love* in the time of plague (and by love* i mean brexit* and other dreary matters of uk politics)

Alastair Campbell was on the telly all the time, try keeping him off it, the only public statements you ever hear from Cummings is his lame zings when doorstepped by reporters.

These posts are being removed -from the Government’s own websites. @10DowningStreet @BorisJohnson pic.twitter.com/Wl1JNhKOnK

— Joe McGann (@JosephMcGann) May 25, 2020

Anyone know what time this farrago is occurring?

― some infected evening (Matt #2), Monday, May 25, 2020 2:37 PM (twenty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

when's he on?

― Children of Bo-Dom (Noodle Vague), Monday, May 25, 2020 2:40 PM (twenty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Anyone?

Not confirmed yet. Hope he does a May and rocks up to the lectern three hours late before telling us we are cunts

one big difference between US / UK is that a Republican senator or congressional rep would have 7 swoop-haired interns in boat shoes named Swanson to write boilerplate dismissive emails, whereas Tory MPs delight in personally telling the peasants to fuck off https://t.co/22G1YLEsVn

— Dr. Strategy (@inthesedeserts) May 25, 2020

surely by any calculus he should be taking one for the team here. draw attention away. “tank” it, as the RPGs have it. “when advisers become the story it’s time to step aside”. it’s a revolving door. he’ll be back.

really enjoying #CumGate trending on Twitter

I think post-Mandelson, post-Iraq, post-Patel etc. there is very little reason to leave, or bother with the circus of going and then coming back six months later.

If he does step aside he'll make sure to insinuate (or outright snarl) that he was entirely justified in everything he did, and that the public are essentially to blame for anything that happens to them from now on.

Press conference is 3pm

aw i was going to Aldi

stoked for the madness

is the BBC showing it as CumGate Live?

Cum on feel the poise

Two hours late, remorseful, with a shiner.

he's just not cut out for it

I'm not sure what it is here though - like I don't think non-politicians in government should have to have good media skills (I don't think politicians should either but we are where we are)

he's going to be on at 1700

I remember when Campbell did that mad interview, I'm still fairly certain it wasn't sanctioned by Blair and he just veered off road. This is part of a calculated campaign.

Where are you seeing the timing stet?

lol the Telegraph says 4pm, i think they're fucking with us

Starts at 4pm, but Peston starts asking his question at 3pm.

NEW: No 10 say Mr Cummings will make his statement at 4pm in the Rose Garden of 10 Downing Street.

— Joe Pike (@joepike) May 25, 2020

1700 was what they were saying at work but was at 1415 so could have moved.

I see the Mirror is getting a question, place your bets on how many of the below sycophants get one too:

Harry Cole
Dan Hodges
Laura K
Bobby P

Two Darren Grimeses in a big coat

4 o'clock now.

yup - 1600 for Cummings, 1800 for the A66 update

i shouldn't, but fuck it, this had to be shared

If Dominic Cummings resigns today, I will post a video here of me wanking upside down and cumming in my mouth.

— Limmy (@DaftLimmy) May 25, 2020

I imagine Limmy's got one prepared just in case.

nb imago i find him more entertaining than most ilxors but he doesn't exude any competence to anybody except fash mentalists, seeing him in the flesh might even finish one or two of them off

― Children of Bo-Dom (Noodle Vague), Monday, May 25, 2020 1:40 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

fair enough

News special starts at 3.30, they moved (oh irony) Escape to the Country.

lol

Y'know you're really missing football when you're waiting to watch somebody put a reducer in on DomCum in the 4 o'clock kickoff

Even George is getting in with the zings now

Dominic Cummings is expected to announce this afternoon that he has sacked Boris Johnson.

— George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) May 25, 2020

Also fuck the BBC for running their daily schedule of property porn and curtain twitching on a Bank Holiday

Be fair, this is curtain twitching gone national.

i kinda meant before the press conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_4ca8jthAs

I like the property porn! In the morning I can yell at provincial HMO developers and in the afternoon I can watch retired cops and their wives introduce new white-flight (“crowded”) dog whistles while viewing houses in Herefordshire that really won’t suit the LIVE LAUGH LOVE wall transfer they’re planning for the FAMBLY kitchen,

just saying i think we should be given one day off for classic racist Disney films on a Bank Holiday

Campbell got a c4 slot, this is moving schedules on BBC One. It’s a bit amazing, all things considered.

hope they've explained to him what the first word in "charm offensive" means

“when advisers become the story it’s time to step aside"

I don't think that holds true any more and I'm sure Cummings would dismiss the phrase as old thinking worthy of the Blair era.

Lots of people getting excited about this upcoming presser which will change nothing. Cummings won't lose his job or his influence, the damage to messaging has already been done, and they've got 4 plus years to put CV-19 to bed and grow an economy enough to throw some tax cuts at middle class England.

I'd be interested to know the time between Downing St finding out about the trip and deciding to switch to Stay Alert. Not that it matters beyond extra 'talking politics on the Internet' content.

Cummings on Garden Rescue! Cummings on the red team of Bargain Hunt!

Imagining Cummings as a guest/candidate in all of the property and antique porn shows bbc has on offer and... I'd watch all of them tbph.

The fact that every single politicial correspondent, pundit and talking head on BBC or Sky are absolutely 100% certain he's not going to resign and is going to come out fighting makes me think he's going to resign.

don't say that, I want him to resign but I really don't want to see the Limmy video

"Temporarily stepping back from my duties to focus on my family" is about the best we'll get, probably. Which he won't actually do.

Cummings not Limmy

Limmy not cumming

Bbc putting Tom fucking Harwood on, absolutely get fucked

fucking, fucking Harwood. Hope he was introduced in a style that would suit him

All this "it's the nasty media" is boggling, unbelievable and textbook Trump mode