Boris Johnson, parties and the loss of the Ethics Adviser, part 7

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Previous thread

www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4560961-boris-johnson-parties-and-the-sue-gray-report-fall-out-thread-6?page=40&reply=117920731

Didn't watch it but it sounds like he got an easy ride

Grant Shapps tells the BBC that "we discover today... that behind the scenes Keir Starmer has been encouraging the unions to go on strike."

An obviously entirely untrue claim, not based on any actual reporting and left completely unchallenged

twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1538445924715970560?t=pK-VsLhHRUF19ICrzTxZ2Q&s=19

A good journalist would have followed that up with, "What evidence do you have for such a statement?" (I'd have probably added in "outrageous" or even just "bold" but there again I'm not a journalist : better to keep it neutral )

www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4572252-to-point-out-that-the-pm-tried-to-give-his-mistress-ps100k-public-sector-job?

Ha, very true from Marina Purkiss

The leader of the opposition buying his mum a donkey sanctuary made the front pages

Our PM trying to give his mistress a £100k Govt job when Foreign Secretary did not

Joke country

I read something earlier which indicated that they know they've lost the support of Waitrose Woman and are focusing on Aldi Woman instead.

Isn't it nice & modern how they categorise women by supermarkets.

What with the cost of living crisis quite a few Waitrose Women will have changed to Aldi so this might not work. (I know a couple of well off women who decided to try Aldi and are charmed by it, especially the wine section.)

Still here and definitely still booing Boris and co.

....but they'll still use their Waitrose bags

Ha! Loving the name change!

@WaitroseAndAldiWoman - I hadn't seen your name change when I posted 

I won't listen because my blood pressure is high enough already but Dorries will be on LBC with Rachel Johnson this evening. I am sure it will be an informative and even handed discussion.

We don't have an Aldi nearby but I prefer Lidl because of their fresh bakery, esp. the pretzels

Posted this on the other thread as well

Simon Walters says he stands "100%" by his story about Boris Johnson and Carrie that was mysteriously pulled by the Times
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/simon-walters-i-stand-by-my-johnson-scoop/

Lidl's Pastel del nata wee tarts from their bakery are to die for although I'm supposed to be following a HFLC WoE so shouldn't have any Only 49p each

Portuguese though so not suitable for Brexiters

Or their big Ritter Sport chocolate bars, German chocolate, yum

Dh has just told me Patel has called for us to leave the ECHR.

Who called it up thread?

What's an alternative humans rights council we can follow?

Or are they suggesting we just abolish any membership to a human rights council as a country?

She is already calling the ECHR judges racists. It is the article that replaced the Carrie Johnson story.

Rather like abolishing the ethics advisor role because Boris doesn't agree with ethics and they keep resigning on him, they are probably considering abolishing Human Rights too.

As someone who works in education it scares me about abolishing human rights because we follow so many humans rights charters in education.

If they start with ECHR what will they abolish next?

'As someone who works in education it scares me about abolishing human rights because we follow so many humans rights charters in education.'

I don't think anyane is suggesting abolishing human rights, this had gone through our very own rigorous judiciary process. Rather reviewing the power of a court in Strasbourg that can overide our own legal processes. Many countries deport illegal immigrants, this is nothing new.

Small point but one that I think needs emphasising more. These people are not necessarily illegal immigrants! Their cases are still being heard. And yes many countries do deport illegal immigrants but I believe mainly back to their country of origin, not some random land they picked by throwing a dart at a map.

Deporting illegal immmigrants to where Janiie? Back to their country of origin? Or to a random country for resettlement?

And the people sent to Rwanda are refugees/ asylum seekers not illegal immigrants