The ongoing stupidity of Home Secretary Priti Patel

[two sheds]

but like Patel cares about the population of the united kingdom

Unlike Boris who's done his bit on that score.

Allegedly

 

[Ax^]

aye but Patel department is the one trying to force people back to work to process passport applications

when you cannot fly friggin anywhere

 

[agricola]

“Three hundred thousand and thirty four, nine hundred and seventy four thousand tests carried out.”

she said not counting the Northern Ireland data, so if NI had conducted minus 300,034,695,009‬ tests then she would have given the correct number

 

[littlebabyjesus]

the reemergence of Patel is kinda worrying


are they going to attempt to reopen the country next week

not even at the peak death rate

but like Patel cares about the poplulation of the united kingdom

I would be amazed if they changed the conditions of the lockdown next week. My bet would be on an announcement of three more weeks like this.

As for Patel's appearance, well, Raab is shit, Gove's self-isolating. I guess it was a case of 'you do it' 'no, you do it'.

Bet Patel won't be put up again.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

she said not counting the Northern Ireland data, so if NI had conducted minus 300,034,695,009‬ tests then she would have given the correct number

tbf, after a slow start, they've certainly picked up impressively.

Thing is, even with the correct number, she announced it as if it were something impressive. It's about 20 per cent of the total German tests.

 

[Part 2]

Fucking hell to think they have a pop at Diane Abbot and numbers.

 

[maomao]

She was fucking terrible. Her stupidity shines through. 'Patients have been hospital' and 'they will get the tests that you need'. She can't make one end of a sentence agree with the other.

 

[elbows]

Amazing figure he gave out about the number of arrests for suspected domestic violence in the Midlands

Was it 400 arrests in 2 weeks? I wrote it down but havent had time to go back and make sure I got it right.

 

[Petcha]

Well. On reflection we're being a little unfair on our part-time home secretary. Who needs PPE. Or tests...

“And to help us all look out for those who need help, we have created a symbol of hope - a handprint with a heart on - so that people can easily show that we will not tolerate abuse as a society, and that we stand in solidarity with victims of domestic abuse.”

...

when you can have a symbol of hope. a handprint with a heart on.

Is that actually for real?

 

[The39thStep]

Was it 400 arrests in 2 weeks? I wrote it down but havent had time to go back and make sure I got it right.

Yes, the headline figures are on the BBC webpage but not the dates

 

[weltweit]

She was fucking terrible. Her stupidity shines through. 'Patients have been hospital' and 'they will get the tests that you need'. She can't make one end of a sentence agree with each other.

Yes I was wincing at those she isn't the most fluent speaker that is certainly clear.

 

[Ax^]

Amazing figure he gave out about the number of arrests for suspected domestic violence in the Midlands

was this not highlighted by charities and official bodies in advance of the lock down


How many people did the government, social services and the police let down in the course of 3 weeks

Crime is down because its not be monitored

 

[littlebabyjesus]

She was fucking terrible. Her stupidity shines through. 'Patients have been hospital' and 'they will get the tests that you need'. She can't make one end of a sentence agree with the other.

Or indeed one end of a number.

 

[planetgeli]

“Three hundred thousand and thirty four, nine hundred and seventy four thousand tests carried out.”

Good job Dianne Abbot didn't say that eh?

Wtf was she actually trying to say? I can't bear to watch it.

 

[philosophical]

I'm not sorry for kicking you in the face, but I'm sorry you don't like it (because I do!).

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Good job Dianne Abbot didn't say that eh?

Wtf was she actually trying to say? I can't bear to watch it.

Worldometer have decoded it to 334,974

So she went wrong right at the start. I think I can see the process by which this happened. She made that blip at the start instead of saying three hundred and thirty four thousand. The car crash that followed was the result of her refusal at that point to admit the error and start again as a normal person would.

They're extraordinary people in many ways.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[editor]

After today's catastrophe, Stanley Unwin will be taking over the next press conference for Priti Patel

 

[two sheds]

After today's catastrophe, Stanley Unwin will be taking over the next press conference for Priti Patel

 

[quiet guy]

Aye, that's a cabinet of the best of the best. My arse.

 

[alex_]

The classic sorrynotsorry. You'd think a competent politic...oh.

it’s not a classic sorry not sorry, it’s a jump the shark sorry not sorry

 

[brogdale]

it’s not a classic sorry not sorry, it’s a jump the shark sorry not sorry

Imagine if a crack media team had spent days trying to get a psychopath to apologise for mass murder.

 

[GarveyLives]

I seem to recall that there was a great deal of excitement among Britian's ethnic majority when the then (and indeed, current, Shadow Home Secretary) gave an erroneous figure in an interview in May 2017.

This more recent incident involving the current Home Secretary does not seem to have created the same level of furore, even though on the face of it, following a terrorist incident she has appeared in the media in the immediate aftermath to repeat a slogan, apparently without understanding what the slogan actually means.

(Source: Twitter.com) ​

And now:

Priti Patel: 'there have been 300,034 974,000 tests (for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) carried out'

 

[Chilli.s]

An ingenious way to massage the figures, make up a whole new numbering system. Didn't see that coming did we. Innovative.

 

[SheilaNaGig]

the reemergence of Patel is kinda worrying


are they going to attempt to reopen the country next week

not even at the peak death rate

but like Patel cares about the poplulation of the united kingdom

They’re running out of stooges.

 

[Gramsci]

Watched some of the press conference. She really didnt like the question about people going hungry now and the long term economic effects of the virus.
She is a Tory.

I start throwing things at my computer screen when I hear Tories going on about the "national" effort to defeat the virus and the "brilliant" NHS.

And the copper going on about this countries tradition of policing by consent.

Ive seen a lot of private security gaurds walking around the more expensive parts of the West End recently. Looks to me that some policing is being offloaded to private security firms.

Agree with posters about her messing up the bit about the figures and the non apology about PPE.

How did these people get elected? Im also worried the new Labour leader Starmer is going to let the Tories off the hook.

After watching this Im scared about the future once the pandemic is over.

 

[gosub]

They’re running out of stooges.

Nonsense, in case of emergencies there is always Chris Grayling

 

[TopCat]

I would be amazed if they changed the conditions of the lockdown next week. My bet would be on an announcement of three more weeks like this.

As for Patel's appearance, well, Raab is shit, Gove's self-isolating. I guess it was a case of 'you do it' 'no, you do it'.

Bet Patel won't be put up again.

It will be a great indication of the others health if she does head it up again.

 

[SheilaNaGig]

Nonsense, in case of emergencies there is always Chris Grayling

 

[Humberto]

Why has Bill Cash' Twitter been suspended?

I don't care I just find it strange.