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Oh God spare me the lying Prime Minister

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Whitewavemark2 Thu 09-Jun-22 13:52:24

I’m listening to Johnson’s save his skin speech about housing.

Why oh why does he continue to lie, it is ridiculous.

Lucca Fri 10-Jun-22 22:08:10

Germanshepherdsmum

Conservative voter who has had her say and hasn’t stopped posting. We don’t all support BJ and every policy.

I know GSM..that’s my point!

Dinahmo Fri 10-Jun-22 23:35:26

I've just listened to the Led By Donkeys tweet. There was nothing I didn't know in it (apart from the number of women who had affairs with and became pregnant by him)

I'm just surprised at the numbers of people who weren't aware of these facts and shocked at those people who still maintain that he is the best bet for the country at present.

NotSpaghetti Sat 11-Jun-22 10:04:29

Yes, Dinahmo, nothing new - but when seen together it's quite a lot.
We tend to put things out of mind and this reminds us of some of the things he's done/said.

Whitewavemark2 Sat 11-Jun-22 10:59:49

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RichmondPark Sat 11-Jun-22 11:07:03

Did I get it wrong or did the Led by Donkeys say that he has fathered 5 children with mistresses whilst married?

Whitewavemark2 Sat 11-Jun-22 11:19:14

RichmondPark

Did I get it wrong or did the Led by Donkeys say that he has fathered 5 children with mistresses whilst married?

I think he has lost count tbh. I assume that he contributing financially to all his offspring? No wonder he is always moaning about not being able to manage on his £157k a year, half of that must go out as fathers contribution.

flump Sat 11-Jun-22 12:41:40

Interesting.

bylinetimes.com/2022/06/10/dear-boris-your-nihilism-betrays-your-grandfathers-legacy-hed-be-appalled/

flump Sun 12-Jun-22 12:41:14

Anyone read this letter from a family member yet? I thought it gave an insight into him by someone who's known him all his life. Not best pleased is an understatement!

CaravanSerai Sun 12-Jun-22 15:12:32

Yes, I have read it fluke. Jonathan Lis has already published several articles in the Byline Times seeking to analyse what is going on with Johnson. This is probably the best imo published in August 2020 so before the Owen Patterson scandal broke, before Partygate:

bylinetimes.com/2020/08/28/boris-johnson-the-anti-prime-minister/

These, to me, are key paragraphs:

“For Johnson, Brexit is less important than an exam. If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t matter. He will blame someone else and it was fun to try.

And so the key to this game is failure. Johnson does not set out to fail per se. Rather, failure is just another route to winning. He fails to prove the failure won’t hurt him. He sabotages things because he can.

This thinking sounds perverse because it is. It must be understood within the framework, not of governing, but of a game with one necessary victor. Success, stability and predictability are boring. Why not see how far you can push the people who support you? If you can still win with the most danger, the most excitement, inflicting the most damage, why not try?”

Unless people understand the nature of the narcissistic psychopath they will never understand what drives his behaviour. Lis has nailed it in this and several other articles.

gulligranny Sun 12-Jun-22 15:17:00

Gosh, saw that headline and thought for a moment we were back in the Blair days ...

Luckygirl3 Sun 12-Jun-22 15:25:56

It is all weepworthy - and nothing to be done as far as I can see.

Aspen Sun 12-Jun-22 15:49:13

"Why oh why does he continue to lie", no, why oh why do people continue to vote for him.

Whenever the Bollington Club is mentioned I am furious that those louts kept getting away with their criminal behaviour. Had a local gang of teenagers behaved in such a way the police would have rounded them up, next stop borstal which would have affected the rest of their lives but at least two of that privileged mob got to the very top on the tree.

CaravanSerai Sun 12-Jun-22 15:56:58

Luckygirl3

It is all weepworthy - and nothing to be done as far as I can see.

I'm banking on Mystic Jon Tonge who predicts he'll be out in six months.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/11/labour-certain-to-win-wakefield-jon-tonge-mystic-meg-politics-predictions

Or I may go and ask a bus stop.