Boris Johnson-Prime Minister (Vol 9)
Discussion
king contempt.
HM-2 said:
Over the last 5 years in particular, the Telegraph really has become the paper exclusively for people who have too high an opinion of their own intellectual abilities to read The Mail. It's no wonder they're in the midst of a financial implosion.
Not sure they are in a financial crisis. They've contracted over the years, with the number of journalists being slashed, but overall, it's still a valuable commodity. It is possible it's being put up for sale at the moment as a drop off in circulation is expected, with a significant number of their readers well into their dotage. It's the prized possession of the Barclays and the rumours suggest they will try to buy it. It's a risk, but it's not doing too badly at the moment. The death of printed papers has been reported many times, but they are still bought, mainly by the, if not aged, then ageing.It is closely allied to the tory party, and if they do poorly at the next GE, many might jump. It appears to be moving to the right, without any semblance of balance.
Castrol for a knave said:
With tens of thousands of skilled and middle income families looking at their entire disposable monthly income beingwiped out by mortgage rises, the Tories are on borrowed time.
That video breaking today will be steaming collective piss across the UK.
That video breaking today will be steaming collective piss across the UK.
They rely so much on the public being fickle and forgetting all the bad stuff come election time. But 2 year fixed rates are being baked in for more and more people that run past the next election.
The 40 something year old floating voters that might vote Tory as they think it would (somehow) save them some cash are being diminished.
Derek Smith said:
It is possible it's being put up for sale at the moment as a drop off in circulation is expected
My understanding was that it was being put up for sale because the holding company had gone into receivership, having defaulted on its debts due primarily to failing to repay ~£1bn of loans. It's sale has basically been forced by the receivers. HM-2 said:
Over the last 5 years in particular, the Telegraph really has become the paper exclusively for people who have too high an opinion of their own intellectual abilities to read The Mail. It's no wonder they're in the midst of a financial implosion.
My in-laws have finally stopped subscribing to it.I used to read through the weekend editions when we visited, but found it increasingly sneering, unpalatable and ridiculous, even most of the supplements. I gave up bothering to pick it up.
Angst about independent school fees was a regular feature, so it was a bit like PH.
It really is trash, on large pieces of paper.
Edited by MC Bodge on Sunday 18th June 10:00
SpeckledJim said:
I’d love to know the circumstances around the video coming to light now. The who and the why.
Someone has been sat on it for a while, probably the same person who leaked the photos from the same party, just waiting for the right time to make it available. Bet they got quite a chunk of money for it.Derek Smith said:
Not sure they are in a financial crisis. They've contracted over the years, with the number of journalists being slashed, but overall, it's still a valuable commodity. It is possible it's being put up for sale at the moment as a drop off in circulation is expected.
Hasn't the holding company gone bust? I'm sure Lloyds Bank have written off a few million quid and the sale is essentially being done as either a bank repossession or at the very least to raise funds to pay off debts. Might be wrong, but there is more than just selling off a profitable asset because the time is right. Condi said:
Derek Smith said:
Not sure they are in a financial crisis. They've contracted over the years, with the number of journalists being slashed, but overall, it's still a valuable commodity. It is possible it's being put up for sale at the moment as a drop off in circulation is expected.
Hasn't the holding company gone bust? I'm sure Lloyds Bank have written off a few million quid and the sale is essentially being done as either a bank repossession or at the very least to raise funds to pay off debts. Might be wrong, but there is more than just selling off a profitable asset because the time is right. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/08/barc...
Randy Winkman said:
One thing I wonder about BJ is how someone can seemingly be so active with the jogging and cycling but look like a complete lump?
I wonder how much running he does off-camera.He obviously dresses in the scruffiest t-shirt and shorts that he can, as a part of his carefully cultivated image.
Randy Winkman said:
One thing I wonder about BJ is how someone can seemingly be so active with the jogging and cycling but look like a complete lump?
Yes I wonder 
https://twitter.com/Otto_English/status/1669960693...
cgt2 said:
S600BSB said:
Got a feeling the video is going to be more damaging than what's gone before. Going to really finish them.
I'm getting the same vibe. Gove absolutely squirming on TV todayWe should all be concentrating on resolving the issues of the day. And the Tories are not going to hold a GE until they are good and ready, no matter how many party videos emerge.
Rufus Stone said:
cgt2 said:
S600BSB said:
Got a feeling the video is going to be more damaging than what's gone before. Going to really finish them.
I'm getting the same vibe. Gove absolutely squirming on TV todayWe should all be concentrating on resolving the issues of the day. And the Tories are not going to hold a GE until they are good and ready, no matter how many party videos emerge.
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