At this point I would normally make a Boris Johnson joke or poke fun at him in some other fashion, I have decided, however, to simply let him speak for himself. I can do no better.
Hi
Boris is his stage name, family, friends and those who work with him call him Al.
He is much smarter in appearance in private, he messes his hair up etc before he appears in Public.
I wasn’t speaking for you pauline…Touchy aint ya?
I was commenting that some people on here do hate Boris, it’s not always about you pauline…
If the cap fits…cut it out!..please stop this personal stuff…stick to topic, no need to get personal…and no it’s not about me…it’s about Boris!..
Hi
Pauline, OGF and myself go back years.
We often disagree, sometimes very strongly on things.
This is part of Forum Life.
He does not however get personal, he is a blunt Northerner , like me, we say what we think.
That is all.
If the cap fits…cut it out!..please stop this personal stuff…stick to topic, no need to get personal…and no it’s not about me…it’s about Boris!..
You are going well off topic with this constant bickering pauline, there is nothing personal in my post and you know it…
He does not however get personal, he is a blunt Northerner , like me, we say what we think.
That is all.
Absolutely Swim, and thanks for the support. We have had some decent discussions and remain good friends throughout…
100 invited to Downing Street garden lockdown drinks - BBC News
Witnesses have told the BBC the PM and his wife attended the gathering on 20 May 2020. But Boris Johnson has declined to say whether he was among those there.
An email, revealed by ITV News, invited people to “socially distanced drinks in the No 10 garden this evening”. It was sent when lockdown restrictions were still in place. Twelve days later - on 1 June - rules in England were relaxed to allow groups of up to six people to meet outside.
Downing Street declined to comment as it said the gathering - like others reported to have happened under coronavirus restrictions during 2020 - is now being looked into as part of an ongoing independent investigation.
The Liberal Democrats have called for a police investigation, and a Met spokesperson said the force was “aware of widespread reporting relating to alleged breaches of the Health Protection Regulations at Downing Street on 20 May 2020 and is in contact with the Cabinet Office”, which oversees government policy.
ITV News has now published what appears to be the full email invitation sent on behalf of Mr Johnson’s principal private secretary, Martin Reynolds. It has the subject line “Socially Distanced Drinks! [OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE-No 10 ONLY]”.
“After what has been an incredibly busy period we thought it would be nice to make the most of the lovely weather and have some socially distanced drinks in the No 10 garden this evening,” the email says. Please join us from 6pm and bring your own booze."**
On the same day as the gathering, the then Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, gave the Downing Street coronavirus briefing - in which he confirmed another 363 people in the UK had died with Covid in the previous 24 hours.
At the briefing, he told the public: “You can meet one person outside of your household in an outdoor, public place provided that you stay two metres apart.”
In a Twitter post on the day of the gathering, when it was 25C (77F) in London, the Metropolitan Police reminded people they could only relax or exercise outside on their own, with their own household or one person from another household. rule breaking
The Metropolitan Police said it was in contact with the government over “widespread reporting relating to alleged breaches” of Covid rules.
Apparently, this is ANOTHER No 10 party, 5 days after the already-reported pizza party - how many more …
Polite reminder to stay on topic…thank you.
How is the OP NOT “on-topic” …
And people actually trust these scoundrels and the ‘Experts’ they are employing to give us their biased opinions.
Not all the experts are scoundrels Foxy people like Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van Dam are men of integrity .
Yes, Maybe there should be a “I Hate Boris” Emoji, when they are posting, then they wouldn’t have to keep saying the “same old same old”!
I think the hate word is thrown around too much these days .
Like Pauline I don’t hate Boris although although many people who were separated form their dying loved ones or even from their funerals might well have cause to hate him .
The problem is that he has created this character of an amiable buffoon but he’s not he’s a ruthless ambitious man who puts himself first in every situation .
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Tedc:Yes, Maybe there should be a “I Hate Boris” Emoji, when they are posting, then they wouldn’t have to keep saying the “same old same old”!
I think the hate word is thrown around too much these days .
Like Pauline I don’t hate Boris although although many people who were separated form their dying loved ones or even from their funerals might well have cause to hate him .
The problem is that he has created this character of an amiable buffoon but he’s not he’s a ruthless ambitious man who puts himself first in every situation .
Exactly …
Hi
Muddy and Co are spot on and very astute.
Hate is stupid, it makes you make mistakes and they get off.
Hate is emotional, there is no place for that in Enforcement.
It is understandable, but you must put it aside.
Your gut instinct as a parent is to get them and kick them from here to Kingdom come.
You have been picking up Body Parts of others the same age as your kids.
You need to channel that rage into following the rules and getting them put away legally.
As Bread says, you need to follow the money to get at those responsible.
That is not easy when what you really want to do is give them a kicking.
Frontline Enforcement Officers are not very Woke People.
They tend to be very blunt, which is no bad thing.
Unfortunately Senior Management and our Political Masters are not, more into theory than practice.
Boris, Corbyn, Rees Mogg, Abbot etc have never been there.
I would would hope it would change them, not so sure it would.
Boris is just the mouth piece, what about the attendees at any of these events, weren’t they concerned about contracting the virus? and subsequently passing it on to family members etc,
My thoughts too, Spitty.
They are all equally to blame. Presumably they all sat there enjyoing themselves, talking and drinking etc, yet how many of them have defended Boris for doing exactly the same thing as they did?
The hate and vindictiveness of some people never ceases to amaze me.
Hate is emotional, there is no place for that in Enforcement.
It is understandable, but you must put it aside.
Your gut instinct as a parent is to get them and kick them from here to Kingdom come.
You have been picking up Body Parts of others the same age as your kids.
You need to channel that rage into following the rules and getting them put away legally.
As Bread says, you need to follow the money to get at those responsible.
That is not easy when what you really want to do is give them a kicking.
Totally irrelevant and off topic.
What has picking up kids body parts, enforcement officers, and wanting to kick people to death got to do with Boris’s ‘party?’
I am starting to feel a hands up for ANY politician/advisor/government dept. who did NOT attend a party may be easier…but that could be NONE of course.
Let Boris get on with running the country now, and lets put this unsavoury media circus behind us.
Let Boris get on with running the country now, and lets put this unsavoury media circus behind us.
@OldGreyFox TOTALLY agree
Let Boris get on with running the country now, and lets put this unsavoury media circus behind us.
Foxy, Now let us worry about Chinese spies infiltrating the Labour Party!