Christmas party at Downing Street last year

Exactly Galaxy- I have been called extreme left wing many times on here- and I am not, for sure. Ridiculous.

On the other hand if people clearly indicate they support Farage and are prepared to fund him, and think Zemmour is wonderful - I think my guessing is correct.

But then again I apparently was supporting Corbyn and then dropping him, except I wasnt and if anyone was on the threads about the labour party they would know there were many posters like me. Not sure these generalisations help really.

I didnt GSM and neither did anyone I know, I work with many organisations.

Germanshepherdsmum

Indeed GG, all we have is speculation about the alleged event, no detail. But many on here are more than happy to speculate. I expect a good many people had a Christmas drink or two in the office after work and perhaps livened it up with a quiz.

So are you another one with a very liberal interpretation of the law? Many on here have already said they did not break the rules, I did not break the rules.

Boris Johnson and his govt made the rules but they obviously made them for us and not for them.

It seems many Conservative supporters also feel the laws weren't made for them despite the fact it was the people who they wanted to be the govt made those rules.

Well they were breaking the law too.

Diversions have broken out all over this thread. Corbyn, people having big weddings, next door's cat, it doesn't matter. We expect number 10 to behave within the law and set an example. Or we used to.

Watch the link Casdon posted.

That's the point though.
We didn't!
What you are saying is pure speculation.

Watch the BBC video I just posted Germanshepherdsmum, the details are there,

Indeed GG, all we have is speculation about the alleged event, no detail. But many on here are more than happy to speculate. I expect a good many people had a Christmas drink or two in the office after work and perhaps livened it up with a quiz.

Germanshepherdsmum

I wonder if this thread would have been started if the alleged party had been held by Corbyn? I think I know the answer to that, though it was said in an earlier post that he had held one but nobody jumped on it.
And how ridiculous is it to say that making reference to the huge weddings held during lockdown is being racist? It’s a statement of fact.

If he was PM and he made laws about not doing it and then allowed it to happen at No 10 then yes I think it would.

Wasn't the big rule break from Corbyn (not the person who made the law) that he met some people for a coffee outdoors after a funeral? Not quite the same as a 4 dozen meeting for a boozy party indoors.

His other big crime was opening his front door to his brother who was accompanied by Father Christmas. He didn't appear to let them in. Again 3 people meeting outdoors wasn't allowed but it seems like his brother set him up.

If it walks like a duck.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59514568

lemongrove

Informal gatherings of work colleagues was permitted....it happened every day in large workforces where they weren’t able to work from home after all.
As I said GSM ....it’s just gleeful political point scoring.

Oh yes Johnson's new get out of jail card, It's political. What an idiot he is standing in parliament complaining about politics. I wonder where he thinks he is?

I would like to know who attended these parties it has been reported that the PM wasn’t there.

Were the attendees MPs, back room office staff, civil servants or media?

We’re they just drinks, refreshments and a few quizzes after the days work.

The main thing I would be interested to know is why was the story sat on for 12 months than released to coincide with the Bexley & Sidcup bi-election?

Definitely political game playing by someone.

(I am not condoning the parties by the way. I recall that the hard lockdown began on 20/12/2020. It was a family members big 0 birthday, we were all bitterly disappointed.)

Wasn't somebody told off yesterday for bringing Brexit into a thread about Johnson?

But now we've got a former Labour leader in a thread about No 10 breaking Covid rules when they were telling us to behave.

Focus ladies, focus.

This is the report from the Government website for 17th December for London.

‘Tier 3 (Very High)

Since the end of national restrictions, the situation in London has deteriorated. Case rates in all ages are greater than 200 per 100,000 in 18 of the 33 local authorities. Case rates in all ages are also continuing to increase across 32 of the 33 London local authorities; the case rate is increasing by 30% or more over the last 7 days in 24 London boroughs. Case rates in those aged 60 and over are above 100 per 100,000 in 27 of the 33 local authorities and are increasing in the majority of boroughs. Positivity has increased across the majority of boroughs. The epidemiological picture continues to deteriorate especially in the most recent incomplete data (that is subject to upwards revision). The overall case rate is increasing exponentially in London.

The rate of increase of the epidemiology indicators is concerning and under emergency measures taken this week warranted immediate allocation to Tier 3 of the 32 London Boroughs and the City of London. The epidemiological indicators in London continue to deteriorate and the whole of London should remain at Tier 3.

The number of daily COVID hospital admissions continues to rise in London.’

There’s no getting away from the fact that it was downright irresponsible. The information I included in my last post about the restrictions for tier 3 was also from the Government’s own website. There’s nothing gleeful about this at all, I think appalled best sums up how most people feel.

GagaJo

It isn't about point scoring. It is about a rule. Set by government. Broken by government.

Exactly.

Actually Casdon your own post made me smile, as most left wing posters on here and on other politics pages were Corbyn supporters at least until the last GE. He was then dropped like a hot potato by everyone for losing so badly.Now they seek to constantly distance themselves from him.

Sorry this is Twitter, but its excellent a worth watching. But in case you can't watch it:

16th December: Tier 3 for London, no gatherings that are primarily a social activity.

18th December: No 10 had a gathering that was primarily a social activity.

twitter.com/BBCRosAtkins/status/1466494479142113282

They despise us. That's it.

It isn't about point scoring. It is about a rule. Set by government. Broken by government.

Yes it would have been started from most people’s perspective because it’s wrong whoever did it.
The weddings were wrong too, but they were Joe public, not the very Government who had instructed us not to mix.

Your post made me smile because in fact there aren’t many Corbyn supporters posting on this thread at all Germanshepherdsmum, I’d say that most of us are politically moderate, we just exercise our social conscience and do as we’re instructed.

For work colleagues who were working lemons, not partying.

The idea was to reduce avoidable opportunities for infection to spread.

.....and another nine day wonder I expect.

Informal gatherings of work colleagues was permitted....it happened every day in large workforces where they weren’t able to work from home after all.
As I said GSM ....it’s just gleeful political point scoring.

Pathetic comments. GSM although your memory of last xmas covid19 guidance may differ from mine, I am pretty sure that Corbyn wasn't even the leader of the Labour party let alone PM issuing government policy. Or maybe you or lemongrove witnessed him attending one of these massive weddings that you seem so obsessed with?

The huge weddings were almost as bad.
The only difference is those communities weren't instructing others what to do.

I wonder if this thread would have been started if the alleged party had been held by Corbyn? I think I know the answer to that, though it was said in an earlier post that he had held one but nobody jumped on it.
And how ridiculous is it to say that making reference to the huge weddings held during lockdown is being racist? It’s a statement of fact.