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The one where Big Dog gets poop scooped Thread 10

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InMySpareTime · 07/07/2022 13:25

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http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/4584475-boris-johnson-and-the-long-road-to-nowhere-38-resignations-and-counting-thread-9

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Piggywaspushed · 08/07/2022 17:39

Young Conservatives tend to be quite loudly right wing. I give you Sophie Corcoran.

Notonthestairs · 08/07/2022 17:41

Average age of membership is late 50's though.

How many young conservatives are there? (That sounds like the beginning of a joke)

YogaLite · 08/07/2022 17:43

Can't help wondering what BoJo's hidden agenda for clinging on is... perhaps a trip to Balmoral?
Also wondering who came to the rescue for the wedding celebration? His friend with the Italian castle perhaps?

tobee · 08/07/2022 17:57

Notonthestairs · 08/07/2022 17:41

Average age of membership is late 50's though.

How many young conservatives are there? (That sounds like the beginning of a joke)

For a minute I read that as average age of Young Conservatives as late 50s!!Grin Wouldn't surprise me

tobee · 08/07/2022 18:04

YogaLite · 08/07/2022 17:43

Can't help wondering what BoJo's hidden agenda for clinging on is... perhaps a trip to Balmoral?
Also wondering who came to the rescue for the wedding celebration? His friend with the Italian castle perhaps?

As I pondered up thread, I think, at the very least, he's going to try to change the optics that he left of his own choice.

Yesterday's statement was all about blaming others and not himself. The official photograph that were released inside no 10 could have been photos of him coming in number 10 celebrating election victory. Coupled with the reference to how some of the public will be sad. Can't remember Brown, Blair, May, Major, Cameron or even Thatcher saying that.

What you might have expected, considering the circumstances, was him driving off with a teary look, covered in shame.

So my guess he can hope he leaves in autumn looking like the wonderful pm he is on his own head, smiling and waving "yes I was marvellous, but I really must leave now"

balalake · 08/07/2022 18:12

I wonder if there is a divorce lawyer finding out Carrie Johnson's contacts? Thinking it's not long until his or her services could be needed.

Peregrina · 08/07/2022 18:58

I can't see Carrie sticking around long now, now her game of playing at being First Lady is up.

tobee · 08/07/2022 19:19

It's difficult to understand/empathise with what motivated her in the first place. Ditto Melania

tobee · 08/07/2022 19:22

I don't really want to dis women for getting involved with men for what status they can give you etc but both the Donald and Boris Johnson are both so objectively unattractive physically and personally. Is it the old "I'm the one who can change them?" I don't know.

tobee · 08/07/2022 19:24

Or rather I don't like to fall into that easy trope of assuming that's why a woman gets involved with certain men

tobee · 08/07/2022 19:26

Jeez ds just messaged me to say "Mr Peter Booooone" is in the cabinet now

Igotjelly · 08/07/2022 19:26

I know a fair few people who have worked with Boris and most of them do acknowledge that he’s A. Very intelligent B. Pretty charismatic. The bumbling baffoon act is just that, an act.

And the fact he’s wealthy doesn’t hurt.

countrygirl99 · 08/07/2022 19:30

tobee · 08/07/2022 19:26

Jeez ds just messaged me to say "Mr Peter Booooone" is in the cabinet now

That sound is the bottom of the barrel breaking it's been scraped so much.

itsgettingweird · 08/07/2022 19:36

tobee · 08/07/2022 19:22

I don't really want to dis women for getting involved with men for what status they can give you etc but both the Donald and Boris Johnson are both so objectively unattractive physically and personally. Is it the old "I'm the one who can change them?" I don't know.

I agree about not getting into the woman being responsible for men stuff.

It yesterday whilst she was outside with her daughter she looked like a really maternal very attractive young mum.

And all I could think was "well I can see why Johnson fell for you - but not vice Versa"Grin

Shallow I know and not very feminist at all.

Igotjelly · 08/07/2022 19:39

itsgettingweird · 08/07/2022 19:36

I agree about not getting into the woman being responsible for men stuff.

It yesterday whilst she was outside with her daughter she looked like a really maternal very attractive young mum.

And all I could think was "well I can see why Johnson fell for you - but not vice Versa"Grin

Shallow I know and not very feminist at all.

Be under no illusions, Carrie is a previous Special Advisor and deeply political and ambitious in her own right. She is the reason Cummings eventually left apparently.

ancientgran · 08/07/2022 19:55

Sky TV just said Nadine Dorries is considering running for PM. That will be fun.

ancientgran · 08/07/2022 20:01

Apparently good old Nadine wants to be a disruptor candidate. Just what we need at the moment, plenty of disruption.

Igotjelly · 08/07/2022 20:03

I just stumbled upon the thread discussing how attractive the Tory MPs are and now feel like I need to bleach my breaking 🤮🤮

Igotjelly · 08/07/2022 20:03

Igotjelly · 08/07/2022 20:03

I just stumbled upon the thread discussing how attractive the Tory MPs are and now feel like I need to bleach my breaking 🤮🤮

Brain

Cornettoninja · 08/07/2022 20:06

ancientgran · 08/07/2022 20:01

Apparently good old Nadine wants to be a disruptor candidate. Just what we need at the moment, plenty of disruption.

I saw that, interesting language. Disruptor is generally used in reference to bots and troll farms as far as I’m aware.

tobee · 08/07/2022 20:07

Igotjelly · 08/07/2022 19:26

I know a fair few people who have worked with Boris and most of them do acknowledge that he’s A. Very intelligent B. Pretty charismatic. The bumbling baffoon act is just that, an act.

And the fact he’s wealthy doesn’t hurt.

I know but he's physically really unattractive imo and not got good morals to say the least

tobee · 08/07/2022 20:11

There's animal attraction and then there's intellectual reasoning. We are animals and yet we have advanced brains supposedly. Difficult to just jettison the animal in us @itsgettingweird

tobee · 08/07/2022 20:12

Hmm that supposed was supposedly cross through cross throug

the80sweregreat · 08/07/2022 20:14

Nadine ! If she gets it she'll promote Mr Johnson MP to be deputy or something like that !! She'll sneak him back in with Jacobs help
Trojan horse style

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