Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Jacksgranda]

9 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

Imagine being from the north of England and really thinking this shower of shit was the least worst option. 

imagine being the Labour campaign team, thinking - we've given this lot an 80+ majority.

[welshbairn]

17 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said:

In terms of England, anything Cummings did or is accused of doing, anyone down there has been able to do for 2 weeks now. They wouldn't be breaking any restrictions now by replicating.

 

[Donathan]

Douglas Ross quits his Scotland office role in protest at Cummings being retained

[WhiteRoseKillie]

Right, I've had the weekend to calm down - this is what I'm sending our MP, Silent Knight.

Attn: Greg Knight MP
East Yorkshire

Tuesday 26 May 2020

 

Dear Greg Knight,

I am one of your constituents. I am not a supporter of the Conservative Party. Nor, indeed, am I impressed with your performance as my representative. However, I must write to you again, hoping to get a more positive response than the previous times I have had cause to contact you.

I have allowed myself time over the weekend to calm down after reading about Dominic Cummings' behaviour. Many a time an immediate response obscures reason with emotion. Now, however, I find myself beyond angry. This man, who is seemingly "the power behind the throne" in Downing Street, rode roughshod over the rules which he himself was involved in drafting, and was so assured that he was doing the right thing that he felt it necessary to keep his actions secret not only from the public, but also from his employer - even going so far as to, in concert with his wife, concoct a story for public consumption which had them remaining in their home in London - as they should have done.

Questions I would like to see being asked in the House of Commons when Parliament resumes, please:

1. Why does having a child make Cummings and his wife exceptional? As far as I am aware, there are many people in this situation.

2. How did crowds show up to abuse him at home when, as we all know, the country was in lockdown? Has Cummings contacted the Police at any time over this harrassment? Please bear in mind that Cummings claims ths was happening BEFORE his road trip.

3. If we were to accept that Cummings is exceptional, as he told us yesterday, and that his concern was for his child, what enquiries did he make among his employer,friends and family before driving over 260 miles, with likely Covid infection in the car, to an area whose residents' safety he evidently was NOT concerned about.

4. Why did he have to do all the driving? Could a man in his position not request Government transport? Has his wife not got a licence? Could his (healthy) sister in Durham not have come to collect the child?

5. After being summoned home by his wife when she was unwell, why did he return to work in direct violation of Government Guidelines?

6. In what universe does a man who is unsure about his ability to drive (but exceptionally concerned about his child's safety) test his eyesight by driving sixty miles with his wife and child in the car?

7. Are members of the public, who have been fined for non-compliance with the guidelines, now entitled to seek redress?

As I have no expectation of your presenting any of these questions to your superiors, could I ask that you at least give an answer to, or at least share your opinion of each point above to me, as your employer?

I have absolutely no doubt you will, in common with your Parliamentary colleagues, hope for this issue to wither on the vine. Be aware, however, that this is not some abstract discussion about electoral law breaches or islamophobia in the Tory Party - this is something which has the entire population angry simply because they trusted your Government, and your Government has basically laughed at them. Single mothers in flats with no communal space, elderly people cut off from relatives - I don't (or shouldn't) have to tell you what the people of this country have gone through, "pulling together", "in it together", all leavened with allusion to WWII and the like. They did this in the belief that this was a national endeavour. Now they find that your Party, Your Government, Your Prime Minister is simply laughing at them. An analogy I heard at the weekend seems absolutely fitting, when referring to Conservative MPs - "365 seats, less than twenty spines". Please tell me why this should not apply to you personally.

I have seen two of my grandchildren at a distance as they go for their exercise. The third, I have not seen for over two months. Her mother (my daughter) has both physical and mental health issues, and her husband has to continue working as normal, being a key worker. In fact, he is working more hours than normal in this situation. I would love to be able to go and help her (she lives in easy driving distance - a lot less than 260 miles), just to make the odd meal or tidy up for her, as she is really struggling. My wife and I have endured the almost daily telephone conversations which inevitably end with both parties in tears, because we believed it was the right thing to do, in the grand scheme of things. Are we now to believe that, if only we could say we were exceptional, we could ignore the guidelines?

Yours sincerely,
A seriously pissed off WhiteRoseKillie
p.s. Please be aware that I do not give my permission for my personal data to be used for any reason outside of this communication. Thank You.
 

 

 

[welshbairn]

2 minutes ago, Donathan said:

Douglas Ross quits his Scotland office role in protest at Cummings being retained

[101]

2 minutes ago, Donathan said:

Douglas Ross quits his Scotland office role in protest at Cummings being retained

Fair play didn't think he had a spine

[WhiteRoseKillie]

Douglas Ross resigned.

ETA: I'm gonna have to be faster...

Edited May 26, 2020 by WhiteRoseKillie

[ayrmad]

Fair play to Douglas Ross, there are far more prominent Scottish Tories that are still searching for a pair of baws. 

[101]

1 minute ago, WhiteRoseKillie said:

Douglas Ross resigned.

ETA: I'm gonna have to be faster...

Excellent letter hope you get a response. I wrote to Alastair Jack in his role of secretary of state for Scotland I know I won't get a reply but it's good for these guys to see their mail bags going ballistic

[Melanius Mullarkey]

6 minutes ago, Donathan said:

Douglas Ross quits his Scotland office role in protest at Cummings being retained

Fair enough.

Still a #Torycunt though.

[welshbairn]

Probably got offered a linesman gig in Belarus.

[Lofarl]

Was that the wandering hands guy who may have grabbed a tadger accidentally while falling down steaming in one of the many pubs in parliament?

[KingRocketman II]

12 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

if this is the deoth of his feeling why did he not go on Radio Scotland to discuss at their second or third invitation? 

Edited May 26, 2020 by KingRocketman II
*depth

[marty_j]

I'm just basing this on the daily briefings. No idea about him other than that.
Hes never really stumbled or messed up, that's about the best you can say about any of them.

Fair enough but he’s an absolute c**t of a man

[marty_j]

Saw this today adequately sums it up

[101]

There's a strange man running on the right, he hates Dominic Cummings, but he's still a Tory shite 

Edited May 26, 2020 by 101

[KingRocketman II]

39 minutes ago, Granny Danger said:

Best reposting of a tweet I saw yesterday (could have been on here):

Peston is so far up Jounson’s arse he can see Kuenssberg’s feet.

 

Kuenssberg and Peston's questions were probing at the DC conference but unbelievably tame - almost a reluctance to be asking such as questions (as someone mentioned on here). Noticeable difference from Beth Rigby at Sky who was third up. She got tore right in.  

[peasy23]

Douglas Ross quits his Scotland office role in protest at Cummings being retained

Edit to add: way too slow, surprised he has shown a glimmer of integrity tbh.

[ayrmad]

28 minutes ago, dirty dingus said:

She remembered her and her wean making polystyrene palaces and him trotting off to find the oximeter but forgets him getting rushed to the hospital with Covid symptoms? So the Covid also gives you selective amnesia and wonky vision. What a dastardly virus.

I want to know how a bed bound man manages to drive 260 miles. 

Also, why did he move north away from work  to protect his family from protestors whilst he was at work. 

Edited May 26, 2020 by ayrmad

[Have some faith in Magic]

7 minutes ago, Lofarl said:

Was that the wandering hands guy who may have grabbed a tadger accidentally while falling down steaming in one of the many pubs in parliament?

No. The guy that did that lost, can't remember his name. 

Edited May 26, 2020 by Have some faith in Magic