Boris's Brain is missing
Re: Boris's Brain is missing
I suspect that the decreasing disapproval in the first half of the year was caused by an effective vaccine being successfully rolled out.
Jonathan
Jonathan
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Today I opened a packet of paracetamol.
Or a new hospital, as Sajid Javid would call it.
Or a new hospital, as Sajid Javid would call it.
John
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"Boris Johnson 'ignored security guidance to text Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and billionaire Sir James Dyson on his personal phone'"
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... hones.html
Jonathan
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... hones.html
Jonathan
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"Lobbying watchdog warns Tory co-chair to separate roles more clearly"
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... re-clearly
What a politely worded headline.
Jonathan
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... re-clearly
What a politely worded headline.
Jonathan
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Last two posts point to more Tory sleaze and failure.... .....and the beat goes on.......
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
Re: Boris's Brain is missing
Depends what comes next...Oldjohnw wrote: ↑11 Sep 2021, 3:28pm Hopefully this is truly the case:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... sters.html
... wouldn't it be nice to see proposals that were developed collaboratively and in the open, with option appraisals and impact assessments? The relevant timescale for anything to do with housing is many decades, not the news cycle of special advisers and partisan press.
But maybe will this go in the counterbalance pan against "Elections never changed anything".
Jonathan
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The relentless weakening of Parliament by the Executive has an unexpected critic:
"‘Poll tax 2.0’ will harm jobs and families, Treasury’s own experts admit"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/20 ... rts-admit/
(Paywalled)
"Boris Johnson's National Insurance increase could result in the breakdown of families and deter companies from hiring new staff and increasing wages, according to the Government's own analysis.
"A bombshell impact assessment produced by HM Revenue and Customs for the Treasury warned that one effect of the 1.25 percentage point tax increase "may be an impact on family formation, stability or breakdown as individuals, who are currently just about managing financially, will see their disposable income reduce".
"Downing Street is likely to face questions about why the assessment was not made available to MPs before they approved the plan last Wednesday."
Jonathan
"‘Poll tax 2.0’ will harm jobs and families, Treasury’s own experts admit"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/20 ... rts-admit/
(Paywalled)
"Boris Johnson's National Insurance increase could result in the breakdown of families and deter companies from hiring new staff and increasing wages, according to the Government's own analysis.
"A bombshell impact assessment produced by HM Revenue and Customs for the Treasury warned that one effect of the 1.25 percentage point tax increase "may be an impact on family formation, stability or breakdown as individuals, who are currently just about managing financially, will see their disposable income reduce".
"Downing Street is likely to face questions about why the assessment was not made available to MPs before they approved the plan last Wednesday."
Jonathan
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Abandoned:Psamathe wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 12:26pm I see Johnson is re-activating his bridge/tunnel Scotland to NI again.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/mar/10/review-consider-feasibility-scotland-northern-ireland-tunnel wrote:Review to consider feasibility of Scotland-Northern Ireland tunnel
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Grant Shapps said the government was considering building a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and the island of Ireland.
“One of the elements in that review is should we have some sort of fixed connection – that could be a tunnel, it could be a bridge – between, for example, Scotland and Northern Ireland, which is the closest crossing,” he told BBC Breakfast on Wednesday.
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But some have claimed the prime minister is simply seeking a distraction and noted that his talk of bridging the Irish Sea follows similarly grandiose and ultimately undeliverable schemes he dreamed up while mayor of London. And experts have warned that the depth of the Irish Sea and the presence of dumped munitions would cause problems.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... plans-axed
Jonathan
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He wants to be PM longer than Thatcher was.What a prospect we have to look forward to.Oldjohnw wrote: ↑15 Sep 2021, 8:40am When you thought it couldn’t get any worse,
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... SApp_Other
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TBH, I don't think that connecting Scotland and NI is such a daft idea. BUT, I think the government need to ensure some other things (like food security for the millions of households that don't have it) are funded first & the treasury needs to be healthier, which probably means taxing some of his mates...
“In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
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Not entirely in his gift but he does seem to fool an awfully lot of people.Hellhound wrote: ↑15 Sep 2021, 10:28amHe wants to be PM longer than Thatcher was.What a prospect we have to look forward to.Oldjohnw wrote: ↑15 Sep 2021, 8:40am When you thought it couldn’t get any worse,
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... SApp_Other
John
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Expecting a new bunch of scapegoats soon (later today?). He can't keep idiots in post forever to deflect criticism from himself - after too long and it starts reflecting badly on him. So a new batch, "fresh start", those anti give him another chance, ruffle his hair a bit, play the lovable rogue and they'll be behind him for a bit longer (and just look at how many disagreed with the NI increase but still voted for it).Oldjohnw wrote: ↑15 Sep 2021, 1:16pmNot entirely in his gift but he does seem to fool an awfully lot of people.Hellhound wrote: ↑15 Sep 2021, 10:28amHe wants to be PM longer than Thatcher was.What a prospect we have to look forward to.Oldjohnw wrote: ↑15 Sep 2021, 8:40am When you thought it couldn’t get any worse,
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... SApp_Other
The question is whether the incompetent fools will be sacked or just moved elsewhere (where they'd still have to support Johnson).
Ian