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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

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I haven’t got the energy to check the voting records of all the Tory rebels who thought covid passports were a grave imposition on the massive liberties of the English*. So I just checked one, Marcus Fysh, who feels that we are now in a parallel Nazi Germany because the measure was passed by those with jobs in Government and Labour **.

Mr Fysh, so determined to defend our freedoms, has repeatedly voted in favour of extending surveillance of our communications and activities, and for retaining personal communications for extended periods. Now, I’m not sure about the others but the vast majority seem to share certain characteristics in common, let’s say European Research Group type traits, so it’s a fair guess that their libertarian/ social conservatism tendencies will squeeze them into similar odd conflicts.

* I know a couple, including Steve Baker who put it quite eloquently, have questioned the utility of covid passports based on two jabs when we are told that two jabs aren’t enough. I agree.

** on the basis of * the lack of utility of these passports, Labour could have inflicted a little defeat on Boris on this one, but for some reason, didn’t.

I'm glad that piece was quite balanced in the end, Stan, as simply tackling the man instead of the ball is a bit Soviet.
 
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What a complete tw@t Peston is! A lot of the nation are tuning in to probably the biggest thing in our National Health and he tries to score political points regarding the Downing Street party. I am glad both Whitty and Boris basically told him to F@@k off.
People are not interested in stupid Mirror stories.
Even my wife (who is no friend of Boris) couldn’t believe the stupid question.
 
What a complete tw@t Peston is! A lot of the nation are tuning in to probably the biggest thing in our National Health and he tries to score political points regarding the Downing Street party. I am glad both Whitty and Boris basically told him to F@@k off.
People are not interested in stupid Mirror stories.
Even my wife (who is no friend of Boris) couldn’t believe the stupid question.

I reckon some people are interested in the Prime Minister and his Party completely undermining the efforts and sacrifices of the plebs they rule over.
 
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I reckon some people are interested in the Prime Minister and his Party completely undermining the efforts and sacrifices of the plebs they rule over.
Blimey you are like my shadow. People are interested in hearing questions about this virus. He has his show that no one watches for cheap questions. You just disagree to impress. ‘Last word Watford’
 
Blimey you are like my shadow. People are interested in hearing questions about this virus. He has his show that no one watches for cheap questions. You just disagree to impress. ‘Last word Watford’

I’m not trying to impress anyone. Your man has ****ed every part of this pandemic at great expense to the people lucky enough to stick around to not die. If he’s finally not getting an easy ride from the press then **** him and the ****s who continue to support him.
 
Who the **** was that new robot on the press conference? Just stood reading from a script. I suppose all questions are relative in some form at these things.
 
I’m not trying to impress anyone. Your man has ****ed every part of this pandemic at great expense to the people lucky enough to stick around to not die. If he’s finally not getting an easy ride from the press then **** him and the ****s who continue to support him.
Well said. The PM is a ****wit using conferences like this to cover his utter incompetence in everything else. Peston actually asked the best question regarding lapses yet people are still encouraged to go out and enjoy themselves as normal. Party time at no.10
 
I’m not trying to impress anyone. Your man has ****ed every part of this pandemic at great expense to the people lucky enough to stick around to not die. If he’s finally not getting an easy ride from the press then **** him and the ****s who continue to support him.
I don’t know we had the best roll out and now booster. Get back to reading The Mirror
 
As I have said before
If I say it’s blue sky, the ‘usual suspects’ says it’s raining… although Mr Doom Watford would say the earths about to blow up.
If I say it’s raining, then the usual suspects will say it’s Boris fault.
Anyway the point of the briefing is to discuss COVID and not gutter press questions on a party. We really do have some sad people in this country.
 
As I have said before
If I say it’s blue sky, the ‘usual suspects’ says it’s raining… although Mr Doom Watford would say the earths about to blow up.
If I say it’s raining, then the usual suspects will say it’s Boris fault.
Anyway the point of the briefing is to discuss COVID and not gutter press questions on a party. We really do have some sad people in this country.
Dont we just