PM Boris Johnson - monster thread for a monster twat

[quiet guy]

It's once Murdoch realises he is of no further use, that's when he's done for

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Missed the fact he was talking to a bunch of people in South Shields, about as far away from Peppa Pig World as you can go and still be in England.

 

[ruffneck23]

Of course my local mp voted for it, I have written to it and blasted it on FB, not that it will do any good.

 

[ruffneck23]

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

None of that pesky gdpr nonsense going forward. How to rewrite so that cambridge analytica can help steal elections in future without it been "against the rules" and without Putin having to doorstep deliver Novichok by way of a reminder that "we gave you what you wanted, now deliver Brexit" (at which point the pig fucker shat it).

Can we presume that Tories don't play chess, or that Johnson doesnt understand the rules?

The UK government’s plan to reform data-protection laws are terrifying

Everything that Cambridge Analytica did would probably be legal under these new plans

www.opendemocracy.net

 

[Kaka Tim]

Everytime someone posted the latest car-crash video of Trump during his presidency I kept thinking someone's got to step in and save the idiot from himself, and the world from him, but never happened - huge sense of deja vu at the moment .

Its a valid point - but Trump had a lot more power and influence than johnson - particularly amongst party members and his rabid supporters. Also - as head of state - far more difficult to remove - death, impeachment or serious incapacity being the only options - whearas a simple vote by mps can do for a prime minister . Also their may well be enough details of his financial and personal dodginess to force him to go if he didnt want it leaked to the press/police/investigating bodies.
Johnson support amongst the tory PLP is purely transactional - they will support him as long as he provides votes and with brexit "done" he is no longer needed by the brexit headbangers.
If carries on like this I think his days are numbered.
Another factor is that Johnson has no real grit and determination - and being prime minsister is less and less fun - so he may be happy to fuck it off when it becomes to much like hard work - same as with the women who have his kids.
I think the social care changes look extremely toxic - poll tax-esque in their unfairness - everyone paying the same meaning those who own "cheap" housing lose loose pretty much everything - those in more expensive homes - especially in the south east - only a fraction. Its a really great way to really piss off most of your older voters outside of London and the home counties.

 

[teqniq]

 

[ruffneck23]

 

[extra dry]

Bonkers Boris - its a mistake

 

[not-bono-ever]

I am starting to lose whatever hope I had left. Even fantasies of a bloody day of reckoning don’t cheer me up the way they used to

 

[Brainaddict]

Best case scenario here is the Tories have a bloody war over leadership of the party and Johnson stays in. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[ruffneck23]

I'm seriously thinking about moving back to the Isle of Man

 

[equationgirl]

By God, Cameron was pigging awful wasn't he? Just seeing his plump, self-satisfied porcine face again induces utter rage. Entirely lacking in ability or talent, but an Etonian & an Oxbridge man - therefore suitable for the top job. And what will his legacy be, what will he be remembered for? Giving the green light to the EU referendum and trying to persuade the electorate to vote Remain, but typically making a ham-fisted hash of that. He told a lot of porkies about the red menace of Milliband too, when the most notable thing the latter had done was eat a bacon sandwich.

I think we all know what his legacy is, and it involves a pig's head.

 

[Badgers]

 

[ruffneck23]

 

[bluescreen]

Almost credible, unfortunately.

 

[Hollis]

I think that's one of Rosie's best so far! I had to watch a couple times to get all the references!

 

[scalyboy]

I think that's one of Rosie's best so far! I had to watch a couple times to get all the references!

Gordon the Gopher World... Swine Parade, "Getting Piggy With it"

 

[scalyboy]

Another factor is that Johnson has no real grit and determination - and being prime minsister is less and less fun - so he may be happy to fuck it off when it becomes to much like hard work

Yes - I recall someone supposedly close to him saying he had no idea being a PM would entail this much hard work... Gawd alone knows what he thought it would be like, maybe attending fancy banquets, some amusing speeches with a spot of Latin tossed in, and lots of holidays...? Well he's doing OK on the last one anyway.
I cannot understand the cognition of Daily Mail types who say he "works very hard" or is a "grafter" - utter nonsense.

Anyway I agree with you that he may not be unhappy if told to clear off - permanent gardening leave and a seat in the Lords to preserve his dignity, Lord Johnson of Peppa Pig World.

They could soften the blow by getting a tame doctor to certify he has been suffering from the brain fog associated with long Covid, hence making car engine noises, comparing himself to Moises, and babbling bout Peppa to leaders of business.

 

[two sheds]

"He was going on all the little rides while Carrie looked after the baby. I don't think he's been to Peppa Pig World before, although I think quite a few of his kids have ..."

 

[Serene]

‘No-one will sell their home to pay for care’ was on the Conservative manifesto in 2019, so your home’s already gone.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Yes - I recall someone supposedly close to him saying he had no idea being a PM would entail this much hard work... Gawd alone knows what he thought it would be like, maybe attending fancy banquets, some amusing speeches with a spot of Latin tossed in, and lots of holidays...?

A bit like being Mayor of London perhaps. For him anyway.

 

[Wilf]

Its a valid point - but Trump had a lot more power and influence than johnson - particularly amongst party members and his rabid supporters. Also - as head of state - far more difficult to remove - death, impeachment or serious incapacity being the only options - whearas a simple vote by mps can do for a prime minister . Also their may well be enough details of his financial and personal dodginess to force him to go if he didnt want it leaked to the press/police/investigating bodies.
Johnson support amongst the tory PLP is purely transactional - they will support him as long as he provides votes and with brexit "done" he is no longer needed by the brexit headbangers.
If carries on like this I think his days are numbered.
Another factor is that Johnson has no real grit and determination - and being prime minsister is less and less fun - so he may be happy to fuck it off when it becomes to much like hard work - same as with the women who have his kids.
I think the social care changes look extremely toxic - poll tax-esque in their unfairness - everyone paying the same meaning those who own "cheap" housing lose loose pretty much everything - those in more expensive homes - especially in the south east - only a fraction. Its a really great way to really piss off most of your older voters outside of London and the home counties.

TBH. I don't see him going anywhere at the moment, it's not the kind of job where you give it a go for a year or two, particularly if you have the deluded view that you are a peacetime Churchill. Nor will the party seriously think about ditching him till Labour get 6 months of poll leads. However I agree with the underlined - he really is a lazy bastard, one of the many reasons he's unfit for the job. He'll probably knuckle down for a month or so, doing some proper speeches, learning a few - gasp - facts! But then he'll revert to type. I suppose he's, literally, what he is - a Spectator journalist used to bluffing it, combining issues with bluster and rhetoric. The real question is what happened to British politics to allow this turd to float to the surface.

 

[teuchter]

He lost his place for 20 seconds or so during a 25 minute speech. So what - who cares except for TV or newspaper editors who can make a story out of it? It doesn't mean anything.

 

[ska invita]

He lost his place for 20 seconds or so during a 25 minute speech. So what - who cares except for TV or newspaper editors who can make a story out of it? It doesn't mean anything.

its fellow Tories firing shots across his bow via their media palls

 

[ruffneck23]

When you absolutely have to release a statement to confirm you're not fucked.

Boris Johnson is not unwell and has not lost his grip, says No 10

Downing Street spokesperson responds to questions about PM’s health after rambling speech to CBI on Monday

www.theguardian.com

 

[8ball]

When you absolutely have to release a statement to confirm you're not fucked.

Boris Johnson is not unwell and has not lost his grip, says No 10

Downing Street spokesperson responds to questions about PM’s health after rambling speech to CBI on Monday

www.theguardian.com

I really don't think he's fucked. He could shamble along like this for a decade and still be voted in.

 

[ruffneck23]

I really don't think he's fucked. He could shamble along like this for a decade and still be voted in.

I mean fucked in the head, not in the polls.

 

[brogdale]

When you absolutely have to release a statement to confirm you're not fucked.

Boris Johnson is not unwell and has not lost his grip, says No 10

Downing Street spokesperson responds to questions about PM’s health after rambling speech to CBI on Monday

www.theguardian.com

 

[Carvaged]

A lot of people really seem to warm to his bumbling waffling moron persona. So they probably decided they could get some good mileage from marketing it a bit more.