I read this morning that Matt Hancock was surprised to learn that people who are asymptomatic can spread the virus. And this despite a warning from SAGE that it was entirely possible. And while on the subject of the delightful Hancock he is complaining that it is no wonder that there is a shortage of tests because they are available for free. Erm, I think, Handsy, you will find that we paid for them. You know, through our taxes.
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MUNGUIN'S NEW REPUBLIC 
Oh, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive.
They’ve got to the point where anything They say about the pandemic directly contradicts some other thing They’ve tried to get us to believe before – and it’s not because of changing circumstances, which would be perfectly right and proper.
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Indeed, Ed. And often said around the same time by different people in the Cabinette.
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Just seen the odious Richard Leonard, or is it Lennon, spouting lying nonsense about Test and Trace in Scotland. Trying to destroy public trust in one of the lynchpins in our battle to eliminate this deadly virus. What a vile creature.
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Fortunately almost no one knows who or what he is….even some of his own MSPs!!!
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Is Andrea Jenkyns a stupid Britsh?
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YOu might say that, Conan. I couldn’t possibly comment.
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I thought it might be an anagram, Conan, but I don’t see what British Railways might have to do with it. Or even Brazil.
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Loved the first one- don’t let it come into contact with water! Well in the pub more likely to be alcohol, so they tell me. I think Dido probably did do that sign. Seen elsewhere, criticising the Baroness Harding for her failures –
Dido
Did
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Oh, indeed.
She seems to have even less of a grasp than Handsy. If you know what I mean.
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I always thought there was a letter missing from her name, but that would turn her into something useful. (Ooh, matron. Saucy!)
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Ew err!
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Andrea Jenkyns got the words wrong. I think it goes like this:
oh mr wokeman
tally me banana
and not
oh mr wokeman
we will continue to take a stand against you and your anti-Britsh, anti-free speech agenda
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LOL… yeah. She sounds like that would be her kind of song.
She seems (elsewhere) strangely enamoured of the man she calls “our” as opposed to “the” prime minister.
Very odd woman. Maybe she too wants to be Home Secretary one day.
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I think it was Martin Rowson in the Guardian a few days ago who labelled her as ‘Dido, Queen of Carnage’ with a blistering cartoon to match.
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Yep, found it:
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8557551f0178e2d7b121d0f2d33eae8f66c1485d/0_0_4829_2956/master/4829.jpg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7759e27960f2c6d9843974c3e70936c3
Clever…
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I suspect the road sign was meant to be read upside down. Then it would make sense. If you know what I mean.
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Yes… I imagine you are right but not if she had anything to do with it.
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PS, Dear Germany and Itlay… forget we said that when you are thinking a vetoing a deal. But let’s be honest, you know the old rhyme…
The English, the English, the English as best
I wouldn’t give tuppence for all of the rest.
Kind regards
BoJo the Boy…
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PS: As a scholar (I use the term loosely) of Greek, I’m sure you must know where the word democracy originates. If not, I can remind you: Greek: δημοκρατία, dēmokratiā, from dēmos ‘people’ and kratos ‘rule’.
City-state of Athens ring a bell?
Incidentally, saying that democracy originated in Britain/England is a bit steep, given how undemocratic a country it is. You know, what with monarchs, peers, bishops , Orders in Council, Henry VIII powers, FPTP, massive majorities on a minority of votes…
Remind me what the Germans call their house of lords and churchmen… and what’s their unelected king called?
Embarrassing buffoon.
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Ironic maybe, however BlawJaw’s erroneous statement of greatness may come from a Scotsman, the vaguely Scots Gove.
Peter Mandler (@PeterMandler1) Tweeted:
I love the way the Prime Minister falls back on the old claim that every development in free speech and democracy has ‘come from’ this country. When Michael Gove put that in his draft history curriculum, I had to point Britain was one of the last (not one of the first) nations in Europe to achieve universal male suffrage. He took it out of the curriculum. (2/) https://twitter.com/PeterMandler1/status/1308409349954560000?s=20
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Oh lord. He was even worse at being education secretary in England than he was at every other job he’s been in.
Seriously crap. Although in fairness he managed to make the Lord whatsits robes look even stupider than they already were.
What a tube:
https://spectatorau.imgix.net/content/uploads/2015/06/GettyImages-473962190.jpg?auto=compress,enhance,format&crop=faces,entropy,edges&fit=crop&w=620&h=413
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Needs a much bigger cloak, you can still see a burgeoning ego. Does my ego look big in this?
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Imagine having such a big ego with so little in the way of reason for it…
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200000 dead but Trump says
It’s just the elderly America truly lost the plot
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Maybe he needs to remember how old HE is…
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A vintage collection today, as are the comments!
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Munguinites are smart cookies, eh?
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Listening to Radio 4 this morning you get the feeling that Johnson should have done what Scotland and Northern Ireland have done and asked people not to visit other homes for the time being.
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I’m relatively relaxed about a four nation approach. I just think that the lead should come from one of the Celtic nations, because they seem to do so much better at it… not surprisingly since their cabinets appear to have a t least some people with talent and intelligence.
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I wouldn’t worry about this.
His ego will not let him take good advice BUTT come Friday he will introduce it as his idea, kind of like a second cumming syndrome.
Keep safe
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Ha, true, Dave.
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Hear that the doris is going to give the country a big hug for SIX months.
Now we ask, ‘What was all the Austerity for’?
Maybe his new name should be Rotating Doris.
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I’ll go with revolving doris, Dave. Takes hardly any effort to have him face any direction at all between 0° and 360° (the long way round, of course). Gives tergiversation a bad name.
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Myself, I prefer “Backdoor Boris”.
In memory of his visit to Bute House.
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Back doors, fridge doors, revolving doors – you pays your money and you takes your choice, I suppose.
When one door closes, another slams shut, or so I’ve heard.
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And the window falls on you, just as you were planning an escape that way…
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I remember that day… How we laughed. Then we laughed the next day in Cardiff too.
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I think they must have found a magic money jungle, the one that Theresa was hiding in her handbag.
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News to the England’s ears,
First man to make a profit during world wide corona virus pandemic with a hint of a smile during speech.
Uk prime minister looks to extort large fines from people on the street whom have been made unemployed and financial destitute through his own policies on coronaviras.
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He’s a Tory. They always try to turn a profit on everything.
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Mind you the opposition to Trump is much out of control too, polosi did a glitch moment interview with good morning, Sunday morning , half way through, and poor Biden doesn’t seem to know where he is half the time, while the rest are busy hating anyone who dares have a opinion.
Here we have a puppet pm, while the puppet masters need to drive miles to test eyesight.
It seems that the public all over the world are meant to become confused by contradictions,
Then when we’re looking at squirrels the military can come in and take us zombies over.😉
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Aye… cheery isn’t it? Still we must be grateful for small mercies. At least Barnard Castle isn’t in Kent.
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