[Politics] Boris Johnson, the new UK Prime Minister

[BLOCK F]

Simple. Because Boris is an arrogant, self-centred, homophobic, misogynistic, racist, bullying scumbag who only cares about himself. I don’t like people like this and I feel he needs to be taught a lesson.

And no, I wouldn’t feel the same if Corbyn, or even Jeremy Hunt was in the hot seat. Just like I didn’t when May was in charge.

Well, thanks for your reply.
I don't really know what to say to that except maybe, '**** the country, and as long as Boris is ****ed, I don't care.'

 

[Icy Gull]

Absolute delusion and wishful thinking but you carry on with those blinkers that blind you to reality

 

[Simster]

Absolute delusion and wishful thinking but you carry on with those blinkers that blind you to reality

Quite. Corbyn doesn't deserve to be any less electable than Boris Johnson in my view, but the fact is that he is. He will never get in. He has the support of a hard core rump of trade unionists and students - and nobody else. It doesn't matter how popular you are with your core support if you don't have broad appeal. In fact, that is the reason why Margeret Thatcher will never be considered a truly great Prime Minister.

 

[Simster]

In the style of John Bercrow, calm yourself man [emoji23][emoji23]

Well I dispair. I dispair of Corbynistas and Johnson apologists alike. Neither of them are fit to run a bath.

Seriously, the UK has over 70m people and these two are the best people to run the nation's two biggest parties? How did we ever get to this?

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Look at you failing to fundamentally understand what half the country objects to.

It's not hard to understand that Labour and Lib dems don't give a toss about what the country voted for apart from a handful of them and they are going hell-bent to screw us all and if they do it, it will kick-off, all they want in real terms is to get in government they really are a bunch of selfish undemocratic arses, anyone who believes in these sleazeballs need a common-sense implant.

 

[Triggaaar]

But don't give up the fight. We are not relegated yet.

From the world's stage?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Dominic Cummings pulling the strings on one side and Seamus Milne pulling Corbyn's strings.

Both pretty unsavoury characters, I would suggest, Thunder!

Absolutely, but they are both in our politics right up to their necks right now.

True!

And now Chloe Westley is number 10s Digital Advisor. Basically a hotline to Steve Bannon.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Boris has put his tanks on the lawn. He clearly wants a fight. And he wants a fight with his own party, the opposition, his country and the EU. If he wants a fight he can have one. Yes, I have chosen the correct side.

It is up to you whether you believe what he said about wanting to leave with a deal. But personally, although I don't trust any of the politicians much, I would want any PM of any party to try to do their best for our country, whichever side they may be on. I would not want our country's leader to be 'crushed' by foreign powers.

 

[Simster]

It's not hard to understand that Labour and Lib dems don't give a toss about what the country voted for apart from a handful of them and they are going hell-bent to screw us all and if they do it, it will kick-off, all they want in real terms is to get in government they really are a bunch of selfish undemocratic arses, anyone who believes in these sleazeballs need a common-sense implant.

They care a lot more about the country than anyone who thinks we should just leave without a deal. "no deal" was dismissed as project fear in 2016, but now it's being dressed up by the likes of you as something all 52% voted for. They didn't. Most think no deal would be a disaster, and anyone in politics with a brain should be opposing it.

The only one here lacking common sense is you.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

And now Chloe Westley is number 10s Digital Advisor. Basically a hotline to Steve Bannon.

As I have said, he so wants a fight. Let him have one.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It is up to you whether you believe what he said about wanting to leave with a deal. But personally, although I don't trust any of the politicians much, I would want any PM of any party to try to do their best for our country, whichever side they may be on. I would not want our country's leader to be 'crushed' by foreign powers.

I understand. But when did Boris ever do anything for anyone other than himself? The quicker he’s brought down the better. Shame it can’t be Labour which does it.

 

[Chicken Run]

Well I dispair. I dispair of Corbynistas and Johnson apologists alike. Neither of them are fit to run a bath.

Seriously, the UK has over 70m people and these two are the best people to run the nation's two biggest parties? How did we ever get to this?

I was discussing this the other day, imagine for one moment the Brexit referendum was never on Cameron’s radar, in 2015 he won the first working majority for his party since 1992 and probably heading for a third term next year in what would have been 2020 election.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Corbyn's popularity has been waning since his heady days of 2017 and early 2018. The Tories would be a lot more fearful of someone like Starmer leading Labour.
As a Tory voter myself now that Boris has replaced the feeble Mrs May I hope Corbyn remains at the helm.

I agree with you wholeheartedly about Starmer, he would be a formidable opponent to Boris and one the electorate could relate to but you are underestimating the sheer rebellion against Boris if and when his Brexit promise unravels to become the reality many are predicting, leading to a vote of no confidence and a general election.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

They care a lot more about the country than anyone who thinks we should just leave without a deal. "no deal" was dismissed as project fear in 2016, but now it's being dressed up by the likes of you as something all 52% voted for. They didn't. Most think no deal would be a disaster, and anyone in politics with a brain should be opposing it.

The only one here lacking common sense is you.

I voted OUT and that means OUT deal or no deal.

I have said it before but I will repeat again If we go into recession so be it we will come back stronger long term.

We have been into recession on a regular basis, what goes up must come down and so on, this is a common pattern we WILL deal with it and life will go on.

However, if we do not leave the EU it will kick off for years to come and will be far more damaging to our country forever.

Let's get out and look to the future.

Leave means Leave.

The sooner those clowns in the Labour, Lib dem and tw+ts like Rory (undercover) Stewart, start to get behind any sensible Brexit deal the better.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I understand. But when did Boris ever do anything for anyone other than himself? The quicker he’s brought down the better. Shame it can’t be Labour which does it.

Maybe it is Boris' chance to shine? A lot of people liked what he did in London. Brexit is completely insane (I don't mean the idea, I mean the insanity running indiscriminately through Westminster) and has polluted the spirit of our country. I hope that against the odds he can do something that May did not achieve.

 

[BensGrandad]

ITV showed Boris in the House today and I think that PMQT will be interesting with Boris annihilating Corbyn in much the same way as Maggie used to Neil Kinnock.

 

[Ernest]

I agree with you wholeheartedly about Starmer, he would be a formidable opponent to Boris and one the electorate could relate to but you are underestimating the sheer rebellion against Boris if and when his Brexit promise unravels to become the reality many are predicting, leading to a vote of no confidence and a general election.

I'm sure the electorate can relate to SIR Keir Starmer, another toff who has had his snout in the trough for too long

 

[Gwylan]

He's also made pledges costing something like £50 to 60billion. Again, if Corbyn did that, we'd have editorials about reckless Labour and the magic money tree, but when it's a Tory PM, it's acceptable.

However, I think the fear of Corbyn , is not because of his political brilliance(ahem!), but based on a genuine concern over what a far left Government would do to the economy of this country.

QED

That's the second one - any more?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Maybe it is Boris' chance to shine? A lot of people liked what he did in London. Brexit is completely insane (I don't mean the idea, I mean the insanity running indiscriminately through Westminster) and has polluted the spirit of our country. I hope that against the odds he can do something that May did not achieve.

I’m not sure many did like what he did in London. He ultimately cost the capital millions/billion with his various vanity projects, pie-in-the-sky dreams, aborted ideas and ill thought-out deals.

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...osting-taxpayers-1bn-on-london-mayor-projects

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I'm not so sure. Mays Parting shot towards Corbyn signals the Tories fear of him becoming an electable alternative to Boris. Surely if they didn't fear him they wouldn't suggest he resign. I am not a Corbyn fan but a lot of his rivals are running scared he may just gather enough support to put him in power.

I think that was just dislike more than anything.

They fear Farage, but not him.

Jezza is as divisive as Boris.