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How right we were

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Grandad1943 Thu 05-Sept-19 08:35:28

With Parliaments return this week all the flaws in Johnson as a leader have been exposed. I did at least expect that he would prove to be a good performer at Prime Ministers question time, but that has proven to be his largest humiliation of the week so far.

His buffoonery and inability to answer any question, or even give a good evasive answer was an embarrassment to watch at times.

In the few short weeks that Johnson has been leader of the Conservative Party, he has turned that once great political institution into "a total car crash."

However, we do have to hope i feel that the Conservative Party does recover, for right-wing politics without it would be without doubt far harsher and very possibly far less democratic.

lemongrove Thu 05-Sept-19 08:35:07

Ahem!
I said how much I didn’t ‘rate’ Johnson several times on the threads when everyone was discussing who would be the next leader!

Whitewavemark2 Thu 05-Sept-19 08:26:35

lemon Of course it is. If you could you would provide ample evidence of Johnson competence and desirability as PM.

But you can’t he is as big a disaster as GN poster predicted that he would be.

How many times can you remember someone who stood up in the commons being clapped over his stunning question. And how many times can you remember a PM replying so utterly inadequately.

sodapop Thu 05-Sept-19 08:23:10

Yes I agree with that lemongrove

lemongrove Thu 05-Sept-19 08:21:04

It’s not whataboutery....it’s the simple truth of the matter!
If there was a GE soon, then Johnson would still be preferable
To Corbyn to the voting public.
It’s a case of bad or even worse I’m afraid.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 05-Sept-19 08:17:14

Lots of whataboutery going on here.

Probably because there is nothing that anyone can say to defend this narcissistic ego of hopelessness.

Firecracker123 Thu 05-Sept-19 08:15:29

What a load of piffle. Good grief you think Corbyn looks like a stateman. What a joke. ? ? ?

He's a bloody Traitor handing our country over to Brussels he should be ashamed of himself.

Labour and Corbyn will be wiped out in a General Election no wonder he's running scared of one now after continually asking for one.

CORBYN'S A HYPROCRITE

lemongrove Thu 05-Sept-19 08:13:40

So there are now two hopeless leaders in Parliament.
Voters will be spoilt for choice in any GE.

Pantglas1 Thu 05-Sept-19 08:13:17

Agree with a lot of what you say WWM2 except Corbyn looking like a statesman - he’ll always be old man Steptoe to me!

Whitewavemark2 Thu 05-Sept-19 08:08:17

I expect everyone can remember our posts during the Tory leadership elections and the extinctive knowledge that Johnson would be a disaster as leader.

How right we were.

Johnson is treating this great office of state as an entitlement rather than a huge responsibility. His reputation for laziness and ill preparedness means that his mentor Cummings can take total control and rule with an iron fist.

On Tuesday his performance was an absolute car crash. His incoherent argument was bumbled out resulting in his first voting lose, and his assurance that his majority of 1 dropped to -24 (I think, tbh I’ve lost count)

On Wednesday at PMQs- his backbencher must have sat more in hope than expectation and they weren’t disappointed. Within minutes of his standing it was clear that they were heading for another disaster. Instead of measured thoughtful replies, what we got was a show of excruciating narcissistic ego.

What he achieved was what many thought in the Tory party was impossible.

He made Corbyn look like a statesman.

However he totally lost the house once Dhesi stood up and asked him to apologise for his racist Islamophobic comments.
Johnson arrogance means however, that he is incapable of saying sorry - ever. So all the house got was a bumbling load of piffle

He couldn’t wait to scurry off back to his leave campaigners in number 10. He is safe there playing his fantasy war games with Cummings.

He came back later for even further humiliation. He lost the commons timetable and couldn’t even persuade them to decide to boot him out to run an election.

3 votes carried out 3 lost. 100% failure.

Ladies our instincts were so right.