summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Yeah, let's forget about the details and concentrate on formulating classical aphorisms and soundbites.
Current Affairs The next Tory (strong and stable) leader is Boris Johnson
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roydo
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Actually, although no fan of the bloke, its not unusual for PM's presidents etc etc to have the basic briefs on tons of stuff, with detail added as and when they need it. Thats why they have Ministers. You often hear the phrase that a new Minister has "mastered his brief", cos the detail is very important for their single office. The PM, less so.
Plenty to lob at Johnson, but not this.
lolCos Johnson is well renowned as being ‘a man of detail’ as proved during his interview with Neil.
summerisle
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The only thing he's mastered is his ego.
peteblue
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Not really, the sheer volume of information, mail and decisions required means that you need a very slick approach to daily data. In any business, most senior people receive several hundred emails daily, never mind the various meetings and reviews that they must perform, and ‘events’ that have to be managed. It’s a treadmill that can put the best under. That’s why p.a’s and secretaries intercept and divert these things to others and why even complicated projects and commercial agreements have to summarised down to similar one/two sides of A4. If any PM tried to read the absolute detail of government business they would quickly fail....I would say the same for any PM or any political colour unless they only slept for about 2 hours per night.....
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Chambers told Byline Times he believes that the then Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, misled Vince Cable about the level of detail and funding for his project. He believes the open auction bidding process was flawed and that alternative bidders were not allowed proper access to the site for due diligence purposes. In the final days before the auction, he said that a Ukrainian man turned up at Chambers’ apartment with such a threatening manner that he hired a security team and withdrew from the auction. Chambers is now suing Johnson for “malfeasance in a public office”.
The loss of up to £80 million to the British taxpayer over this deal raises many questions about Pro-Putin influencers in the UK and the infusion of dark money in London.
Why did the UK Government agree to sell the ghost station to an oligarch already suspected of money laundering for the Russian underworld? Why did the sale go ahead despite intelligence that Firtash was a direct agent of the Kremlin and involved in a regime that had just killed 100 people in Ukraine? Why did senior Conservative Party figures accept large donations from such a man? And why hasn’t there been a full official inquiry into the scandal?
Meanwhile, the Intelligence and Security Committee report into Russian influence in the UK, cleared for publication six months ago, remains under wraps. Perhaps this is why Boris Johnson wants to keep it that way.
The loss of up to £80 million to the British taxpayer over this deal raises many questions about Pro-Putin influencers in the UK and the infusion of dark money in London.
Why did the UK Government agree to sell the ghost station to an oligarch already suspected of money laundering for the Russian underworld? Why did the sale go ahead despite intelligence that Firtash was a direct agent of the Kremlin and involved in a regime that had just killed 100 people in Ukraine? Why did senior Conservative Party figures accept large donations from such a man? And why hasn’t there been a full official inquiry into the scandal?
Meanwhile, the Intelligence and Security Committee report into Russian influence in the UK, cleared for publication six months ago, remains under wraps. Perhaps this is why Boris Johnson wants to keep it that way.
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Nice little match to the torch paper of Cummings/Johnson government. Who gets it first.
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And now we know where Johnson has been hiding..
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Sajid Javid: Plan to remove advisers not in 'national interest'
The ex-chancellor tells MPs No 10's plan to remove his advisers was not in the "national interest".
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And now we know where Johnson has been hiding..
Secret doorway in Parliament leads to historical treasure trove
Historical treasures - and evidence of a beer-fuelled party - are uncovered in the Commons restoration.
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
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We have had this week record flooding in the Severn Valley, Wye valley and numerous Yorkshire towns and villages and he can't even be arsed to show his face, Leader?, my arse...
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Is Vic/Johnson there? Gammon personified ya tool
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