The Conservative members votes went more or less two to one in his favour.
You would have thought it was impossible for a new PM to be as bad as the previous two were, but I fear this one will turn out be worse.
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The Conservative members votes went more or less two to one in his favour.
You would have thought it was impossible for a new PM to be as bad as the previous two were, but I fear this one will turn out be worse.
Though this was a good journalist summary quote ,especially the last line :
""Boris Johnson will become our next prime minister.
A sentence that might thrill you. A sentence that might horrify you. A sentence that 12 months ago even his most die-hard fans would have found hard to believe.
But it's not a sentence, unusually maybe for politics, that won't bother you either way.
Because whatever you think of Boris Johnson, he is a politician that is hard to ignore.
With a personality, and perhaps an ego, of a scale that few of his colleagues can match. This is the man who even as a child wanted to be "world king".
Now, he is the Tory king, and the Brexiteers are the court ""
Go united Kingston
https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/23/ivank...on-2-10445875/
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I feel uplifted already, and it only been just over an hour into his leadership , I may drop off my vitamin supplement intake , if I'm feeling this good .
Scrolling around my social media for positive comments about Johnson and the only ones I can find are promises of making us 'great' again. Are the electorate that thick that they support a total buffoon simply because he promises to make a country 'great' again?
Don't worry. 0.14% of the population have taken back control.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
Alternatively (and realistically) be worried. He will be unprepared for meetings, arrive late, make jokes and spout "stirring" words that don't inspire confidence/make reference to someone Greek who died thousands of years ago, leave and effectively do nothing very well indeed. Still, he is entitled to be PM as he went to Eaton. Leaving the EU without a deal (withdrawal agreement) can't happen and he knows it. Just sounds good to spout that line to win the populist vote amongst a small minority of the UK (and Conservative members abroad) who have chosen a "jolly good chap" to be PM.
Congratulations PM Johnson, now do your job and get us out!
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
There we have it P.M.A.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
Some people feel he's a loveable rogue, some people feel he's not afraid to say what people are feeling. He's not that though, he's got no sense of morality (he supported homophobia when it was cool to do so, he's supported LGBT right when it was cool to do so and he probably doesn't give a hoot either way) and wastes money with short-sighted, egotistical decisions (garden bridge, sauna busses, water cannons) that puts us all in debt while he gets paid a huge sum for slogan filled journalism. He may turn out to be an excellent Prime Minister but his name should never have been anywhere near the list in the first place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
Positively Mental Attitude?Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
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Originally Posted by jon1959
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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
I get the impression that you don't think Britain is or ever was great. Am I correct in that ?
Why all the nastiness and demeaning of people whom you disagree with ?
Is it possible for anyone to disagree with you without being thick ?
I'm a proud Brit, lots to get annoyed about ,much more to be very proud off though .Quote:
Originally Posted by RonnieBird
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Originally Posted by life on mars
Yes I can tell that.
Used to be a great country but I don't know whether we'll recover at this stage.
The most important battle is that which is raging in the USA because it's the very last bastion of Liberty and opportunity of the sort we used to believe in. It's a damned close run thing too - a Battle of Britain moment in history.
If Donald Trump and the constitution can hold out then it's still possible that the tide can turn and maybe we can recover here too in time. However , there are lots of evil people and even more gullible idiots attacking him and everything we believe in with the deadly desperation of a wounded beast.
Is it Trenton or the Alamo ? I don't know, only time will tell, but we can't underestimate the danger of the enemy ,and that even includes some of the more unpleasant brainwashed drones we witness spitting out their ignorant self hating negativity right here.
That's why it's important to challenge and defeat them whenever and wherever they pop up. I find that I can't even chat about football now without these dumbed down political fanatics bush whacking me and telling me what I think so I'll stop trying to be polite or logical with them.
They don't like my country, my culture or my people and they certainly don't like my religion, well so be it then - let's be honest, I don't much like them or their sort either .
They can't wait to meet him. I wonder why?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dear Boris, congratulations on your appointment. I look forward to meeting you to discuss - in detail - our cooperation.</p>— Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) <a href="https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status/1154039901169438722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The cull of the cabinet is ongoing, stay tuned tonight .
11 out of 21 gone.
Dominic Raab as Foreign Secretary (hard core Brexit for wimps) and Priti Patel (the new face of hang 'em and flog 'em Toryism) as Home Secretary - two of the most right wing senior cabinet ministers in a generation or more.
Will they be loyal BoJo followers (i.e. all over the place) or has he just created a new set of problems for himself?
Will keep this short as it reads like satire. But if serious, can you tell me why Trump has scoured the phone book to hire every ex-Goldman Sachs employee and neocon he could find?Quote:
Originally Posted by RonnieBird
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Originally Posted by life on mars
It'll take until 31 October to clear all the blood off the floor. Think it's17 now, I've lost count!
McMillan's night of the long knives is a vicarage tea party by comparison
Williamson isn't the new defence secretaryQuote:
Originally Posted by Auntie Andy
He is education I think. Even Boris isn't mental enough to trust Williamson with the current Iranian situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elwood Blues
Great moments in his maiden speech, as a minimum, he's bloody good entertainment .
He is very quick minded , funny moment , when he referred to his health Secretary , he turned and saw he wasn't there, he very quickly said ,, ooh he's off already to fix social care .
This is going to be fun ,nothing may happened we may end up in chaos of politics , hang on it is chaos ,lol .
I’ll take your word for it. Glad you enjoyed yourself mate you sound so happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
For balance. I wondered about that too, but in Trump's own words he likes to hear opposing views on everything. Apparantly he's always having a go at Bolton for wanting to nuke everybody :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
At least he's not scared of his own shadow like the majority on here. Stop reading the Guardian and your world we will be a better place :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by CardiffIrish2
Ok Mr Faux news as always I’ll laugh and completely disregard anything you say dear 😉👍Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
It was genuinely funny like a yes minster moment, it doesnt mean I like him , or think anything other than being an observational moment .Quote:
Originally Posted by CardiffIrish2
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Originally Posted by jon1959
Particular Material Appraisal
https://www.scribd.com/doc/294871526...l-PMA-Form-doc
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Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
Well that's because he's not perfect. None of our history's great figures have been .
He's got plenty of faults but he's the one who finds himself in the situation of facing down a dangerous enemy, and often quite faulted men rise to the occasion when fate comes calling.
Winston Churchill was a self publisising unreliable piss head before his moment of truth. I mentioned Trenton and the Alamo - well General Washington himself had some very cruel traits and Col Travis had a few personality glitches didn't he ?
Cometh the time Cometh the Man, however . It's the whole message of Henry IV part one and many other writings.
I do agree that he's made many appointments I'd disagree with, but he's the one in there batting for us so we've got no alternative but to hope and pray he gets it right and does enough to stop them .
This is probably the strangest thing I have ever seen on ccmb. This is the 'America first' guy we are talking about right?Quote:
Originally Posted by RonnieBird
Boris Johnson’s hard Brexit cabinet actually makes a soft Brexit more likely
https://qz.com/1675698/what-exactly-...s-brexit-plan/
She's a sourcy sort ,loves an Israeli, sure to fire up the opposition, cant wait for the bun fight , a very deliberate ( baited) appointment .Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
Cant wait for the bun fight with Baroness Chakrabarti (the anointed one)