Boris is going to write in the Daily Mail

maddyone

I can accept comments about BJ possibly lying as he was apparently sacked for lying by The Times, but some of the snobbery on here is awful. Frequently from those who profess to be socialist too.

What snobbery is that, maddyone?

Dislike of people being fed lies is snobbery?

Smileless2012

If the DM want to pay him to write, and people want to read it why does it matter?

Because he writes lies and his lies have been very influential.

If every one of his columns came with a 'This is a work of fiction' warning it might be OK...

I can accept comments about BJ possibly lying as he was apparently sacked for lying by The Times, but some of the snobbery on here is awful. Frequently from those who profess to be socialist too.

Soroptium. Whoops I forgot to put a big smiley face on mine

The rules clearly don't apply to him, do they.

Did anyone ever say no to him when he was a child?
Rachel? Are you on GN?

Whoops, he’s done it again.
news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-in-clear-breach-of-rules-after-daily-mail-job-announced-says-mp-watchdog-12903648

Please see my question on Ask a Gran forum 😉

It will be his truth.

It will be quite a spectacle over the next few weeks and months as he takes on the Tory Party. The splits and divisions will be laid bare.

Dottynan

I might just start buying the mail on Saturday

And I’ve just decided that I’ll stop buying it 😂

If the DM want to pay him to write, and people want to read it why does it matter?

MaizieD

pascal30

MaizieD

pascal30

I always thought he was a better journalist than a politician..

A journalist who lied continually in print? Who never held back from being racist or homophobic? Who was sacked for lying by one of his editors?

Oh dear...

talking about style not content.. he's obviously a lying hypocrite everyone knows that...

Dear God!

So there's a pile on on Fp for writing an acid comment and people are defending people's desire to read the words of a man that really aren't worth the paper they're printed on.

He should be writing in a comic, not a national newspaper.

To be clear Mazie I will definitely not be reading the DM I was just talking about his ability to write.. I loathe the man especially for being instrumental in enabling Brexit... and for his dishonesty and lack of ethics. I don't think I can be clearer..

For DM and Boris haters...

... haters, hate. This is such emotive terminology.

I do not like Boris Johnson nor trust him - for all the reasons many others have enumerated. But I do not hate him - and would even defend him if he was being attacked for the wrong reasons. I don't join in the ridicule about the way he looks, for example, because I believe that is shaming him for something he basically can't help.

I also think the DM is a megaphone for all sorts of dubious ideologies - sexist, racist... all on 'mute' of course. But I don't believe all those that read it are racist or sexist - people read the paper for different reasons. My NDN reads it (she's not online) because it's "compact" and she likes reading about celebrities.

Can we temper the rhetoric a bit? Hate is a very strong emotion... people kill because they 'hate'.

I'm not surprised BJ is going to pen something for the DM - I think he's on a mission, and true to his form, he will blame others for his own failings and probably tell us that he's a victim of a witch hunt and a deliberate attempt by his colleagues to reverse Brexit. He's a flamboyant personality and writes cleverly, and he will garner a lot of support,

But... I do not hate him just what he stands for, and his duplicity. He believes he's been stabbed in the back - but will ignore the fact that he's also been one of the back-stabbers previously.

Being critical is not hatred.

Well that explains today's Mail headline! Every other paper leads with "Boris found guilty of lying" or words to that effect. The Daily Star has "It's Official, Pinocchio is an absolute lying wazzock"! The Mail's headline, by complete contrast is "The Most Spiteful Stitch-Up in History of Politics"!!

pascal30

MaizieD

pascal30

I always thought he was a better journalist than a politician..

A journalist who lied continually in print? Who never held back from being racist or homophobic? Who was sacked for lying by one of his editors?

Oh dear...

talking about style not content.. he's obviously a lying hypocrite everyone knows that...

Dear God!

So there's a pile on on Fp for writing an acid comment and people are defending people's desire to read the words of a man that really aren't worth the paper they're printed on.

He should be writing in a comic, not a national newspaper.

I suppose he will spend the next few months dropping bombs in Sunak’s area.

I wonder if he wants to split the Tory party?

It does seem to be in a very bad place now.

MerylStreep

Fleurpepper

Says is all, and many here will continue to buy it!

You don’t have to buy it, it’s free online.

I'll just wait for the free links!

Fleurpepper

Says is all, and many here will continue to buy it!

You don’t have to buy it, it’s free online.

Well it will suit him the DM make stuff up as they go along Unfortunately his lies will be believed by his many admirers and those sitting on the fence He’s a convincing liar
look at those that believed the bus and still are convinced by his ramblings

MaizieD

pascal30

I always thought he was a better journalist than a politician..

A journalist who lied continually in print? Who never held back from being racist or homophobic? Who was sacked for lying by one of his editors?

Oh dear...

talking about style not content.. he's obviously a lying hypocrite everyone knows that...

Fleurpepper

Says is all, and many here will continue to buy it!

So what?🙄

He was sacked for lying by The Times. I doubt that would bother the Daily Mail. He'll probably have to limit his vocabulary for DM readers, no Latin tags and no curved bananas but we may see more references to letter boxes, etc. Obviously going down hill. Table Tennis News next?

pascal30

I always thought he was a better journalist than a politician..

No, he told whoppers!

Fleurpepper

Says is all, and many here will continue to buy it!

here

Where is here? 🤔

Well, even if we don't buy it, we can look forward to umpteen links on Gransnet by posters who hate the DM!
😀

I do hope it's not on a Saturday! I still want the TV guide.

pascal30

I always thought he was a better journalist than a politician..

A journalist who lied continually in print? Who never held back from being racist or homophobic? Who was sacked for lying by one of his editors?

Oh dear...