The 'Couldn't think where to put this' thread part 2 or 'does my comment merit a NEW THREAD?'
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If we're ever in a situation where I am the voice of reason then we are in a very very bad situation.
But likewise what are JC’s credentials (as a leader)? Others do not see JC as the solution but from what I have read, you might?
We are not required to select an alternative when explaining why Boris is not fit to govern.
This isn't about credentials, or about Corbyn.
It is about Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson's suitability or otherwise for the role of Prime Minister.
To my mind, he has none, and I don't see how people can look past his very public previous failings and suggest he is worth a shot.
I can only think you are deliberately missing the point, so don't see much point in carrying on further with this. I see no value in 'whataboutery'.
Not quite sure what England are doing out there.
The England cricket test team are all out before lunch on day one of the Lords test, scoring just 85 runs.
No, we are not playing Australia but Ireland, in their first test as an official test playing nation.
#embarrassing
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Channel papers have also covered the new tenant at Number 10.
Danish title Politiken carries a leader column which pulls no punches, claiming that Mr Johnson – like US president Donald Trump – has “built his entire career on shameless lies and extreme self-promotion”.
Headlined “That a clown like Boris Johnson is set to become prime minister in the UK shows just how low the country has fallen since the Brexit referendum”, the column says British people deserve better leadership.
“The British people deserve much, much better political leadership than what they’ve got. And now one of the worst is becoming prime minister.
“Johnson’s victory is the epitome of injustice. It’s an obscene ascent to power.
“Johnson has – not unlike US president Donald Trump – built his entire career on shameless lies and extreme self-promotion.”
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Swiss title Neue Zurcher Zeitung runs a column from its British correspondent Peter Nonnenmacher with the title: “He’s here – what now?”
He writes: “It will not be easy for him. From the situation in which he has manoeuvred, there is no apparent way out.
“With the solemn summoning of willpower and optimism alone, no state can be made. There must be more, much more.”
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Three Flemish language Belgian titles all make reference to Brexit in their coverage – De Morgen writes the EU is “not afraid of Johnson”, de Standaard says Johnson “had 100 days” – a reference to the Brexit deadline of October 31 – and De Tijd writes “The loot has been secured”.
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The Irish Times, in a strident editorial, refers to Johnson’s elevation as “a new nadir” for the UK.
It says the best hope for Ireland, Europe and “British citizens themselves – is that Johnson as prime minister will be guided by three of his worst traits, which together have defined his career: he doesn’t mean a word he says, he is obsessed with power and he is willing to betray those closest to him in the pursuit of that power.”
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I think the above says it all about BoZo.
Branching out, expat?
# There's Athina line between love and hate
May/Cameron 2016
Brown/Blair 2007
Major/Thatcher 1990
Callaghan/Wilson 1976
Douglas-Home/Macmillan 1963
Macmillan/Eden 1957
Eden/Churchill 1955
Only Eden called a General Election directly after becoming PM, he became PM on 6 April and the country went to the polls on 26 May. He won a slightly increased majority and was then utterly humiliated over the failed invasion of Suez.
May called an election 11 months after she became PM and lost her majority but rather than invading a foreign country she failed to leave the EU. I think that makes her a slightly better PM than Eden.