Dominic Cummings to make public statement this afternoon

[Wales-Bales]

How ****ing sad do you have to be looking on twitter for something you can screenshot to defend Dominic Cummings

One of some nobody saying he’d kick him in the balls and another a foreign politician in the park on a sunny day.

I assume the tape measure one has to be a wind up because if it’s not

Screenshot?

[Wales-Bales]

What about the bloke who went to the Isle of Skye?

[CCFCC3PO]

What about the bloke who went to the Isle of Skye?

If it isn't Varadkar we don't want to know.

[superflyblues]

What about the bloke who went to the Isle of Skye?

What bloke would that be? Surely not Ian Blackford, the MP for the Isle of Skye, who was returning home from Westminster for recess like every other MP?

[the other bob wilson]

Yesterday's Newsnight devastatingly demolished Dominic Cummings' defence - if you haven't watched it, it's in the first twenty minutes of the programme;-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...night-26052020

Also, I think this lady is a very good writer who has got the Boris Johnson character to a tee in this piece:-

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ified-sack-him

[Jordi Culé]

Yesterday's Newsnight devastatingly demolished Dominic Cummings' defence - if you haven't watched it, it's in the first twenty minutes of the programme;-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...night-26052020

Also, I think this lady is a very good writer who has got the Boris Johnson character to a tee in this piece:-

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ified-sack-him

I don’t always agree with Marina Hyde but that is a brilliant assessment of the whole thing. The first two paragraphs are particularly brutal but nonetheless true.

The bumbling cuntwaffle’s defence of Cummings is hilarious when considering BoJo own character which to put it politely is one of being a massive ****.

[The Lone Gunman]

Also, I think this lady is a very good writer who has got the Boris Johnson character to a tee in this piece:-

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ified-sack-him

"The thing about Boris Johnson is that he desperately wanted to become Prime Minister, and he desperately wanted to have been Prime Minister. It’s just the bit in between he struggles with."

That's brilliant and seemingly very accurate too.

[Swiss Peter]

Yesterday's Newsnight devastatingly demolished Dominic Cummings' defence - if you haven't watched it, it's in the first twenty minutes of the programme;-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...night-26052020

What a surprise that Bridgen turns up to defend Cummings. The man who tried to justify Rees Mogg's comments on Grenfell. How are these people even electable?

[Croesy Blue]

The line she writes about comparing Cummings and Johnson to the Knight Rider tv series is genius 😂😂😂

She has a great way with words. Even if I don’t agree with her on everything, i don’t think you can deny she’s a great writer.

[Michael Morris]

This timeline picks apart the Cumming's version of events

https://twitter.com/RussInCheshire/s...49109449777160

[dembethewarrior]

This timeline picks apart the Cumming's version of events

https://twitter.com/RussInCheshire/s...49109449777160

:congrats:. Or clapping smiley or whatever...

[Croesy Blue]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/...m_source=share

If you missed this on the news this morning. I think Campbell is a twat but he couldn’t be more right here.

What has this country become where we are happy for Cummings to get away with this, and in some instances defend him to the hilt?!

[Croesy Blue]

Thought this sums it up quite well too

The way Cummings and Co operate is a completely different play book to Blair and Campbell. It's very similar to the Trump style. Overwhelm people with bullshit and lying so much that they become totally desensitised to it. Their supporters just want to be on the winning side, they don't really care about the truth or even outcomes. Trump has pushed it so far now he could slap someone's elderly mum in the face, and the rest of his supporters would just say "well it's not my mum!" And that is where Johnson will be by the end of his term.

It’s mad how all the online lunatics and conspiracy theorists have been tricked into doing this too. The irony of them ever using the word “sheeple” isn’t lost on me.

[Baloo]

Yesterday's Newsnight devastatingly demolished Dominic Cummings' defence - if you haven't watched it, it's in the first twenty minutes of the programme;-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...night-26052020

First action now taken in this saga. Emily Maitlis disciplined.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...mmings-remarks

[lisvaneblue]

First action now taken in this saga. Emily Maitlis disciplined.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...mmings-remarks

She broke the BBC rules....does she need to go as well?

[lardy]

She broke the BBC rules....does she need to go as well?

Did she help write the rules that were intended to reduce death?

If not, they may not be comparable.

[lisvaneblue]

Did she help write the rules that were intended to reduce death?

If not, they may not be comparable.

So not only have you got to break them to be guilty but also help to write them. I'll remember that if ever Im pulled over for speeding

[lardy]

So not only have you got to break them to be guilty but also help to write them. I'll remember that if ever Im pulled over for speeding

Ok, you don't like that one. Let's try something else.

Did she break rules that the rest of the country felt compelled to follow, some being fined for breaking them, and have lead to everyone being unable to have physical contact with their close family, in some cases being unable to say goodbye as they die and attend their funeral?

If not, they may not be comparable.

[Jordi Culé]

So not only have you got to break them to be guilty but also help to write them. I'll remember that if ever Im pulled over for speeding

This speeding offence, will it take place on the A470 and will your boot be packed full of best quality meat?

[Baloo]

She broke the BBC rules....does she need to go as well?

So you’re in favour of people who break rules getting disciplined?

[lisvaneblue]

So you’re in favour of people who break rules getting disciplined?

It was a question.....does she need to go as well? Do the reporters out DC house in a crowd need to go as well?

[Eric Cartman]

She broke the BBC rules....does she need to go as well?

Ironically she has received more punishment than Cummings for a lesser offence.

[Baloo]

Im not defending DC but Im trying to be fair. From his statement he didn't have contact with his close family either. He said his parents are in their 70s so no way was he going to meet up with them.
Also, whilst the world is baying for his blood, lets remember that he is an employee not a politician and I wonder whether what he did is a sackable offence..ie was it in his job description? Or, was he off work and 'on the sick' at th time it all happened.
Emily Maitlis however did break the rules of her employment, so lets try to be a bit balanced

Do you really consider that a fair and balanced summary?

[Baloo]

Fair play, that is really funny.

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

[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