PM Boris Johnson - monster thread for a monster twat

[brogdale]

There are plenty of folks on here who are more than willing to jump on my comment and interpret it as me defending the Tories.

Literally no-one has done that.

Can you recall any other politician being asked this question by a journalist?

 

[Raheem]

it is more than likely he doesn't want his children to know quite how many half brothers and sisters they have.

Why is this more than likely?

 

[brogdale]

Why is this more than likely?

Yeah, especially given that at least 2 of them are adult journalists...unlikely to be able to Google their Father's families.

 

[Badgers]

I agree, completely.



I choose not to object to his decision not to discuss his children in public, and perhaps even welcome it. That's not the same as defending everything or the major part of what he does in the world. There are plenty of folks on here who are more than willing to jump on my comment and interpret it as me defending the Tories. That's really their problem and not mine though, even if I might encourage them to do so.

By the way one of the issues with going into public people's private lives is that it impinges on people connected to them, who did not choose to be connected to them and who aren't seeking to govern us. It's particularly the case with children - no child chooses their parent. We can all speculate on Boris's motivations for not wanting to discuss anything to do with his children but to not have them caught up the consequences of his antics is, in principle, absolutely right. So, if he says he is not going to discuss his children - that's that as far as I'm concerned.

Please tell the DWP, police, immigration and others about this.

 

[mx wcfc]

I couldn't care less how many children he has. But if I were ever to meet him, I think this might be my first question to him. Probably my only question.

If I were to meet him, his chances of having any more children might be suddenly reduced.

 

[Raheem]

If I were to meet him, his chances of having any more children might be suddenly reduced.

You mean you'd tame him and you're a man?

 

[mx wcfc]

You mean you'd tame him and you're a man?

No, I mean I'd kick the bastard hard in the balls.

 

[Badgers]

 

[Badgers]

I guess there is little to no chance of anything from Russia or Jenifer Acuri being looked at before the election. Interested to know about this Farage/Brexit Party peerage thing though? Not sure if this is a Brexit Party, Johnson or GE thread thing but it is illegal isn't it?

From the Telegraph ^

General election 2019: Police 'assessing' call for peerage claim probe

 

[Badgers]

Russian meddling report – dissident's widow goes to law | Alexander Litvinenko | The Guardian

 

[Badgers]

Is there ANY chance that what is happening with Trump and his mob in the US will perhaps hint that the Russia details (at least) need to be made public before a vote

 

[Badgers]

Writing in the Evening Standard , Mr Boles said Mr Johnson was "a compulsive liar who has betrayed every single person he has ever had any dealings with, every woman who has ever loved him, every member of his family, every friend, every colleague, every employee, every constituent."

Spoiler: Mirror Link

Ex-Tory minister says Boris Johnson 'betrayed every woman who ever loved him'

 

[Pickman's model]

I agree, completely.



I choose not to object to his decision not to discuss his children in public, and perhaps even welcome it. That's not the same as defending everything or the major part of what he does in the world. There are plenty of folks on here who are more than willing to jump on my comment and interpret it as me defending the Tories. That's really their problem and not mine though, even if I might encourage them to do so.

By the way one of the issues with going into public people's private lives is that it impinges on people connected to them, who did not choose to be connected to them and who aren't seeking to govern us. It's particularly the case with children - no child chooses their parent. We can all speculate on Boris's motivations for not wanting to discuss anything to do with his children but to not have them caught up the consequences of his antics is, in principle, absolutely right. So, if he says he is not going to discuss his children - that's that as far as I'm concerned.

We know how many children the queen has but not how many children her prime minister has. I find that very strange.

 

[Badgers]

We know how many children the queen has but not how many children her prime minister has. I find that very strange.

How many children has her son Andrew had?

 

[Pickman's model]

How many children has her son Andrew had?

2 acknowledged...

 

[kenny g]

How many children has her son Andrew had?

Depends what you mean by 'had'. He claims none. Others differ.

 

[Badgers]

Good stuff

Crowd of students to march on Boris Johnson's constituency in campaign to unseat prime minister

 

[tim]

No, I mean I'd kick the bastard hard in the balls.

They survived getting crushed and sliced by that zip-wire, so, unless you're Rosa Klebb, I assume your boot will just bounce having had little or no effect.

 

[stavros]

General election 2019: Police 'assessing' call for peerage claim probe

This would be truly shocking: someone getting put into the legislature who hadn't been elected or done remarkable acts in the good of the state and the world.

 

[Badgers]

Jennifer Arcuri: ‘I’ve kept Johnson’s secrets – now he’s cast me aside like a one-night stand’ | Boris Johnson | The Guardian

A woman scorned

 

[Poi E]

I suppose the concern is not so much the affairs, but keeping one's affairs in order, something Johnson is too drunk to do.

 

[MrSki]

Jennifer Arcuri: ‘I’ve kept Johnson’s secrets – now he’s cast me aside like a one-night stand’ | Boris Johnson | The Guardian

A woman scorned

I doubt this will cheer him up.

 

[maomao]

I doubt the Arcuri stuff will affect most of his base. He has the Trump factor and it's not like there's even much of a religious vote in this country, certainly not a block vote like in the US. If anything he'll pick up a couple of extra votes for being lovable bonking Boris.

 

[Badgers]

I doubt the Arcuri stuff will affect most of his base. He has the Trump factor and it's not like there's even much of a religious vote in this country, certainly not a block vote like in the US. If anything he'll pick up a couple of extra votes for being lovable bonking Boris.

Probably correct.

If she was to leak some 'secrets' then it might. No doubt there will be newspapers offering money for this but she might cause her 'business interests' problems if she does.

 

[Proper Tidy]

It's the money side that will have more impact, if anything can get the allegations he played a role in funnelling public money to his blagger mistress back in headlines then that could be toxic

 

[stavros]

I got my first Tory flyer through the door today, from my current Tory MP who was a Jeremy Hunt supporter. Interestingly, whilst she warns against the horror of a Corbyn government, and cites Swinson as a baddie (the Lib Dems are the most likely challengers here), not once does she mention her own party's glorious leader.

 

[MrSki]

Probably correct.

If she was to leak some 'secrets' then it might. No doubt there will be newspapers offering money for this but she might cause her 'business interests' problems if she does.

ITV special at 11pm tonight. I doubt she has spilt the beans but we shall see.

ETA it's an hour long so there must be more than the clip above.

 

[not a trot]

ITV special at 11pm tonight. I doubt she has spilt the beans but we shall see.

ETA it's an hour long so there must be more than the clip above.

55 minutes of adverts

 

[Badgers]

55 minutes of adverts

5 minutes of greedy blame

 

[Badgers]

Might have already been posted but never hurts to share these moments