Corbyn at the Cenotaph and lays a wreath.

trisher I have no time for Johnson but maybe he went to Derbyshire because a woman was swept to her death in that flood? Or maybe not, who knows? Why didn't Corbyn go there to offer sympathy and support to her family? I don't know why you consider Derbyshire to be less important than Yorkshire. We'll never know why either of them chose to go where they went.

I didn’t notice Boris made a gaffe with laying his wreath. He went up, laid it, bowed, and went back to his place. If he put it wrong way round or whatever, I’m sure there were plenty of stewards who could quickly swap it round. No big deal Varian.

If he did whizz off to attend a VIP lunch with the elite, well, he IS the Prime Minister.

Here is the video

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7669741/Boris-Johnson-sets-early-lay-poppy-wreath-Cenotaph.html

Shocking! ??

Well, I am sure had Jeremy Corbyn made a mistake in the laying of his wreath, those stating "no big deal" etc would have been screaming "Total Disrespect" by not becoming acquainted with the protocols of the ceremony.

Talk about double standards.

......you can’t say double standards over something that didn't happen though (you merely surmise it would be so.)
Actually, watching the ceremony of the wreath laying you couldn’t tell what was the right/wrong way round ( without a zoom lens) as it all looked fine to the viewer.

Samea about bad taste in dressing - I'd say Corbyn looked much better turned out than Johnson, for sure. Not that it matters to me as such - but after the hammering Corbyn got about his coat last year ...As you say, double standards 100%

Lemon Grove, as Chief Whip for the Tory party outside of the House of Commons, I would never accuse you of double standards, you just give straight down the line with no deviating Conservative Party defence regardless of the situation.

It's great stuff.....realy. ?

In an earlier post, I said JC looked very smart, which he did, He is taller and slimmer than Boris, which helps, but I don’t want to be accused of fat-shaming Boris.
His appearance is part of his charm.
?

Oh my ;) charm- wow.

I missed it all!
However, I did see our local MP at our Service of Remembrance and he was charming and chatty afterwards without a word about politics.
(Was he trying to get our vote or just his usual chatty self?)

Oh, and smart.

Emily was at the Festival of Remembrance.

The Express reports that Corbyn caused outrage by not bowing his head properly
The Mirror reports that Johnson made a minor gaffe by laying his wreath upside down.

Depressingly familiar!

Other media just reported the facts.

I couldn't agree with you more Callistemon.

Didn't Jo Swinson do anything wrong? Maybe her heels were too high or something?

It’s on uTube

Not a fan of Jo Swinson, but she looked very smart.

Depressingly familiar stuff as Callistemon says. I saw Corbyn bow his head and he was respectful. People are seeking to make cheap jibes to denigrate him.

That said, I was more impressed by the march-past at the Cenotaph with the row after row of smart service men and women. They never forget how to march do they? When those old soldiers rose from their wheelchairs to walk past the Cenotaph in homage to their fallen comrades, it didn't matter one jot to me what else happened, who wore what, or whether a wreath was laid upside down.

trisher "Opal don't know where you live but even a rudimentary knowledge of UK geography will tell you that the journey from London to Yorkshire takes much longer than London to Derbyshire"

Why is it that some of the posters on here are so far up their own a* that they have to resort to sarcastic insinuations about other posters' intelligence? I'm well aware of UK geography thank you, in fact I'm very confident that my geography is probably better than yours. I'm also very confident that one can visit Yorkshire during the day and be in London by the evening, as I've done it myself. Shame Corbyn's knowledge of UK geography is so poor ....... or maybe he just couldn't be bothered......

Honestly - Corbyn’s knowledge of U.K. geography is so poor such ridiculous sneering for the sake of it. The guy can’t sneeze properly without causing “outrage”. Talk of being up up yourself.

Sad times for the country that we have come to this.

Opal, you really cannot justify your continued idea that the concert the night before was the event we all consider to be the time that mattered for paying respect. Did Johnson attend Strictly Come Dancing? They paid their respects beautifully - why didn't he attend. And what about each each and every service up and down the country? Surely he has learned to be in more than one place at a time by now - never mind the distance he would have to travel.

Your attempts to propagandise our feelings have failed. We remember the service and sacrifice of those who fought to protect us in the same as we always have and neither you or anyone else can weaponised those feelings in the service of your political view. It is quite disgusting.

Today is Armistice day. A day when the guns fell silent. That could be a hint.

Grandad43.....that’s amazing, I didn’t realise that you held that high position ( Chief Whip for the Conservative Party outside the HOC) it is great stuff....really!?

Ginny42 I agree with you, it doesn't matter who wore what
( they all looked fine) or if a Wreath was laid the wrong way round.

lemongrove that's one of the quirks, and joys of Gransnet - anyone could be anything in RL and we might never know.

I did find that rather strange, though, would never have suspected that! .

Surely the thread title is propaganda.

The Festival of Remembrance is not a concert