CB Fry

That press conference went incredibly well.

Tony Blair let Bernie Ecclestone off the hook on tobacco advertising back in 1997 so really what's all the fuss about Dominic Cummings. Jacqui Smith's husband watched porn on a home office computer so what's all the fuss about Dominic Cummings. Geoff Hoon gone done over for being caught looking for lucrative lobbying work. Jonathan Aiken got himself banged up for libel over his relationship with the Arabs. Jeremy Thorpe for fu cks sake. And Profumo, what about him. I think we can all agree that all of this means that Dominic Cummings can do whatever he likes for the rest of his life because what about that other thing that happened once.

It's fair to say I didn't have "yeah but yeah but the Iraq war" on my Whataboutery bingo card. So congratulations, you've reached new heights today.

....leaking to the Daily Star. Okay.

That's the one. Bear Hunt probably his most famous work but my two loved two picture books about the Bear in the Cave and in the Town which were great. Also a book called "Bananas in My Ears" illustrated by Quinten Blake is very funny. Also his book introducing Shakespeare to young readers is very good. All in all, he's great.

Basically it's been a great night for Steven Kinnock who has now got himself two more trips to see his parents with complete immunity from any criticism from the Conservatives or the media. And it's a shame for that professor as well, he could have been ploughing that sort a couple more times before he needed to hand his badge in. Gutted for the lad.

Someone put it on a plate for Laura Kuenssberg back on 10th May.

Yeah, you're the one in the cult, sweetheart.

Not sure that this has any relevance to this thread whatsoever but I remember seeing him perform in person as a child and I have several of his books in the house now that I read and have read to my children since they were small. And his Radio 4 series was great. Is this a contemporary poets thread now?

All this story shows is there is one rule for the Westminster metropolitan elite establishment like Dominic Cummings and one rule for the ordinary working people like the rest of us.

Cummings has built his career on the back of useful idiots, and today is fantastic evidence of that.

The first question should be about travel times on the A1 to Durham.

Yeah but Steven Kinnock Steven Kinnock Steven Kinnock.

Here is Mrs Dominic Cummings describing how their child was present when she was sick on the floor, and also in attendance when Dominic was lying in bed barely able to breath. Not clear whether this was Durham or London but either way the child was present during the time they were both ill, rather than being cared for by someone else. Quite difficult to work out when exactly the trip up North took place and for what reason.

You've got it down to an art form, I'll give you that.

Well I had Steven Kinnock and Premier League footballers on my Whataboutery bingo card this morning. What do I win? Funny you haven't mentioned Professors Ferguson and Calderwood whose positions in government are far more similar to Cummings rather than, say, er, Kyle Walker.

I think it is important to get things in a sensible perspective. The flouting of the rules by a symptomatic senior government official and participant of SAGE is a trivial matter when compared to the horrific spectacle of Steve Coogan telling his gardener not to work, or something something what about Wales something something Kier Starmer.

Let's say instead of Dominic Cummings it was Steve Coogan or Mark Drakeford or Anna Soubry. Just imagine the response of the Guido-ettes on here.

The person who instigated the Thursday clap thing is now saying next week should be the last one. Sounds sensible to me.

Coronavirus and this thread has been running for a long time now. If you haven't heard of the term "excess deaths" by now then I can't help you.

How about the undeniable fact that you are a massive bellend?

Another Guido Fawkes disciple. Paul Staines as usual desperately trying to pretend that there's been a "U turn" when there's nothing Starmer said then that he wouldn't say now, especially as the TES article you and Guido have got all animated about (from April 15th FFS) clearly shows Starmer saying track-and-trace is vital. Track and trace is clearly what the government have royally fu cked up the execution of, the app isn't ready. They're recruiting call-centre staff, not enough of them, not with the skills. They've fu cked up being ready for June 1st. But yeah, let's blame Kier Starmer for everything that has gone wrong on Coronavirus.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/22/england-find-coronavirus-cases-and-deaths-in-your-area?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tapatalk_Pro This is interesting to play with. Where I live it looks like new cases are much less than ten a day, sometimes one or two. Southampton slightly higher but in May every day less than ten. I think the government has done a fantastic job of scaring people and it has clearly worked. The adherence to the lockdown has been impressive. But I also think the government are a little too scared themselves of being clear that, with some sensible distancing in place, it is safe to go back to work or school. It's not like every other person you brush past has got it. It's clear the conditions are correct to move to track/trace so it is a failure in government that this is not ready because I think that clearly is the unlocker. The people need something that feels like they have some control.

55,000 excess deaths and you're posting shi te like that.

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