I say old chap or i say old bean, have you 'er' the time to read my post, 'now there's a good fellow'! Like him or loathe him, Boris will make a few million quid from writing another memoir with chapters upon chapters and stutterings with truths and half-truths and explanations about his innocence and we love him for it, and i should say the old biddies and grand Etonians will love his book. With the internationals on our doorstep, i think i should fill your boots with Boris Johnson the man, the character you would find in a Enid Blyton mystery or Wind in the Willows or a Dickens novel. Perhaps we yearn for a Boris character that is nowhere perfect and we say tuck yer shirt in Boris and straiten that tie sir if you please! Boris will bumble through his book no doubt and nothing was ever his fault in the Covid etc etc. What could i say is Boris's strong points and his talent that draws attention to himself and why will his book sell millions off the shelf? The short answer to all that is if i knew the answer i would bottle it.
Boris is perhaps the best statesman there we hands down. Who else can go to the Ukraine and many more places where they will roll out the red carpet and listen to this man for hours. I will leave you with one old one if i may. the saying goes 'No Folks Funny as an Englishman'... Have Fun!!!
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The liar that is Bodger Johnson , the worst prime minister this country has ever had , COVID ? Blood on his hands !
posted by Ian (Guest) - Tuesday 08th October 2024, 5:41 PM
Truths ? Bodger never spoke any . Half truths? You mean complete lies . As for the covid debacle, hang your head in shame.
posted by Ian (Guest) - Tuesday 08th October 2024, 5:46 PM
Anyone who loves Johnson needs a head examination?
posted by Bob (Guest) - Tuesday 08th October 2024, 5:49 PM
Just proves what sad world we live in that Boris can now make money on book even worst than when Archer did it in prison , what idiots buy these books sad
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 08th October 2024, 7:59 PM
Archer was an MP from 1969 to 1974 but quit following a financial scandal that left him almost bankrupt. He became the Tories' deputy chairman in the 1980s before resigning after a newspaper accused him of paying money to a prostitute.
He later won a court case and was awarded large damages because of this claim.
He resigned his candidacy in the London Mayor election in 1999 after it emerged that he had lied in his 1987 libel case.
Mr Archer was later imprisoned between 2001 and 2003 for perjury.
He was convicted for perverting the course of justice.
He was sentenced to four years' imprisonment by Mr Justice Potts. He spoke to the Mirror in 2018, saying he had mellowed with age.“Yes. Everybody thinks so. It’s very sad,” he told the newspaper
.“I certainly realised how privileged I was, how lucky I was,” he said, reflecting on his time spent in jail.“There was one kid sitting on the end of the bed when I was leaving on the Monday and he said ‘I’d change places with you’."I said ‘wait a minute, I’m 62 years old. You’re 27. You’ve got a deal’. He said ‘No, no, I’m a heroin addict’ and he died two years later. This was from Jeffrey Archer and yes' i find it interesting and i think a lot of people will too. Sometimes life can bite you in the googlies and there is a lesson to be learned. Like them or loathe them some of these guys are talented and good writers and their stories will be very inspirational and a comfort to some poor soul. Jonathon Aitken is a sound bloke and another one to experience prison. I have not read his book fully but i have read extracts and yes he did wrong but he is one stand up and decent guy who i respect and admire. Aitken is now a prison chaplian and he is a great help to some of those unfortunates in life and an inspiration to those who want to turn their lives around.
posted by OWEN - Tuesday 08th October 2024, 9:15 PM
Without a doubt , look how much damage these covid lockdowns did to the world economy
posted by Magicman - Tuesday 08th October 2024, 9:48 PM
Johnson the worst PM, in history, well Starmer is challenging him hard, and it's neck and neck at the moment. Bodger is accused, quite correctly, of being a bit of a story teller in his time, but Starmer has passed him in that race already, and he will be streets ahead once this terrible government is booted out in 4 years time.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 08th October 2024, 10:57 PM
Lockdowns did damage to the economy? Very true but what about the damage that COVID did to the human race!! Without lockdowns it would just be the economy that suffered it would have been billions more people!! Jeez!! Agree with LTS re Bodger versus stifler.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 8:35 AM
Bodger and his cronies caused many more covid deaths because of their dithering and incompetence.
posted by Bob (Guest) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 12:19 PM
If you think Bodger and Cameron (arguably worse) were bad enough, then wait till we see Starmer's mess. We will be back to the 70s again. Sheer misery for us all. Don't say you haven't been warned.
posted by Old man river (Guest) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 1:51 PM
Not quite sure how you can judge this government after a few months
If you’re judging them on the freebies then none are any different and all take what they can get. This country is in a poor way after the conservatives much like it was after labour had a long run. What’s the answer , I don’t know and I don’t think anyone does
posted by Magicman - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 2:16 PM
MST, i suggest you do some actual research. Those who were at higher risk could have stayed protected (as they did during lockdown) and let everyone else get on with their lives. Only a small percentage of the population was at high risk. There was no logical thershold for 'lockdown or no lockdown' proven by the fact that every country had significantly different rules. Fool.
posted by blgboy4650 - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 3:11 PM
Agree with LTS Starmer much worse already
posted by Chief (Guest) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 4:32 PM
Absolute cobblers Bob, you obviously can't see the wood from the trees. You lefties will live to regret voting this dreadful mob in, and we now have 4 years or so, with this terrible mob.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 5:46 PM
Where does it say I voted Labour? 14 years of lies from the Tories, absolutely destroyed the nhs!
posted by Bob (Guest) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 6:52 PM
How come covid hasn’t killed us all off? I doubt 99% of the population has been near a vaccination in 3 or 4 years yet we all still seem to be here. The Labour idiots wanted further and deeper lockdowns which would have trashed the economy more, all the while apparently living the high life in £18 million apartments they didn’t own as they appeared on tv telling us to stay at home. The government hates you. Do nothing for them, don’t give blood, don’t volunteer if you can afford to leave, do so. Let them trawl the asylum hotels for help. Was just watching BBC London and Paul Merson, the well climate scientist was at Hackney Marshes appearing for an organisation campaigning about the effects of climate change causing flooding in public sports spaces. First of all, he was on a marsh, which by any definition is going to be wet and there was no mention of any alternative contributing factors, I.e. building endless flats on flood plains, water companies cost cutting, councils not cleaning the gutters etc. We’re being conned and have been for years. When a company supplies flatbread to Indian restaurants do they have to sign ma’am disclosure agreements.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 7:12 PM
MST, the posting above in response to your comments on Covid was mot me. I have scant knowledge on the subject so would never question your expertise on the subject.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 7:54 PM
Where does it say I voted Labour birdbrain ?
posted by Bob (Guest) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 8:20 PM
BB there are thousands of us who have family members and/or friends who were perfectly healthy before Covid and either died or had there lives changed beyond recognition after catching the desease.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 8:51 PM
But are they worse than what we just had, time will tell but nearly a thousand migrants entered by boat the other day and we all have to pay for there board and lodgings and this has been going on for years and still no nearer getting sorted
posted by Magicman - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 9:14 PM
Paddy , never had a Covid jab and never would , never had it as far as I know but know people that have had jab many times and still got it and people that have jab and died . Don’t believe in everything the government be it labour or conservative or whoever it maybe tell me they only tell you what they want you to hear and believe
posted by Magicman - Wednesday 09th October 2024, 10:06 PM
MST, that was not me questioning your expertise.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 10th October 2024, 9:09 AM
Never had a jab and never had Covid?? You need to get out more Magicman lol…
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 10th October 2024, 10:21 AM
Boris very good prime minister in the worst time for this country since ww2 doubt any prime minister would have been any better
posted by Ipotombi (Guest) - Thursday 10th October 2024, 11:18 AM
Moderaters must be Labourites post about Boris plug pulled
posted by Ipotombis (Guest) - Thursday 10th October 2024, 11:21 AM
I'm not the only one I know, but I lost my darling wife to Covid, and anyone not thinking about having a Covid protection jab, must be out of their tiny minds. They probably don't have the flue jab either.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Thursday 10th October 2024, 11:27 AM
Not sure what you think I’m doing Ipi??? Posts seem to be taking longer to activate for some reason. I’ve had the same error message but patience is a virtue….apparently. I’m blue and proud by the way but that does not stop me thinking that my party cocked up for the last electoral term. I also cannot stand Bodger and have always criticised his “me, me, me” approach to politics rather than representing the electorate.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 10th October 2024, 1:27 PM
Boris very good prime minister???? Don't make me laugh , almost everything that came out of his mouth was a lie . As I've already said , if he and his useless government had acted quicker many lives would have been saved re covid.
posted by Bob (Guest) - Thursday 10th October 2024, 1:28 PM
Covid mainly kills old people, why they get priority over the vaccine and most in the category still take the Covid and the flue Vaccines, as flue can kill older people as well.
posted by The Time Is Now - Thursday 10th October 2024, 2:12 PM
LTS, I'm so sorry about your wife.
posted by Brian from Sussex (Guest) - Thursday 10th October 2024, 6:03 PM
Utter BS .
posted by George (Guest) - Thursday 10th October 2024, 10:13 PM