The Dominic Cummings file

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Sorry. Seen it's already posted

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

They’ll be working on his resignation. A sacking is hard to come back from, honourably resigning over this error of judgment makes it much easier to be brought back to deal with Brexit once Covid has waned...

 

[The39thStep]

Arsenal fans piling on the pressure

 

[Lord Camomile]

Assuming Johnson wants him to go, they will be negotiating his resignation. They may also want time to inform others and get their ducks in a row before making an announcement.

I mean, could well be right, but getting their ducks in a row doesn't seem to be something they've been overly concerned about in the past.

 

[Raheem]

Doing a line of coke together.

"What's our line going to be?"

"Thought you'd never ask..."

 

[Orang Utan]

Well I hope he brought sandwiches
I’d be well grumpy by now

 

[cupid_stunt]

Defence of Dominic Cummings is shameful, says ex-Durham police chief

Mike Barton brands UK government ‘self-privileged hypocrites’ who have damaged public trust

www.theguardian.com

He doesn't mince his words...

The former chief constable of Durham police has launched a strident attack on Dominic Cummings and the government defending him, branding them self-privileged hypocrites who have damaged the fight against coronavirus at a time of national emergency.

He told the Guardian: “It is clear he has broken the rules. It could not be clearer. I cannot think of a worse example of a breach of the lockdown rules. For it then to be defended by the government just beggars belief.”

“What is particularly sad and undermines completely the government position is they seem to be operating in a bubble of self-privilege and denial when they all should be leading by example. ‘Hypocrite’ was invented for these circumstances … Of course it is double standards.”

Etc., etc.

 

[xenon]

1.24pm Sunday and the Guardian are reporting,

The Labour Party has just gone on the offensive

"Alright lads, I think we can politicize this now, send a tweet"

Forensic...

 

[xenon]

Worth a line of attack. I can't believe they've dragged a 4 year old child into this tordry nonsense. Relatives near by, more resources than your average family, London, connected, services near by. Of course it wasn't about the child. Shameful etc.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Well I hope he brought sandwiches
I’d be well grumpy by now

He can go 260 miles without a sarnie or a piss, traits which he passed on to his kid

 

[Lord Camomile]

Defence of Dominic Cummings is shameful, says ex-Durham police chief

Mike Barton brands UK government ‘self-privileged hypocrites’ who have damaged public trust

www.theguardian.com

He doesn't mince his words...

I cannot think of a worse example of a breach of the lockdown rules.

I know it's not the point, but Neil Gaiman travelled from New Zealand to Scotland, via LA and London. That was pretty bad...

 

[The39thStep]

You don’t need a weatherman
To know which way the wind blows

Harlow MP Robert Halfon "regrets writing tweet" over PM adviser Dominic Cummings - Your Harlow

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has "expressed his regrets" at tweeting in support of the prime minister's government adviser Dominic Cummings after it was revealed the the adviser travelled from London to Durham contrary to government guidance on lockdown.

www.yourharlow.com

 

[maomao]

They’ll be working on his resignation. A sacking is hard to come back from, honourably resigning over this error of judgment makes it much easier to be brought back to deal with Brexit once Covid has waned...

You think they'll delay Brexit then?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

You think they'll delay Brexit then?

No, but Bozo will want freak by his side once their attention returns to that shit show.

 

[frogwoman]

I don't think it will tbh.

 

[xenon]

I know it's not the point, but Neil Gaiman travelled from New Zealand to Scotland, via LA and London. That was pretty bad...

Bad as that was, there weren't 3 of them in the car, with at least one suffering Covid19 simptoms, travelling from a virus hotspot to visit over 70's relatives.

 

[The39thStep]

You think they'll delay Brexit then?

Having achieved an 80 seat majority on getting Brexit done probably not would be my guess

 

[gosub]

You think they'll delay Brexit then?

Delaying Breixit....do you think the UK (who won't get a vote on any of it) would end up a beneficiary or a contributor to whatever scheme the EU comes up with when it stops arguing with itself

 

[AverageJoe]

I wish I could do animation.

I'd redo Matt Lucas' "Baked Potato" song with new lyrics and DCs head as the potato driving a car.

 

[frogwoman]

Seen on Twitter Roger Gale calling PM's position into question apparently.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Bad as that was, there weren't 3 of them in the car, with at least one suffering Covid19 simptoms, travelling from a virus hotspot to visit over 70's relatives.

Aye, fair point. Also, not really the thing where you need a hierarchy of crap.

 

[Part-timah]

I know it's not the point, but Neil Gaiman travelled from New Zealand to Scotland, via LA and London. That was pretty bad...

He is not setting government policy and also apologised sincerely.

 

[Petcha]

Worth a line of attack. I can't believe they've dragged a 4 year old child into this tordry nonsense. Relatives near by, more resources than your average family, London, connected, services near by. Of course it wasn't about the child. Shameful etc.

He doesn't seem like the sort of chap to have many friends to help him, but apparently his PA lives streets away and could have brought him groceries. He also has relatives in his general vicinity. The mismanagement of this is totally bonkers. Shapps actually told Marr that he hadn't spoken to Cummings before going on the most high profile political show in the country to talk about about the most high profile political story in the country. It's comedy gold.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Seen on Twitter Roger Gale calling PM's position into question apparently.

Yeah, I saw him doing that on Sky News earlier.

* Little known fact, he was a Radio Caroline North DJ, the ship off the Isle of Mann, back in the 60's.

 

[two sheds]

He is not setting government policy and also apologised sincerely.

And Cummings' mum and dad weren't scientologists.

 

[butchersapron]

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Presumably this is what you wanted us to see?

 

[planetgeli]

I mean, could well be right, but getting their ducks in a row doesn't seem to be something they've been overly concerned about in the past.

I think you do these people a disservice. One of them was so keen to get his ducks orderly he built a duck house and claimed £1,645 on expenses for it.

Tory MP Peter Viggers quits over duck island expense claim

Shamed Tory grandee Sir Peter Viggers to stand down from his Gosport seat

www.theguardian.com

 

[xenon]

He doesn't seem like the sort of chap to have many friends to help him, but apparently his PA lives streets away and could have brought him groceries. He also has relatives in his general vicinity. The mismanagement of this is totally bonkers. Shapps actually told Marr that he hadn't spoken to Cummings before going on the most high profile political show in the country to talk about about the most high profile political story in the country. It's comedy gold.

Not seen Shaps thing this morning yet. His stuff yesterday was bad enough.

 

[two sheds]

Haven't people ended up in (virtual) court for stuff not as bad as this? Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice I'd say for the lot of them who are trying to cover it up.

 

[xenon]

Yeah, I saw him doing that on Sky News earlier.

* Little known fact, he was a Radio Caroline North DJ, the ship off the Isle of Mann, back in the 60's.

A gale at sea.