could try to kick it into the long grass w/some sort of inquiry nonsense too I guess
― ||||||||, Sunday, 24 May 2020 15:43 (four years ago) link
“i will be suspending him, with pay, until this blows over”
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 24 May 2020 15:45 (four years ago) link
he could do a trump, talk absolute shit then not take any questions, cummings is probably telling him as much
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 24 May 2020 15:50 (four years ago) link
Anyone expecting Dominic Cummings’ sacking, or en even an inquiry, at 5pm from Boris Johnson is going to be disappointed. I’m told the PM believes it’s “case closed”.— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) May 24, 2020
― stet, Sunday, 24 May 2020 15:51 (four years ago) link
Non-public enquiry delayed to 2021 seems likely, the lid's rattling the Cummings pot too loudly to be quieted by any more bullshit. Don't quote me on that though.
loltastic xpost
― while the city bleeps (Matt #2), Sunday, 24 May 2020 15:52 (four years ago) link
camaraderie otm
― ||||||||, Sunday, 24 May 2020 15:53 (four years ago) link
we should have a quick poll in the next 4 minutes
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 24 May 2020 15:57 (four years ago) link
no sacking, no resignation, Johnson is taking this one to demonstrate that he's backing Cummings
― Children of Bo-Dom (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 24 May 2020 15:58 (four years ago) link
This will be nothing, just like all those Maybot ones except that ppl will call it great leadership
― What fash heil is this? (wins), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link
If anyone can be relied on to waffle aimlessly without coming to any sort of salient point...
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link
Wait until 7.30/8pm to see if the Campaigning Newspapers have more.
― santa clause four (suzy), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:02 (four years ago) link
I think you might be about to see someone wriggle their way out of a jam folks
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:03 (four years ago) link
Why would he sack Cummings though? Boris Da Boss Windross is either the boss or he isn't.
You either get rid off the bat or not at all. Anything else is centrism
― anvil, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:03 (four years ago) link
CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNT
― santa clause four (suzy), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:04 (four years ago) link
of course, but thats what UK wanted
― anvil, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:05 (four years ago) link
That's it then, dismissed out of hand in the first 60 seconds, CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNT indeed.
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:05 (four years ago) link
Double-tier lockdown rules confirmed
― while the city bleeps (Matt #2), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:06 (four years ago) link
OTM except he'll take questions but not bother giving any sort of answer.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:06 (four years ago) link
Summer holidays may be cancelled, warns ex-Ofsted chief
can we just round up and exterminate everybody who's ever been in charge at Ofsted please
― Children of Bo-Dom (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:07 (four years ago) link
i mean really anybody who's ever worked for them but i don't wanna drag any innocent ilxors by accident
June 1st - Extermination Day
― while the city bleeps (Matt #2), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
He still sounds a bit short of breath, which is good, less oxygen to those lungs pls.
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
If the British media can't rise to this challenge then fuck them for all time.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
not sure this is going to go away - seem to be burning a lot of political capital on this one weird wee goblin
― ||||||||, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
Brilliant news that we can now travel 500 miles if someone in the house has CV. This is going to be like Trump's "we're banning all flights from Europe" which purportedly ampped up infections across the US as everyone rushed home.
― stet, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:09 (four years ago) link
Followed the instincts of every parent? Every parent I know is locked down in their only home, rationing time on Animal Crossing.
This ain’t over.
― santa clause four (suzy), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:09 (four years ago) link
cummings is the real pm, and he's not going anywhere
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:09 (four years ago) link
I'm assuming someone had to explain the meaning of the word 'integrity' to Boris beforehand - and still he used it to describe Dominic Cummings' actions.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:10 (four years ago) link
Cummings understands and presumably learned from the US that, when it comes to things like this, nothing matters and you can flood the news cycle with shit and people just get exhausted and move on.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:12 (four years ago) link
I'm assuming someone had to explain the meaning of the word 'integrity' to Boris beforehand
There is no shared agreement on the meaning or definition of any particular word this isn't 1961
― anvil, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:12 (four years ago) link
“This is not going away” they said confidently, as it went away.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:13 (four years ago) link
bingo
― Children of Bo-Dom (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:13 (four years ago) link
shall we have a sweep on how many days before we're outraged about something else?
Power is the only thing that matters in any situation, the rest is for bullet point journals and memoirs
― anvil, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:14 (four years ago) link
The today programme and the papers do not set the agenda any more because the agenda is flooded with shit.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:14 (four years ago) link
If the media were less compliant it wouldn't go away - however
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link
I think (and hope) you need a Fox news to make that work, and we're not quite there yet. He's also struggling to turn this into a culture war thing – and Labour aren't obliging there either. Our papers are evil and expert at turning the public away, but they're also good at channelling their readerships' anger (and the majority hate Cummings to boot.)
― stet, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:16 (four years ago) link
Penny from Hampshire, that was not the question which needed asking.
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:17 (four years ago) link
Kind of sends the message out that lockdown time is over, which is what they wanted I guess. Not that they're bright enough to have planned the whole thing this way, but it's working out for them if the press don't follow up on it - which they probably won't. Herd lolmmunity here we come.
― while the city bleeps (Matt #2), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:17 (four years ago) link
If you want a media thats not compliant buy some media. That's what they did while your were wasting it all on avocado toast and weekends away in Gothenburg
― anvil, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:17 (four years ago) link
I don’t disagree that the media is compliant, but you’re missing the point if you think the problem is that. It’s that they’re chasing shadows created by an unbelievably cynical government. Look at the guardian liveblog. It’s gibberish. Not having Fox News is not going to save you.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:19 (four years ago) link
There are a bunch of people on this thread whose “this is big! He has to go!” predictions used to be reasonable and correct, but they don’t seem to get it any more. Nothing is big. You’re not going to see many resignations from this government.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link
ian from the bbc observing social distancing until he runs into technical difficulties there
― a denim head and an aficionado of Japanese craftsmanship (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:23 (four years ago) link
Peston is fucking useless.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:23 (four years ago) link
Resignation make no sense. Resigning is what losers do
― anvil, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:23 (four years ago) link
How is Peston so bad at this?
― ShariVari, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:24 (four years ago) link
lol nothing matters
― a denim head and an aficionado of Japanese craftsmanship (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:24 (four years ago) link
wow they've literally muted a journalist (even though it's one from the BBC) talk about a heavy handed metaphor
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:24 (four years ago) link
What the fuck was that with the hedging and the second unrelated question, fucking peston
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:25 (four years ago) link
guidance retconned, question ignored, quietly saying "there's no lockdown rules", sweet
― Children of Bo-Dom (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 24 May 2020 16:25 (four years ago) link