Westminster Politics

Remember when everyone denied any charge of media bias especially against Laura. Fun times.
 
I hope this is a drip feed story and photos etc of this Christmas party start to come to light.
 
I reckon it’s become clear why this Christmas party story has leaked now. It’s been leaked by a Tory PM or a lobbyist who wanted to rule out the possibility of a Christmas lockdown by making it politically impossible for Johnson to do so. The story broke 4 days after Omicron was declared a variant of concern.
 
I reckon it’s become clear why this Christmas party story has leaked now. It’s been leaked by a Tory PM or a lobbyist who wanted to rule out the possibility of a Christmas lockdown by making it politically impossible for Johnson to do so. The story broke 4 days after Omicron was declared a variant of concern.
Yeah, seems plausible. The knives are out for Boris now anyway, so they wouldn't care about hurting him in the process these days.
 
Yeah, seems plausible. The knives are out for Boris now anyway, so they wouldn't care about hurting him in the process these days.

Aye, It also seems feasible that it’s been something they have been sitting on since last year with the intention of leaking it if there was any chance whatsoever of Christmas restrictions.
 
It's a shame after all this government's lies it took a Christmas party for them to finally be in the firing line and unable to squirm out
 
you can't tell me that no one knew about last year's Christmas party and only knew about it last week
 

It’s so true.

The journalists who were there know exactly what happened and who was involved but are refusing to say anything. Why, what are they getting in return?

People know who the journalists that were there are and are protecting them. Why are their allegiances with their colleagues rather than the truth?
 
It’s so true.

The journalists who were there know exactly what happened and who was involved but are refusing to say anything. Why, what are they getting in return?

People know who the journalists that were there are and are protecting them. Why are their allegiances with their colleagues rather than the truth?
sitting on a story for a whole year isn't holding truth to power
 


Are any of us even remotely surprised that such a party actually took place?
Certainly not me.
It is just typical of an entitled group of individuals, who just so happen to be our government to see no reason why they should not go ahead with their ever so well deserved Christmas party.
While of course telling the rest of us what we should be doing...
 
If journos were invited they'd have to be very much within Johnson's inner circle, given the furore the story could cause. It would be very damaging for them to be there for their own credibility as independent reporters too.

The fact it's held for nigh on a year suggests it was a very tightly contained event, so probably just MPs. One of whom obviously has knives out for Johnson now.
 
Are any of us even remotely surprised that such a party actually took place?
Certainly not me.
It is just typical of an entitled group of individuals, who just so happen to be our government to see no reason why they should not go ahead with their ever so well deserved Christmas party.
While of course telling the rest of us what we should be doing...

I agree, don't know why people seem surprised?

I cannot remember one HM government (of any political persuasion) in the last 60 years whose basic mantra wasn't always... "don't do what I do, do what I tell you to do"
 
I agree, don't know why people seem surprised?

I cannot remember one HM government (of any political persuasion) in the last 60 years whose basic mantra wasn't always... "don't do what I do, do what I tell you to do"
Yes, this current government‘s behaviour is perfectly in keeping with UK governments of the last 50 years. Same honor, same decorum, same respect for parliament, same respect for the general population, same respect for the rule of law.
 
Politicians and those in the political sphere really do live in a different country to the rest of us don't they? Not saying this is a new issue by the way, but it doesn't stop it being f*cking infuriating.
 
The Tories readily admit to being evil, lying, manipulative & corrupt and the British public simply do not care because they (the public) aspire to be rich & are discriminatory towards the poor & 'other' alike.

I swear I say this every 6 months, but it continues to be true and it won't get better.
 
Is this the smoking gun that finally takes these corrupt charlatans down? I hope so. I can only imagine how the bereaved families who could not see their relatives in their final moments feel as their government that made these rules flouts them, then laughs after the fact! :mad:

Riots have started for less...
 
Sums up the political and media class, if a party from 2020 is the thing that brings down Johnson's government
 
This will absolutely not bring the government down.
There’s only one thing that is going to bring Boris down and its about 4’8” and carries a red briefcase.
 
Is this the smoking gun that finally takes these corrupt charlatans down? I hope so. I can only imagine how the bereaved families who could not see their relatives in their final moments feel as their government that made these rules flouts them, then laughs after the fact! :mad:

Riots have started for less...

Pretty sure they have passed (or are in the process of passing) a law which makes protesting an arrestable offence, and the public are on board because the BLM & Insulate Britain protests are a convenience to them.
 
Pretty sure they have passed (or are in the process of passing) a law which makes protesting an arrestable offence, and the public are on board because the BLM & Insulate Britain protests are a convenience to them.
Yes, the PCSC bill was passed.