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merlotgran Sat 25-Jun-22 17:47:57

I didn’t look at the OP properly to begin with and thought, 150 quid? What’s the big deal?

Then I took a closer look at the noughts.
???

I agree it’s obscene.

MrsPickle Sat 25-Jun-22 17:47:28

We built a summerhouse and decking next to our steam. Cost less than £1000.
Will sell, if forced, to the right buyer, for only £150000.
Very private, excellent solar panel, Comms, south facing.
Unfortunately, no fridge.
PS could he climb into a tree house?

Forsythia Sat 25-Jun-22 17:30:16

£150,000 for a treehouse is an obscene amount regardless of who is paying.

Oldbat1 Sat 25-Jun-22 17:21:23

Omg it is getting worse! Someone somewhere please get rid of this leech.

Whitewavemark2 Sat 25-Jun-22 17:11:30

Remind me - didn’t Johnson initially refuse free school meals to poor children?

varian Sat 25-Jun-22 17:10:21

You couldn't possibly make it up, could you?

Doodledog Sat 25-Jun-22 16:33:48

I would absolutely love a tree house grin. That, a moat and a pier jutting into the sea all feature in the hypothetical (and highly improbable) house I plan to buy when I get round to buying a ticket and win the Euromillions.

I will wait until my luck changes and I can buy it myself though - it's not the sort of thing anyone should expect other people to pay for, is it?

I get that Chequers is meant for relaxation, but a nice little caravan with a river view would do the trick for that (grin). Ok - maybe a cottage, so that the security officer could come along too, with spare rooms for a visiting dignitary or two. It doesn't have to be Downton Abbey, does it? Doesn't the PM know that there's a recession looming?

CaravanSerai Sat 25-Jun-22 16:21:26

This is David Brownlow again and his company Huntswood, isn't it? Another cash-for-access story and the whole issue of whether firms who donate to the Tory party or fund members' lifestyles should be restricted from winning public sector contracts, or whether there should be a more robust, public system for recording the potential conflicts of interests that arise in the awarding of Government contracts.

I'd like to know who donated £120K last week at the V&A party to have dinner with Johnson, May and Cameron. Like that's ever going to happen. So what do they want for the money?

annsixty Sat 25-Jun-22 16:13:30

I thought exactly the same.
Many people would like that towards a house for themselves.
No such thing as a free lunch.
I think they are a pair of scroungers, didn’t he sell his London flat for a huge amount of money.
It was reported that it was only turned down on security issues, not because it was a very bad idea.

Esspee Sat 25-Jun-22 15:59:54

Apparently Johnson was planning to build a £150,000 tree house at Chequers - paid for by a Tory donor - but was forced to abandon the idea after the police raised security concerns.

My first thought was how long does he think he will have the use of Chequers for? Then what would the Tory donor expect to receive for this generosity?

What are your thoughts?