Boris Johnson’s appalling language and slur.

Carrie Johnson was a victim of John Worboys

I wasn’t aware of this but, if it is the case, it then my sympathy goes out to her.

Perhaps even more reason for her husband to refrain from writing an article with a lewd, overtly sexual headline.

ordinarygirl

If Mrs Starmer is Jewish, is that the reason it took so long for Mr Starmer to criticise Israel for the persecution of civilians?

Why have you completely changed the subject?

It’s a valid point.

It’s just not relevant to the thread even if it were a valid point.

Indeed Casdon. It's an "oh! a squirrel" to take the eyes off the headline, which was, as the O/P suggested, borderline anti semitic.

Johnson is so awful and only interested in himself. Thank goodness he has gone. How he gets people to follow him I will never know. Has the charisma of a lettuce too.

Wyllow3

Indeed Casdon. It's an "oh! a squirrel" to take the eyes off the headline, which was, as the O/P suggested, borderline anti semitic.

Well said Wyllow

It’s offensive to suggest Starmer isn’t capable of separating his love of his family from his political decisions of Israel-Palestine.

I would call it a conflict of interests.

Seagull72

Johnson is so awful and only interested in himself. Thank goodness he has gone. How he gets people to follow him I will never know. Has the charisma of a lettuce too.

I was thinking of what memories of BJ endure. To summarise it, its that he was, primarily, a narcissist and a Bullingdon boy.

Not just Party gate brought him down, but the Chris Pincher affair, and the Owen Paterson row. (He backed his pals despite increasing concern by other MP's)

He called it a witch hunt.

The charisma factor completely passed me by and it wasn't his politics.

Germanshepherdsmum

I would call it a conflict of interests.

But again, that’s not what the thread is about. The thread is about Johnson’s use of the words he chose.

Threads meander.

The conflict of interest idea could be applied in so many ways

nanna8

I haven’t come across anyone who supports/ supported Johnson on here,either Germanshepherdsmum Probably just wanting to pick a fight with herself.

Selective memories.

Germanshepherdsmum

I would call it a conflict of interests.

Of course you would

Germanshepherdsmum

Threads meander.

Some threads meander, some are hijacked.

Not by me. Take it up with the poster who changed the subject - but made a valid point.

It’s horrifying that people want starmer as their pm quite frankly .
You were happy enough when boris bit you your vaccine first tho wernt you !
As for angels common as muck Rayner ,I just switch her off .

Not quite sure what point you are making, Zoe - what are you saying that BJ did for me?
I don't think " common as muck" is the most considered view of a politician, but I do feel some sympathy with prejudices, as I think that we need a change from entitled, unempathic public school boys ( and I use the word " boys" deliberately)

Zoe65

It’s horrifying that people want starmer as their pm quite frankly .
You were happy enough when boris bit you your vaccine first tho wernt you !
As for angels common as muck Rayner ,I just switch her off .

Zoe65 Why is it horrifying that people want Starmer as PM?

Not sure I even understand your comment about Boris, but I have never been happy about anything to do with Boris Johnson. Again an explaanation would help.

As for your comments about Angela Rayner, dergatory and snobbish and just show you up rather than her.

By the way i do not want Starmer as PM. i don't want Sunak, or any other Conservative as PM either.

Yes, let's not forget his membership of the Bullingdon Club. Privileged, mysoginistic cavemen. Boris is proof-positive that an expensive education doesn't automatically confer breeding.

When people talk about the word that Angela Rayner used have they forgotten what Gillian Keegan said. What a good example the Education Secretary set for young people. Or is it ok for posh people to use expletives?

Apparently, yes.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/04/concrete-crisis-education-secretary-says-everyone-else-has-sat-on-their-arse#:~:text=Gillian%20Keegan%20has%20apologised%20after,tried%20to%20fix%20the%20problem.

Casdon

There are a lot of people on Gransnet who have professed their wish for him to return quite recently, but I think the majority of them are now on the Farage bus.

I completely agree, and I also recall a couple admiring both Trump and Johnson. Though to be fair, they are very much in the minority

Zoe65

It’s horrifying that people want starmer as their pm quite frankly .
You were happy enough when boris bit you your vaccine first tho wernt you !
As for angels common as muck Rayner ,I just switch her off .

I’m assuming you mean “when Boris got us the vaccine”? Which he didn’t, he and his chancellor signed off the funding and agreement for the vaccines, scientists developed it, a raft of people tested it, our NHS rolled it out with a whole lot of volunteers help.

As for calling Rayner, “common as muck”, all this shows is your lack of breeding! She (Rayner) has made no bones about her background and upbringing. Would you respect her more if she had elocution lessons, like Thatcher, to cover up her roots?

MayBee70

When people talk about the word that Angela Rayner used have they forgotten what Gillian Keegan said. What a good example the Education Secretary set for young people. Or is it ok for posh people to use expletives?

Of course it kin is, Madam!