Jo!!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:45 (four years ago) link
after ref campaign his sisters brats were already booing: "you've stolen our future uncle boris" at least he will have more time to concentrate on the kids now.
― calzino, Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:45 (four years ago) link
brexit ref i meant to say obv
― calzino, Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:46 (four years ago) link
The first example of a politician stepping down to spend less time with their family? https://t.co/PxPZ7ufTBg— Theresa Griffin MEP (@TheresaMEP) September 5, 2019
lol
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:47 (four years ago) link
All we need now is for Boris to be savaged by his Welsh rescue dog - and, no, I don't mean Nigel Evans.
― Boulez, vous couchez avec moi? (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:49 (four years ago) link
this is worse than when ed miliband betrayed his brother
― conrad, Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:50 (four years ago) link
Guardian still has the Boris Domestic tape.
If Jess Phillips was any use at all she’d start a very pointed women’s health conversation about HPV and cervical cancer.
― coup de twat (suzy), Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:52 (four years ago) link
Actually I watched a video of Phillips' performance yesterday and thought -- though I don't like or trust this person in an way -- this would actually be good useful material for campaigning against BJ and for a Labour government -- if only she actually wanted a Labour government.
I quite like the fact that both JP and Peter Mandelson are temporarily refraining from attacking the Labour leadership.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:55 (four years ago) link
Absolutely astonishing twist - one tory insider texts to say ‘he’s killed him’ https://t.co/fK3clhKNCz— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) September 5, 2019
― gyac, Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:56 (four years ago) link
xpMandy has a quite close friendship with Milne in recent times apparently.
― calzino, Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:57 (four years ago) link
they are both total wastemen so probably true.
― calzino, Thursday, 5 September 2019 10:59 (four years ago) link
Lolico replying to Laura K, worst troll ever
How? In what sense?— Andrew Lilico (@andrew_lilico) September 5, 2019
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:04 (four years ago) link
This is an absolutely amazing twist, though also pretty soap opera worthy. Who even knew he had a brother before this?
― Frederik B, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:05 (four years ago) link
✋🏻
― gyac, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:06 (four years ago) link
I don't find it very amazing at all.
I think it's a bit odd that JJ was serving in the BJ government, but it seems quite logical that he wouldn't continue now.
It has been pointed out that he hasn't been very clear about when he's resigning or what from.
Perhaps shades of Zac Goldsmith -- someone who can stand down because he doesn't need the money and isn't very interested.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:07 (four years ago) link
lol Fred
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:08 (four years ago) link
Who even knew he had a brother before this?
or, indeed, a father
― conrad, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:08 (four years ago) link
xxp Most of the people on this thread. He has a sister too who's on the remain side.
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:09 (four years ago) link
Only one Johnson sibling has a life outside the public eye.
Rachel Johnson actually had the self-regard to literally announce to an usher at my friend’s event that she was ‘a VIP’.
― coup de twat (suzy), Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:11 (four years ago) link
yeah and like boris she's a tedious exhibitionist
― calzino, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:14 (four years ago) link
He even has a number of children (exact number disputed)! One of them is good at cricket and one isn't
― imago, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:16 (four years ago) link
Dont get too excited about youngsters enrolling to vote. Happened in Australia too for the gay marriage plebiscite, and then in the election just afterwards the scumbag tories still strolled back in again. And we have compulsory voting and proportional representation.
― And according to some websites, there were “sexcapades.” (James Morrison), Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:17 (four years ago) link
those scumbag tories didn't try to withdraw australia from the ICC or something
― imago, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:17 (four years ago) link
Lj did u play cricket w/ the son good at cricket or not good at cricket?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:18 (four years ago) link
surely with compulsory voting there's no reason to get excited about people registering to vote?
― ogmor, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:18 (four years ago) link
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:18 (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink
both, on different occasions
the one who was good has a sort of world-striding colonialist effectiveness to his body language. the part of BJ that's a naturally confident translator of ancient greek and a social engineer who made himself prime minister
the one who was bad was utterly feckless. that's another part of BJ obv
― imago, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:22 (four years ago) link
ru sayin he gave zero fecks
― mark s, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:23 (four years ago) link
I think it's a bit odd that JJ was serving in the BJ government
I had thought JJ might not back his PM bid given their differing Brexit stances, but given that (iirc) he did and got a ministerial post, I was surprised that he backed down now
so Fred can continue plotting the Johnson family tree, JJ's wife Amelia Gentleman did some good investigative articles about what turned into the Windrush scandal and other aspects of UK immigration policy
(I have no other opinions on her in general and am pretty sure someone will be along any moment to point out she's bad not good)
― a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:24 (four years ago) link
xps to JM last time it happened here young people came out in numbers and took the Tory majority away
― gyac, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:26 (four years ago) link
nobody can be both married to a tory mp and good, but she's probably about as close as it gets
― imago, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:26 (four years ago) link
her dad david is good not bad if you like good book coverart:
https://maraid.co.uk/images/blog/2016/04/dg-04.jpg
― mark s, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:28 (four years ago) link
^^^recent bojo footage
― mark s, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:29 (four years ago) link
"Only a socialist could regard family ties as being so trivial as to shaft his brother" - Boris Johnson on the Milibands, 2013
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:36 (four years ago) link
xp I always like to see an illustrated Penguin cover <3
― a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:36 (four years ago) link
surely with compulsory voting there's no reason to get excited about people registering to vote?since they didn’t bother to vote once they’d sent a letter saying “yes ppl should be allowed to get married,” it obv was worth getting excited when it looked like they would make a difference
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:39 (four years ago) link
like, you’re SUPPOSED to vote, but the army don’t come to yr house & frogmarch every single citizen to the polls
anyway the australian tories are now introducing legislation literally allowing you to say gay ppl should be burnt to death as long as you also claim you love jesus, so good job young non-votersobv the situation is more promising in the UK as the kids are signing up in order to actually vote
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:43 (four years ago) link
What’s happening to BoJo is what was supposed to happen to Trump. It probably would have if the Dem leadership wasn’t stuck in the 90s.— Jeremy Gilbert (@jemgilbert) September 5, 2019
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:44 (four years ago) link
― don’t bore us, get to the aeon of horus (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:44 (four years ago) link
91% turnout is lower than I had imagined and does still leave some room for improvement, but we're around the 70% mark here, there's way more scope
― ogmor, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:45 (four years ago) link
what does that mean? collapsing under the weight of its own contradictory political forces ?
― самокритика me, daddy (||||||||), Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:45 (four years ago) link
@comrade_alpha
― самокритика me, daddy (||||||||), Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:46 (four years ago) link
tbh my "bojo will never be pm" was based on the known existence w/i the tory party of a significant never_bojo faction -- who are now apparent manifesting is useful, unlike the never_trumpers
― mark s, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:52 (four years ago) link
lol or whatever i meant in actual english
The tweet I posted was simply an observation to think about. Not sure it scans across the pond in quite that way as the systems are different , and Labour has been v much damaged by the permanent split in the PLP.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:56 (four years ago) link
fortunately there's no batshit vengeful right wing of the Dems desperate to maintain capitalism as normal
― Joe Proroguin' (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 5 September 2019 11:57 (four years ago) link
So ... if parliament is prorogued next week, there presumably can't be a vote under FTPA to call an election? https://t.co/k3Jy3UxqJ6— Elvis Buñuelo (@Mr_Considerate) September 5, 2019
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 5 September 2019 12:00 (four years ago) link
Here is an escape route:
Quite incredibly - anonymous Minister tells The Times that Boris Johnson WILL resign rather than go to Brussels for an extension. Surely that just encourages the Opposition to delay an Election https://t.co/y4NRm36zpH— steve hawkes (@steve_hawkes) September 5, 2019
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 5 September 2019 12:04 (four years ago) link
the Queen shd refuse to accept
― Joe Proroguin' (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 5 September 2019 12:05 (four years ago) link
just Johnson, condemned to lead an ever dwindling government, powerless, locked into the post until he dies
― Joe Proroguin' (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 5 September 2019 12:06 (four years ago) link