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PM compared to injured horse

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StealthPolarBear · 25/08/2020 12:08

www.businessinsider.com/dominic-cummings-father-in-law-boris-johnson-will-resign-february-2020-8
I don't even know where to start with this one!

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Spudlet · 25/08/2020 14:28

Handgun that should read, not headhunter 🙄

DGRossetti · 25/08/2020 14:31

Spudlet

many thanks - fascinating.

I know I've probably got a weird sense of humour, but seeing this just tickled me, "conservative party members" and horses being put down ...

PM compared to injured horse
Spudlet · 25/08/2020 14:33

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DrBlackbird · 25/08/2020 15:05

Well, I can see there is strong incentive for BJ to step down citing both 'health' and/or 'family' circumstances (see Kellyanne Conway's recent decision).

Both reasons conveniently covering for the reality of him finding out the PM job is not as much fun as he thought, he's now done it, and can leave No 10 with a mighty sigh of relief and move swiftly on to the £10k per evening speaking engagement circuit doing what he loves best speaking to a carefully curated adoring audience with glass of wine to hand.

Where, exactly, does that leave the rest of us? Utterly screwed over I'd suggest.

There's a good chance that the Leave vote might never had nudged past the 50% without his particular brand of breezy reassurances. So many casual brexiteers and Tory voters voted for him rather than either Tory or Brexit (knowing precisely nothing about the implications of the latter). As one older voter told me her utterly mistaken belief that "he's got a bit of welly".

It was all such a lark reaching his Churchillian destiny, but now, no hard feelings hey, it's time to move. Well he better not stick us with Gove or, god forbid, Patel or Raab! I've been in too many jobs where the hope for a good replacement for the mediocre boss has resulted in an even worse candidate. So too bad the job's not so fun. He bloody well better stick it out and to own and solve the mess he's created.

Anyhow, The Mirror says it's nonsense that he's leaving so our fears of his imminent departure are groundless Wink

Givemlala · 25/08/2020 15:06

He'll be out the door as soon as Brexit is 'done' so he can say he did it, without actually having to manage or deal with any of the fallout.

DGRossetti · 25/08/2020 15:28

@Givemlala

He'll be out the door as soon as Brexit is 'done' so he can say he did it, without actually having to manage or deal with any of the fallout.
Brexit was done 1st January this year. Not quite sure why people keep missing that. The UK is no longer a member of the EU.
Givemlala · 25/08/2020 15:52

Okay, when transition is complete and things actually change, which they haven't yet.

JamieLeeCurtains · 25/08/2020 17:19

@Givemlala

Okay, when transition is complete and things actually change, which they haven't yet.
And the Irish Sea border situation actually happens, escalates and becomes untenable, probably all between January 1st-2nd 2021.
StealthPolarBear · 25/08/2020 19:05

Yes hell be unable to hide his boredom by then

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bettsbattenburg · 25/08/2020 22:16

@StealthPolarBear

Yes hell be unable to hide his boredom by then
He's not doing a great job of it now. Aibu to wish he was camping tonight (on his own) Grin
GwendolineMarysLaces · 25/08/2020 22:27

I've met Humphrey Wakefield- he's, erm, 'highly eccentric'. I'd take this with a pinch of salt, sadly.

StealthPolarBear · 26/08/2020 19:12

My supposition was this is all orchestrated by the puppet master and therefore likely to be true or at least serving his interests

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eveningsong · 26/08/2020 20:23

Horses are respectful to Her Majesty the Queen and loved by her.

It is insulting to horses to use them in any comparison with Mr Johnson.

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