The Johnsons baby announcement

Well you could say that about any topic.
I am not angry, I am not just going to pretend he has been a good father.

Yes, he’s overweight and couldn’t care less about how he looks but he is down to earth and can laugh at himself so maybe those are all traits that add to his charisma. My Mum absolutely adored BJ.

He's not really laughing at himself at all. To do that, you have to have insight, and not take yourself too seriously.

Boris Johnson takes himself very seriously - which is why he looks thunderous when anyone calls him out.

The man's a fraud.

FannyCornforth

‘Down to Earth and can laugh at himself’

Absolutely not. That’s The Act.
The Boris Show.
‘Boris’ is a work of fiction

Even down to his name which is Alexander. But his second name suits the loveable cuddly cheeky happy image he has cultivated over the years. Which, even now, is still fooling people. Every now and again the mask drops and you see the real man behind the image and it isn’t a nice one. Rory Stewart, who usually doesn’t have a bad word to say against anyone despises him for what he has done to his party.

M0nica

I have never come across pregnant women being looked down on, whatever the reason. Since when has it been shameful to have sex, as a general thing? I am not talking about previous ideas of when it was moral or not.

You may not have come across it, but I can assure you, it was a 'thing' with some men (and women).

An obviously pregnant woman - even if well-covered - made some people feel uncomfortable.

Allegedly, Elvis Presley no longer found his wife attractive after she gave birth to their child - his feelings changed even after she became pregnant - apparently. He was a bit of a man-child. Insecurity and immaturity.

Boris is an old Etonian so he should be well educated but IMO he must have been absent when integrity, humility and honesty were being taught.

Baggs

Boris doesn't care what a bunch of angry, full of disgust grans think about him.

I am neither a gran, nor angry.
Johnson, however, does disgust me. Always has

I cried on the morning of the referendum result because I was scared that he would become PM.

I have since wished that he actually had become PM then; and we could have got him out of the way before Covid struck

Furthermore, I think that he would very much care what we think, it’s us lot and our ilk whose votes he will be courting, so that he can make his great Churchillian return

I’m very happy for them. Carrie looks so happy and so well.

Baggs

Boris doesn't care what a bunch of angry, full of disgust grans think about him.

Who’s going to vote for him if not grans Baggs? I think he cares very much what older people think actually, because they are the mainstay of the Tory party.

I’ve tried to resist saying this, but how interesting that they would hold off announcing her pregnancy until this late.

One would almost think they’d hoped to time the announcement for the same time as the Privileges Committee recommendations were issued, and have been pushed into doing it earlier, due to the length of time that’s taking, and all the media speculation following the coronation.

I’m not sure why this is a subject for discussion.
Married couple, with 2 children, announce they are expecting a third.
So what?
When BJ was in office as PM, likewise David Cameron, it might have been newsworthy, but BJ for all his “fame” is merely now a back bench MP - and possibly not for much longer.
Nothing to see here, move on.

Thanks for update FannyCornforth. Any advance on 9 anyone?

I'm mildly surprised, knowing how keen an environmentalist Carrie is and how she listens closely to Sir David Attenborough, who believes overpopulation will destroy our planet unless we change our lifestyles and reduce world population.

Of course, it's always other people who should do that.

Baggs

Boris doesn't care what a bunch of angry, full of disgust grans think about him.

Do I detect a note of disapproval there for a bunch of grans - who may or may not be angry, and might well be Disgusted-of-Tunbridge Wells?

I seriously doubt any of the many individuals we comment on here on GN give two hoots what we think - I'm equally convinced that we're not under the illusion that they do.

But that's one of the benefits of SM sites - to be able to freely discuss people, politics, and 'things' without worrying that the individuals involved will be scouring the various forums.

Callistemon21

I'm mildly surprised, knowing how keen an environmentalist Carrie is and how she listens closely to Sir David Attenborough, who believes overpopulation will destroy our planet unless we change our lifestyles and reduce world population.

Of course, it's always other people who should do that.

Yes, but this is her third - as opposed to Boris Johnson's... 9th is it?

And, giving her some benefit of doubt - sometimes these things 'just happen'.

Dickens

Baggs

Boris doesn't care what a bunch of angry, full of disgust grans think about him.

Do I detect a note of disapproval there for a bunch of grans - who may or may not be angry, and might well be Disgusted-of-Tunbridge Wells?

I seriously doubt any of the many individuals we comment on here on GN give two hoots what we think - I'm equally convinced that we're not under the illusion that they do.

But that's one of the benefits of SM sites - to be able to freely discuss people, politics, and 'things' without worrying that the individuals involved will be scouring the various forums.

You can call it disapproval if you want, Dickens. I suppose I do get tired of what I see as excessive negativity on GN sometimes. Some of it even strikes me as rather vicious.

I wouldn't call most of what's on this thread "discussion". Most of it is just complaining and, ahem, disapproving nosy-parker-ness.

But what I said was not in the hope of making it stop. Fat chance! 😂

Dickens

Callistemon21

I'm mildly surprised, knowing how keen an environmentalist Carrie is and how she listens closely to Sir David Attenborough, who believes overpopulation will destroy our planet unless we change our lifestyles and reduce world population.

Of course, it's always other people who should do that.

Yes, but this is her third - as opposed to Boris Johnson's... 9th is it?

And, giving her some benefit of doubt - sometimes these things 'just happen'.

She's Roman Catholic, don't forget. Clearly a devout one...

Callistemon No need to worry about population concerns. Most countries in the world have reproduction rates that are close replacement and most advanced countries, including the UK have a birth rate below replacement.

What is causing the current burgeoning population figures is us - you know, old people, we are living far longer than the generations before us, again not so obvious in this country although the number of people living until their 90s is very obvious, but even more so in less well off countrie, in Asia and South America.

Come the middle of the century when our generation have gone and the number of very old people, although high, will no longer be increasing, then the increase of world population is expected to sow down ans stabilise and by the beginning of the next century, may well be falling.

Actuallyit is David Attenborough who is causing our current rising population, not Carri Johnson.

Well said, M0nica. I was thinking of saying similar but couldn't be arsed.

I used to really like David Attenborough but his anti-humanism irritates me big time.

Dickens

Callistemon21

I'm mildly surprised, knowing how keen an environmentalist Carrie is and how she listens closely to Sir David Attenborough, who believes overpopulation will destroy our planet unless we change our lifestyles and reduce world population.

Of course, it's always other people who should do that.

Yes, but this is her third - as opposed to Boris Johnson's... 9th is it?

And, giving her some benefit of doubt - sometimes these things 'just happen'.

Yes, they do, Dickens!!
And very welcome they are 🙂

This child might be the one who saves the planet. Who knows?

MaizieD

Dickens

Callistemon21

I'm mildly surprised, knowing how keen an environmentalist Carrie is and how she listens closely to Sir David Attenborough, who believes overpopulation will destroy our planet unless we change our lifestyles and reduce world population.

Of course, it's always other people who should do that.

Yes, but this is her third - as opposed to Boris Johnson's... 9th is it?

And, giving her some benefit of doubt - sometimes these things 'just happen'.

She's Roman Catholic, don't forget. Clearly a devout one...

No, I didn't know.

Fleurpepper

Primrose53

Glorianny

I can understand someone might fall for him, I don't understand how anyone could marry him and believe he would be faithful.
But who knows maybe he is older and wiser???

I can too! He has a naughty glint in his eye, he is very intelligent and well educated, he seems to have always been able to attract females from his University days and I bet he is good fun in bed!!

Yes, he’s overweight and couldn’t care less about how he looks but he is down to earth and can laugh at himself so maybe those are all traits that add to his charisma. My Mum absolutely adored BJ.

I would rather have a romp with him than men like John Major, Keir Starmer or Jeremy Corbyn. Dull, dull and duller.

Nope!

Do you fancy him too, or just your mum?

No I don’t fancy my late Mum.

Primrose53

Glorianny

I can understand someone might fall for him, I don't understand how anyone could marry him and believe he would be faithful.
But who knows maybe he is older and wiser???

I can too! He has a naughty glint in his eye, he is very intelligent and well educated, he seems to have always been able to attract females from his University days and I bet he is good fun in bed!!

Yes, he’s overweight and couldn’t care less about how he looks but he is down to earth and can laugh at himself so maybe those are all traits that add to his charisma. My Mum absolutely adored BJ.

I would rather have a romp with him than men like John Major, Keir Starmer or Jeremy Corbyn. Dull, dull and duller.

Yuck Primrose53 he’s so unattractive in every respect, he repulses me. I’d rather become a nun.

I didn’t realise that devout Roman Catholics approved of having affairs with married men