To think this “let’s just move on” narrative from the government is like an abusive partner ?

[berryfull]

Just listening to some government minister being interviewed on radio 4 continuing to insult everyone who has observed the lockdown by Continuing to defend Dominic Cummings For the 5th day.... and then his insistence that we should just stop caring about the government rewriting their own rules, stop caring about the government undermining the lockdown when we have such a high death rate, stop worrying about such a shower of incompetent liars being in charge when the encounter is so fucked.

Just reminded me of an abusive partner/ parent/ relationship, when people try to insist you are going mental by thinking that being treated badly matters!

IE

just stop going on about how I hit you, we need to move on and look after the kids.

Just stop talking about how your father abused you, it’ll upset everyone and we need to move on and talk about more important things!

It is important that the government are trustworthy, competent and have integrity. We cannot he governed by people who break the rules the set. It’s not a witch hunt to care about this!!!!!!

[mondaynoon]

RandomLondoner

Are you saying no-one in power should be held accountable for their actions in case it starts to look like a witch hunt?

He has done something wrong, lied and lied again. He has treated the people with disdain and arrogance. He is the one who needs to move on - by resigning.

[Nappyvalley15]

Very animal farm.

They really are throwing everything at this. I read this morning that Tory mps are being told that to come out against DC is being taken as a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister. It beggars belief that the prime minister has tied himself so tightly to the fate of one advisor.

[middleager]

It's also very short sighted.

My DC will be old enough to vote in a few years.

They are 14 now so hear the news and form their opinions (I may have also been vocal.about my thoughts on the current leadership).

A whole new generation are growing up in the shadow of this and they will vote with their feet alongside their parents.

[Sarahbeans]

I saw this on Twitter earlier.
It really does read like something out of 1984. It really is Doublethink in action

[Mumratheevergiving]

Times have really changed when I’m viewing Jeremy Hunt as a beacon of hope!

[NearlyGranny]

When anyone cries, "Witch hunt!" my bullsh*t detectors twitch. It's not a witch hunt if there really is wrongdoing, is it? And how are we to know if we keep being deflected, talked over, ignored, scoldedand 'what about'ed?

Calling it a witch hunt is code for "Sit down and shut up; you' re uncomfortably close to a truth we don't want exposed."

I might have been lulled by the rose garden event were it not for DC trailing the content of his blog written 'a year ago' that he had edited to include the trailed content on the day of his return to London. He reckoned without the cautious and careful people screen-shotting his blog at regular intervals!

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

[Hingeandbracket]

But then they story about driving for a day out to test his eyesight, with his child in the car.
Exactly. The fact that he sat there with a straight face and said this shows he has zero respect for any of us. Anyone can see it's just shite.

[ShebaShimmyShake]

They're hoping we'll get bored, it's years to the next election so they're in no imminent danger of being booted and they're completely complacent because they showed us what dishonest, egotistical, contemptuous, superior, dismissive, snobbish, incompetent, uncaring, witless shits they are throughout most of last year and the country still voted them in by a landslide anyway. They think they're untouchable and they might even be right. Fuckers.

[berryfull]

Utterly hideous behaviour.
Johnson should resign over this.

[pinotgrigio]

Sacha - a brilliant reference to what they are doing.

I'm not even in the UK and I'm horrified at the way these people are just feathering their nests at the expense of the rest of the country.

[RubyViolet]

If it’s ok for Dominic-Cummings to hold a press conference with journalists present in the DowningStreet rose garden, then it’s ok for the Prime Minister and Ministers to do the same.
I want to see the daily Government briefing with journalists present in the rose garden, so that they can’t just cut off and avoid the inconvenient questions.

[nonsenceagain]

YANBU

[MarshaBradyo]

Johnson overestimated the strength of his word. I talked to him it’s all fine.

It’s not a surprise it’s gone the way it has.

[picklemewalnuts]

YANBU there was some headline on the radio yesterday, and my family looked at each other- it sounded like BJ and DC were in an abusive marriage. Terrible.

[Missushbb]

Agree with you OP

[Feedingthebirds1]

By 'move on' they mean he did nothing wrong because your lords and masters say so, so STFU and forget it.

We could also move on if Johnson fired him, but that funnily enough that isn't what they mean. 'Cos we're the little people, innit?

[Timesdone]

This is Boris you're talking about. Have you seen his relationship history ?

[DrManhattan]

I could not agree more.

[NoMoreReluctantCustodians]

I've seen lots of people say "move on'and thought how fucking dare you tell me what to think. In reality it translates to "how dare you question us - we don't answer to you"

Well yes Boris. You do. And though 4.and a half years is a long time, theres a shit load of crap going to happen between now and then and now that people have woken up and seen through you, you wont be able to step out of line for the next 4 and a half years. Neither will that parasite you've thrown away your support for. I hope hes worth it.

[berryfull]

Indeed. How Fucking dare they.

[mbosnz]

It worries me how many of these men with the literal power of life and death over people in this current situation, seem to be so comfortable with singing from the Domestic Abusers hymn book, and very familiar with the words. . .

[Sarahbeans]

Yes, just watching Boris Johnson on the TV at the select committee. How dare he say that people do not care about the breach of rules, that we just want to forget it and move on. I am livid at his response and have just written him a lengthy letter. The whole government approach over recent days feels to me like gaslighting / doublethink and I said as much in my letter. I think I am even more fuming now, listening to him than I was before!

[berryfull]

Me too! Utterly fuming

[LellyMcKelly]

The only reason Johnson hasn’t sacked Cummings is because he can’t. Cummings is running this country. Johnson is Just his waffling bewildered mouthpiece.

[PositiveVibez]

But the country wouldn't have heard of him if the people who want him out hadn't publicised both his existence and actions

I beg to differ. He's been on the radar for years. He spearheaded Brexit.

If you've never heard of him, it will be because you're not really interested in politics.

It is the gaslighting of a nation.

It's despicable and infuriating.