Do you want to discuss boring politics? (236 Viewers)

[Nick]

 

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[skybluetony176]

If you look at the rules that were in place at the time it would be basically impossible to have any sort of gathering and it not be breaking the rules.

My thoughts exactly. So how can he keep saying all rules were observed and no one point it out that having the parties in the first place is breaking the rules.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

If you look at the rules that were in place at the time it would be basically impossible to have any sort of gathering and it not be breaking the rules.

 

[chiefdave]

I read about that. There's no way the public are going to go for the rules not being broken as they don't apply to crown property.

 

[David O'Day]

I read about that. There's no way the public are going to go for the rules not being broken as they don't apply to crown property.

And it's bollocks as well

 

[Liquid Gold]

They will never put the actual "rules don't apply to us" line out surely

 

[oakey]

BoJo will struggle to remember whether the line to take is -
Deny being at a party that did happen,
Or
Deny that the pàrty happened
Or
Claim to be angry about his staff having a party in his house without him knowing

 

[skybluetony176]

They will never put the actual "rules don't apply to us" line out surely

They were clearly setting the scene to use that one yesterday through The Daily Telegraph but I would think they dare not go there now.

 

[Ian1779]

I wonder how many days until the Mail or Express wheel out another ‘ooh look some migrants’ story to deflect.

 

[Liquid Gold]

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Am I missing something or by the very fact that these parties happened doesn’t that automatically mean that the rules were broken?

I have heard someone (undoubtedly a lawyer and Tory) say that the party that never happened anyway didn't break the rules because they were on Crown property, which was not covered by the restrictions. Or some such technical nonsense anyway.

So now you - if you want a Christmas do gatecrash a royal property!

 

[fernandopartridge]

It's more a point of principle in any case

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

This has cut through much more than I imagined. My family chat they’re all going on about it and they never discuss politics. Even my sister that voted conservative (already disowned) said she couldn’t vote for him again.

Part of me expected this to have more traction with the general public because it's something directly relatable to them. Huge corruption, lies etc don't relate to them on a person level but stuff like this does.

It's one of the things the opposition don't seem to grasp - it's often the trivial, mundane things that will gain traction rather than the big ones.

 

[skybluetony176]

 

[Liquid Gold]

Chucking your wife under the bus isn't a great look either mate

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Chucking your wife under the bus isn't a great look either mate

Buyer's remorse, though.

 

[skybluetony176]

 

[Frostie]

Quelle surprise

 

[skybluetony176]

Chucking your wife under the bus isn't a great look either mate

He’s got buyers remorse allegedly.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Yeah, fuck her, she's a piece of shit. But it's going to need someone further up the food chain to fall on their sword I reckon.

You get that a lot with people like that. Basically treat everyone else like basic bitches then start crying when they're held accountable for their own shit and act like they've been harshly treated. Can't remember the name, but there was a woman a year or two ago who was head of some company and getting paid an absolute fortune and when she was told to resign because of some data breach or something she basically acted like she had the same amount of authority as the office junior and how it was everyone's else's fault but hers and how dare people expect her to actual do the job she got paid over £100k for Poor dear had to have therapy cos of all the nasty people doing a witchhunt on her. Basically 100% of the rewards, 0% of the accountabilty.

With the resignation, It might need someone else but I can't help thinking about Barnard Castle and how the country was similarly up in arms about it and it slowly just got forgotten about. I fear the same might happen now. The restrictions deflection has probably already taken quite a few people's attention from it.

 

[PVA]

And another one!

 

[Liquid Gold]

Torygraph being leaked to as well is interesting

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

He’s got buyers remorse allegedly.

Odd that he keeps buying when it's clear he prefers renting for short periods

 

[chiefdave]

Quelle surprise

"Absence of evidence"?, if only there was police permanently on duty in Downing Street.

If that's her excuse she needs to be pushed on why nothing was done at the time given it would have been impossible for it to happen without the knowledge of the Met.

 

[skybluetony176]

"Absence of evidence"?, if only there was police permanently on duty in Downing Street.

If that's her excuse she needs to be pushed on why nothing was done at the time given it would have been impossible for it to happen without the knowledge of the Met.

Taking details of everyone who enters and leaves for security purposes.

 

[Frostie]

"Absence of evidence"?, if only there was police permanently on duty in Downing Street.

If that's her excuse she needs to be pushed on why nothing was done at the time given it would have been impossible for it to happen without the knowledge of the Met.

Quite.

The cynical people out there might think the lack of an investigation could be something to do with her being backed to the hilt by the government when she was being called upon to resign a few months back.

 

[clint van damme]

"Absence of evidence"?, if only there was police permanently on duty in Downing Street.

If that's her excuse she needs to be pushed on why nothing was done at the time given it would have been impossible for it to happen without the knowledge of the Met.

And all those entering and leaving were logged.
Or is that another 'lost' file?

 

[Northants Sky Blue]

 

[clint van damme]

Haha! Fucking hilarious.
Spectator doing a hatchet piece on the government. Guess whose deputy editor is married to that Allegra cow?

 

[Liquid Gold]

Things the police don’t investigate:
The prime minister breaking the law
Burglary
Rapists in their own ranks

Things the police investigate:
A spliff

 

[chiefdave]

There's a letter from Conservative peer, Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, who just happens to be the justice minister and a former barrister & QC to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee which clearly shows the time limit for prosecution is not 6 months from the offence, its 6 months from when evidence comes to light, the limit from the date of offence is 3 years.

 

[skybluetony176]

These are going to just keep coming

 

[skybluetony176]

Looks like we’re up to 5 parties now

 

[robbiekeane]

Help needed….
I’m returning to the UK this weekend from abroad. I am double vaccinated.

I now understand that I can’t get the fucking NHS covid app pass unless I was vaccinated in the UK. What the fuck?

I can’t be the only person who received a vaccine abroad can I? Are people who got vaccinated abroad just not supposed to go to events???

 

[Sick Boy]

Help needed….
I’m returning to the UK this weekend from abroad. I am double vaccinated.

I now understand that I can’t get the fucking NHS covid app pass unless I was vaccinated in the UK. What the fuck?

I can’t be the only person who received a vaccine abroad can I? Are people who got vaccinated abroad just not supposed to go to events???

You should be able to get tested and upload it onto the NHS app and use that.