When will this shit end?

[Leyrulion]

1 hour ago, MEGABOWL said:

But he doesn’t get the credit he deserves for how he reacted in 2008 and I think he could have done similar.

He also actually did handle a global pandemic in 2009. 

[MEGABOWL]

1 hour ago, Ryan1984 said:

They’re corrupt, incompetent, arrogant and only in it for themselves but surely that is a step too far?

I wouldn’t put anything past them. Don’t forget their total inability to predict the consequences of their actions.

[steviewevie]

press conference cancelled, so maybe nothing tonight.

[MEGABOWL]

1 hour ago, Mr.Tease said:

Iraq war would suggest otherwise! Quite a big whoopsie! 

I dunno. The devious attempt to coerce the Country into it was very competently executed. And he was still able to win another decent majority off the back of his collected works.

Though I realise I’ve also posted the Private Eye article on Foot and Mouth when he doesn’t come off amazingly well either 😃

[steviewevie]

Apparently ERG have a star chamber.

[Guest]

Just now, steviewevie said:

Apparently ERG have a star chamber.

A what?

[steviewevie]

2 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

A what?

a star chamber

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

A what?

 

[Jcatley]

I see Mark Francois has finally reappeared. Is it possible for him to go back to wherever he has been hiding?

[Guest]

I thought he had a new job as a Therapist.

[Jcatley]

1 minute ago, Ozanne said:

I thought he had a new job as a Therapist.

Honestly. What a vile human being. The MP for my constituency 

[stuartbert two hats]

34 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

 

It doesn't though, does it? Not with Labour on side. Starmer has more votes than Mark Francois.

[xxialac]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/english-regions-should-go-into-covid-tier-4-now-scientists-say

Knowingly heading into disaster and delaying our recovery. 

I can see why people turn to alcohol now.

[dotdash79]

35 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

 

Next bit of political theatre, ERG to start to grumble about the deal. Boris to take them on and “win”, he’s the hero to all beating the EU and the ERG. 
 

no doubt throwing the DUP under the bus again in the process. 

[xxialac]

 

A helpful guide for the thickos at the ERG.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, xxialac said:

 

A helpful guide for the thickos at the ERG.

Wherever you are.

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

It doesn't though, does it? Not with Labour on side. Starmer has more votes than Mark Francois.

not a good look to need labour to get deal through when boris was supposed to be brexitman.

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, steviewevie said:

not a good look to need labour to get deal through when boris was supposed to be brexitman.

This isn't the time to worry about good looks. The ERGs opinion doesn't mean much at the moment.

[incident]

6 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

It doesn't though, does it? Not with Labour on side. Starmer has more votes than Mark Francois.

Thing is - Boris knows that having to rely on opposition votes to get something through parliament (especially something this important) will only cost him in the medium and long term.

[Leyrulion]

53 minutes ago, Jcatley said:

I see Mark Francois has finally reappeared. Is it possible for him to go back to wherever he has been hiding?

Police custody?

[Chef]

Some more stuff @toiletduck might be able to understand. 

[Chapple12345]

42 minutes ago, xxialac said:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/english-regions-should-go-into-covid-tier-4-now-scientists-say

Knowingly heading into disaster and delaying our recovery. 

I can see why people turn to alcohol now.

I’d be shocked if everywhere was tier 4 next week, I also think they’ll only refer to it in that way instead of saying it’s a lockdown so they can keep their ‘no more lockdowns’ pledge 

[stuartbert two hats]

35 minutes ago, incident said:

Thing is - Boris knows that having to rely on opposition votes to get something through parliament (especially something this important) will only cost him in the medium and long term.

Two Prime Ministers have gone because of Brexit. Some abstract notion of the medium or long term doesn't factor in. I think you may be underestimating the long term thinking capabilities of the man who said it would be inhuman to change the Christmas rules four days before changing the Christmas rules.

Right now, what the ERG says is irrelevant.

[xxialac]

UK government to ban travel from South Africa after new variant found

The UK government has implemented a travel ban on passengers arriving from South Africa after two cases of another new strain of Covid-19 was found in the UK, PA reports. Starting from 9 am on Christmas Eve, visitors arriving in England who have been in or transited through South Africa in the past 10 days will not be permitted entry, and direct flights will be banned, the Department for Transport said.

 

[Ryan1984]

The state of this front page. They just said on the paper reviews that all the front pages focus on this rather than the Tier 4 Fears news or the 700+ deaths announced today.