I mean it sounds like a point, but what in reality you're saying here is that the fact that he's the chief advisor to the Prime Minister is part of the reason why people are baying for blood. Yeah, of course that's why. In the same way that when we find out that some criminal is actually a cop, the fact that they're a cop is relevant.Apparently he broke the rules (honestly I don't know the details - I have not been following it). Like millions of other people have also broken the rules yet about whom there is no which hunt. The PM has backed him so essentially that's the end of it. In a sane world, people would think honestly who the fuck cares and we would move on.
Your own supporters don’t usually want that as well, so pointing out what the opposition are saying is a bit irrelevant in this context unless you are trying to find excuses to defend him.Yes, rightly so but it doesn't change what I have said.
It's a comment on political life. The opposition want you resigning or sacked constantly.
Your own supporters don’t usually want that as well, so pointing out what the opposition are saying is a bit irrelevant in this context unless you are trying to find excuses to defend him.
Did you used to live in Worsley by any chance?The PM's appearance at yesterday's daily briefing was a late intervention by Boris himself. The media (Sky news and BBC news in particular) hyped this up and the BBC even moved their coverage from the news channel to Bbc1, announcing at as a 'news special'. Sky had their yellow ticker tape banners and Beth Rigby was getting very excited. All of this because they all thought the PM was going to throw Dominic Cummings to the wolves and guess what? It didn't happen, he backed his chief political adviser and batted away all the questions from an exasperated meedya and carried on with plans to lift the country out of lockdown.
I'm listening to Radio 4 right now in the back garden and they've dragged on every conceivable critic of Boris's stance to try and keep the pressure up. It's joyful listening, you can feel the indignation from the guests and presenters, they want their pound of flesh and are determined to get it.
Hold firm Boris, this is gonna get dirty and more and more desperate. Today will be very entertaining.
Cummings in the line of fire.I mean it sounds like a point, but what in reality you're saying here is that the fact that he's the chief advisor to the Prime Minister is part of the reason why people are baying for blood. Yeah, of course that's why. In the same way that when we find out that some criminal is actually a cop, the fact that they're a cop is relevant.
Spot on but let's be fair, this is Labour and their SPAD the opposition and press are behaving in exactly the same way.
It is what it is.
Batted away = didn't answer. Format was awful as journos had to ask all their questions in one go and he didn't want to allow follow up to his nonsense replies (not least the absolute bunkum that Cummings did what he did so as not to spread the virus).The PM's appearance at yesterday's daily briefing was a late intervention by Boris himself. The media (Sky news and BBC news in particular) hyped this up and the BBC even moved their coverage from the news channel to Bbc1, announcing at as a 'news special'. Sky had their yellow ticker tape banners and Beth Rigby was getting very excited. All of this because they all thought the PM was going to throw Dominic Cummings to the wolves and guess what? It didn't happen, he backed his chief political adviser and batted away all the questions from an exasperated meedya and carried on with plans to lift the country out of lockdown.
I'm listening to Radio 4 right now in the back garden and they've dragged on every conceivable critic of Boris's stance to try and keep the pressure up. It's joyful listening, you can feel the indignation from the guests and presenters, they want their pound of flesh and are determined to get it.
Hold firm Boris, this is gonna get dirty and more and more desperate. Today will be very entertaining.
Not quite. Yougov says in their poll 52% think he should resign (28% not, 20% don't know). 66% of Remainers say he should but only 45% of Leavers (but that just reflects Labour/Tory split 66/41). Excluding don't knows, 80% of people think he broke his own rules.I disagree. I think there is a Cult of Cummings that won’t see the facts because he was important to achieving Brexit and helping Boris to become PM.
The PM's appearance at yesterday's daily briefing was a late intervention by Boris himself. The media (Sky news and BBC news in particular) hyped this up and the BBC even moved their coverage from the news channel to Bbc1, announcing at as a 'news special'. Sky had their yellow ticker tape banners and Beth Rigby was getting very excited. All of this because they all thought the PM was going to throw Dominic Cummings to the wolves and guess what? It didn't happen, he backed his chief political adviser and batted away all the questions from an exasperated meedya and carried on with plans to lift the country out of lockdown.
I'm listening to Radio 4 right now in the back garden and they've dragged on every conceivable critic of Boris's stance to try and keep the pressure up. It's joyful listening, you can feel the indignation from the guests and presenters, they want their pound of flesh and are determined to get it.
Hold firm Boris, this is gonna get dirty and more and more desperate. Today will be very entertaining.
I disagree. I think there is a Cult of Cummings that won’t see the facts because he was important to achieving Brexit and helping Boris to become PM.
Not quite. Yougov says in their poll 52% think he should resign. 66% of Remainers say he should but only 45% of Leavers (but that may just reflect Labour/Tory split - they didn't say).
Another dimwit. Nout better to do than check people’s join date, jesus.
Until I discovered Cummings child was autistic I would have said he had no grounds for doing what he did at all, but his 4 year old is autistic and you can only leave such children with close friends/relatives that the child knows very, very well.
It makes no difference in politics of course. Cummings is the story now and as an advisor, he shouldn't be. There will be faux outrange from his political enemies (Tory enemies too) till Cummings is gone. It is the nature of the beast.
I thought Cummings had a sister living in London as well as an aide / assistant who lives two streets away. Do we know where Cummings kid is on the Spectrum eg are they highly functioning.
Inam more interested in the strategy behind the Covid 19 response rather than the politics. Cummings would have known that community centres to help people with learning disabilities had been left unprotected to the virus and this might have contributed to him panicking. (I’m not saying this support was suitable for his lad btw).
Cummings could have apologised for flouting the rules and more people might be understanding. Anyone can make mistakes under intense pressure, particularly when it affects ones family. That said, your seem to think it’s about Cummings being a Conservative but this isn’t about one nation Conservatism that would have tried safeguard the vulnerable and reject “herd immunity”.
I am not interested in Cummings being sacked but why should he keep his current role, when he’s being disastrous during the pandemic.
Think it's his wife who has a sister in London.I thought Cummings had a sister living in London as well as an aide / assistant who lives two streets away. Do we know where Cummings kid is on the Spectrum eg are they highly functioning.
I am more interested in the strategy behind the Covid 19 response rather than the politics. Cummings would have known that community centres to help people with learning disabilities had been left unprotected to the virus and this might have contributed to him panicking. (I’m not saying this support was suitable for his lad btw).
Cummings could have apologised for flouting the rules and more people might be understanding. Anyone can make mistakes under intense pressure, particularly when it affects ones family. That said, your seem to think it’s about Cummings being a Conservative but this isn’t about one nation Conservatism that would have tried safeguard the vulnerable and reject “herd immunity”.
I am not interested in Cummings being sacked but why should he keep his current role, when he’s being disastrous during the pandemic.
The **** should be sacked on the spot
Can you imagine if we all did the same thing he must have stopped for fuel, his kid would have needed a piss etc potentially infecting more people, he made the slogan Stay At Home well that twat certainly didn’t