Dominic Cummings

Its his sheer arrogance that is making me extremely angry.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, he absolutely does not believe he's done anything wrong.

I don't think he will resign but I do sincerely hope he will be 'forced out'.

Does it really matter?? if he is stupid enough to risk his own health as well as his family thats up to him. Likewise with anyone else acting the same way, let them get on with it.
We are all missing birthdays and our family and friends and no matter how we feel we have to get on with it and not risk our health or our family and friends just because some idiot has done so.

No apologies . This won’t do Boris any favours. He should sack him immediately

Mr Johnson said that Mr Cummings was obeying his instinct as a parent. This does not excuse Mr Cummings for putting aside his instinct as ordinary people have to do regarding their children and other loved ones.

If everyone disobeyed lockdown isolation of covid sufferers and their contacts no testing, tracing and isolation program would be possible.

Boris Johnson's response was an insult to those of us who have been following the rules in order to save lives. He basically told us that we had no need, we should have just followed our instincts like his puppet master.

Cummings holds all the cards. If the government doesn't protect him he will dish the dirt and bring them down.
The Civil Servant who sent an official tweet calling them "twisted people" will certainly be sacked!

Alexa it probably will not be possible now that we have all been given permission to ignore the guidelines as long as we follow our instincts.

Couldn’t agree more ‘oldernewgranny’ I feel as if all the sacrifices everybody has made have been throw back in our faces. This dreadful man ( you choose which one) has unbelievable arrogance and should go.

Wasn't it George Orwell in Animal Farm, who said "everybody is equal but some are more equal than others"?

Ilovecheese you're right - Cummings and BoJo have effectively given us permission to go and see our families, and I think we should all now do so.
The perception that this would be illegal is wrong, and should not concern anybody.
What is bugging me about all the discussion and questions about Cummings in the media, nobody is asking serious questions about how the country is to get back on track and function properly.

Much more on the the thread “will he resign”. On this subject.

One member of the government described Mr Johnson’s press conference as “an utter shambles that will do little to settle the febrile mood among MPs and the public.”

The prime minister’s statement was criticised in a post on the official Twitter account of the UK Civil Service. An anonymous mandarin wrote “arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters?” The tweet was deleted after 10 minutes.

Mike Barton, the former chief constable of Durham Police, said it was clear Mr Cummings had broken the rules and added he could not think of a “worse example of a breach of the lockdown rules”.

www.ft.com/content/3e3569ca-01b4-40af-b291-747f482bbe9b

Does it really matter?

Too bloody right it does!

Johnson is in real danger nailing his colours so firmly to Cumming’s mast.

Cummings could take Johnson with him when he finally goes.

Apparently DC’s father contacted the police to ask about security. The virus was mentioned only in passing. Not sure why the father had to enquire what to do about security - surely this would have been covered on previous visits? Or did he only visit when there was a blue moon? Anyone believe this?

I don’t think Boris nailed his colours to Cummings mast, I think Cummings had caged him and bolted the cage to the mast already.

But why?
What has DC got that gives him this control?

Not all bad then * Whitewave*!

nannytopsy?

Wibby does it really matter??

They could have spread infection - we can't know if they did or not.

Others now feel justified in abandoning being careful and doing what they want - as some on GN have already said they will do because of this.

Of course it matters.

I'm staying home to protect me and mine and really couldn't care less what anyone else decides to do. Lots of people are ignoring Government advice but I refuse to get upset by it. I have no control over what anyone else chooses to do but I can control how I react to it. So if others choose to put themselves at risk it no doubt means I'll be staying home for longer then so be it at least I'll be alive.

Someone in the media has gone online getting protesters together from different towns/cities to demonstrate against lockdown.
I wondered how long it would be before there were protests.

Wibby, yes, it does really matter a great deal. Your statement about 'stupid enough to risk his own health as well as his family' is incomplete. Risking other people's health has to be included too. Possible hospital treatment with risks to staff. Maybe contamination of places they stayed, touched, stopped at or visited? So it really is our business what he did, isn't it?

As I can apparently have my butler, or my nanny or my cleaner come into my house then my instinct is that sitting in the garden with my family 2m away is less hazardous than getting on a bus or visiting the supermarket.

security???

Do you mean we pay for security for this person and his family?


Surely not?