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Boris is broke (or is he just mean?).

(36 Posts)
MaizieD Sun 30-May-21 08:26:02

Jaxjacky

Industry reviews state Businessinsider is renowned for using click bait to attract readers. Seems to work.

I didn't bother to read the article linked to, Jj. I know very well that he's complained before about being hard up. Well, he wanted the job. He schemed and lied and split the nation in two to get the job. He should live with the consequences.

Have we ever had a PM before who has lavished other people's money on themselves to such a huge extent?

Despicable. Utterly despicable. Along with the people who defend him, like forelock tugging peasants.

Whitewavemark2 Sun 30-May-21 08:00:03

Johnson’s life is chaotic, so I doubt very much that he has a handle on his budget or anything else much tbh.

Jaxjacky Sun 30-May-21 07:45:23

Industry reviews state Businessinsider is renowned for using click bait to attract readers. Seems to work.

Urmstongran Sun 30-May-21 07:23:42

He seems cheery enough to me. Perhaps it’s his ratings in the polls!

vegansrock Sun 30-May-21 07:10:11

He use to earn more than double what he gets now knocking out a rubbish column in half an hour, plus all those freebies he is trying to cover up, now he is expected to do a bit of work and turn up at meetings etc he is complaining. He has very expensive divorces and hush money to pay out. Heart bleeds.

Katie59 Sun 30-May-21 06:48:19

The article is by a French publication so is sure to be biased, that said BJ has a very expensive lifestyle and maintenance for his many children must be significant. Before his election he would have been making money from speaking and writing, paying the taxation on that income would be a burden on the lower wages a PM gets, and no scope for moonlighting.

Because his expenditure is so high another 3 yrs as PM must be quite a worry!.

Urmstongran Sun 30-May-21 06:05:50

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”

Oscar Wilde.

?

Sparkling Sun 30-May-21 06:01:23

What a way to,behave, scrounging of friends. more fools they for shelling out, more money than sense. He would soon be responsible if he had to be.

Esspee Sun 30-May-21 05:44:10

Oh well, he now has his new wife’s savings to fall back on.

MaizieD Sun 30-May-21 00:20:25

Oh, ha ha ha...

Time he learned to manage his money like everyone else has to. Not spend other people's money as though he has a right to be supported in whatever extravagance takes his fancy. What a despicable freeloading pair he and his partner are.

GagaJo Sat 29-May-21 23:51:55

Seems his taking a bung on the sly isn't just because he's greedy. He may be financially stretched.

www.businessinsider.fr/us/boris-johnson-money-problems-finances-donations-carrie-symonds-2021-5