[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by arista

Johnson Denies it

Gosh, well that's me convinced.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by arista

Johnson Denies it

nope


"No 10 said it was a surprise affair and he stayed for only 10 minutes before leaving "


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tate-room.html

[glib]

Of course they had ‘M&S nibbles’

No way do you stay at a surprise event for 10 min then leave
His memory is just as good as Prince Andrews

[bots]

he has zero credibility now. It's just a question of how long until the tory mp's decide that it's irrecoverable. The report is due out this week so most will wait until then before doing anything but it will come in the next couple of weeks

[Crimson Dynamo]

its been a concerted leak attack and that in itself is equally as worrying about our democracy

i think DC should be jailed

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

its been a concerted leak attack and that in itself is equally as worrying about our democracy

i think DC should be jailed

Democracy? The only people who would democratically be hurt by removing BoJo would be those in his constituency who voted for him, and even then being ousted as PM wouldn't necessarily mean he'd stop being their MP.

Remember, we don't elect PMs, so his removal wouldn't be an affront to democracy.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Democracy? The only people who would democratically be hurt by removing BoJo would be those in his constituency who voted for him, and even then being ousted as PM wouldn't necessarily mean he'd stop being their MP.

Remember, we don't elect PMs, so his removal wouldn't be an affront to democracy.

The leaks are a deliberate manipulation of public opinion to create a political change, they ride roughshod on death and sorrow for personal malice and revenge

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The leaks are a deliberate manipulation of public opinion to create a political change, they ride roughshod on death and sorrow for personal malice and revenge

Exactly !!


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[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The leaks are a deliberate manipulation of public opinion to create a political change, they ride roughshod on death and sorrow for personal malice and revenge

The media releasing stories to affect opinions on politicians is nothing new - I wasn't a fan of Corbyn, but they somehow managed to make an article about him not giving his umbrella to or sharing it with a woman standing next to him when it was raining I mean, really?! His not being much of a gentleman doesn't really affect anyone, but the Tories' rules affected people's lives, and while they were ignoring their own rules people wer missing out on the precious last moments with loved ones.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The media releasing stories to affect opinions on politicians is nothing new - I wasn't a fan of Corbyn, but they somehow managed to make an article about him not giving his umbrella to or sharing it with a woman standing next to him when it was raining I mean, really?! His not being much of a gentleman doesn't really affect anyone, but the Tories' rules affected people's lives, and while they were ignoring their own rules people wer missing out on the precious last moments with loved ones.

I had a tiny smile yesterday when one the Sky presenters asked

“ was singing banned at that particular time ? There were reports of sandwiches, drinks and songs !! “


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[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The media releasing stories to affect opinions on politicians is nothing new - I wasn't a fan of Corbyn, but they somehow managed to make an article about him not giving his umbrella to or sharing it with a woman standing next to him when it was raining I mean, really?! His not being much of a gentleman doesn't really affect anyone, but the Tories' rules affected people's lives, and while they were ignoring their own rules people wer missing out on the precious last moments with loved ones.

Indeed. "Miliband can't eat a large sandwich without it looking a bit awkward so he obviously can't run the country!!"

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The media releasing stories to affect opinions on politicians is nothing new - I wasn't a fan of Corbyn, but they somehow managed to make an article about him not giving his umbrella to or sharing it with a woman standing next to him when it was raining I mean, really?! His not being much of a gentleman doesn't really affect anyone, but the Tories' rules affected people's lives, and while they were ignoring their own rules people wer missing out on the precious last moments with loved ones.

The media as you call them are not releasing leaks

They report on them

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

its been a concerted leak attack and that in itself is equally as worrying about our democracy

i think DC should be jailed

Agreed ..

The whole fiasco of trying to get Boris out .. reminds me of the equally laughable WrestleMania ( The Cummings and Starmer tag team )


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[AnnieK]

Wherever these leaks are coming from, breaches of the rules happened, by those who slapped them on the rest of us and should be investigated and if rules were indeed broken, consequences should follow as they would for anyone who breaks the law.

[Zizu]

So now it turns out THAT party was a surprise party for him and he stayed ( out of politeness) for less than TEN minutes..


How is that HIS fault and why should he lose his position for someone else’s misjudgement !?

Ludicrous


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[LaLaLand]

When’s “they broke the rules” gonna finally turn into the more accurate “they broke the law”???

[Zizu]

I wonder if the media ( specifically Sky) have considered that they are on the verge of killing their ‘cash cow’ when they systematically destroy Boris ??

As soon as he is no more then politics will return to the tedious days of old when nothing much happened .. and nobody cared

Their viewing figures will drop off the map


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[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Zizu

I wonder if the media ( specifically Sky) have considered that they are on the verge of killing their ‘cash cow’ when they systematically destroy Boris ??

As soon as he is no more then politics will return to the tedious days of old when nothing much happened .. and nobody cared

Their viewing figures will drop off the map


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The PM should not be there for viewing figures. He should be there as the ahead of State and ideally above reproach. A "cash cow" is what we don't need...we need a PM who will follow the rules he made the rest of us abide by under the threat of criminal conviction at that time

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

The PM should not be there for viewing figures. He should be there as the ahead of State and ideally above reproach. A "cash cow" is what we don't need...we need a PM who will follow the rules he made the rest of us abide by under the threat of criminal conviction at that time

My point remains ...


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[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Zizu

I wonder if the media ( specifically Sky) have considered that they are on the verge of killing their ‘cash cow’ when they systematically destroy Boris ??

As soon as he is no more then politics will return to the tedious days of old when nothing much happened .. and nobody cared

Their viewing figures will drop off the map


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There's always something. American news networks haven't called it a day just because there's a boring old fossil in the White House.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

There's always something. American news networks haven't called it a day just because there's a boring old fossil in the White House.

Yes but Boris has rarely been out of the headlines for one reason or another ( not always bad)

There will be an almighty vacuum when he resigns


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[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

There's always something. American news networks haven't called it a day just because there's a boring old fossil in the White House.

Even I tuned into the US news channels when madman Trump was hitting the headlines time after time .. there’s nothing of interest since Biden took over


The same will happen here ..

They must spend hours and hours each day on Boris linked stories ...and the viewers lap it up


Can you imagine being interested in anything Starmer says or does or doesn’t do

I’ll have to start watching Sky Sports again


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[bots]

Politicians shouldn't be on the news every day with controversy. If they were doing their jobs properly there would be little to no controversy and the news could focus on something else.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Politicians shouldn't be on the news every day with controversy. If they were doing their jobs properly there would be little to no controversy and the news could focus on something else.

Agreed

[arista]