[The Red Arrow]

Well, well, well. Look who's surfaced.* You might say 'like a turd that won't flush', I couldn't possibly comment...

That's not a denial!

And another reason to love Binface...

*Edit: As noted elsewhere.

[Boiler]

I hope many Mayoral votes are first pref. Khan, second pref. Binface...

I still want to know who's bankrolling Fox.

[Samanfur]

I understand that his bankroll is a £5m single donation from this bloke (see also recent developments here).

[Bones McCoy]

I do wonder whether we're witnessing a scripted transfer of power.

[The Red Arrow]

I'm waiting for the drink problem rumours to resurface.

[AOB]

Gove's got votes in a leadership contest to win. It wouldn't do him good for various reasons to say he heard Boris say it. Besides, he's not saying it was never said, he's worded it carefully. He's pleading the Arsene Wenger "I never saw it" amendment. (Arsene became famous for uttering those words in post match interviews when question'ed about controversial moments that benefitted his side. Like Gove he was present at the moments in question and carefully did not commit to say it never happened).

[Nigredo]

Apparently Carrie Antoinette demanded the expensive refurb because she considered the John Lewis lounge set purchased by Theresa May as tatty and cheap.

How the other half live eh?

[Bones McCoy]

The elephant man's rebuttal fails the Heisenberg+ test.
The words may have been spoken when he was not in the room.
He may also be lying, as he did continuously through the Brexit campaign.

This sort of thing will pass muster with the Tory Faithful and their vulnerable marks.
It's easily dismantled by any journo with more than half a wit.


+ A physicist M'Lud, and a forrin one at that.

[Bones McCoy]

Apparently Carrie Antoinette demanded the expensive refurb because she considered the John Lewis lounge set purchased by Theresa May as tatty and cheap.

How the other half live eh?

Private lives of the Body Pilers

Coming to an arthouse screen near you, when restrictions allow.

[Andy McDandy]

"I have never heard language of that kind".

I've read enough fairy tales and watched enough fantasy films and TV shows to know how Exact Words works.

[Youngian]

Apparently Carrie Antoinette demanded the expensive refurb because she considered the John Lewis lounge set purchased by Theresa May as tatty and cheap.

How the other half live eh?

As the great Dolly Parton would note; ‘takes a lot of money to look this cheap, honey.’

[Crabcakes]

I do wonder whether we're witnessing a scripted transfer of power.

This is one thing I don't think it is. Johnson is an egomaniac, and if he'd scripted this he'd be leaving office for something framed as a noble, selfless reason so he can continue to live out his Churchill fantasy and (again) get one over on Cameron who ran away after the referendum failure. Leaving because he's finally hit the limit of bullshit he can get away with, and being forced out because his former partner in (literal) crime wants petty revenge, wouldn't be the way he'd set it up. It's what he deserves, but definitely not what he'd want.

The irony is, this is all happening because Boris Johnson is Boris Johnson - if he'd been able to keep it in his pants and not had a fling with Carrie, he'd not be in the mess he's in now and everything else would be much the same. Everything comes down to the way he acts personally, and the consequences of that.

[Youngian]

Worked for Dom in 2016

[The Red Arrow]

Under siege

[Nigredo]

[Boiler]

From the BBC SYB at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56899901#comments

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[The Red Arrow]

Don’t expect transparency from a government run by WhatsApp
Iain Overton

Leaks and lobbying scandals have been around for years – Tory contempt for accountability is making things worse
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... g-cronyism

[Boiler]

Apparently Carrie Antoinette demanded the expensive refurb because she considered the John Lewis lounge set purchased by Theresa May as tatty and cheap.

How the other half live eh?

As the great Dolly Parton would note; ‘takes a lot of money to look this cheap, honey.’

I'm reminded of what Alan Clark said about Michael Heseltine here.

[Boiler]

Worked for Dom in 2016

Now picked up by The Poke:

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2021/04/27/na ... an-bowled/

[Watchman]

I do wonder whether we're witnessing a scripted transfer of power.

This is one thing I don't think it is. Johnson is an egomaniac, and if he'd scripted this he'd be leaving office for something framed as a noble, selfless reason so he can continue to live out his Churchill fantasy and (again) get one over on Cameron who ran away after the referendum failure. Leaving because he's finally hit the limit of bullshit he can get away with, and being forced out because his former partner in (literal) crime wants petty revenge, wouldn't be the way he'd set it up. It's what he deserves, but definitely not what he'd want.

The irony is, this is all happening because Boris Johnson is Boris Johnson - if he'd been able to keep it in his pants and not had a fling with Carrie, he'd not be in the mess he's in now and everything else would be much the same. Everything comes down to the way he acts personally, and the consequences of that.

My view is that it is scripted, but with no input from dePiffle, he just went along with what he was told, so long as he got what he wanted, to be the "leader" and let a load of thicko's do the heavy lifting. However, as for all his life, he's incapable of sticking to the script as he believes he is above all others