Chris Whitty for PM

EllanVannin

I'd vote Liberal if it meant getting back into the EU.

I am with you on this one EV. ?

CW does look like he needs looking after, doesn't he? Perhaps a good roast dinner with apple pie and custard to follow. He certainly knows his job and is an excellent communicator but I don't think he's tough enough to be PM.

EllanVannin

The only reason that BJ got in power was because of those who voted Brexit ( rolls eyes ) Let's get back into the EU again !

Not the only reason Boris got in, not enough wanted Corbyn as leader of our country, and you can count me amongst them. As well as many that couldn’t be bothered to vote.

As a scientist DD says she always enjoys watching Chris Whitty listening to Johnson and obviously thinking "How can I turn this waffle into something that makes scientific sense?


I always look at him and assume he's thinking "How can I say what I think, what the public really need to know, without making my Prime Minister look like a complete idiot?"

Spot on Calistemon. He must have the patience of a saint.

Love Chris Witty, but I think Johnathan Van Tam would make a better PM.

Yes, JVT is wonderful isn’t he? Capable of likening complex issues to football matches and getting his point across. I think he and CW must be wonderful doctors.

I think that the people who would make good politicians, the caring, the fair minded, those with a conscience and want what is best for others do other jobs.
They become doctors, nurses, teachers and use their skills for the welfare of others. Other professions too of course.

Chris Whitty has no reason to lie
Boris Johnson on the other hand knows no other way of speaking

Oh dear I think he’s a very clever and informative man admirable but goodness he is so dour, he never smiles, he doesnt blink either , how can you not blink, his face never changes shape, I bet he’s got no laugh lines he doesn’t inspire me apart from knowing he is totally safe hands for information
Apparently he isn’t married, has no children but he does like a drink He looks a loner but comfortably alone I wonder if he ever smiles or does anything that isn’t work
I want to take him out to a rave ?

Mr doom and gloom? lets all cut our throats now?

Brevity was a democratic vote get over it

That post was certainly brief!!

Monica ,
I believe you are reading Mr Whitty completely wrong.
As a medical professional I understand that we all need a " mask " when we work .. whether that be in our surgery or on the Covid update.
You would not like it if your doctor looked anything other than calm , serious and professional, would you?
Yet we all have lives and these include emotions and feelings. I have worked days after the deaths of my parents and none of the patients knew .
I understand Chris is hard working , an extremely kind and caring person who takes his turn working on the wards.
I think he looks absolutely shattered and worn out. He gives his all .
I suspect he cares too much about what is happening but , like the professional he is , he is putting on a brave face and presenting the facts in a precise and clinical manner.
It cannot be easy being CMO in a pandemic.

CW could join me for Christmas, I'd liven him up with my own whit

CW for PM no thanks!

I would imagine, based on his long list of qualifications, and huge range of talents (he has been described as a polymath) that he has some traits of the autistic spectrum (please excuse the appalling grammar). Many extremely academic people do.

I’d hate Chris Whitby to be PM. I respect him and what he says, but the vitriol that would suddenly appear about him on GN if he were to become PM would upset me.

I'm sure Chris whitty wouldn't want the job its thankless you can't please everyone. Plus you couldn't trust any of your colleagues as they are waiting in the wings for your job

He’s way too important in the job he’s in to be wasted as PM, it’s obvious that any idiot could be PM!

Chris Whitty has the better job already. And he does his job better than Johnson. I doubt CW would want to be a politician but he ought to be given the Order of Merit or made a Companion of Honour. Johnson has already won the wooden spoon and he has to go but look at the awful choices for a replacement from the Conservative benches.

What good idea. I watched one of his lectures on TV. It was brilliant and accessible. It was all about disease. He was so respectful about people and places. Gave me a new respect for him as well as trust. Yes when he starts to speak, you listen.

EllanVannin

I'd vote Liberal if it meant getting back into the EU.

"liberal" ? Curious. I fail to grasp why anyone votes for conservatives? They want to conserve the old guard. Rich get richer.poor stay poor. Eton/Oxbridge rules ok.evryone else is just cannon fodder at their beck and call. Lie first.then lie again.then lie again. Money talks and we're all mute by comparison to their screaming. Liberal? The clues in the name.
ALL who actually work for a salary/wage are WORKING CLASS! The quicker we stop being so snobbish in this country the better! Career? NO! the majority of people have a JOB! stop bigging up our parts .it's so darned selfish and cruel.

Have you ever listed to Johnson with your eyes shut? which I regularly do because I can't stand his "knife and fork" hair, you really cannot make sense of his words. The insincerity in what he is saying makes you realise there is no way he can carry out any of his promises. He just says what he thinks people want and which make him sound good.
I like Chris Whitty but I like him to much to put him into the current toxic Cabinet as a previous Gransnetter said he is too nice

BlueBelle

Oh dear I think he’s a very clever and informative man admirable but goodness he is so dour, he never smiles, he doesnt blink either , how can you not blink, his face never changes shape, I bet he’s got no laugh lines he doesn’t inspire me apart from knowing he is totally safe hands for information
Apparently he isn’t married, has no children but he does like a drink He looks a loner but comfortably alone I wonder if he ever smiles or does anything that isn’t work
I want to take him out to a rave ?

Ha ha! I bet he'd want to take you to a Tchaikovsky concert! ?