ml1dch Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, KentVillan said: Well also, Mark Oaten was a more senior figure in his own party (Shadow Home Affairs spokesman), and he had been paying for sex, whereas Barker had no frontbench brief, and was having an affair with a man. It still shouldn't have been a big deal, but it was a more obviously tabloid friendly story. And the Lib Dems are massive hypocrites who will happily get rid of someone for stuff like this if they think it'll damage their chances of winning a byelection somewhere. Sure, all of that. He was also a leadership candidate, so all quite newsy. Even so, I think the broader point that the media is quite happy to add more coal to keep an existing fire burning rather than making the effort to light a new one is still one that stands true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OutByEaster? Posted January 30, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 30, 2023 Hasn't Braverman recently changed some rules that mean parental residence isn't necessary enough to ensure you can be a citizen even if you've been here for forty years? Anyway, the dream ending to this is that Braverman deports him and he's arrested on arrival wherever he ends up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2023 Quote Nadine Dorries will host a new weekly news show and her first guest will be former prime minister Boris Johnson. Her new programme, called ‘Friday Night with Nadine’, will air on TalkTV each Friday at 8pm and will include news, politics, sports and culture. Her interview with Mr Johnson will be aired during her first show on February 3, with Ms Dorries hinting she’ll be pressing him on a whole range of issues. Metro I wonder exactly where she'll be pressing him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2023 15 hours ago, TreeVillan said: It now turns out that Rishi may have been using Covid and his powers to make himself and his already ridiculously rich wife even richer. I mean this would be the least surprising news of all time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I mean this would be the least surprising news of all time You could replace the word “Rishi” with “the Tory Party” and it would be better aligned to reality. The boss opened the gates and let everyone grab as much cash as they could hold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Metro I wonder exactly where she'll be pressing him? She must have impressed them with her previous audition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark Albrighton Posted January 30, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2023 Apologies if posted already in the other football section. Can’t post the original tweet so have edited the image for reasons that should be clear. I didn’t watch this, but apparently the person holding this was holding the cup cut out, realised the camera was on them then unfolded it to display their message. The camera didn’t cut away in time 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I mean this would be the least surprising news of all time It would actually be pretty surprising. Whatever you think of Sunak as a PM, we haven’t seen any credible indication at all that he’s corrupt. He’s so unbelievably rich already… why would he bother? As I said on a previous page, the claim that UK over-ordered Moderna to line his pockets is contradicted by EU and US ordering a higher % of Moderna vaccines in their mix. It’s a load of nonsense. Whacky left conspiracy theories get in the way of holding these guys to account for all the genuine evil corrupt stuff they do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, KentVillan said: It would actually be pretty surprising. Whatever you think of Sunak as a PM, we haven’t seen any credible indication at all that he’s corrupt. He’s so unbelievably rich already… why would he bother? As I said on a previous page, the claim that UK over-ordered Moderna to line his pockets is contradicted by EU and US ordering a higher % of Moderna vaccines in their mix. It’s a load of nonsense. Whacky left conspiracy theories get in the way of holding these guys to account for all the genuine evil corrupt stuff they do. Being rich is an unlikely reason not to be greedy. I thinks it’s actually more likely. Look at Ronaldo for example. Sold his soul and his legacy at United for something he already has ludicrous amounts of. Rich people are greedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, Genie said: Being rich is an unlikely reason not to be greedy. I thinks it’s actually more likely. Look at Ronaldo for example. Sold his soul and his legacy at United for something he already has ludicrous amounts of. Rich people are greedy. Lots of people are greedy, rich and poor. But I was talking about corruption 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 minute ago, KentVillan said: Lots of people are greedy, rich and poor. But I was talking about corruption Ok fair enough. I think vast majority of the raiding of the public’s bank account was sanctioned by his boss at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2023 23 minutes ago, KentVillan said: It would actually be pretty surprising. Whatever you think of Sunak as a PM, we haven’t seen any credible indication at all that he’s corrupt. He’s so unbelievably rich already… why would he bother? As I said on a previous page, the claim that UK over-ordered Moderna to line his pockets is contradicted by EU and US ordering a higher % of Moderna vaccines in their mix. It’s a load of nonsense. Whacky left conspiracy theories get in the way of holding these guys to account for all the genuine evil corrupt stuff they do. I wouldn't be surprised, in the slightest, if Rishi had used Covid in some way to line his own pockets. I agree the story is bollocks, and it's unlikely. But I still wouldn't be surprised 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 The Tories' biggest hope for the next election was that Sunak (who incredibly, was pretty popular amongst the public) would drag the dismal ratings for the party up a bit closer to his own, relatively positive ratings. So that went well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 30, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 30, 2023 Here's a dilemma. Who do you believe? Boris Johnson says Putin threatened to kill him with a missile strike. Russia obviously denies this. Tough one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, bickster said: Here's a dilemma. Who do you believe? Boris Johnson says Putin threatened to kill him with a missile strike. Russia obviously denies this. Tough one. I’m leaning towards Putin on this one. If he genuinely told a NATO world leader he was going go kill him then it would have been even stupider than the planning of his invasion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phily85 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, Genie said: I’m leaning towards Putin on this one. If he genuinely told a NATO world leader he was going go kill him then it would have been even stupider than the planning of his invasion. i dont know I think it might have made him more popular 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Was this one of Johnson’s unrecorded off the record get togethers? Or is there an official record? If there is no official record, then it didn’t happen. In other news, I’m reading the Boy Who Cried Wolf and Definitely Didn’t Have Lots of Kids, and Parties, and Loans, and Late Night Disturbances and Was Shagging His Current Wife Whilst Still Married to His Ex Wife Who Had Cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2023 51 minutes ago, bickster said: Here's a dilemma. Who do you believe? Boris Johnson says Putin threatened to kill him with a missile strike. Russia obviously denies this. Tough one. You know those riddles where there’s one guy who can only tell the truth and one that can only tell a lie? I’d believe the guy who can only tell a lie before I believe Boris Johnson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 30, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: In other news, I’m reading the Boy Who Cried Wolf and Definitely Didn’t Have Lots of Kids, and Parties, and Loans, and Late Night Disturbances and Was Shagging His Current Wife Whilst Still Married to His Ex Wife Who Had Cancer. I'm reading the sequel which is Shagging an American Far Right Grifter and Giving Her Pots of Cash Whilst Living with My Future Wife and Mother of My Latest Future Maintenance Payments. There May Also be a Japanese Violinist in here too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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