Why so much fuss over Stella Braverman?

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I’m just wondering who on earth cares? Can’t understand why this is such big news.

'Thank you for reminding us that while people died alone and the bereaved went unsupported because of lockdown rules, our very own CaligulaPM Johnson was having totally essential parties with his mates.'

Yep. That snap of them stood around a table with sandwiches certainly looked like a wild one.

Why do you bother loathing them? Better to campaign for change.

Why do you bother loathing them? Better to campaign for change.

It's not one or the other.

@Janiie There have been so many posts on this thread this last hour that it is understandable that you the missed the one where I asked you why it is acceptable for a 56 year old to have a birthday party, but not millions of children. Do you have an answer to that?

Nope sorry, silly name calling is not allowed. I get told off repeatedly for saying Keith or Sir Beer Korma.

No wonder right-wingers are always accusing left-wingers of 'playing the race card': it seems to be the first thing that occurs to them to do when it's one of theirs!

When I last looked, Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummins, Dominic Raab, Gavin Williamson, and plenty of others were white: it didn't prevent them from receiving harsh criticism and eventually having to resign.

It's possible to do both. You seem to suffer from zero sum thinking.

My daughter was 6 during the pandemic and the "very same week* bojo was having a party at ten downing Street my daughter drew faces of her friends on balloons so it would feel like they were at her party.

She would have done anything to gather round a tray of sandwiches with a few friends

After all we make laws to deal with criminals, and everyone knows that criminals are poor, ill educated and very often foreign.

You sound ignorant.

You have no integrity if caught speeding apparently, a pp stated so earlier.

Yes those 3 women do come in for a lot of criticism 🤔

Thank you, very kind of you to say so.

I am sure the lightbulb that is D Raab would like us to remember that the misogny men like him and Boris recieve is every bit as bad as that which Bravemen is subjected to.

'My daughter was 6 during the pandemic and the "very same week bojo was having a party at ten downing Street my daughter drew faces of her friends on balloons so it would feel like they were at her party.'*

You didn't think a sing song of happy birthday on zoom would have been better?!

She's an awful women, totally unaware of what is going on, she's criticised politicians from other countries who are doing the same as they are. She also said that the UK must become a high wage country, whilst being part of the government who are not giving beyond cost of living pay rises.

Rishi is "consulting his ethics advisor" which I assume is a Magic 8 Ball.

@Janiie any chance you could explain why a 6 year old should have a sing song on zoom, but a 56 year old can have a birthday party?

There are a lot of members of thos government who get a lot of criticism and most of them are white men. In fact most of the Tories forced to resign have been White men. It's either disingenuous or lazy to select a subset and imply racism or misogyny merely serves to undermine your arguments.

What?!

Well my flabber is just gasted. Harriet Harman tut tut. No integrity if caught speeding as has been decreed on mn.

SweetSakura
My daughter was 6 during the pandemic and the "very same week bojo was having a party at ten downing Street my daughter drew faces of her friends on balloons so it would feel like they were at her party.*
She would have done anything to gather round a tray of sandwiches with a few friends

One of my young nieces celebrated her birthday that week as well - she held her birthday party (with five friends) in her back garden - which was allowed at the time. Parks and zoos were also open for those children without gardens.

So why couldn't Boris just have his party outside?

'One of my young nieces celebrated her birthday that week as well - she held her birthday party (with five friends) in her back garden - which was allowed at the time. Parks and zoos were also open for those children without gardens.'

Yes I'm stunned that a parent would encourage pretending balloons were friends. It's just bizarre. We all had birthdays and cake was eaten, people were in gardens, rules were observed. No balloons masquerading as pals required.

'So why couldn't Boris just have his party outside?'

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He was at work. It was sandwiches round a desk. We've been through this a trillion times. Let it go.. let it goooo 🎶

Why does anyone in public life need to be "ruthless" are they butchers? or public servants?

I would suggest that Braverman and the rest are actually incompetent (you of course know she has been sacked before) or do you think Abbott is despised because of her incompetence or that it is because she is a black female MP? who gets over 50% of all abuse on social media handed out to MPs.

Well let's make it a trillion and 1 times and perhaps you @Janiie or someone else can explain why a 56 year old needed an illegal birthday party, but children could not have parties?

To be clear for you, why could the Prime Minister and his wife and mates have sandwiches round a desk and not millions of children?

.. you forgot to mention the large amounts of booze that we all saw in these photographs and he got a fine for breaking the rules... Sunak got one as well, the MET saw things rather differently and considered it was NOT a work event.

In your opinion, should rules not apply to PMs and ministers? Do you also believe that if "you" keep telling a lie, eventually, it becomes the truth?