Mastodawn

Five years on, British politics still can’t escape Covid-19 https://www.politico.eu/article/five-years-on-british-politics-still-cant-escape-covid-19/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Pandemicpreparedness #Westminsterbubble #Britishpolitics #HealthCare #Hospitals #Partygate #Vaccines #Politics #Welfare #Debt

Five years on, British politics still can’t escape Covid-19

Covid-19 exposed and exacerbated deep problems with the British state — but learning lessons is hard when the politicians want to move on.

POLITICO

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Simon Flett Mar 12

@flexghost We've witnessed similar idiocy in the UK. Boris 'Shagyetti' #Johnson greeted the covid pandemic burbling about "herd immunity", then ambushed hospitals with his entourage maskless and enthusiastically shaking hands with all-comers. Then he went down with it, & was off-work for a few days while the nation held its breath. Then returned to work claiming "he nearly died" but swiftly moved on to open the party conference season (just without the conferences #partygate ). Have fun America.

I smell a rat somewhere! 🤨 😠

The #farright uses people's inculcated 'biases'; LYING abt local/state govt officials bc of identity/identities.

IMO, I'd urge everyone to be on the watch for #corporatemedia idiots who pseudolib-wash far right narratives and dogwhistle bigoted bullshit.

A mayor giving $$ to pigs 🐷 🐷 & cutting money to the #LAFD is a bad decision. There are many knobhead politicians from all identities all over the world who chummy-up to pigs 🐷.

Also #fossilfuel, #climatechange #capitalism collectively play a role (see #DemocracyNow last week about LA fires).

So many knobs to choose from but here's one: #Partygate during the #COVID crisis. Last I checked, #BoorishJohnson was not from a marginalised group.

So, the 'rat' , to me, is the #rightwing/#extremeright repeating their bigotry over and over, hoping to have an effect on the psyche of the public which they hope result in support for #racist #sexist & #antiLGBTQIAplus far right policies, laws, etc.

It's the right who kvetched abt taxes, immigrants & being 'replaced', 'welfare queens', etc. which brainwashed voters (of various backgrounds).

#LosAngeles #California #KarenBass #LAFD #FarRightNarratives #corporatemedia

Dr. Emma L Briant🐕🇬🇧in🇦🇺Nov 10

The #partygate plot: how Cummings orchestrated #BorisJohnson’s downfall The spurned special adviser constructed an elaborate plan to force the prime minister out of No 10 by getting him to lie over lockdown parties https://www.thetimes.com/article/0a7a9397-05cf-434d-8df3-86d77ec2e1bc?shareToken=9f9d16aff8e8fa192115364055c127c7

The partygate plot: how Cummings orchestrated Boris Johnson’s downfall

The spurned special adviser constructed an elaborate plan to force the prime minister out of No 10 by getting him to lie over lockdown parties

The Sunday Times

JorisBohnsonPM🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺Nov 5

“Treasury officials may have broken the law when they failed to alert the Office for Budget Responsibility about £9.5bn of spending that should have appeared in the March Tory budget, MPs have been told”

…Creative accounting ?

Surely not

#uk #tories #greed #corruption #dishonesty #incompetence #ukpolitics #brexit #rejoineu #partygate #sleaze #conservatives #tory #rightwing #farright #economy #covid #hate #rwanda #sunak #jeremyhunt

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/05/treasury-may-have-broken-law-failing-reveal-budget-plan-mps-told

Treasury may have broken law by failing to reveal £9.5bn spend in Tory budget, MPs told

Head of OBR says spending commitment would have ‘materially changed’ its forecast on Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election budget

The Guardian

JorisBohnsonPM🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺Nov 5

“Thousands to attend annual Lewes bonfire event

Former effigies include former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg“

…And celebrate the demise of the tories

Excellent idea

Any room for farage ?

#uk #tories #greed #corruption #dishonesty #incompetence #ukpolitics #brexit #rejoineu #partygate #sleaze #conservatives #tory #rightwing #farright #economy #covid #hate #rwanda #sunak #gbnews #BorisJohnson #5november #guyfawkesnight #guyfawkes #bonfirenight

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ek66d5n3ko

Lewes Bonfire: Thousands to attend annual East Sussex bonfire event

Up to 60,000 people attend Lewes Bonfire Night which takes place every year.

BBC News

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Simon Flett Nov 5

@Mob64 Oh dear. Seems like she failed to comprehend the significance of #partygate as a cipher for the Electorate. British Citizens expect their rulers to follow the rules. Especially the rules the rulers themselves have ordained. It is absolutely basic stuff. If she understands so little, her tenure will be brief indeed.

Mob64 Nov 5

Kemi says Partygate was over inflated. Yeah. My step daughter had to postpone her wedding for lockdown. By the time we could go ahead, her mother was dead. The most important person in her life. Fury barely scratches the surface. #PartyGate #Conservatives