Westminster Politics

Cummings didn't bother handing in the evidence in time :rolleyes: so either there wasn't any to begin with, he's been paid off, or he's waiting for Hancock to speak and post it on twitter if Hancock lies.
 
Pexbo said:
Yes, private Jet or horse and cart - the only transport options available to the prime minister for a trip from London to cornwall.
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He definitely has a bicycle. We saw him out on it during the lock down when he went to a "local" park.
 
Damien said:
Cummings didn't bother handing in the evidence in time :rolleyes: so either there wasn't any to begin with, he's been paid off, or he's waiting for Hancock to speak and post it on twitter if Hancock lies.
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That was my initial view.
Wait for Hancock to commit and then stick the knife in when he presents his evidence.
Not a fan of Cummings but I am even less of a fan of Hancock. Loves taking all the credit for everyone in the NHS hard work.
 
F-Red said:
As if that bike is worth $6k :lol:
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It's a custom built bike with an electronic/wireless drivetrain, hand built wheels, and custom paint. One of their standard frames is about $3k for a steel frame. I hope Boris does give it a ride without paying attention to the brakes too much (they're set up like everyone else in the world but the reverse of most in the UK).

Custom bikes are extremely expensive.
 
Sir Matt said:
It's a custom built bike with an electronic/wireless drivetrain, hand built wheels, and custom paint. One of their standard frames is about $3k for a steel frame. I hope Boris does give it a ride without paying attention to the brakes too much (they're set up like everyone else in the world but the reverse of most in the UK).

Custom bikes are extremely expensive.
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I sell bikes for a living, and I can confidently say it's not worth $6k, even if it's a custom build.
 
RedChip said:
Good news that 'newspaper' is losing money, although it probably means it will become even more extreme with culture war bollocks.
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Print media is dying full stop. It doesn’t help that their website is almost as bad as Guido Fawkes
 
11101 said:
Is he wrong? I've had two runs in with them, once when they nicked a car the other when they nicked a washing machine.
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Well that settles it then doesn’t it? Thanks for sharing your anecdote, it’s really reinforced my opinion of the entire traveller community.
 
Vidic_In_Moscow said:
Should have gone by horse and cart
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What? :lol: Literally any other mode of transport would have been better then flying to Cornwall. It doesn’t have to be a horse and cart.
 
ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg said:
It’s a pain in tits to drive there, and I don’t think you can easily train it. No issue with flying.
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I drive right down to the Penzance area which is very near St Ives regularly and it’s no more a pain in the tits to drive than anywhere else.

You’re just being obtuse if you don’t see how bad the optics are of him taking a private jet there is.
 
Pexbo said:
I drive right down to the Penzance area which is very near St Ives regularly and it’s no more a pain in the tits to drive than anywhere else.

You’re just being obtuse if you don’t see how bad the optics are of him taking a private jet there is.
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Im aware of the optics. Most people couldn’t care less, it’s the PM getting somewhere he needs to get to.

It used to be an utter pain from Bristol, even more so from London. It’s 3 hours to Bristol from london, so all in, maybe 5 hours in total, if you get a decent run - that’s a pain in the arse to drive.
 
ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg said:
It’s a pain in tits to drive there, and I don’t think you can easily train it. No issue with flying.
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That’s bollocks. Trains go there direct from London (and there’s 1 change if you’re going from the north) and driving there is easy.
 
Yeah, good luck on 'suspending' Brexit agreements, agreements you fecking negotiated and signed off on, you ridiculous buffoon.
 
TheGame said:
Odd occasions where journalists actually press politicians and they can’t handle it:





How people vote for this shower is beyond me.
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This shows just how much journalism has failed us over the last decade and how the right wing press is in charge of the country. If you’d have had this sort of interrogation, highlighting the inconsistencies and failures, people would have a much different view of the party. Instead the BBC amongst others has provided a platform for these people to regurgitate their lies without challenge and now we are in a complete and utter mess, with these people still leading us.
 
TheGame said:
Odd occasions where journalists actually press politicians and they can’t handle it:





How people vote for this shower is beyond me.
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Thought the 2nd interview was far better than the 1st to be honest. I spent the first minute of the first video hearing the interviewer talking over Boris Johnson again and again. Which makes for great gotcha TV but not so great actual interviews.

The intricacies of the UK may well be lost on some of the leaders in Europe but regardless, the deal which he himself signed is not.

Of course, the EU may not be quite so militant about preserving the integrity of its market with re to NI if a) the Tories hadn't been so clear in mentioning that one of the benefits they themselves see from Brexit is the ability to diverge from EU standards in the medium to long term and b) if we hadn't been using inflammatory rhetoric and and been negotiating in such bad faith for most of the last 5 years and in particular, under the Johnson administration.

Of course, they likely still would, which is totally their right. I'm sure the EU doesn't seriously believe we're about to flood Ireland and subsequently the whole of the EU with subpar quality meats. But if you've spent the last few years outlining how eventually you want to have different standards and lying again and again.
 
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