Dominic Cummings to make public statement this afternoon

[lisvaneblue]

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.

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 the time it all happened.
Emily Maitlis however did break the rules of her employment, so lets try to be a bit balanced

[lardy]

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

Is anyone criticising him for close contact with his family? That hasn't been mentioned once. My understanding is that the outcry is over leaving home with his family and travelling 260 miles.

It would be very odd if his job description specifically mentioned obeying national guidelines. That's a given, usually. Does your job description tell you to drive on the left side of the road?

I would imagine it's easier to sack an employee than a politician.

Was he off work or sick? Didn't his statement say that he didn't speak to his boss?


Very nice attempt at being a bit balanced, but please don't quit your job to join the circus.

[lisvaneblue]

Is anyone criticising him for close contact with his family? That hasn't been mentioned once. My understanding is that the outcry is over leaving home with his family and travelling 260 miles.

It would be very odd if his job description specifically mentioned obeying national guidelines. That's a given, usually. Does your job description tell you to drive on the left side of the road?

I would imagine it's easier to sack an employee than a politician.

Was he off work or sick? Didn't his statement say that he didn't speak to his boss?


Very nice attempt at being a bit balanced, but please don't quit your job to join the circus.

Yes he was off work because he took medical advice before returning to work.
Of course it would be odd if a job description mentioned national guidelines which makes it likely that he did nothing that made it a sackable offence.
And lets remember his employer thinks he did nothing wrong. But the BBC says Emily did

[Jordi Culé]

Yes he was off work because he took medical advice before returning to work.
Of course it would be odd if a job description mentioned national guidelines which makes it likely that he did nothing that made it a sackable offence.
And lets remember his employer thinks he did nothing wrong. But the BBC says Emily did

****inell, this is marvellous stuff.

Please keep it going.

[lardy]

Yes he was off work because he took medial advice before returning to work.
Of course it would be odd if a job description mentioned national guidelines which makes it likely that it did nothing that made it a sackable offence.
And lets remember his employer thinks he did nothing wrong. But the BBC says Emily did

You're talking about his return to work two weeks later. Was he off work or on the sick at the time of his initial travel up the country? He couldn't have been because he didn't tell his boss.

But this is all by the by. I've never had a work contract that says I shouldn't steal things, but that doesn't mean they can't sack me if I do. The details of his contract have absolutely nothing whatsoever with this scandal. And you know this.

[lisvaneblue]

You're talking about his return to work two weeks later. Was he off work or on the sick at the time of his initial travel up the country? He couldn't have been because he didn't tell his boss.

But this is all by the by. I've never had a work contract that says I shouldn't steal things, but that doesn't mean they can't sack me if I do. The details of his contract have absolutely nothing whatsoever with this scandal. And you know this.

As I said, be interesting to get a legal view on it

And, back my OP, Emily Maitlis did break the rules of her employment, so should she be sacked?

[Jordi Culé]

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 the time it all happened.
Emily Maitlis however did break the rules of her employment, so lets try to be a bit balanced

Fair play, that is really funny.