood in resignation honours; wtf has he done other than assault his ex-wife and sire an odious sack of shit?
Actually, only too believable; first – his brother, now his father. Shameless nepotism.
How I hope the resignation honours committee says…no ‘king way;

wtf has he done

Well fathered Boris. Seems a fitting tribute from a grateful nation.

Leaving aside any alleged allegations of domestic violence or bad parenting,over his long career,there must be a list of highly commendable contributions that Mr Stanley Johnson has given to the United Kingdom.Please stop me if you think I’m being too generous. 😉

Watch 53 seconds in. It is clear that Stanley believes that genetics played an important role in his son’s political success.

“Hair counts for a lot nowadays”….. not like back in the day when baldies could win elections.

haggis – I think you’re being very fair in your assessment of johnson snr; definitely a sound chap who has, undoubtedly, done great service for the UK.
How did I miss the extensive reporting of his public service?
Just off to doff my cap to him as you’ve convinced me that’s what he deserves.
Gawd bless ‘im.

😆 🤣

https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/silence-over-boris-johnson-coronavirus-claim-following-kgh-visit-2071521

https://twitter.com/anon_opin/status/1632439588659552259?t=y9dkc9CKg5pGACKd-59hyg&s=19

Nominates his own disgusting father for a knighthood, what a repulsive cretin! There are no depths to which he won’t stoop.

Everything he does is entirely consistent with being a narcissistic clown.

Nothing surprises about any of this latest set of jolly japes to be made public, be that the nominating his father for a knighthood or with any of the content of the covid article.

here must be a list of highly commendable contributions that Mr Stanley Johnson has given to the United Kingdom.

Apart from siring the greatest politician in living memory? You want more? Well, he was on Celebrity Gogglebox a while back.

Also, why is Rachel Johnson not on the honours list? Will be shit at Christmas if you’re the only Johnson with no peerage or knighthood.

I have mixed feelings on this..

On one hand he clearly doesn’t deserve a knighthood

But on the other hand I think the entire honours system is ridiculous, and if this goes through it’ll just further highlight that fact

Either way, in the unlikely event I ever met him he’ll get a similar level of respect that I’d give him now…ie none

Every newspaper front page tells you all you need to know about how far we’ve sunk as a nation. Sunak like May and Patel and Bravermann before targeting the most vulnerable; while simultaneously Johnson indulges in yet more cronyism and corruption worthy of any banana republic

I am a tad surprised that Stanley Johnson doesn’t enjoy more support on here. As a French national and staunch Remainer he is still tirelessly fighting Brexit:

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-bill-stanley-johnson-eu-wildlife-b2263562.html

And he doesn’t seem to like Jacob Rees-Mogg very much.

“When Jacob Rees-Mogg first introduced the Bill, over 79 environmental organisations warned that this could put legal protections for 600 Areas of Special Conservation at risk. They create uncertainty for businesses, shatter long-term sustainability of our economy and unleash environmental losses that could reduce the quality of life for millions of people here in the UK.”

I suppose this is more likely another misdirection from Johnson, something he excels at. Puts his old man up for a knighthood knowing it will grab the headlines, meanwhile down at the bottom of the list gongs for those who supplied wallpaper, villas in Italy, NY apartments, private jets etc etc

I can’t stand Johnson – thought he did an ok job as London mayor (as I don’t live inside the m25), but generally I see him as a failed journalist rather than a politician.

I’ve a colleague who says she’d still vote for him over anyone else, regardless of past or future policy, performance or party.

thought he did an ok job as London mayor

What do you think his achievements were as London mayor?

I’ve a colleague who says she’d still vote for him over anyone else, regardless of past or future policy, performance or party.

Do you also question her ability at work?

Genuine question BTW.

Im not sure whats madder, that he wants to Knight his dad, his sister or his current wife?!?!
Not to mention Dories, Mogg, Dacre

Honestly I really hope he does the backlash will only hasten the end of our ridiculous peerages system & the HOL

The more detail that comes out, the lazier and more reckless Johnson looks.

That’s why he didn’t study science or anything else that needed hard facts or proof at tertiary level. PPE at Oxford the breeding ground of fundamental terrorists. Maybe they should be reported to PREVENT?

@Sandwich You could probably try that and it might get some traction, assuming they had any budget for doing anything.

What do you think his achievements were as London mayor?

Somehow managing to get a bike share scheme that had very little to do with him, named after him.

Managing to use taxpayer money to take his mistress (Jennifer Arcuri) on “business trips” while she taught him networking and IT…

Spaffing a shedload of TfL cash on fictional bridges and airports.

Hanging from a zip wire looking like a **** but somehow still making it a good publicity shot.

Poncing around at the London Olympics like it was all his idea.

On the plus side, his little extra curricular activities did at least allow some competent people like Will Norman in to do some genuinely good work.

……..Sounds bizarre to imagine that Stanley Johnson would get a knighthood just for an ejaculation………

I maybe stuck in an echo chamber but has anyone come out to stick up for this Knighthood for Stanley?

Daily Heil? The Express? The Spectator?

That’s why he didn’t study science or anything else that needed hard facts or proof at tertiary level. PPE at Oxford the breeding ground of fundamental terrorists. Maybe they should be reported to PREVENT?

He studied classics (Literae Humaniores to give it its official poncy name). Latin + Greek + other stuff.

Hanging from a zip wire looking like a **** but somehow still making it a good publicity shot.

Whilst taking credit for the London Olympics which he wasn’t responsible for.

You forgot to mention the Routemaster buses btw, an election pledge by him and another pointless vanity project which needlessly cost Londoners millions.

https://www.timeout.com/london/news/londons-boris-buses-may-have-reached-the-end-of-the-road-012122#:~:text=Each%20New%20Routemaster%20cost%20an,elaborate%20and%20aborted%20Garden%20Bridge.

You forgot to mention the Routemaster buses btw,

Bendy buses, water cannons that couldn’t be used and were stored at vast cost for years before finally being pretty much given away…

I didn’t forget as just sort of run out of the will to type much more. It gets depressing.