Two parties held in Downing Street as Queen and country mourned death of Prince Philip

not that I'm a fan of Lizzie but its a disgrace when she had to sit alone at her husbands funeral while Downing street all partied.Anyone who wants to defend them? Again.

Cummings did warn that it wasn't a good idea to lie as the truth will always come out.
There will be pictures too, I think, before long.
I do feel for the queen, but no more than anyone else who was betrayed by Johnson et al.

Everyone who lost loved ones deserved better. The queen is a figurehead for all of them, however, as the footage of her sitting alone at her husband's funeral were seen by so many.

See my slightly earlier thread on the same topic for a bit of detail

www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1305618-More-No-10-parties

Cummings did warn that it wasn't a good idea to lie as the truth will always come out.

Pot, kettle, black?

Sorry, Maisie, I didn't see your thread when I posted mine. I did look, too - I can only blame decrepitude.

Doodledog

Everyone who lost loved ones deserved better. The queen is a figurehead for all of them, however, as the footage of her sitting alone at her husband's funeral were seen by so many.

I think this is the point. The Queen, at an advanced age, sitting alone at her beloved husband's funeral, illustrates the mood of a country whose rituals were so disrupted by Covid rules. Those rules observed (even if reluctantly) by the majority. To now find out that 'those in charge' were blatantly ignoring them is more than a 'kick in the teeth' ...... how are we supposed to deal with the fact we let our loved ones die alone, nobody holding their hand.... we let loved ones sink into a pit of despair from lack of human contact.....and all the time staff at Downing Street were enjoying 'drinks parties' in the gardens. My NHS family members were exhausted, they'd have refused any party invites in favour of a few hours uninterrupted sleep.....

Given I'm always so slow typing should I just accept defeat?......I'm always waaaaaaay behind ??

I'm not even angry, I just find it all incredibly sad and I don't have the words to express just how much harm they have done

This corrupt immoral government should resign in disgrace.

No 10 is a gin palace.

I am fed up of all these vindictive leaks and waiting for Boris to rise from the ashes

karmalady ? You cannot be serious? Johnson has been promoted above his capabilities, he is corrupt, inept and a liar, why on earth would you want more of the same. He has tarnished the UK’s image abroad and made a mess at home.

Do you see police activity to catch criminals as vindictive behaviour towards lawbreakers, too?

How can reporting of illegal activity be worse than the activity itself?

I think the country will long remember the image of the Queen sitting on her own during her husband's funeral. She knew what the rules were for others but didn't ignore them to suit herself.

Doodledog

Sorry, Maisie, I didn't see your thread when I posted mine. I did look, too - I can only blame decrepitude.

No worries, DD. My thread title was too discreet. ?

I am so ? that No 10 seems to have been treated like s substitute night club while restrictions closed the 'real' ones. What on earth were the people who work there thinking?

Karmalady hopefully your name will prove a heading in the near future for the shameful Johnson and the rest of his SHAMEFUL crew
Karma, karma, karma.

Shadow Attorney General @EmilyThornberry spoke very well this morning
'The culture had developed at No.10 where it was thought that the laws didn't apply to them.'

What a terrifying thought karmalady, Boris rising from the ashes reminded me of the scene with Voldemort when Harry touched his face in The Philosophers Stone, the ashes gathered and flew off.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edYSxPuvdsA

The apologists & MPs who are coming out in support of Johnson are not doing him or themselves any favours me thinks.

Johnson is monstrous. It was well known when he was voted in by his Party that he was an ambitious liar who would do anything to gain power. He booted out all the decent Tories so it’s hardly surprising that the culture at Downing Street has turned out to be rotten to the core.

So, one of the parties was a leaving do for James Slack, who is now deputy editor of The Sun.

I wonder how many other journalists have known about these parties all along?

James Slack worked for the DM and was responsible for the headline screaming that the judiciary are the enemy of the people.

Love the way Truss is trying to modulate her voice ????Only one guess why that may be.