Cummings and goings...
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So Dominic Cummings was questioned by police for travelling to Durham to see his parents while he was symptomatic with the virus.
Calls for him to resign from the the opposition as well as some Tory MPs.
None story or will this cause havoc for the government?
So Dominic Cummings was questioned by police for travelling to Durham to see his parents while he was symptomatic with the virus.
Calls for him to resign from the the opposition as well as some Tory MPs.
None story or will this cause havoc for the government?
paulw123 said:
Sambucket said:
Lots of enemies. Lots of noise.
But too much favour. So swept under carpet with Arcuri and the rest.
That may well be the case but it shouldn’t be. He should be held accountable But too much favour. So swept under carpet with Arcuri and the rest.
I’m struggling to see how they can make this go away, it’s not like they can just keep him away from the public eye to make people forget as he works in the shadows as it is.
chemistry said:
It never ceases to amaze me how dim people are; how did he not think he could be ‘caught’ and how bad it would look when we was?!
This. He comes up with some interesting stuff on his blog and is obviously highly intelligent but seems to lack any common sense. A prevalent trait I have noticed with these academic types.
Ratski83 said:
chemistry said:
It never ceases to amaze me how dim people are; how did he not think he could be ‘caught’ and how bad it would look when we was?!
This. He comes up with some interesting stuff on his blog and is obviously highly intelligent but seems to lack any common sense. A prevalent trait I have noticed with these academic types.
chemistry said:
It never ceases to amaze me how dim people are; how did he not think he could be ‘caught’ and how bad it would look when we was?!
He knew he might get caught but knew there would be no punishment given his position and proximity to Boris, there is also a handy excuse in that they needed childcare help and his parents happen to have a spare building Cummings could stay in and not meet them, that the children were potentially spreading the virus too seems to be a moot point.Acura, Cummings, both being swept under the carpet as “bigger issues” need to be resolved and the Tory faithful mutter and murmur but just accept that at least Corbin didn’t win....
Ratski83 said:
chemistry said:
It never ceases to amaze me how dim people are; how did he not think he could be ‘caught’ and how bad it would look when we was?!
This. He comes up with some interesting stuff on his blog and is obviously highly intelligent but seems to lack any common sense. A prevalent trait I have noticed with these academic types.
grumbledoak said:
It usually doesn't.
We have allowed a situation where almost everyone in the decision making process is totally insulated from the consequences of their decisions.
He isn't giving out health advice to the public like Scotland's former Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood and leading scientist Prof Neil Ferguson, who was advising the government.We have allowed a situation where almost everyone in the decision making process is totally insulated from the consequences of their decisions.
Non-story, really from the desperate press. I see they are no longer going to publish circulation figures, because they are in the toilet.
Hippea said:
He’s an unelected advisor, I can’t see how he’s held accountable in any way.
I’m struggling to see how they can make this go away, it’s not like they can just keep him away from the public eye to make people forget as he works in the shadows as it is.
Parliamentary rules state that advisors ARE accountable - to the minister who appointed them. So Boris is the one he is accountable to. And Boris is accountable to us - as an elected MP.I’m struggling to see how they can make this go away, it’s not like they can just keep him away from the public eye to make people forget as he works in the shadows as it is.
Hippea said:
Sambucket said:
Just ignore it? Boris isn't doing interviews , doesn't need to. Where is the leverage? There are too many other fires to put out.
I'm not a tory, just to be clear!
The ignore it and hope it goes away strategy does seem to be working quite well for Boris at the moment. I'm not a tory, just to be clear!
Cummings has no such bank of sympathy. In fact, on the sympathy bank front, he's already operating on an overdraft.
V8fan said:
He isn't giving out health advice to the public like Scotland's former Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood and leading scientist Prof Neil Ferguson, who was advising the government.
Non-story, really from the desperate press. I see they are no longer going to publish circulation figures, because they are in the toilet.
We don't know what advice he is giving. We DO know that he sat in on the SAGE meetings. What was the point of an advisor attending these health meetings?Non-story, really from the desperate press. I see they are no longer going to publish circulation figures, because they are in the toilet.
I would expect he had quite an important role in formulating government policy on the response to Covid 19 - including the lockdown rules which he seems to have assumed just applied to the "little people" and not to important people like him.
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