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[dublinbluenose]

"Why Boris was right to say 'Let them pile the bodies high' - we cant stand in the way of business" - read my column in the Telegraph

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Unfortunately, it seems like he's the fruitbody of a parasitic fungi at this juncture, with the mycelium pervading our corporations and financial services.

@COYBL25

 

[LinekersLegs]

Cummings versus Johnson in the clash of lies and nonsense - Politics.co.uk

The two men whose partnership secured Brexit in 2016 are now implacable enemies.

www.politics.co.uk

Last month, the film Godzilla versus Kong came out. It was about two huge but simple-minded beasts, surrounded by paper-thin human characters, who were cast into battle together on the basis of no discernable principle whatsoever, amid the deaths of thousands of people. And this month, we’re watching the war between Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson, which follows much the same pattern

 

[ChesterBlue]

Any leader who actually said “Let the bodies pile high” when referring to the people in the country they rule should be immediately removed from power

 

[orchard]

Any leader who actually said “Let the bodies pile high” when referring to the people in the country they rule should be immediately removed from power

Mate. He's just had his work flat redecorated. Have a heart.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Any leader who actually said “Let the bodies pile high” when referring to the people in the country they rule should be immediately removed from power

They're about to win another seat in Hartlepool. This country for some reason seems happy to support him. Mental.

 

[davek]

Any leader who actually said “Let the bodies pile high” when referring to the people in the country they rule should be immediately removed from power

There's people on here who support him...can you imagine THAT?

The cowards will never pipe up though, other than peteblue.

 

[orchard]

There's people on here who support him...can you imagine THAT?

The cowards will never pipe up though, other than peteblue.

It was obviously a civil servant imitating good ol' Boris.

 

[davek]

It was obviously a civil servant imitating good ol' Boris.

What does it say about a country that doesn't immediately hold an inquiry into his comments and then sling him out of office?

127,000 people dead - much of them through his actions - and he states he'd see thousands more fellow Britons piled up in order to keep businesses open.


How on earth did we reach this point as a nation?

It's utter barbarism.

Forget his clown-like behaviour and his unkempt appearance - Johnson is a tryant who would exterminate people in a heartbeat.

 

[summerisle]

 

[davek]

If Labour cant take a by-election after a Tory PM has said that he'd rather see bodies piled up in the thousands rather than a lock down again then they really need to take the hint and dissolve.

 

[peteblue]

If Labour cant take a by-election after a Tory PM has said that he'd rather see bodies piled up in the thousands rather than a lock down again then they really need to take the hint and dissolve.

I think they will see it for what it probably was. Not a real ‘let the bodies pile up’ but a form of words to express his view about lockdowns. Boris is what Boris is, he will say outrageous stuff but for effect. Strangely enough this is why we like him. He’s not some political robot, May, Major, he carries people with him and sometimes oversteps the mark. It’s part of his appeal tbh.....

 

[davek]

I think they will see it for what it probably was. Not a real ‘let the bodies pile up’ but a form of words to express his view about lockdowns. Boris is what Boris is, he will say outrageous stuff but for effect. Strangely enough this is why we like him. He’s not some political robot, May, Major, he carries people with him and sometimes oversteps the mark. It’s part of his appeal tbh.....

You speak for yourself.

I'd "like him" to be hanging from a tree.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

I think they will see it for what it probably was. Not a real ‘let the bodies pile up’ but a form of words to express his view about lockdowns. Boris is what Boris is, he will say outrageous stuff but for effect. Strangely enough this is why we like him. He’s not some political robot, May, Major, he carries people with him and sometimes oversteps the mark. It’s part of his appeal tbh.....

He’s got away with his sort of crap all his life. I’m sure he’s a very charismatic man, but this doesn’t excuse his behaviour. I can’t imagine any scenario where this could be taken out of context or a ‘mispoke’

 

[Xizor]

What does it say about a country that doesn't immediately hold an inquiry into his comments and then sling him out of office?

I share the sentiment but what mechanisms exist for slinging a PM out of office? Off the top of my head, it would have to be an party process to remove him as leader, and the internal machinations of the Conservatives are all about triangulations over power. They act if Brand Boris becomes an electoral liability.

A lot of British politics sadly relies on a sense of decency and integrity, and the current Tory crop have realised that if you have neither you can just carry on regardless and trust in the uselessness of the opposition to see you through.