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The UK response to Covid-19 [MOD WARNING 1ST POST]

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    #7472
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,481 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    A lot of these journalists have been shouted at, blinded and f'ed at by Cummings in private.


    Apparently he's a horrible person away from the cameras.

    Good at his job but horrible attitude.


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    #7473
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,916 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    :D

    https://twitter.com/Queen_UK/status/1264947945738305543


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    #7474
    devnull
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 11,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭devnull


    robinph wrote: »
    DVLA need to revoke his licence.

    Driving non stop to Durham. Driving for 30 minutes to test his eyesight.

    Wife suddenly struck down with illness and highly likely the same will soon happen to him, yet hours of motorway driving was seemingly a good idea.

    You must take a break after 4.5 hours no matter what, I'd argue you should take breaks more often if you are unwell or feeling ill, if you are driving at all.

    Durham to London in 4.5 hours might be possible in good traffic and if it's from the outer part of London, but even now Google estimated 4 hours 53 minutes from the centre of London.

    Also driving with impaired vision on a public road to test your eyesight is not exactly sensible driving. Do it on private land if you want.


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    #7475
    BonnieSituation
    Registered Users Posts: 18,923 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Boris must be bricking it if this is going as bad as it sounds like

    Whatever you're thinking is, well you're wrong, it's going so much worse!


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    #7476
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Banner fights back wrote: »
    Could hardline Brexiteer tory backbenchers go the next step and call for Bj's resignation, even putting that hard brexit that they do crave at risk?

    Even if 20 or 30 Tory MPs rebelled, BoJo's majority is so vast that he'd survive it


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    #7477
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,857 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Watching this now on sky news.....I didn't think this was possible.....but I actually think he is making this worse....

    Badly dodging the questions with regards other times he broke lockdown.


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    #7478
    Panthro
    Registered Users Posts: 14,692 ✭✭✭✭Panthro


    Wow dom. You're so great. Thank you.

    Now fcuk off.


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    #7479
    RollieFingers
    Registered Users Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭RollieFingers


    Cummings on his drive to the castle!

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    #7480
    namloc1980
    Registered Users Posts: 18,072 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Media blaming, straight out of the Trump playbook.


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    #7481
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 7,946 ✭✭✭threeball


    Enzokk wrote: »
    She doesn't drive it seems and she looks after their child as well as who would have cared for the child if she was ill?

    Also, he keeps saying he needed to get back to work. Someone obviously believes they are irreplaceable.

    He didn't want to look after his own kid so desperately he drove 350km to avoid having to :pac:


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    #7482
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,391 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    frankfurtgermany-aug-21shell-oil-truck-260nw-314405711.jpg

    Pictures now released of his vehicle that he travelled to Durham in without stopping for fuel.


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    #7483
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I dont think any of this matters. Boris has no choice but to keep Cummings, even if he has to spend his entire political capital to do so. He'll be completely lost without him.


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    #7484
    taytobreath
    Registered Users Posts: 2,773 ✭✭✭taytobreath


    is this a bit weird, him basically answering the same questions over and over again with the last hour almost.

    When I was typing the above , I was thinking wouldn't it be beneficial if our own politicians were held accountable like this guy.


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    #7485
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,381 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Missed the first part. Was his wife ill before they went up to Durham. If she was, why was Cummings not isolating instead of scooting out of No 10 when Boris was diagnosed?

    In fact, is there a chance that Mary gave it to Dom and Dom gave it to BoJo? All due to ignoring the isolation rules


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    #7486
    PropJoe10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,247 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    A lot of these journalists have been shouted at, blinded and f'ed at by Cummings in private.


    Apparently he's a horrible person away from the cameras.

    Good at his job but horrible attitude.

    When you hear the likes of Steve Baker talking about how destructive he is, you know there's something going on. He's just extremely entitled and according to Baker, doesn't really answer to anyone. Wonder does he have something on Johnson.


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    #7487
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,613 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    wow says that he has made mistakes but doesnt think he made mistakes at anytime over the 14 days, the arrogance is dripping off him


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    #7488
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 7,946 ✭✭✭threeball


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I dont think any of this matters. Boris has no choice but to keep Cummings, even if he has to spend his entire political capital to do so. He'll be completely lost without him.

    Can't see him keeping him after this. Its been a car crash


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    #7489
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,070 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    It's like the interview questions about "what are your weaknesses?"

    "if anything it's that I'm too good"


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    #7490
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 37,259 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Apparently we shouldn't be believing everything we see on TV or read in newspapers. By the way, I forgot when Turkey gets inaugurated into the EU.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    #7491
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 7,946 ✭✭✭threeball


    Beasty wrote: »
    Missed the first part. Was his wife ill before they went up to Durham. If she was, why was Cummings not isolating instead of scooting out of No 10 when Boris was diagnosed?

    In fact, is there a chance that Mary gave it to Dom and Dom gave it to BoJo? All due to ignoring the isolation rules

    If only they had gotten on top of contact tracing.


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    #7492
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,857 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    PropJoe10 wrote: »
    When you hear the likes of Steve Baker talking about how destructive he is, you know there's something going on. He's just extremely entitled and according to Baker, doesn't really answer to anyone. Wonder does he have something on Johnson.
    I think it's clear he has a lot on Johnson....he knows where the bodies are buried.

    The drive to Durham castle for 30 minutes...to see if he could drive to London...complete and utter BS....shameless


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    #7493
    [Deleted User]
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    threeball wrote: »
    Can't see him keeping him after this. Its been a car crash

    But I cant see him parting with him either. I believe him to be completely dependent upon Cummings, and will be too scared of facing into the future without him


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    #7494
    Panthro
    Registered Users Posts: 14,692 ✭✭✭✭Panthro


    I'd say he absolutely hates being taken to task like this.
    The way he winces when he's asked questions. I'd say he's dying to say "fcuk off you silly lower classes"


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    #7495
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,857 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    robinph wrote: »
    It's like the interview questions about "what are your weaknesses?"

    "if anything it's that I'm too good"
    "I work too hard"


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    #7496
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    :D

    https://twitter.com/Queen_UK/status/1264947945738305543

    Twitter knows everything

    35aJu.jpg


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    #7497
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,381 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    threeball wrote: »
    If only they had gotten on top of contact tracing.

    That app they are testing in the Isle of White would have pinged everyone he's been near - that would have been a storyperhaps exonerated him


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    #7498
    PropJoe10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,247 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    gmisk wrote: »
    I think it's clear he has a lot on Johnson....he knows where the bodies are buried.

    The drive to Durham castle for 30 minutes...to see if he could drive to London...complete and utter BS....shameless

    Yeah that's total nonsense. If that tweet about that same day being his wife's birthday is true, then it just shows how arrogant these people are. Quite worrying that Johnson is obviously so dependent on this guy.


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    #7499
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,857 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    I can do what I want....I was exercising my judgement....great....free for all time!

    Lot of those fines can be challenged surely


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    #7500
    major bill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,421 ✭✭✭major bill


    He's full of ****, caught by the bollox when asked what he would say to those conservative voters in Durham that want him out.

    There is no way around this now, he has to resign or be told to go.


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    #7501
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 7,946 ✭✭✭threeball


    Deleted User wrote: »
    But I cant see him parting with him either. I believe him to be completely dependent upon Cummings, and will be too scared of facing into the future without him

    Bojo could be short lived himself after this. Hes not really cut out for it. Way too many skeletons and very few in the cupboards.


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