Hands up all those who haven't bent the lockdown rules over the past 15 months.
Cummings isn’t a fan - he seems to lack the self awareness to realise him tricking the PM into sacking a minister makes him sound like a detestable cnut. Also liking the narrative of Sunak being responsible for furlough despite every other major country doing something fecking similar.
Me, not broken anyHands up all those who haven't bent the lockdown rules over the past 15 months.
Cummings isn’t a fan - he seems to lack the self awareness to realise him tricking the PM into sacking a minister makes him sound like a detestable cnut. Also liking the narrative of Sunak being responsible for furlough despite every other major country doing something fecking similar.
Why do you feel the need to make excuses for him? It’s all going to come out about him now. He doesn’t need or deserve your sympathy. Save that for his kid’s knowing they have a shithouse dadHands up all those who haven't bent the lockdown rules over the past 15 months.
Cummings isn’t a fan - he seems to lack the self awareness to realise him tricking the PM into sacking a minister makes him sound like a detestable cnut. Also liking the narrative of Sunak being responsible for furlough despite every other major country doing something fecking similar.
What a complete plonker!
I haven't. Maybe I should be Health SecretaryHands up all those who haven't bent the lockdown rules over the past 15 months.
What uni did you attend? That's the most important thing.I haven't. Maybe I should be Health Secretary
Why do you feel the need to make excuses for him? It’s all going to come out about him now. He doesn’t need or deserve your sympathy. Save that for his kid’s knowing they have a shithouse dad
The guy's a flaming thundercnut.The thing is, it's better the devil you know. Despite everything, he's been dealing with the pandemic for 15 months now and has gained considerable experience. Is it the right time for a new boy to come in, especially who they've chosen?
They've been slinging dirt at him for a while now and now it's stuck. He's done the honourable thing, at least, but it may not necessarily be the best thing as regards dealing with the pandemic.
I'm guessing that's a CCTV image and some smart arse thought it might be fun to leak it to the press?
Just because he’s been in the job doesn’t mean he’s the best person for it. He’s come across in that time as uncaring, in it for him and his mates and s a liar, one of the boys. There’s all kinds of mud yet to come out now that he’s our of office.The thing is, it's better the devil you know. Despite everything, he's been dealing with the pandemic for 15 months now and has gained considerable experience. Is it the right time for a new boy to come in, especially who they've chosen?
They've been slinging dirt at him for a while now and now it's stuck. He's done the honourable thing, at least, but it may not necessarily be the best thing as regards dealing with the pandemic.
I'm guessing that's a CCTV image and some smart arse thought it might be fun to leak it to the press?
I'm guessing that's a CCTV image and some smart arse thought it might be fun to leak it to the press?
Cummings isn’t a fan - he seems to lack the self awareness to realise him tricking the PM into sacking a minister makes him sound like a detestable cnut. Also liking the narrative of Sunak being responsible for furlough despite every other major country doing something fecking similar.
im sure he doesn’t need to work again, but who on earth would ever give him a job after this.
You're right, and I can't help but feel it's a united effort to deflect from the really shit things that have come out from this story. "Man has affair" is easier to handle from a media point of view than "man gives mistress's family millions in taxpayers money".
Agreed but for me, it's more about the type of person you want to be. He could have come out of this looking like a champion of the people but now he looks like a spoiled kid that has had his chocolate bar taking from him!
What amazes me is neither of them appears to have known there was a camera there?
And they both work in this place everyday... my word, wonders never cease?
'Why' are 'you' putting so many 'words' in 'inverted' commas?I agree there is a 'whiff' of stage-management going on here... e.g. how come Hancock and his friend didn't know there was a camera covering the (exact) spot where they were doing their 'canoodling'? Lots of other sins may have been covered up by this 'affair', good day to bury bad news, perhaps?
'Why' are 'you' putting so many 'words' in 'inverted' commas?
it was a hidden camera, hidden in a smoke alarm if reports are to be believed.
Yeah but by implication that insinuates Rishi was a key reason for it. When in reality it was a necessity every major nation has implemented in some form - it would have happened regardless of who was Chancellor.I read the furlough part as being if they hadn’t got rid of him there wouldn’t be one.
I don’t know how that squares up with the timeline though
you can’t believe a word he’s saying.
Fair point. Maybe it wouldn’t have happened as quicklyYeah but by implication that insinuates Rishi was a key reason for it. When in reality it was a necessity every major nation has implemented in some form - it would have happened regardless of who was Chancellor.
You don’t believe any of it? I don’t like Cummings, in fact I hate him for brexit but his accusations are against Boris and his buddies. Which makes me think it’s not all lies he’s telling. Whether it’s self serving or not is irrelevant at this pointExactly! Although, there are still those that are drinking it all in and are assisting him in his pathetic attempts to stay relevant!
You don’t believe any of it? I don’t like Cummings, in fact I hate him for brexit but his accusations are against Boris and his buddies. Which makes me think it’s not all lies he’s telling. Whether it’s self serving or not is irrelevant at this point
You don’t believe any of it? I don’t like Cummings, in fact I hate him for brexit but his accusations are against Boris and his buddies. Which makes me think it’s not all lies he’s telling. Whether it’s self serving or not is irrelevant at this point
You don’t believe any of it? I don’t like Cummings, in fact I hate him for brexit but his accusations are against Boris and his buddies. Which makes me think it’s not all lies he’s telling. Whether it’s self serving or not is irrelevant at this point
What's Hancock's next job? Home Secretary, Chancellor, Foreign Secretary, next round of musical chairs when another numpty's position becomes untenable.
Suspect he will find a soft landing as a non exec on bupas board and and any other private health firm he can make some money from
I think he's finished from front bench politics for the foreseeable future
Hands up all those who haven't bent the lockdown rules over the past 15 months.
You’re right he will be back in a yearAmazing how Brexiters don't believe Cummings now but believed every word five years ago without question.
What's Hancock's next job? Home Secretary, Chancellor, Foreign Secretary, next round of musical chairs when another numpty's position becomes untenable.
One of those uni's with too many public students. An Oxbridge fall back uni if you will. Plus I did economics. And I have no idea about the health system.What uni did you attend? That's the most important thing.
The bits that you can verify independently which, for many of his claims, is possible to a reasonable extent.there’s no doubt in my mind that he’s telling a lot of truths - but when it’s interspersed with lies, exaggeration add self serving fabrication and revisionism, which bits do you believe?
Not especially. Much of it (initial herd immunity policy, care homes, PPE stock, nepotism and contracts awarded to entirely unsuitable firms, etc) is readily verifiable. His self aggrandising and selective confessional declerations are largely irrelevant in many regards.I didn't say none of it will be true but he has made it hard to see the woods for the trees. I voted for Brexit and haven't changed my mind but I was never struck on him with his sulking about in the dark corridors of Westminster!
