O/T:- ⚠️Impressed with the leadership [The UK Party Politics Thread]

[Old_pie]

In view of what's emerged at the enquiry today, are you not just a little bit embarrassed by this totally inaccurate post of 3 years ago, Banjo? I know I would be.
El Sid

How would he know 3 years ago that the statement was inaccurate? Seemed to me at the time that the government was making all the right noises, getting the medics and scientists in and doing daily briefings to the nation. Why didn't Whitty, Vallance and others take a stance and call out the nonsense that was going on?

I understand being embarrassed at how inept and crass it all appears to have been now that the full story it is coming out, but at the time, when we were treading unknown territory it did seem as if attempts were being made to deal with a situation other nations were also struggling to come to terms with.

Personally, and coming from one to the right of centre in general, is that BoJo should face the courts for he contempt he seems to have displayed (and others of course) for the public. He was and seems not to have understood that he was a public servant and the one real opportunity he had to show Churchillian leadership ended up with merely succeeding in failure.

[Magpies1959]

Very strange how Neil Ferguson got off scot free for his actions during lockdown, not to mention why the fcuk he was the go to guy in the first place. His track records with virus modelling had and have been and proved to be completely wrong.

[Elite_Pie]

How would he know 3 years ago that the statement was inaccurate?

I didn't know, but my guess that it was inaccurate turned out to be spot on.

[BanjoPie]

I didn't know, but my guess that it was inaccurate turned out to be spot on.

At the time, you didn't say it was inaccurate - this is what you did say!

Way, way premature. Without doubt it's a very complex situation, but I think you should wait and see how this pans out before any praise.

[lunaspie]

The only Churchillian aspect of that leadership was it's alcohol intake.

[Elite_Pie]

At the time, you didn't say it was inaccurate - this is what you did say!

Did you read the posts I made after that?

[BanjoPie]

Did you read the posts I made after that?

I refuse to go the full ten yards with you elite. It seems your life ambition is to seek confrontation and cause arguments on this forum.

[Old_pie]

The only Churchillian aspect of that leadership was it's alcohol intake.

But Churchill was still able to retain his wit when under the influence:

“Sir, you are drunk.”
“And you, Bessie, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning, and you will still be ugly.”

[Elite_Pie]

I refuse to go the full ten yards with you elite. It seems your life ambition is to seek confrontation and cause arguments on this forum.

I thought I was discussing rather than arguing, maybe your strings need a retune.

It made me smile how most of the tabloid front pages lead with stories about Johnson wanting to let old people die and the sheer incompetence at the heart of government. However, The Mail, Express and Telegraph report that it was all the fault of Cummings, and the front page of The Sun doesn't mention it at all!

The best and most meaningful front page surprisingly belongs to The Star:

BRITAIN: AN APOLOGY
The Star may have given the impression over the last few years that Boris Johnson and Co were useless, moronic, inept, pointless and pathetic clowns who were all out for themselves. It turns out they're much, much, much, much, much worse than that. We are happy to set the record straight.

[Magpies1959]

EP what a surprise you stand shoulder to shoulder with a 'right wing rag' when it suits your agenda.
I watched some of the Cummings interrogation came over as a yesterday and he came over as a back stabbing, two faced weasel, which I am sure goes for most people involved in politics.