Looks like he will survive this scandal. And whilst the meltdown of the left is always amusing, none of it alters the reality that Johnson is as odious as his worst critics claim he is. A truly loathsome man with no honour.

But he seems to have the special sauce that means he survives what would destroy other politicians, not just the once but over and over again.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

It is definitely a thing. I am sure there is a clever foreign word to describe what is essentially a kind of charisma but just a s***tier kind than you usually associate with that particular word.

Power, and more importantly, the desire for it can take some odd forms and often the most successful people in obtaining it (and politics is the only real 'power' game in town when all is said and done) are the ones who seemingly refuse to abide by what people assume are the rules.

It is a subject that fascinates me, I must confess but Johnson is a man I am growing to loathe more and more now.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

I agree with you. No victory for anyone. If the opposition weren't so utterly sh1t, then this would be election losing stuff. There's literally no one to vote for in the UK. The only clear policy is Ukraine. Everything else is not working, not implemented or just pure bluster.

Labour need to put someone with character into the leadership (Rayner) and match bluster with fluster if they want to win - which it doesn't look they do currently.

One thing with politics is though - it can change pretty quickly. Take away Boris and Starmer and there are some more steadfast party stalwarts around. I'm expecting two leadership contests.
Or the Monster raving looney party could be in with a shout.

Red and Blue Army!

It defies all logic that the PM was not issued with fines for each of the illegal parties that he attended.

He really is a Houdini, nobody else could get away with it, it is suspicious and it further erodes the publics confidence in the police, who have also acted politically and not operationally during 'partygate'.

Of the six illegal events Johnson is attended, he must have been deemed to have attended five of them legally.

I wholeheartedly agree, all round not just highlighted.

I reckon if you asked the average bloke on the street even something as simplistic as "Which of these names better represents you: Boris or Kier" you'd be vulnerable to a jab in the mouth.

It's a choice between toff schoolboys who masquerade as conservatives or toff/well-off Labour representatives who masquerade as representing the working people of the UK. Neither have political doctrines, traditions or ideologies they are committed to IMHO and both have now become something akin to what's over the pond, appealing for the popular vote and trying to destroy the opposition, or even worse.

For me, out of the leading two, it's vote for incompetent, out of touch Tories who are all only self-interested (and I mean themselves not the party), or for Labour, who at best look like a poundshop parody of their former selves, clutching desperately at straws.

Edited by Nicholas91 (20 May 2022 2.11pm)

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Your post is supposition only until the report is issued

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.