Would it help to 'see' Boris?

[MarathonMo]

I know he is, rightfully, recovering but just thinking a video message would help cheer us all along and keep people on track with the Govt message?

he may have seen the light now,and have a new and better attitude to all things.

I hope this too but I doubt this is possible. In the end it will always be money, nationalism, and Tory vested interests that Boris operates according to. As exemplified by the fact that he is still determined to do the deal with the EU by December despite the fact that no one anywhere has any bandwidth for this right now.

Why on earth would seeing that odious man 'cheer us along'?

Yes, so he can be held to account for the decisions he made in the early stages of the pandemic.

No thanks

Please no

Yes, op there are a lot of labour supporters but a huge percentage of the population voted for him, so I would assume they want to see him back in the chair.

To be honest, I’m surprised he’s went so absent for such a long time, I thought he’d do the occasional video message. He’s totally went to ground and the rumours are this will continue till the 11 may.

Sorry should say a lot of labour supporters on here.

Why has he gone to ground? Despite being ill gave a post ICU conversation...

Who would that help? And how?

I don't want to see him unless he is announcing his resignation.

a lot of labour supporters on here

I don’t think people’s feelings about Johnson and the handling of the pandemic are determined by their party affiliation.

About not and

I would hope that most people voted for the party with policies that they believed were best (or least worst) for this county rather than for Johnson himself.

Facepalm - country not county.

I think we've suffered enough tbh

Hell no. He could disappear up his own arse for all I care. The very worst type of human.

He's being a good example at the moment, taking the advised time to rest and avoid not just physical strain but mental/emotional stress. I like to imagine concerned spouses up and down the country lecturing their recovering workaholic partners: "if the PM can take three weeks off, so can you!!"

God no. But then I'm in Scotland and we have a leader. But even if I wasn't, no. No. No.

Gosh, yes. Just like the Queen delivering a string of carefully-checked clichés about pulling together, with a sour expression that says ‘A flunky made me do this’, makes all of us little people wave our little Union jacks and emit a faint cheer for good ol’ Blighty.

They’ll wheel him out when a new message is needed.

No it really would not cheer me up at all

Why can't you let the poor bloke recuperate in peace? I'm sure he will be back to the daily reports as soon as he is well enough. How does seeing him help?

How does seeing him help?

His air of leaderly integrity, intelligence, compassion and profound capacity for putting the needs of the country before party politics?

Oh, hang on.

How would it help?

The government implementing a huge testing, contact tracing and local quarantining programme, as well as as adequately protecting its frontline workers, being honest about the number of people who have died at home as well as in care homes from the virus and the reasons why, and not letting people fall through the welfare cracks, would however make me feel more at ease

^^ This would be of more help

Why can't you let the poor bloke recuperate in peace? I'm sure he will be back to the daily reports as soon as he is well enough. How does seeing him help?

Agreed. And I'm no Boris fan. Surely seeing the amount of time that he is out of action should help some people take the disease more seriously.