Johnson in Hospital

[swaledale]

Rather worrying news. Whatever my personal views on the guy, I hope he recovers.

[macstheman]

If it doesn't bring it home to the tossers who think that social distancing etc doesn't apply to them then God help us all!!
Get well Boris and all that are suffering from this evil blight.

[MadAmster]

.... and now he's in Intensive Care. As others have said, political preference is irrelevant in this, I wish Boris a full recovery, as do I all in hospital with this (and other) ailments. Complication for Boris is his fiancee is pregnant and, apparently, also has the virus. I wish her well and hope that the baby is fine.

[Geoff Parkstone]

Just waiting for rA to claim he is lying in order to get public sympathy and enforce the lockdown, while sitting in his flat in number 11 eating caviar and lobster washed down with Bollinger.

Get well soon

[Andy_Faber]

Just waiting for rA to claim he is lying in order to get public sympathy and enforce the lockdown, while sitting in his flat in number 11 eating caviar and lobster washed down with Bollinger.

Get well soon

RA is pondering how to spin reference to Reece Mogg and Cummings into his post.

Seriously though, I have seen some vile comments regarding Boris' health on social media, one from someone I have had regular business dealings with but will do so no more.

[Trickytreesreds]

RA is pondering how to spin reference to Reece Mogg and Cummings into his post.

Seriously though, I have seen some vile comments regarding Boris' health on social media, one from someone I have had regular business dealings with but will do so no more.

Me too.
Big shout out to Sheila Oakes, the Heanor solicitor and parish councillor who on twitter syas BJ completely deserves this as the worst PM we have ever had.
Of course the fat lefty cow, isn't biased in her opinion and it is so comforting to have such an outstanding member of the professional community with views like this.

https://vhsfletchers.co.uk/people/sheila-oakes/

[ramAnag]

Just waiting for rA to claim he is lying in order to get public sympathy and enforce the lockdown, while sitting in his flat in number 11 eating caviar and lobster washed down with Bollinger.

Get well soon

Harsh, GP...and a little unfair. I’m not the only one on here who queried the authenticity of his, Hancock and Cummings’ illnesses. Seem to remember you starting the conspiracy theories over Prince Charles.

To be completely truthful I care a great deal more about many other people. Obviously first amongst those are my friends and loved ones but I’d go so far as to include a number on here who I know to be decent people who also have underlying health issues to deal with.

I’ve never understood the political way of calling opponents every name under the sun until they suffer some misfortune at which point they suddenly become paragons of virtue.

At a human level I wish him a full recovery, but to be brutally honest I’m much more moved by those on the ‘frontline’ who have lost their lives, possibly as a result of inadequate government response. If that sounds harsh, so be it...at least it’s honest.

[MadAmster]

Harsh, GP...and a little unfair. I’m not the only one on here who queried the authenticity of his, Hancock and Cummings’ illnesses. Seem to remember you starting the conspiracy theories over Prince Charles.

To be completely truthful I care a great deal more about many other people. Obviously first amongst those are my friends and loved ones but I’d go so far as to include a number on here who I know to be decent people who also have underlying health issues to deal with.

I’ve never understood the political way of calling opponents every name under the sun until they suffer some misfortune at which point they suddenly become paragons of virtue.

At a human level I wish him a full recovery, but to be brutally honest I’m much more moved by those on the ‘frontline’ who have lost their lives, possibly as a result of inadequate government response. If that sounds harsh, so be it...at least it’s honest.

First let me say I hope he pulls through. As rA says, my money is on him having got it when he visited the hospital which had Corona patients and shook hands with all and sundry, boasted about it the next day and said he'd do the same again....... all against the advice at the time. He was very silly doing that.

[Geoff Parkstone]

Whereas BJ is not on the front line? Surely someone making all these crap decisions and lying to the public has to be fairly front line in the defence? Maybe not goalkeeper but at least centre back

[ramAnag]

Whereas BJ is not on the front line? Surely someone making all these crap decisions and lying to the public has to be fairly front line in the defence? Maybe not goalkeeper but at least centre back

As I say...I wish him well in his recovery and I deplore the comments of the likes that Andy and Tricky have drawn attention to...but ‘frontline’ to me means those who are actively trying to save lives, often without the protection they should be entitled to, and all those who are meeting the needs of the public - be they shop workers, teachers, care workers, the police, cleaners etc - with a similar lack of protection.

This isn’t a question of Party politics either Tricky. Of course Labour has some very questionable supporters amongst its ranks but let’s not pretend there aren’t just as many ‘deranged’ individuals in other parties too. Not a time for ‘point scoring’ imo.