Tuesday 26th May 2020
Posted: Tue 26 May, 2020 6:59 am
Morning all.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ogy-expert" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;“” “From a public health perspective what we now have to recognise is that central government probably cannot be trusted to provide leadership, and other agencies, including local and regional government, are going to have to work together to make up for this. It will be difficult and maybe things will change but as things stand there is a leadership vacuum in the heart of government.”””
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Cummings has reportedly said he was going to complain to his MP about the way he has been treated by the press on his doorstep. His MP is the one and only...… Jeremy Corbyn LOL.
And apparently Gove said that the first he'd heard of Cummings' trip was through the newspapers.Douglas Ross MP
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I haven't commented publicly on the situation with Dominic Cummings as I have waited to hear the full details. I welcome the statement to clarify matters, but there remains aspects of the explanation which I have trouble with. As a result I have resigned as a government Minister.
When/if we eventually see the SAGE/Nervtag minutes in full we may find that some were shouting through the proper channels but the message wasn't getting through to Johnson. He's not up to the job but even now there's plenty supporting him.frog222 wrote:
On the history, it's still a bit of a mystery WHY at least one of those 'advisers&scientists' did not SHOUT VERY LOUDLY when they realised that this thing was growing exponentially and leading to scores, and potentially hundreds, of thousands of deaths .
Well, I suppose it's a sort of "r" number.Boris Johnson’s approval rating drops 20% since Cummings saga
Boris Johnson’s approval rating has dropped to -1% after he refused to sack Dominic Cummings for driving to Durham during lockdown. According to Savanta, a coronavirus data tracker which looks at how the UK population is responding to the pandemic, the Prime Minister’s rating was previously +19% just four days ago. (Metro - my emphasis))
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When I looked them up at Companies House, the only other director is Labour Leave bod Brendan Chilton.Pound Campaign Ltd, trading as John Mills Institute for Prosperity, is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (registered company number: 08864325) whose registered office is 26 Bisham Gardens, London N6 6DD
Labour's new Gen Sec is being decided today, maybe that's an explanation?PaulfromYorkshire wrote:I now read that Starmer will not attend.
I guess it seems silly just when there is cross-party anger at the Government.
No 10 has reiterated its support for Dominic Cummings over allegations he breached the lockdown. (Politics Live, Guardian)
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My mum: “Are you going to be doing more stuff defending Cummings”. Me: “Yes”. My mum: “Then you’re an idiot”. So that’s going well then...
4:22 AM - 26 May 2020
Cummings' trip makes much more sense if you assume the virus/childcare story is just that, a story.PorFavor wrote:YouGov poll results just out (Sky TV news) -
59% think that Dominic Cummings should resign
71% think that Dominic Cummings broke the lockdown rules
But then...Tobias Ellwood MP
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Looking forward to asking PM questions at the LIAISON COMMITTEE meeting taking place tomorrow at 14.00hrs.
10:50 AM - 26 May 2020
Ellwood is Chair of the Defence Select Committee which I would have thought meant he had a right to attend.Tobias Ellwood MP
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So I’m NOT invited to attend
My Qs would be:
Why are we not leveraging the strategic planning /3C skills that MOD offers in crises?
Why was no single SITUATION CENTRE established?
DC is clearly critical to you. Agree an indep inquiry so Gov’s focus returns to mission?Tobias Ellwood MP added,
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I think both those figures are slightly up on their previous poll a couple of days ago.PorFavor wrote:YouGov poll results just out (Sky TV news) -
59% think that Dominic Cummings should resign
71% think that Dominic Cummings broke the lockdown rules
AnatolyKasparov wrote:I think both those figures are slightly up on their previous poll a couple of days ago.PorFavor wrote:YouGov poll results just out (Sky TV news) -
59% think that Dominic Cummings should resign
71% think that Dominic Cummings broke the lockdown rules
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Tory Whips instructed Liason Committee; Chair Sir Bernard Jenkin to exclude Defence Select Committee Chair; @Tobias_Ellwood, and Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair; @TomTugendhat from tomorrow's hearing in which the Prime Minister will be questioned by MPs.
Democracy is dead
RogerOThornhill wrote:Morning all.
Ian David " ramping up " Jones
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Cummings has reportedly said he was going to complain to his MP about the way he has been treated by the press on his doorstep. His MP is the one and only...… Jeremy Corbyn LOL.
Mr Evans was regarded as the frontrunner in the contest, with his backers including Morgan McSweeney - Sir Keir's chief of staff.
As assistant general secretary of the party between 1999 and 2001, he played a leading role in Labour's victory in the 2001 election.
Sir Keir said Mr Evans would bring "a wealth of experience to this crucial role and a clear understanding of the scale of the task ahead of us".
Deputy leader Angela Rayner said he would make "a fantastic general secretary", adding: "Last year's election result was devastating for our movement.
"It is now our duty to work as a team to unite our party, reconnect with the British people and offer the better future that our country deserves."
PorFavor wrote:Bloody idiot vicar missing the wider point and potentially providing a distraction by setting up the police as the fall-guys.
ObtuseMartin Poole, the vicar of St Luke’s Prestonville, asked: “Will the government review all penalty fines imposed on families travelling for childcare purposes during lockdown?”
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Some on the left not happy, though its arguably their fault for splitting their vote in the recent NEC constituency section "by-elections".RogerOThornhill wrote:In other news...
Labour names David Evans as new general secretary
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Mr Evans was regarded as the frontrunner in the contest, with his backers including Morgan McSweeney - Sir Keir's chief of staff.
As assistant general secretary of the party between 1999 and 2001, he played a leading role in Labour's victory in the 2001 election.
Sir Keir said Mr Evans would bring "a wealth of experience to this crucial role and a clear understanding of the scale of the task ahead of us".
Deputy leader Angela Rayner said he would make "a fantastic general secretary", adding: "Last year's election result was devastating for our movement.
"It is now our duty to work as a team to unite our party, reconnect with the British people and offer the better future that our country deserves."
Nearly 28k likes on that tweet.RogerOThornhill wrote:(((Dan Hodges)))
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My mum: “Are you going to be doing more stuff defending Cummings”. Me: “Yes”. My mum: “Then you’re an idiot”. So that’s going well then...
4:22 AM - 26 May 2020
But meanwhile, as is often the case, Fintan O'Toole is spot on.citizenJA wrote:PorFavor wrote:Bloody idiot vicar missing the wider point and potentially providing a distraction by setting up the police as the fall-guys.ObtuseMartin Poole, the vicar of St Luke’s Prestonville, asked: “Will the government review all penalty fines imposed on families travelling for childcare purposes during lockdown?”
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Watching the Cummings road movie made me think, disturbingly enough, of my mother. She was, for almost all of her life, a devout Catholic – and it’s the “almost” that is most interesting. She was a kind and compassionate woman, and she did not judge other people. But she followed the rules. There was one rule in particular she found awfully hard: the church’s ban on contraception. But she believed in the authority of the church. She made the sacrifices, and did what she was told.
I will never forget her rage and disgust when, in her late 70s and early 80s, she discovered that the same church she loved and obeyed had been covering up the sexual abuse of children for decades. She was revolted by those crimes, of course. But she also felt that the bishops had made a mockery of her faith. They made her feel gullible. Her belief that she and the people she looked up to were together in this thing, that they had shared a tough commitment and the pain it involved, had turned out to be a charade.
"You mock those selves at your peril."
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