Boris

[greenmachine]

Boris not bèen seen on tv for 2 days now. No updates on how he is doing..... makes me wonder.....

[local]

He has been shown video conferencing with the cabinet and does look rough.

[greenmachine]

What BBC just broadcast on news channel was first broadcast 3 days ago ! Him talking about wizardry of modern communications etc. Its old footage.

[Toodles McGinty]

Boris not bèen seen on tv for 2 days now. No updates on how he is doing..... makes me wonder.....

He's probably doing what he usually does when the pressure's on. Hiding in a fridge somewhere.

[said]

What BBC just broadcast on news channel was first broadcast 3 days ago ! Him talking about wizardry of modern communications etc. Its old footage.

Might be - but it is now pretty relevant. A new bill has passed, or is being passed into law. It is called the Covid - 19 Law. This is rather controversial at present since it calls on the general public to give up many of their Human Rights - supposedly for a two year period but which can be extended at will. The new bill means that people do not have to be asked to provide medical samples, the law provides that they will just be taken. That people will have to obey all instructions given them - which may be relevant to a pandemic or not. That any criticisms of the Government action on social media, etc., will be gagged.

https://ukhumanrightsblog.com

[Alikado]

It was old footage of Boris on the lunchtime propaganda bulletin he is ramping up testing.

[Toodles McGinty]

Might be - but it is now pretty relevant. A new bill has passed, or is being passed into law. It is called the Covid - 19 Law. This is rather controversial at present since it calls on the general public to give up many of their Human Rights - supposedly for a two year period but which can be extended at will. The new bill means that people do not have to be asked to provide medical samples, the law provides that they will just be taken. That people will have to obey all instructions given them - which may be relevant to a pandemic or not. That any criticisms of the Government action on social media, etc., will be gagged.

https://ukhumanrightsblog.com

Bit of a shame we can't go to the European Court of Human Rights to sort out that pesky government. Due to the decision to stop the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights having effect after the UK leaves the EU.

Trampling on people's rights.

Who'd have ever thought a far right Tory government would do that. You'd have thought someone might have mentioned it before now.

Oh well.

[said]

Boris not bèen seen on tv for 2 days now. No updates on how he is doing..... makes me wonder.....

Boris is Boris and he is getting bored!

[Toodles McGinty]

They've got Gove lined up if Johnson remains too ill to do the job.

So that's alright, then.

[said]

Bit of a shame we can't go to the European Court of Human Rights to sort out that pesky government. Due to the decision to stop the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights having effect after the UK leaves the EU.

Trampling on people's rights.

Who'd have ever thought a far right Tory government would do that. You'd have thought someone might have mentioned it before now.

Oh well.

Oh! But they did! David Cameron said that the existing Human Rights bill would need to go and be replaced by the British Human Rights Bill. This was because there were so many international criminals taking advantage of 'their human rights' and claiming that they could not be deported.

The UK does not need 'Mother EU' to hold it's hand - particularly when Mother is not very wise.

[Desert Region]

[Toodles McGinty]

Oh! But they did! David Cameron said that the existing Human Rights bill would need to go and be replaced by the British Human Rights Bill. This was because there were so many international criminals taking advantage of 'their human rights' and claiming that they could not be deported.

The UK does not need 'Mother EU' to hold it's hand - particularly when Mother is not very wise.

So why are you complaining that your human rights are being violated? Under the HRA?

You don't agree with it, so don't complain that your rights aren't being upheld.

[local]

We certainly haven't got a far right government by any stretch of the definition.

[silver fox]

We certainly haven't got a far right government by any stretch of the definition.

Depends on your definition, the real test will be after the present health crisis is over, to date events have ruled the government .

[silver fox]

Oh! But they did! David Cameron said that the existing Human Rights bill would need to go and be replaced by the British Human Rights Bill. This was because there were so many international criminals taking advantage of 'their human rights' and claiming that they could not be deported.

The UK does not need 'Mother EU' to hold it's hand - particularly when Mother is not very wise.

Just one little problem, Cameron didn't actually DO anything, to date there is no British Human Rights Bill, at the time there was considerable concern as to the content of a new British bill, the current crisis may have forced a re-evaluation of content, we will see.