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To not understand the outrage at Dominic Cummings?

999 replies

Wow123 · 25/05/2020 08:08

Please don’t flame me for this. I’m not posting this to be controversial. I am someone who always tries to see the good in people which has been to my detriment at time’s in the past so I’m very well aware that maybe I’m missing something here and being too kind when he possibly doesn’t deserve it.

My understanding is that Dominic Cummings is saying that he only returned to Durham on one occasion which was because he had fears about potentially being unable to look after his child if him and his wife both ended up too unwell with Covid. I can understand the logic in that.

I appreciate the government advice at that stage was to stay home but if he genuinely didn’t have anyone to help with his son, then I can understand his fears and that he was trying to put his child first as any parent would.

My understanding is that a matter of days after, the government did clarify that travelling in the event of needing support with children if you had caught covid was an exceptional circumstance and that travel in that instance was acceptable.

I personally live hundreds of miles from family and don’t have anyone I could ask for help in the local area was I to become unwell with Covid so this does resonate with me.

I understand that there were sightings of Dominic Cummings on other dates in Durham which indicate that he travelled back up there. If this is true, I definitely agree that he needs to be sacked, but at this stage, there is no proof of this.

Am I missing something here?

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SharonasCorona · 25/05/2020 17:13

Amazing question

Ifeel1000yearsold · 25/05/2020 17:13

Just no.

I’m a single parent with three kids. I wouldn’t have gone against advice and travelled the length of the country to be beside my parents.

DrManhattan · 25/05/2020 17:14

Why is no one grilling him? Hes getting away with this. The selfish prick

thisenglishlife · 25/05/2020 17:15

He really out classes the media muppets
I don't think you're watching the same thing

ClareBlue · 25/05/2020 17:16

The questions about why not start drive to London to see if you could drive, got him rattled. He was looking very uncomfortable at that.

Horsemad · 25/05/2020 17:17

He's 95% sure he stopped for fuel on the way back? 🙄

Ulver · 25/05/2020 17:17

He really out classes the media muppets

You mean like his wife who writes for the spectator?

daisypond · 25/05/2020 17:18

He is getting worse and worse as it goes on.

thisenglishlife · 25/05/2020 17:18

Why can he remember not stopping on the way up, but can't on the way back?

DrManhattan · 25/05/2020 17:18

If he had an ounce of integrity he would resign

SharonasCorona · 25/05/2020 17:19

How can you not remember if you stopped for petrol?

DrManhattan · 25/05/2020 17:19

His cringe body language. Disgusting person

Ulver · 25/05/2020 17:20

He’s going to justify contaminating his relatives now. And the public through them pissing in the woods while sick.

The80sweregreat · 25/05/2020 17:21

Find his credit card details. The police can be all over this too about petrol etc.

SharonasCorona · 25/05/2020 17:21

A couple of days later after arriving in Durham he was so ill he couldn’t move but yet he picked up his son from hospital? Confused

ClareBlue · 25/05/2020 17:22

He has given alot of 'facts' that are open for checking over the next couple of days. Let's see how it pans out. A 1 hour trip with the family to a nice spot to check your driving FFSGrin

thisenglishlife · 25/05/2020 17:22

Could a 17 year old deal all day for an unspecified time with an autistic 4 year old (who may not know her, considering she lives nearly 300 miles away)?

SharonasCorona · 25/05/2020 17:23

He has given alot of 'facts' that are open for checking over the next couple of days.

Which is why he is feigning memory loss about the stop on the way back.

sleepingpup · 25/05/2020 17:24

i am embarrassed for him

thisenglishlife · 25/05/2020 17:24

A couple of days later after arriving in Durham he was so ill he couldn’t move but yet he picked up his son from hospital?
Stop questioning this innocent man, he behaved reasonably.

DrManhattan · 25/05/2020 17:25

He needs to go

DrManhattan · 25/05/2020 17:25

Innocent man lol

lilgreen · 25/05/2020 17:28

Oh dear, keep digging Dommers !

Eskarina1 · 25/05/2020 17:28

I do feel his reason for travelling (wanting to get his wife and child away from death threats) is reasonable. He didn't need to take them to an eye test but that's not so far outside the realm of what others are doing.

I remain angry at Boris Johnson for his arrogance and stupidly implying it was just for childcare. Assuming DC was telling the truth. Not sure admitting his parents own a woodland will help his not elite image

lilgreen · 25/05/2020 17:29

“I didn’t want to inflict this deadly disease on anyone coming to my house when my 17 Yeovil’s niece had already offered.” Shock

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