At this point it is manifestly clear that it is pointless seeing as Johnson as ‘behind’ Cummings or not. They are inseparable. Johnson turning against Cummings is akin to turning against himself. Whatever it is that binds them, it is insoluble.
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At this point it is manifestly clear that it is pointless seeing as Johnson as ‘behind’ Cummings or not. They are inseparable. Johnson turning against Cummings is akin to turning against himself. Whatever it is that binds them, it is insoluble.
I feel slightly soiled that I am looking forward to seeing what Cummings says/does.
Do we think he'll use the official lectern? Or dare stand in front of one with the health message?
The return of 'unprecedented' ~
Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen:
'Many have judged Dominic Cummings without hearing his side of the story. That will change this afternoon and will be unprecedented.
It’s possible that people will be surprised.'
Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen:
'Many have judged Dominic Cummings without hearing his side of the story. That will change this afternoon and will be unprecedented.
It’s possible that people will be surprised.'
If the parents came and lifted the child, stayed a night because 520 mile round trip at their age would be tough, then took the child back to durham while the infected parents isolated at home, would this be as bad?
I've had a suspicion, since this press conference was announced, that they've been holding something back and this is some kind of gotcha that knocks the press on its heels.
Here's hoping I'm wrong.
Here's hoping I'm wrong.
Perhaps an announcement that they're done with patronising the public and, to celebrate this, there's free jelly and ice cream for everyone.
I hope he announces that he's pregnant, will be more believable than almost anything else he can come up with about this whole fiasco.
It wasn't him all along; it was medieval man.
Yes.
The whole idea that having covid means you can’t care for your child is fecking stupid anyway. I’ve had three doctors friends all catch covid and all three of them just kept on parenting as usual, while self-isolating. They didn’t have any choice. For one of them both parents and three out of four kids were all sick at the same time!
If/when Cummings or his wife ended up in hospital (which neither of them did) they could have looked at other options for the kid. Which was exactly the same dilemma faced by thousands and thousands of people all over the country.
"And if you don't accept his reasons we'll make sure that we assume you do whenever we talk about it again."
This is going to be from the 'She turned me into a next!'/I got better...' school of excuses.
We're going to get the autism story, aren't we? I feel it in my bones. Then he'll say "I wish that I hadn't had to come out and say such a personal thing" and the party line will be to shift the blame on to bullying journalists.
The instructions (or guidelines as the government is now trying to spin it..) is to isolate at your first address of residence unless of a life threatening necessity not to do so. No if’s or but’s.
Boris must really be incompetent. Must be shitting himself at the prospect of Cummings going. I hope all the people who voted for him realise how pathetic he is.
100%.
As believable as my excuse to my mum about having something called Timber Wolf Fever to avoid school the next day (I'd read about it in a book).
Yeah, this all seems too well timed.
I think the government are hating the amount of influence the press have right now over the mood of the public. Without us being our and about, and able to avoid the nonesense of Westminster, people are far more clued in and judgemental.
I think there is a real nuanced effort to undermine the press's credibility and away. Right now, the government are incapable of influencing its own population it seems.
#scummedia trending on twitter. They've fired up the bots ahead of this to pre-empt what is going to be said.
Yep and no doubt half of the thick public will buy it.You can see the headlines now, ‘.Cummings feels his disabled son is being bullied’.
Not so keen on folk being labelled 'enemies of the people' now, are they?
Maybe he’ll be honest, and just tell the press and public he simply doesn’t give a single feck what any of them think.
But as many have already established in social media, even that fact doesn't stand up under scrutiny.
Hope the journo's are well prepared to point that out and demand a response.
Exactly, he's unelected, but has so much influence in the corridors of power. I don't know anything about him except that he's scruffy as hell (something that the wonderful Michael Foot, a man of true integrity got unjustly called-out for).
There were bots on Twitter last night pushing the autism thing with no source for it so yes I’d be surprised if that was not an attempt to sow the seeds for that narrative now.
Imagine being the kid growing up and finding out that his dad used his autism diagnosis to cover up for being an utter bellend. I doubt even this bloke could stoop as low as that.
Latest odds on the 'surprising' contents of Dom's statement:
2/1 "I want to be called Vanessa."
4/1 "The Beatles are reforming."
6/1 "Mr Pigeon is the son of God."
9/1 "Carrie has been stolen by bandits."
2/1 "I want to be called Vanessa."
4/1 "The Beatles are reforming."
6/1 "Mr Pigeon is the son of God."
9/1 "Carrie has been stolen by bandits."
What are the odds on him announcing that Boris has ceded the Prime Ministership to him and that he’s now our dear leader?
my mother always told my father I must have been an immaculate conception but that doesn't explain why I look so much like our gardener."I have officially pardoned myself".
Is Cummings actually doing the briefing or is this seperate statement?
It won't be resigning regardless, he thinks he's a deity after brexit.
It won't be resigning regardless, he thinks he's a deity after brexit.
I have only a very small amount of experience of children with autism. But I do wonder that a 4 year old who can ride a bike without stabilisers, is probably not severely autistic.
Close friends of mine have an autistic child, so I'm aware of many issues that come with the condition. But I really hope Cummings doesn't exaggerate the condition to fit his excuse.
Tom Harewood once again. Ffs.
Calling journalists “campaigners”. feck these people.
Calling journalists “campaigners”. feck these people.
The guy on BBC News is insufferable.
He’s clearly got some sort of dirt on the entire cabinet to have this much power and influence. For an unelected cnut to be given this platform to address the nation is unprecedented.
Is this the bollocks speaking on bbc1 right now
Don't think Harwood has been off the BBC for longer than a hour in the last week.
Thanks O’Starmer