Where is Johnson?

I think much of the impression many have of BJ is what has been created by the MSM. The images of him in silly poses or with odd faces. They are obviously trawling for the least flattering.
The same goes for lies. Most of the ‘so called’ lies are more often mis-information than blatant lies as we had with weapons of mass destruction. Do not forget he ‘supposedly’ has researchers and private secretaries for his direct speech creation and government ministers supposedly updating him with correct information.
There is no doubt this guy has high functioning Aspergers, his demeanour and communication are typical. He also has a strong tendency to try and please sometimes saying things to please rather than the reality, and this is why he is often at odds with hard line Conservatives.

I was brought up on The Boy Who Cried Wolf Parsley! It certainly comes to mind.

I have lost all respect for Johnson and in fact the Tory party and really I think there is hypocrasy right across government. I’m so disappointed with them all and worried for our country.
Who can say how any of them would have tackled this virus but it’s the parties and lying about them that is disgraceful. In May 2020 we broke rules by having our son and his partner and our little autistic grandson over. Our poor little grandson was in such a state after being kept out of our lives for 2 months. They’d all just recovered from Covid so we thought enough is enough we can’t be parted any longer. We admit we broke the rules but I’m not making them and telling everyone what to do. It makes me so upset and I’m a Tory voter but not sure I will be any more!

I wonder if the PM, or Mrs PM read the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf to their children at bedtime.

Oh and baggs your post would have been better to have ended after the first half of your sentence really. I agree with that but I cannot agree with your accusation, because people are sick and tired of Johnson’s lies and have got to the stage that they can’t believe anything at all that he says.

It doesn’t affect me that much Fanny because I didn’t want Boris to win the leadership election and I believe there are other decent people in the party. They’re not all like him.

I wonder how the poor child caught it. They would surely be really careful with a new baby?

Baggs

GillT57

This is what happens when you are a habitual liar like Johnson, even decent human beings such as MaisieD and WWMk2 disbelieve him when it is reported his new born child is ill. He makes everyone into the kind of people they don't want to be, he drags us all down to his level.

Bloody hell! Speak for yourself.

He makes everyone into the kind of people they don't want to be, he drags us all down to his level.
Not if you have principles and backbone. It seems I should presume you have neither.

I take your point gill, but I will never be dragged down to Johnson’s level.

This- it gets worse and worse.

BREAKING: Con MP William Wragg accuses No10 of intimidation & breaching ministerial code by threatening to withdraw money from constituencies/leak stories abt rebels. Urges them to go to Police/Parly authorities
"The reports of which I'm aware would seem to constitute blackmail”

GillT57

This is what happens when you are a habitual liar like Johnson, even decent human beings such as MaisieD and WWMk2 disbelieve him when it is reported his new born child is ill. He makes everyone into the kind of people they don't want to be, he drags us all down to his level.

Bloody hell! Speak for yourself.

He makes everyone into the kind of people they don't want to be, he drags us all down to his level.
Not if you have principles and backbone. It seems I should presume you have neither.

Germanshepherdsmum

Even Tory voters.

In a way, it’s far worse for you lot ()
I can’t imagine how it feels to be a normal, decent Tory MP.
I can’t imagine that Wakefield will be the last to cross the floor

Even Tory voters.

This is what happens when you are a habitual liar like Johnson, even decent human beings such as MaisieD and WWMk2 disbelieve him when it is reported his new born child is ill. He makes everyone into the kind of people they don't want to be, he drags us all down to his level.

It seems that nothing that comes out if his mouth is true.

I don't believe the story for a single moment, any more than I believed that he had covid really badly in April 2020.
It's beautifully convenient and designed to get him undeserved sympathy.

And if true, it was still no reason at all for him to self isolate.

This is like Cummings all over again.

Eazybee and Shep
This is what happens when you are a devious, disreputable liar.
People expect you to be a devious, disreputable liar.

The timing is curious eazybee. Just when he’s in danger of losing his job.

That is an unpleasant thing to say.
I do not believe Boris Johnson has lifted restrictions in a bid to gain popularity. He has suffered covid himself and it has affected his baby daughter; he knows the consequences.
The restrictions are being removed in an effort to help Britain return gradually to a more normal way of life; if he kept the restrictions in place he would then be attacked by most of Fleet Street for prioritising self-preservation.

Thanks!

Germanshepherdsmum

Damn! Couldn’t read it without a subscription. And yet he still lifts the restrictions, which I believe is just to gain popularity and appease the backbenchers (and some on the front). Is it a case of my baby’s on the mend now, sod everyone else?

just get rid of the box that coes up by clicking on the X then you cn read it.

in dm and other media too

Damn! Couldn’t read it without a subscription. And yet he still lifts the restrictions, which I believe is just to gain popularity and appease the backbenchers (and some on the front). Is it a case of my baby’s on the mend now, sod everyone else?

Interesting comments at the end of that article

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-newborn-daughter-romy-caught-covid-quite-badly-nkrqp6r97

so that is where he was

All the more reason not to remove covid restrictions then if babies can be badly affected by it.

According to some media outlets his 6 week old baby has been quite poorly with Covid.

Maybe that's why he'd been out of sight and then when in sight rather emotional.

I didn't vote for him and wouldn't but all this pile on is unedifying and dangerous.

LuckyFour:

'Can we all honestly say we haven't broken or 'bent' the rules a bit'????

I can honestly say I haven't - and wouldn't!

(Please don't judge others by your own standards.)