478 Responses to Start the Week 25 May 2020

  1. Fedup2 says:

    Government Briefing prewatch

    One for the health secretary i think – but I really hope they put up Mr Sharma and his soothing boringness zzzzz

    Anyway – I’m hoping that every question will be on -you know what – because any sane non bubble member of the public will be wondering why we arnt hearing about
    Travel – or shops – or jobs – or the end of the furlough or R or The Curve .

    Anyway – for those viewing / deep breaths – nice thoughts …..

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  2. carterdaniel says:

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/25/bishops-turn-on-boris-johnson-for-defending-dominic-cummings

    The BBC lies, the BBC attempts to scare the crap out of the nation.

    A bloke tries to do the best for his kid and we get this.

    What a pathetic nation we have become

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  3. digg says:

    When I watched the footage of the media scrum around Cummings outside his home the words “Lynch Mob” came to mind!

    This particular Lynch Mob revelling in the sure knowledge that their behaviour would never come under scrutiny from the good citizens at the BBC, Guardian or Independent.

    It was a bit like an old western movie where the town idiot screams lies and whips all the other folk into an unthinking rage until the innocent victim dangles from a tree.

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  4. Thoughtful says:

    The cowardlt useless incompetent Tories have yet again shot themselves in the foot with their past actions.

    In politicising the Police the idiotic leftie David Cameron allowed Liebour to get their hands on yet another of the levels of power, and you might have thought that so called ‘gate gate’ would have given them some insight into the mindset of todays plod, they were too dim witted to even notice.

    So now we have Labour ensconced in power over the Police and what is investigated. The acting Police Commissioner for Durham is in fact an ex trade union leader (Police federation) Steven White.

    Now he is calling for an urgent investigations using all the powers at the Police’s disposal including ANPR, and GPS tracking of Cummings family phones.

    Of course it’s politically motivated, but what did the cowardly useless incompetents expect when they gifted control of the Police to their opposition?

    Serves them right in my opinion.

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    • fakenewswatcher says:

      Thoughtful – The Police are supposed to be strictly non-political. A blatant attempt by White to enter the political arena, means there is at least 1 person who needs to resign pronto, long before Cummings even thinks about it..
      What will the Tories do? Alas, the Minister in charge is ultimately Priti Patel, so we shouldn’t hold our breath.

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      • Thoughtful says:

        The Police are blatantly politicised now thanks to the idiotic Cameron leading to a judge recently describing Humberside Police as acting like the Gestapo.

        Alas they are not alone.

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  5. Roland Deschain says:

    Was JHB on Talk Radio today? I have given all radio and TV the swerve so didn’t listen. If it was like this I did the right thing.

    Still, #CCBGB

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  6. Guest Who says:

    Looks like another random medical professional of Asianity soon to be on the TVDVOSNQT circuit.

    *Needs work, Fed, to trip off the tongue easier. Not enough vowels in time sequence., but Today, VD, Vile, One Show, Newsnight, QT.

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    • Thoughtful says:

      Apparantly he is Portuguese. As many have replied on chat – good luck bringing in the grape harvest in Portugal – it’s probably the only job you’ll get if you resign.

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      • Guest Who says:

        My bad. Maybe he can become an electrician. But best avoid the Met area if Dick is still in charge.

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    • Fedup2 says:

      Guest
      IEA
      I embrace Abbreviations ….

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    • Doobster78 says:

      Hope he has to quit his job the snivelling little turd.

      Or maybe , it’s just empty words. Just like all those celebs that were off to Canada when Trump got in.

      Virtue signalling nonsense

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      • Scroblene says:

        Has he resigned yet?

        Shame, his principles aren’t that good are they!

        Go on, piss off, you’re not needed here, we have enough real doctors who are totally in control, and don’t really need you here.

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    • JamesArthur says:

      Is this like Alibaba Brown leaving country if Boris got elected and all the lefties taking in refugees….well then it is sh__te

      What is it with these people who think they matter?

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  7. JimS says:

    Although the media get to decide what stories they cover we still get to decide if we are interested or not.

    The pretence that they are impartially reporting what goes on in the world only works as long as they are reporting on things that interest us.

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  8. Fedup2 says:

    The Cabinet is due to meet at 1300 Monday . Mr Cummings will apparently make a statement and answer questions at some unknown Date and time – maybe even today .

    This will be followed by him , his wife and 4 year old as well as his elderly parents being put in stocks outside the BBC HQ where various members of the media will queue up to defecate on them all before the use of a blowtorch and pliers …..

    Meanwhile decent people be enjoying bank holiday sunshine – naturally Dom Cummings will be blamed for this .

    Ladies and Gentlemen- sometimes people chirp up here and question the need for websites like this and our friends . Current media madness shows that reason – and I feel proud to do my tiny bit ….

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  9. Doobster78 says:

    Imagine for one minute if that litter of parasites calling themselves the media , that are currently camped outside the Cummings FAMILY home , were doing the same outside Lammys, Abbotts, Soubrys , Thornburys etc !!!!!

    There would be police, night and day keeping them safe , there would be arrests and no doubt calls from the BBC of far right thugs outside making their lives a misery !!!!! The left would be in meltdown at the Far Right threatening behaviour.

    But as it’s Cummings, and it’s the Left who are perpetrating the aggression , that’s fine. Indeed all the media seem to be intent on is inflaming the situation.

    They really are SCUM.

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    • Guest Who says:

      https://order-order.com/2020/05/25/harassing-dom/?

      https://westmonster.com/backlash-against-media-pack-outside-cummings-house?

      Do you know tthe one about the Bishops and the hacks?

      Champion Ash does. Reportedly.

      It’s a hoot. Or two.

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    • BRISSLES says:

      Regardless of the rights or wrongs of what Cummings has done, I thought the media scrum outside his house was abominable.

      WHY is it necessary for 8 or 9 photographers to take a succession of close up photographs of their ‘victims’ face ? It used to be the sort of thing seen in American films, but now since the time of Diana – where photographers would walk backwards in front of her to get a shot, we see this undignified behaviour here.

      I think if I found myself in that position, I would just stand still, saying nothing, while they clicked away until they got fed up of getting the same photo shot. You’re right Dooby, they are a low life, and to behave that way when he had a child in his arms was beyond obscene.

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    • Rob in Cheshire says:

      Doobster:

      There are no enemies on the left.

      They all support each other because they know that they are good people and that history is on their side.

      They also know that right wing or conservative people are selfish, racist murdering bastards, who therefore deserve everything they get.

      But the main thing to remember is that there are no enemies on the left. You only have to look at the various red bishops who are lining up to condemn a man who only wanted to ensure a small child would be cared for by relatives if his parents died. We all know they would change their tune if the child washed up on the coast of Kent in a dinghy. We also know they are hypocrites. But the important thing is that they are men and women of the left, and thus they are protected. There will never be a scrum of reporters sticking cameras in their faces outside their palaces.

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  10. dafydd says:

    Dominic Cummings to make statement later

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  11. fakenewswatcher says:

    Beeb TV at 1.00 says DC will make a public statement this afternoon.
    “The questions keep coming” says a female voice. Doesn’t sound like Laura. Ah, it’s Jessica Parker.
    Lotsa footage of Durham and Barnard castle.
    Wee Crankie comes on with the predictable.
    A large assemblage of anti-Boris voices, selected by beeb. Apparently there is lotsa ANGER according to beeb. “White-hot ANGER” The whole country are phoning in, hints beeb to express their ANGER.
    Daniel Sandford comes on to reinforce Jessica.
    Any of you phone in to express your ANGER over Cummings?
    I’m thinking of phoning in to express my ANGER.
    WITH THE TREACHEROUS BEEB.
    They seem to be smelling blood in the water.
    I hope Dominic tells them to get stuffed, as the campaign is a Labour/beeb/Guardian/SNP campaign to get Boris -little to do with Durham or any trip.

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  12. NISA says:

    BBC stalwart (though not employee) Sue Perkins (comedian per Wiki) tweets
    We are now, officially, a post-truth state.
    When us plebs are allowed to move freely, let’s move to No 10 en masse and let that fucked haybale know how we feel.

    Obviously menopausal

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    • Eddy Booth says:

      The six million dollar pleb
      Introducing Sue Perkins
      “Sue Perkins net worth: Sue Perkins is an English comedian, actress, broadcaster, and writer who has a net worth of $6 million. Sue Perkins was born in East Dulwich, London, England in September 1969.”

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    • fakenewswatcher says:

      NISA -Presumably there won’t be any beeb complaints about foul language, a la Bolsenaro.

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  13. Fedup2 says:

    Seems a bit weird having to go to RT for unbiased news …

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  14. Guest Who says:

    Laura in what feels is her safe place.

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    • Guest Who says:

      Speaking of overpromoted, overpaid peroxide sinks…

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  15. fakenewswatcher says:

    Beeb is upset by Brazil’s Bolsonaro. They call him foul-mouthed.
    Presumably it’s his ‘right-wing’ stance what’s done it.

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  16. fakenewswatcher says:

    Beeb TV at 1pm is upset by Brazil’s Bolsonaro. They call him foul-mouthed and suggest he’s murdering his people.
    Presumably it’s his ‘right-wing’ stance what’s done it. A sort of Brazilian Trump. Or Boris?
    Katie Watson in Sao Paulo expresses her beeboid outrage. Another fine hatchet job, from our ‘impartial’ broadcaster.
    Don’t hold your breath for anything similar about expansionist/imperialist dictator, Comrade Xi, presumably a nice man who only loves his people. (Probably a hero at Broadcast House). And who definitely never uses ‘foul language’.
    Oh, my goodness: who’s a nice leader then, absolutely tops, respectfully addressed by beeb as ‘Prime Minister’ in a grovelling voice? Why, it’s Jacinda Ahern, (quite unshaken by a little earthquake), we are surprised….
    Unlike Bolsonaro, she is real cool man, real cool. We just know from beeb she doesn’t have any advisers who drive around all over the country.

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  17. Roland Deschain says:

    He could be talking about this country.

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  18. Fedup2 says:

    I’m guessing Dom Cummings will announce his resignation for the sake of his family’s safety and not for any alleged breach to laws, guidelines , advice .

    If this happens – and I really hope I am wrong – the MSM will not stop – next it will be the PM or Health Secretary ….

    The fact that Chinese virus deaths are ( apparently ) falling – is of no interest – unless they can exploit the identity or circumstances of the victim or grieving next of kin for biased political anti government purposes .

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    • Roland Deschain says:

      I wouldn’t blame him for walking away. If he does, I hope he takes legal action against some of the hacks.

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    • Guest Who says:

      In case he does not, the likes of Change.org have revved up… guess what… another petition!

      One of my friends sent it to me.

      Now, how to I value ye… let me count….

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  19. Roland Deschain says:

    Turning briefly to matters non-Dom, so to speak. This eulogy to St Nicola was issued by STV, before being deleted.

    How can this media infestation be countered?

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    • cromwell says:

      Can anyone enlighten me, when Pretti Patel was hounded by the press for well over a week earlier in the year, what was it she was supposed to have done? I cannot for the life of me remember.
      If Cummings just sits tight and stuffs cotton wool in his ears they will proberly move onto someone else, Hopefully

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      • Doobster78 says:

        You never know Cromwell. Maybe they will turn their vitriol towards the Muslim rape gangs, maybe their investigative journalism to the invasion of illegal immigrants in the English channel or maybe even ask questions of Sir Kier as to why before last week, he thought children could go back to school safely from next week but then changed his mind once the far left unions and BBC got involved.

        Don’t hold your breath tho !!! That would be certain death !!!!!!

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      • theleftwilleatitself says:

        Cromwell, Priti was accused of bullying people or a person who worked beneath her or around her from memory. Nor sure when, probably years ago knowing the lefty rules ????
        I hope Dominic sticks two fingers up to the baying mob and rides it out ✌️

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        • cromwell says:

          Theleftwilleatitself…Oh thank you, yes of course, my brain cant cope with all the baying for blood. Well that fizzeld out when they couldn’t unseat her, I hope she has a word with Cummings and tells him to sit tight.

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    • Old Goat says:

      I am heartily sick of people, be they children, or grown-up children unctuously saying “thank you”, having read a little script-ette for a wee bawbee.

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    • Dave S says:

      Scotland must go. Independence imposed by us at once. We are wasting our time with trying to preserve the union. What then happens to it is no longer our concern.

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  20. StewGreen says:

    There was official advice
    that you had to prepare to move vulnerable individuals
    So maybe he considered his child vulnerable
    So wanted to prepare to have the option of moving the boy to his sister if the need came up.
    I would guess that the family took advice and didn’t just make the decision on their own.

    ‘if you can, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the isolation period

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  21. upandatem says:

    Their propensity for hypocrisy is boundless. Whilst they travel the entire country, gleefully showing us all the places the rest of us can’t visit, the huge legions of BBC journalists, for some reason classed as essential workers, go into apoplectic fits because a government advisor travelled somewhere during the lockdown. Their unified tirade against Cummings, no doubt brought about by a paralysing psychosis which renders all rational thought impossible, is another reminder of why the Corporation has to go. The rest of us look upon their malicious rantings with despair. I wonder if the Nightingale Hospitals could be repurposed as asylums to care for these demented souls or, failing that, they could be looked after in all those care homes which are now empty.

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    • Dave S says:

      Would we have to restrain them in strait jackets for their own safety ?
      Better perhaps to put them in cages for the normal citizens to laugh at. Like the Bedlam of old.
      Imagine it. News at 6 from your BBC. The entertainment of the day.

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  22. StewGreen says:

    Radio jock excited “Cummings statement is expected soon”

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  23. Scroblene says:

    If Mr Cummings does go, then all Boris has to do is employ him in the same capacity, and in another position where he can run riot against all the wet lefties, the BBC, and the other boring leftie rags with paywalls the size of a small African village.

    Probably a much easier task to have him as a free agent, getting the dirt, spilling the beans, poking mullock (that’s enough metaphors, Scrobs – Ed)!

    He could major (wrong word, but means success this time, not the grey failure eating peas), on every BBC hurt going, take the fatsos like Bunter apart at their bulging seams, poop all over knobs like Peston, tell Laura to ‘er – **** ***, (she is after all, still a lady), and I’d love to read his blogs, his columns, his other items etc, as he could be the real loose cannon most normal people need to finally see off the BBC for ever!

    Go Dom! Either way, you’re one of us, and act like that slug Campbell, (certainly better than him, and not as psychopathic) who is utterly hated by most normal people because he is seen as a liar and a nasty git (sources say – ha ha ha); you can do the same to the Toynbees, the Sucker Starms, the Kinnocks etc. etc. etc!

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    • Guest Who says:

      First came ‘Yes Minister’. And by a certain coincidence….

      I wonder if Mr. C, and indeed Lady Orcacorpse and the kindergarten vandals from the Graun she so admires, are fans of ‘Demolition Man’?

      Careful what you stir up, girls. And the wimmin in the BBC.

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    • JamesArthur says:

      Yes Scroblene I thought the same thing…and I hope they have a plan to stuff the BBC

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  24. Fedup2 says:

    For anyone who can take it – the Dom flagulation is due somewhere around 1530 and 1600 Monday afternoon ….

    The subtitle chap is going to have his work cut out ….

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  25. fakenewswatcher says:

    Nice one Scroblene.
    Two possible problems?
    1) If C goes, would Boris have the courage to reappoint him?
    2) If he does go, the beeb etc will see it as a victory, even if he is later put into another position…
    It’s all about their campaign. If he goes, they will see it as a success, whatever else happens. The narrative (they badly want) is that Boris has buckled. Always remember: this is not about Cummings. This is about a victory over Boris. Huge symbolic triumph for beeb, Guardian, Surkeer, Bunter etc if C goes.
    The follow up message: Government is (seen to be) crumbling. The Tory party is divided. (Notice the publicity given to Tory MPs who want C to go.) The field is open for Surkeer. He has his first big victory, Corbyn will be of the past, etc. “THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER…” is the song I hear.
    The Labour spirits will be lifted, and the narrative will be: ‘bring on the election’. The truth that this could be a lot of garbage won’t matter. It’s all about the narrative.
    Watch beeb: they almost always have an agenda and that agenda is woven into whatever tapestry they’re working on at the moment. In fact, the agenda is probably HIDDEN beneath the glittering tapestry of the narrative. Sell the narrative, and you’ve moved your agenda forward.
    That is the beeb DNA.

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  26. dafydd says:

    Couple of things Cummings may do..

    1 Walk away guns blazing and letting the parasites in the left wing press know what lumps of Primordial Slime they are.

    2 He has something up his sleeve and comes out fighting and still let’s the parasites have it.

    Either way I pity the poor sods on the receiving end…

    Whatever the outcome today the left wing press and BBC will never be trusted by Boris again, I think there disgusting behaviour is a step to far for the government..

    ” Come Cummings let them have it”

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  27. The Mouse says:

    The ability of police to deliver the lockdown message may have been “damaged” by the Dominic Cummings case, says the acting crime and victims’ commissioner for Durham police.

    Speaking on Radio 4’s World at One, Steve White said: “I think if you lose the trust of people then, yes, it will be damaged. Policing works on trust.”

    REALLY, REALLY, STEVE WHITE and how many years (YEARS) did it take you lot to move on Rotherham, to seek out TRUTH at Hillsborough, standing around in closely packed groups clapping on Westminster bridge. Dick Head of the Yard was on Desert Islands discs a few months ago, and now you showboating on R4 talking about TRUST, most of us know that you are the instruments of state and have no interest in justice when push comes to shove. It’s a wonder you know how to spell the word TRUST ! Most of the thinking public think you are ethically bankrupt. Oh, and while I’m at it, if you do get caught out you just play the early pension card. Sickening. I note you are ‘acting’ ‘crime and victims – you should be quite good at that (‘acting’).

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  28. Emmanuel Goldstein says:

    I so hope that Dominic Cummings goes on the offensive this afternoon.

    I’m sick of the Tories laying down and meekly accepting everything that is thrown at them.
    They come over as spineless.

    Since DC went up north and infected everybody making the NE the worst area in the UK for the Chinese Wuhan virus and infecting everybody on the motorway on the way we’ve had the Tories on the defensive every day.
    All he needs to do is tell the truth and destroy lies such as you can’t go to your Mother’s funeral. Pug destroyed their (lefties) funeral argument in an earlier post, DC could do with some facts like Pug’s to shut the msm and every other parliamentary party up.

    And these people coming out of the woodwork saying they’ve seen him here (they’ve seen him there, that damned ((not so)) elusive DC)
    Well, if Hitler had won he would have found plenty of helpers in amongst the UK population, these types of lefty (like national socialist lefty) are the ingrates and brown nosers who would make sure that they told the nazis who was out of line.

    So Dominic. Show the cowardly Tories how it’s done.
    Up and at ‘em.

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    • Roland Deschain says:

      Frankly, it’s a complete waste of time. Everyone will hear what they want to hear.

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  29. cromwell says:

    Whether Cummings goes or stays one thing Boris must do is never ever promote the MPS who have asked for Cummings to be sacked

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  30. fakenewswatcher says:

    Yes indeed, it’s all on. Vicky Young says on beeb TV at the outset that the Tories are divided. The narrative is rolling.
    Simon Hoare MP (Con) says his constituents are very, very angry. He is outraged. I love watching that very predictable narrative being rolled out. The TORIES ARE DIVIDED. Boris’ own MPs want Cummings to go.
    Vicky harps on about the anger of CONSERVATIVE MPs. No, not Labour. The Tories. Perish the thought that Surkeer is watching and waiting.
    Now, with the Tories divided, WILL BORIS BUCKLE?
    Now beeb mentions the POLICE investigation. (The Labour police?) A little hint of illegality there. Sandford is spinning the narrative now. Eat your hearts out Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, et al
    Now beeb says this is RISKY FOR CUMMINGS AND RISKY FOR BORIS.
    See that AGENDA rolling away beneath the narrative? Now beeb suggests the damage HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. Anticipation of triumph. We get it: Boris is THE REAL TARGET.

    The tapestry is as predictable as when we see the tapestry of the Battle at Hastings. And almost as old. We know it.

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    • Doobster78 says:

      Divided !!! There’s 15 of em !!!!! Jesus wept, he really did .

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      • taffman says:

        How many of the ‘Fifteen’ are anti Brexit ?

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      • fakenewswatcher says:

        Doobster. You are looking at the facts and rolling out the Truth . For beeb it’s about the narrative. Forget the reality and truth. Beeb want you to see the narrative.

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  31. taffman says:

    “Hygiene fears may spell the end for urinals” – The Times.
    Is this the PC, the Tranny or similar brigade? Are they serious or are they taking the pi55 ? Not on Al Beeb? yet but I am pretty sure ‘the queens’ there will be pushing for it . The real girls won’t be happy . I smell something fishy going on here .

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  32. AndyDozefeet says:

    There’s no way that Boris can win with all this nonsense.

    Stand by him and his own judgement is ridiculed.

    Sack him and it would’ve been “yes that’s Boris, he’ll even throw his closest ally under the bus…”

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  33. Fedup2 says:

    Always got to look for the humour . The BBC listings has ‘ news special ‘ and at 1615 “ garden rescue “ .

    Has there been a leak ? Who why when ? Inquiry – apology resignation ….

       8 likes

    • fakenewswatcher says:

      Fed – The laugh would be on us viewers? But oh, the anger…the anger…
      Beeb’s gonna be very angry.

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      • Fedup2 says:

        Incredibly on BB2 is a programme called ‘flog him ‘ sorry ‘flog it ‘ …..

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  34. fakenewswatcher says:

    A little shrill wimmin from East London: “Thousands of people have written to their MPs”. Beeb gives us the RAW anger. Too many white men, so far. Nice beeb touch, covering all the bases. The narrative is rolling.
    “It’s about the Prime Minister, she says. Aha. We didn’t know THAT. Who would have thought! Here we thought it was about Cummings. Tsk Tsk.
    So nice of her to enlighten us…
    Now we are reminded about the outrage of the Bishops and the scientists. Wow, that tapestry is really taking shape.
    What will it look like when all the threads are in place? Goodness, we are spellbound. Bewitched..

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  35. StewGreen says:

    #ScumMedia is trending mildly
    Labour have sent out their Twitter human-zombie army
    to try to take control by shouting “yeh the media were scummy to Corbyn etc.”

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  36. JamesArthur says:

    BBC doing their best to wind up situation…using lots of Lefty anger…as quotes…showing their true colours…I expect vast bulk of population are out breaking lockdown in sun…i hope DC comes out fighting

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  37. Beeb Brother says:

    The BBC is at its rancid worst today.

    Cressida Dick gets officers to crowd together to clap for carers in defiance of social distancing? Nothing about it on the BBC. Cummings does something nowhere near as bad – under 1% as bad? Lead story constantly for three days.

    So, so unfair.

    The whole Stalinist angle of spying on fellow citizens is vile.

    You can just imagine the collective cheering and orgasm if they get him. I so hope they stand strong.

    Bullying like this having just virtue signalled all week about mental health? It is just awful.

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  38. fakenewswatcher says:

    There are going to be socially distanced journalists in the garden of No 10, beeb tells us. Journalists? Really?
    Wonder if there will be apples in the garden? A naked lady? Has Laura got a trick up her sleeve?

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  39. pugnazious says:

    Oh…Durham police change their story…now say the officer who spoke to Cummings’ father gave no advice on C19…just on security matters…note it was Cummings’ father who phoned the police. Oddly the BBC presenter didn’t make any comment on this surprising revelation.

    From the Guardian previously…

    ‘Durham police say they did contact PM’s top aide over alleged breach of lockdown. Spain to welcome foreign visitors from July and restart football league in early June’

    Not true was it?

    Also…Durham’s PCC is an ex-police federation[union] leader who had continual battles with the Tories…he is demanding the police investigate Cummings….is the police force to be used as a political tool to take down political opponents? Seems so…but you don’t hear any comment from the BBC.

    BBC take on this is completely negative and critical of Cummings and Boris. Listening to them witter on as they await Cummings appearance.

    1. Boris defended him only because Cummings is a crucial part of his administration…not because he did something perfectly legal and reasonable?

    2. The BBC is desperate to know if this is ‘gaining any traction with the public’.

    3. This is a total failure of communication by the government and hence this can’t be put to bed…really? A perfectly valid explanation has been given but the Media has refused to accept it and continues to demand Cummings’ head….it’s a media problem not the government’s. BBC presenter…’If this story was defensible would this story have rumbled on? ‘ Er….yes…the media want it.

    4. Police are involved..hence very serious….see above.

    5. Will Cummings apologise? Er…for what?

    6. People are flouting rules ‘because of Cummings’…rubbish.

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    • JamesArthur says:

      Pug
      Yes BBC making police update as negative to DC as opposed to a contrdiction of what the media reported earlier…they are scum

      And lots of snide comments about Govt…

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    • Beltane says:

      ‘The huge amount of public anger’ is another of those confected falsehoods. The ‘public’ anger is confined, as usual, to the expected sources, the rest of the population are bored to tears – and the longer the MSM keep this up, the less effective their message, and their point in existing will become.

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  40. taffman says:

    Someone sabotaging the Cummings interview with a trumpet ? Is it that Mr Shouty Man that used to plague parliament with his “Stop Brexit” ? Someone with a car horn now !
    It looks as if the meeja tried to stitch him up.
    Cummings needs to go on the offensive now and Boris should go – “No more Mr Nice Guy” from now on .

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  41. Beltane says:

    As Dominic speaks – not, I have to say, with anything significant to say so far – a car horn sounds continuously out in Whitehall.
    For some reason the police, whose remit it is to maintain the peace, seem unable to stop it. Or might it be disinterest?

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  42. fakenewswatcher says:

    Laura is up first in the garden. Who would have thought?
    She corrects him about people disagreeing. They are ANGRY, she says. There is that word again.
    She sees he won’t go, so she wants an apology.
    He won’t.
    Then Peston is on. What a surprise! Is he petty, or what? And, oh so boring. Trying to shame Cummings. If a schoolteacher did that to a pupil, the sh.. would hit the fan.
    But apparently THE RULES don’t apply to journalists. Who would have thought?
    On comes the next apology demander. She is really aggressive.
    He still won’t go, or apologise.
    Attaboy, Dominic. Don’t let the media intimidate you. That’s their game. All that self-righteousness, allegedly on behalf of the British ‘people’. Makes one want to vomit.

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  43. Roland Deschain says:

    This is, as I suspected, going to be a waste of time. He’s clearly not going to dish dirt, and judging by Laura K’s stupid questions we’re going to go through the same things again and again.

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  44. Beltane says:

    Don’t know who thought this would be a good idea but Dominic’s hesitancy and lack of coherence is simply feeding the frenzy.
    At least the questioners are regarded as clowns already, so in that respect the outcome is insignificant. And now, with grateful thanks to Beth, she makes my point – by repeating what has been said, ad infi-bleeding-nitum.

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  45. Synchronised says:

    Salem witch trials anyone? Must be fairly akin to what I’m watching.

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  46. Bulldog says:

    He’s not used to facing this vicious pack of hounds being a back room boy. What’s that saying about when you are in a hole stop digging?

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  47. BRISSLES says:

    Are these journalists complete idiots ? How many times do they need an answer to the same bloody questions ???

    Egg on their faces, re the child going to hospital ! they’re ‘sources’ didn’t get that then did they !

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  48. G.W.F. says:

    Dom ums and ers and whines. Laura cites ‘many people and some people’ setting the general tone that Dom must apologise for operating with one rule for him and another for the suffering masses.
    And that tone of anger continues to be expressed by a media that does not give a shit about the rape of children.
    As the questions continue Dom wilts and I now have to switch off before he weeps in public.

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  49. JamesArthur says:

    These media people..truth is irrelevant and i wish they would stop talking for whole country..who is that Beth..what a dumb F
    Peston…another twa..
    Why do they keep asking questions he has answered..?.

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  50. Roland Deschain says:

    Now we have Beff. “How can you countenance stayin’ on and not resignin’?” I’ve often asked that about her.

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