@BillMC – that was mentioned a couple of pages ago, it is an incredible story and the government are being taken to court over it.

Government faces lawsuit over £108m PPE contract with pest control firm

Russia report leaking in foreign press,

Not seen that picked up over here? Is there a D notice on it?

We need to get the Russian report published now. If it is being leaked then they should have no choice.

Any links to it?

Edit:

Pressure building (published Saturday)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jun/20/russia-report-uk-mps-condemn-utterly-reprehensible-delay

Ta, must have missed it. Absolutely astounding, Dido must feel insulted on only £11m. This type of behaviour tells you about their thinking, attitudes and absolute contempt for the rest of us. I almost look forward to hearing the diehards round here who’ll still have a go at defending what’s ludicrous, dangerous, inept and corrupt, so long as it’s Tory. This is a horror story but like the Russia influence, AS, election subversion etc it will be kicked along the road until the ‘behavioural scientists’ think that it has disappeared from the public consciousness or the public is too done in by it all to raise a question or concern.
Apparently the new Tory MPs in the NE were not best pleased when they trotted out interviews to radio stations defending not paying kids’ dinner money over the summer only to be made to look like complete obsequious charlatans, quite rightly, by Boris’s U-turn. More experienced MPs were ‘not available’ for a few days to see which way the wind was going to blow (hard).

this clip has aged well

I for one am satisfied that Jenny Harries knows exactly what she is talking about.
"Face masks are a bad idea and mass gatherings are fine."#DailyBriefinguk #DailyBriefing pic.twitter.com/SKTspJIuwi

— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) June 22, 2020

I see Domonic Rabb is doing his bit for love peace and unity on talk radio this morning

Thats not how you spell ‘Demonic’

@kimbers

Russia report leaking in foreign press

Is this definitely happening?

I so want this to be true.

I wouldn’t get too excited about the report…

It is expected to say there is no evidence of any successful interference by Russia in recent British elections, but will highlight a surprising lack of coordination across Whitehall to examine what Moscow has been attempting to achieve.

But that then begs the question, why the blatant cover-up?

This is what I don’t get – all the hints are saying that there is nothing in the report, so why has it been suppressed for so long? All the talk was it should have been ready for release prior to the election. 🤔

Because it diverts attention from something else. “Oh, they’re clearly hiding something, lets concentrate on this from now on”. What’s slid under the radar?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53142649

So there could finally be some movement.

Classic Johnson/Cummings though, they have been saying for ages that the government cannot publish it, but the committee who can publish it has to be established by guess who!

The latest delay is because an ex environment minister stuck to her promise to farmers, and voted against the UK dropping food standards for USA imports. That lack of blind obedience to the right kind of Brexit project (despite being very pro-Brexit herself) meant that she got black balled.

Amazing isn’t it!

Seems like half of Britain are righteously ready to slow clap him into the sea, while the other half are ‘we’re winning the war (on Covid/immigrants/communists’, thanks to our Boris!’

Or maybe it’s split morelike the three-thirds, and so the (effectively) silent two-thirds are the actual key to the current carte-blanche enjoyed by our rulers?

What’s the betting that Bojo, having found out that the job is harder and more boring than he thought, will declare he’s Got Covid Done in July, reopen the pubs in a hurricane of cheering, then quit before it starts peaking again this winter, perhaps citing his ongoing need for recovery?

Surely these pictures will surface eventually

The BBC has seen photos of Mr Jenrick + Mr Desmond sitting at the same table at the fundraising dinner. And photos of Boris Johnson with his arm around Mr Desmond. The Conservative Party refused permission for us to publish them.

— steve swann (@steveswannBBC) June 24, 2020

^ Funny you should mention. I just read

In a statement in the Commons earlier, Mr Johnson said people would be encouraged to use “mitigation” – such as face coverings and not sitting face-to-face – when less than 2m from each other but “where it is possible to keep 2m apart, people should”.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53152416

So (en masse) he opens the pubs (on a midsummer weekend) and pretty much all public attractions/facilities then scraps the advised 2m (which many already seemed to interpret/observe as 2-3 feet if at all) and then trusts ‘British common sense’ to ‘not sit face to face’?

This is just pish trotted out. ‘Lockdown is over’ is what the majority will hear and will decide. The Gov know this.

It’s a **** sick joke. Remind me again why we have in the last 12 weeks faired so (comparatively) poorly on the World stage, and how we/the Gov have learned from that?

And now half of the country think the Tories ‘own the BBC’ – while the other half believes the Beeb to be a traitorous infernal Communist plot/gay agenda/black agenda/Islamic agenda/Zionist agenda/feminist agenda/PC agenda (delete as preferred) by which to steal our precious fluids/Christian anglo-saxon masculinity.

They can’t all be right, can they?

Mr Johnson said people would be encouraged to use “mitigation

Now it may have been me but I’m sure the word ‘mask‘ wasn’t used in Boris’s last and final briefing by him.
(Yeah I get the pro/cons arguements)

The Messaging is so baaad it’s criminal tbh, it’s still 2 metres even the scientists reiterated that But the carry out was its 1m

Spain’s got people wearing masks in public where you can’t keep the adequate socially distancing but apparently it’s not good enough for us unless your on public transport.

(correction) ‘*lockdown/social distancing is effectively over’ is what the majority will hear and will decide. The Gov know this.

The prime minister warned that all the steps were “reversible”.

Except for bringing back those we lost/will lose.

Seems like half of Britain are righteously ready to slow clap him into the sea,

I’m down with that, providing it’s via a plank and the sea contains very hungry crocodiles.

My sister lives in Southern Italy (Puglia). There the wearing of masks in public places is considered polite and they have a very high take up, they also have had a 1m distancing rule. I know that this is not the only factor, but she was saying to me yesterday that in her province there were two reported cases of C19, not deaths but people testing positive. I think it was about 190 for the whole of Italy.
As a result she has been to restaurants, outside both times, can travel to other provinces and countries- but has to fill in detailed forms explaining her route and where she stayed- and generally has a more relaxed life. The schools are not back though.
They think Boris is an idiot and can’t believe how badly we have dealt with it here

Surely these pictures will surface eventually

If the issue is copyright infringement, then just publish them and see if the Tories are willing to give them an opportunity to establish a public interest defence in court.

I’m in Austria. Life is virtually back to normal here. Sporting events and Music Festivals will return from 1st July.
We went on lockdown in March. Everyone listened. Everyone stayed home.Then we had a slow return with masks. Masks are now only needed on public transport, doctor and pharmacies.
Most borders are open. UK is allowed as long as we do 14 day quarantine. I gave no rush to come to UK so it’s not an issue.
It does seem from an outsider looking in that the UK truly @@@@@@ed it up. I pity you guys. Stay safe.

The clueless, slack-jawed face of modern British Government. pic.twitter.com/imrxmgdnCg

— David Clark (@David_K_Clark) June 24, 2020

Totally without gorm.

It does seem from an outsider looking in that the UK truly @@@@@@ed it up. I pity you guys. Stay safe.

I’ve got a mate out in Australia where they locked down immediately they got their first cases (total number of deaths – 104) and the word he used for observing what was happening in the UK was ‘incredulous’.

He couldn’t believe that the government was watching what was happening in Italy and Spain but still allowing huge public gatherings like Champions League games and the Cheltenham Festival to go ahead.

Don't remember Churchill being so easily distracted #PMQs #BorisHasFailedBritain pic.twitter.com/htQ3FsPNNd

— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) June 24, 2020

The clueless, slack-jawed face of modern British Government.

He’s not learnt anything from these PMQs has he? He *must* know SKS’s modus operandi by now. SKS goes through the Government’s OWN reports, questions the figures.

Boris tries to dodge the question, complains that he’s being questioned and then finally says the figures are bollocks.

SKS points out that the figures came FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

And yet BJ walks straight into it every time. What’s the famous phrase about idiocy – trying the same thing again and expecting a different outcome. BJ has it down to perfection.

martinhutch
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Surely these pictures will surface eventually

If the issue is copyright infringement, then just publish them and see if the Tories are willing to give them an opportunity to establish a public interest defence in court.

Is Jenrick being lined up to be a scapegoat for Bummings?

Is Jenrick being lined up to be a scapegoat for Bummings?

The photos are unproblematic in this modern social media age, TBH

Porn baron Desmond does seem discomfited being snapped next to an individual with such a sleazy reputation.

I’ll throw in £1000 for someone to shoot him in the face. Let’s have a whipround and solve the problem once and for all.

I’m in Austria. Life is virtually back to normal here. Sporting events and Music Festivals will return from 1st July.
We went on lockdown in March. Everyone listened. Everyone stayed home.Then we had a slow return with masks. Masks are now only needed on public transport, doctor and pharmacies.
Most borders are open. UK is allowed as long as we do 14 day quarantine. I gave no rush to come to UK so it’s not an issue.
It does seem from an outsider looking in that the UK truly @@@@@@ed it up. I pity you guys. Stay safe.

Well apart from the covering up of outbreaks in ski resorts until the season was nearly over, spreading the infection far and wide. Austria is perhaps not the best comparison for getting things right.

https://www.businessinsider.com/ischgl-ski-resort-coronavirus-pandemic-lawsuit-investigation-2020-4?IR=T

Err, what???

He couldn’t believe that the government was watching what was happening in Italy and Spain but still allowing huge public gatherings like Champions League games and the Cheltenham Festival to go ahead.

My brother, who lives in Northern Italy says the same. General amazement that even with the two week head start Johnson failed to act.

And, almost exact same comments from a friend of mine in Switzerland and another in Aus.

Err, what???

I just assumed that was a photoshop composite, Cold War Steve stylee. But no!

WTAF?

Yeah but the way Dumbojo ruffles his hair, he is just soooo adorable.

Totally without gorm.

as said before kevin is king

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I’ve got a mate out in Australia where they locked down immediately they got their first cases (total number of deaths – 104) and the word he used for observing what was happening in the UK was ‘incredulous’.

Obviously a big part of the problem is fatigue- if this week’s madness is mad enough we forget last week’s. People used to say throwing a dead cat on the table didn’t work if there was already a dead cat on the table… But once there’s enough, nobody can see the original dead cat, and you can’t really tell whether there’s 10 or 20.

So let’s just take this moment to get back to Cat #3 or thereabouts, and remember that the UK lockdown wasn’t declared until the day that the first hospital had to close because it was overflowing with covid patients.

Totally without gorm.

That Desmond swing photo is very much…

We are so far down the rabbit hole now. Boris proves his ability to be PM by doing a ‘hey I can do press ups’ photoshoot for the MoS (aptly described on Twitter as a Poundshop Putin moment).

While Cummings announces (no pretext of it being Boris’ leadership any more) a crackdown on the civil service in Number 10.