Davkaus Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) Doesn't seem like much, does it, a few groups of people sat outside, in small groups, sharing some drinks? At the time, I recall the police enforcing checkpoints on busy roads, as well as stopping people going into parks to tell them to go home unless they were exercising. I didn't see my partner in person for about 4 months other than for distanced walks outside because she was staying with her family so we couldn't be a bubble. Edited December 19, 2021 by Davkaus 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Don't question your betters. The cream rises to the top. Bloody oiks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2021 These leaks are relentless. This is surely deliberate to get him out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Stevo985 said: These leaks are relentless. This is surely deliberate to get him out? Absolutely, they're mostly coming from what could only be conservative sources, and almost certainly being deliberately dripfed to force him into individual denials before either showing he was lying again, or that there was even more to it than he admits. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Absolutely, they're mostly coming from what could only be conservative sources The angle of that photo apparently suggests it was taken from 11 Downing Street. Edited December 19, 2021 by ml1dch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted December 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2021 they have defended it saying it was a staff meeting. ok, say we buy that. so they admit to drinking on the job during a national crisis then? scumbags but keep these coming. i don't see him stepping down and as long as he's there the tories lose points. as things stand i don't see them winning a majority, but it could get even worse for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 19, 2021 The apparent indecision over whether to bring in even tighter restrictions (a circuit break/mini lockdown, whatever), is that more to do with the fear of pissing off the hundred or so MPs even more, causing them to rebel? Or is it more to do with a fear of (re)imposing those rules and the public by large disregarding them, partly through being fed up, but mainly as a **** you to him for the hypocrisy that’s been shown and therefore undermine whatever authority he has left? Basically is he more worried about the reaction of the public or (a large section of) his own party? I think the answer is both, but is one more pressing in his mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 19, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, ml1dch said: The angle of that photo apparently suggests it was taken from 11 Downing Street. A whole month after Allegra Stratton assumed her role at the Treasury, no less 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mark Albrighton said: The apparent indecision over whether to bring in even tighter restrictions (a circuit break/mini lockdown, whatever), is that more to do with the fear of pissing off the hundred or so MPs even more, causing them to rebel? Or is it more to do with a fear of (re)imposing those rules and the public by large disregarding them, partly through being fed up, but mainly as a **** you to him for the hypocrisy that’s been shown and therefore undermine whatever authority he has left? Basically is he more worried about the reaction of the public or (a large section of) his own party? I think the answer is both, but is one more pressing in his mind? Probably cos Carrie can’t get pregnant and give birth in time. Although there are rumours of an affair, maybe that’ll be leaked soon. Edited December 20, 2021 by avfcDJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 18/12/2021 at 23:49, Xann said: Where do you start with that headline? Stop thinking and just be told, will you? I'm not buying the Express to read the story behind the headline, but am going to assume its got something to do with Princess Diana 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 9 hours ago, tomav84 said: they have defended it saying it was a staff meeting. ok, say we buy that. so they admit to drinking on the job during a national crisis then? scumbags It means that a lot of their decisions suddenly make a lot more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I am conflicted. I have a work meeting at midday but also need to have a sight test. Can I have a perfectly acceptable cheese and wine course at the meeting, before I drive 30 miles to test my eyesight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, Seat68 said: I am conflicted. I have a work meeting at midday but also need to have a sight test. Can I have a perfectly acceptable cheese and wine course at the meeting, before I drive 30 miles to test my eyesight. It’s a tricky one, have you been raised your whole life with an Etonian sense of privilege and superiority? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: It’s a tricky one, have you been raised your whole life with an Etonian sense of privilege and superiority? Nanny instilled this into me. I tend to leave restaurants completely trashed and waitresses groped so make of that what you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Nanny instilled this into me. I tend to leave restaurants completely trashed and waitresses groped so make of that what you will. Yep fill your boots, rules aren’t for you, they are for little people. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 It's a tough time at the moment. Keep Boris and watch him **** the country and destroy every aspect of the nation, or change the leader and the Tories have a new manager bounce all the way to a general election. Do we suffer this words removed idiocy in the hope he makes the Tory scum unelectable? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Seat68 said: It's a tough time at the moment. Keep Boris and watch him **** the country and destroy every aspect of the nation, or change the leader and the Tories have a new manager bounce all the way to a general election. Do we suffer this words removed idiocy in the hope he makes the Tory scum unelectable? Yeah, it’s a tricky one. My concern is also the relationship with Europe. A new leader might try and heal some of the wounds that Boris created. I’d rather that happened sooner rather than later, but as you say, the long game might be the better option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted December 20, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, Seat68 said: It's a tough time at the moment. Keep Boris and watch him **** the country and destroy every aspect of the nation, or change the leader and the Tories have a new manager bounce all the way to a general election. Do we suffer this words removed idiocy in the hope he makes the Tory scum unelectable? i cannot see how much better any of Johnson's crew could do. look at raab...it would be just as much of a shitshow. so i don't see that they would **** things up any more than boris would. there is indeed the fear that they don't appear to be quite as incompetent and get that new manager bounce as you say. it could very easily happen so i would opt for the former personally. as long as he's in power, tory public opinion will only go one way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I guess the leaks are also coming from those who oppose further restrictions trying to undermine authority in a pandemic lockdown, and whilst boris and team have managed that perfectly well on their own, i fear this is being engineered by the particularly dickish libertarian wing of these pricks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xann Posted December 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2021 8 hours ago, icouldtelltheworld said: I'm not buying the Express to read the story behind the headline, but am going to assume its got something to do with Princess Diana Landslide defeat for Johnson triggers cold snap. Conservative defeat at next election will bring eternal Winter. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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