Dominic Cummings to make public statement this afternoon

[lisvaneblue]

He’s vindicated apparently because it didn’t tell him not to break lockdown rules in his job description

No, Im not defending his actions, all Im saying ...is it a sackable offence? Be interesting to get a legal view on it

[lardy]

No, Im not defending his actions, all Im saying ...is it a sackable offence? Be interesting to get a legal view on it

If he knew that legally he was safe from being sacked, he would never have done the Rose Garden interview.

[lisvaneblue]

If he knew that legally he was safe from being sacked, he would never have done the Rose Garden interview.

That's a rubbish reply. He was being hounded by the press and this was an attempt to set the record straight as he saw it

[Jordi Culé]

That's a rubbish reply. He was being hounded by the press and this was an attempt to set the record straight as he saw it

“...Hounded by the press...”

**** me you’re funny, I don’t care if you’re doing it intentionally or not but you’re brightening up my day Please add that his life was being endangered next by the rabble who congregated outside his house with pitchforks.

[lisvaneblue]

“...Hounded by the press...”

**** me you’re funny, I don’t care if you’re doing it intentionally or not but you’re brightening up my day Please add that his life was being endangered next by the rabble who congregated outside his house with pitchforks.

You must have missed the TV news coverage showing loads of reporters outside his home, none of whom seem to care a toss about social distancing. Maybe they should be rounded up and sacked as well for breaking the rules

[Jordi Culé]

You must have missed the TV news coverage showing loads of reporters outside his home, none of whom seem to care a toss about social distancing. Maybe they should be rounded up and sacked as well for breaking the rules

No, I didn’t miss Cummings nonchalantly leaving his home and pointing out the press were not socially distancing, I even commented upon it on here as that also made me laugh.

[lardy]

That's a rubbish reply. He was being hounded by the press and this was an attempt to set the record straight as he saw it

Well if anyone knows a rubbish reply when they see one...


Why does he need to set the record straight? He's not in the public eye. One of the few things he's known for is not caring what people think.

The public may want him to be sacked. But if he legally can't be sacked, all they need to do is wait until it blows over.

There was a good piece on the FT where one of their editors did an analysis of his statement. Basically it's written like a witness statement and the guy concluded that it was a very good one considering it was written in one weekend. I'm quite sure one of those excellent lawyers would have piped up to say "hold on, he can't be sacked anyway" while they were at it if it were true.