| For those of you who like a little wager 17:06 - Dec 19 with 4228 views | gtsb1966 |
I don't know what the odds are but a little bit of money on Boris not being prime minister next Xmas might be a good little earner. |  | | |  |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:08 - Dec 19 with 4186 views | Plums |
He won’t make it to Easter. He’s being tolerated by the Tory hierarchy as he’s a fall guy. |  |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:24 - Dec 19 with 4116 views | Pendejo |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:08 - Dec 19 by Plums |
He won’t make it to Easter. He’s being tolerated by the Tory hierarchy as he’s a fall guy. |
one man distraction technique, he mumbles and bumbles while the Tories fiddle their millions out of the state and stash it in off shore investments, then like all good millionaire patriots go and live in a tax haven.
I mean you gotta feel sorry for Phillip Green, can't even afford a proper house these days, he has to live on a boat. |  |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:27 - Dec 19 with 4092 views | footers |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:08 - Dec 19 by Plums |
He won’t make it to Easter. He’s being tolerated by the Tory hierarchy as he’s a fall guy. |
Which makes me almost want him to stay. I mean, looking at the Tory front bench right now gives me the willies. |  |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:33 - Dec 19 with 4041 views | mikeybloo88 |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:27 - Dec 19 by footers |
Which makes me almost want him to stay. I mean, looking at the Tory front bench right now gives me the willies. |
I'm undecided on Sunak,as much as I am with Starmer...but the rest of be Tory front bench is scary. Boris is only here to see Brexit through and then gone...is there a backbencher to challenge? |  | | |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:38 - Dec 19 with 4047 views | brogansnose |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:27 - Dec 19 by footers |
Which makes me almost want him to stay. I mean, looking at the Tory front bench right now gives me the willies. |
Its a debateable point but this lot scare me far me more that those from the Thatcher era.
Edit; He's going nowhere until he becomes an evident electoral liability and there's no election around the corner. [Post edited 19 Dec 2020 17:40]
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:45 - Dec 19 with 4015 views | footers |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:38 - Dec 19 by brogansnose |
Its a debateable point but this lot scare me far me more that those from the Thatcher era.
Edit; He's going nowhere until he becomes an evident electoral liability and there's no election around the corner. [Post edited 19 Dec 2020 17:40]
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At least the ones in Thatcher's era knew what they stood for and what they were talking about. | |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:48 - Dec 19 with 3992 views | J2BLUE |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:33 - Dec 19 by mikeybloo88 |
I'm undecided on Sunak,as much as I am with Starmer...but the rest of be Tory front bench is scary. Boris is only here to see Brexit through and then gone...is there a backbencher to challenge? |
Sunak's mask has well and truly slipped. He's just like the rest of them. |  |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:53 - Dec 19 with 3976 views | brogansnose |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:45 - Dec 19 by footers |
At least the ones in Thatcher's era knew what they stood for and what they were talking about. |
Agreed, plus you had more members with a broader range of views in her government then this parade of blind loyalists with no signs of competence.
Anyway, I chuffin' hate this lot. | | | |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:21 - Dec 19 with 3827 views | azuremerlangus |
As much as I think Boris is a Eton buffoon who made his bed etc with Brexit, I also feel a little (and I mean little) bit sorry for him with the additional COVID chaos which must be keeping his in-tray rammed every minute of the day (and night) with extra work.
Theresa May thought she had it bad... [Post edited 19 Dec 2020 19:22]
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:26 - Dec 19 with 3807 views | footers |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:21 - Dec 19 by azuremerlangus |
As much as I think Boris is a Eton buffoon who made his bed etc with Brexit, I also feel a little (and I mean little) bit sorry for him with the additional COVID chaos which must be keeping his in-tray rammed every minute of the day (and night) with extra work.
Theresa May thought she had it bad... [Post edited 19 Dec 2020 19:22]
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Yes, poor 'boris'.
December 31st China alerts WHO to new virus.
January 23rd Study reveals a third of China’s patients require intensive care.
January 24th Boris Johnson misses first Cobra meeting.
January 29th Boris Johnson misses second Cobra meeting.
January 31st The NHS declares first ever ‘Level 4 critical incident’ Meanwhile, the government declines to join European scheme to source PPE.
February 5th Boris Johnson misses third Cobra meeting.
February 12th Boris Johnson misses fourth Cobra meeting. Exeter University published study warning Coronavirus could infect 45 million people in the UK if left unchallenged.
February 13th Boris Johnson misses conference call with European leaders.
February 14th Boris Johnson goes away on holiday. Aides are told keeps Johnson’s briefing notes short or he will not read them.
February 18th Johnson misses fifth cobra meeting.
February 26th Boris Johnson announces ‘Herd Immunity’ strategy, announcing some people will lose loved ones. Government document is leaked, predicting half a million Brits could die in ‘worse case scenario’
February 29th Boris Johnson retreats to his country manor. NHS warns of ‘PPE shortage nightmare’ Stockpiles have dwindled or expired after years of austerity cuts.
March 2nd Boris Johnson attends his first Cobra meeting, declining another opportunity to join European PPE scheme. Government’s own scientists say over half a million Brit’s could die if virus left unrestrained. Johnson tells country “We are very, very well prepared.”
March 3rd Scientists urge Government to advise public not to shake hands. Boris Johnson brags about shaking hands of Coronavirus patients.
March 4th Government stops providing daily updates on virus following a 70% spike in UK cases. They will later U-turn on this amid accusations they are withholding vital information.
March 5th Boris Johnson tells public to ‘wash their hands and business as usual’
March 7th Boris Johnson joins 82,000 people at Six Nations match.
March 9th After Ireland cancels St Patrick’s day parades, the government says there’s “No Rationale” for cancelling sporting events.
March 10th - 13th Cheltenham takes place, more than a quarter of a million people attend.
March 11th 3,000 Atletico Madrid fans fly to Liverpool.
March 12th Boris Johnson states banning events such as Cheltenham will have little effect. The Imperial College study finds the government’s plan is projected to kill half a million people.
March 13th The FA suspends the Premier League, citing an absence of Government guidance. Britain is invited to join European scheme for joint purchase of ventilators, and refuses. Boris Johnson lifts restrictions of those arriving from Coronavirus hot spots.
March 14th Government is still allowing mass gatherings, as Stereophonics play to 5,000 people in Cardiff.
March 16th Boris Johnson asks Britons not to go to pubs, but allows them to stay open. During a conference call, Johnson jokes that push to build new ventilators should be called ‘Operation Last Gasp’
March 19th Hospital patients with Coronavirus are returned to care homes in a bid to free up hospital space. What follows is a boom of virus cases in care homes.
March 20th The Government states that PPE shortage crisis is “Completely resolved” Less than two weeks later, the British Medical Association reports an acute shortage in PPE.
March 23rd UK goes into lockdown.
March 26th Boris Johnson is accused of putting ‘Brexit over Breathing’ by not joining EU ventilator scheme. The government then state they had not joined the scheme because they had ‘missed the email’
April 1st The Evening Standard publishes that just 0.17% of NHS staff have been tested for the virus.
April 3rd The UK death toll overtakes China.
April 5th 17.5 million Antibody tests, ordered by the government and described by Boris Johnson as a ‘game changer’ are found to be a failure.
April 7th Boris Johnson is moved to intensive care with Coronavirus.
April 16th Flights bring 15,000 people a day into the UK - without virus testing.
April 17th Health Secretary Matt Hancock says “I would love to be able to wave a magic wand and have PPE fall from the sky.” The UK has now missed four opportunities to join the EU’s PPE scheme.
April 21st The Government fails to reach its target of face masks for the NHS, as it is revealed manufactures offers of help were met with silence. Instead millions of pieces of PPE are being shipped from the UK to Europe.
April 23rd - 24th Government announces testing kits for 10 million key workers. Orders run out within minutes as only 5,000 are made available.
April 25th UK death toll from Coronavirus overtakes that of The Blitz.
April 30th Boris Johnson announces the UK has succeeded in avoiding a tragedy that had engulfed other parts of the world - At this point, The UK has the 3rd highest death toll in the world.
May 1st The Government announces it has reached its target of 100,000 tests - They haven’t conducted the tests, but posted the testing kits.
May 4th The number of NHS staff that have died from Coronavirus overtakes the number of British Military personnel that died during the Iraq War.
May 5th The UK death toll becomes the highest in Europe. | |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:28 - Dec 19 with 3794 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 17:08 - Dec 19 by Plums |
He won’t make it to Easter. He’s being tolerated by the Tory hierarchy as he’s a fall guy. |
Agreeing with the second part of your analysis rather than the first.
They will wait until nearer to the next election so that all the mess of the way the virus has been handled, all the corruption and all the mess of Brexit can be laid at Boris' door and they will claim it is not the party's fault. A few smears on Starmer and Labour to boot and they will be re-elected as the only option to clear up Boris' mess.
Depressing really. You can already see him being defended by those who voted him in. What else could he have done? Starmer loves to use the benefit of hindsight. He has done his best. etc, etc. |  |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:30 - Dec 19 with 3784 views | thebooks |
I’ll bet you whatever you want he’ll be PM come the next election. He has a safe majority and even during lockdown it’s never looked in any danger.
I’m more worried about Starmer being able to mount any proper challenge in 2024. |  | | |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:37 - Dec 19 with 3744 views | bluelagos |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:30 - Dec 19 by thebooks |
I’ll bet you whatever you want he’ll be PM come the next election. He has a safe majority and even during lockdown it’s never looked in any danger.
I’m more worried about Starmer being able to mount any proper challenge in 2024. |
https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/boris-johnson-exit-date
You can get 6/4 he is still in place in 2024. |  |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:40 - Dec 19 with 3724 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:26 - Dec 19 by footers |
Yes, poor 'boris'.
December 31st China alerts WHO to new virus.
January 23rd Study reveals a third of China’s patients require intensive care.
January 24th Boris Johnson misses first Cobra meeting.
January 29th Boris Johnson misses second Cobra meeting.
January 31st The NHS declares first ever ‘Level 4 critical incident’ Meanwhile, the government declines to join European scheme to source PPE.
February 5th Boris Johnson misses third Cobra meeting.
February 12th Boris Johnson misses fourth Cobra meeting. Exeter University published study warning Coronavirus could infect 45 million people in the UK if left unchallenged.
February 13th Boris Johnson misses conference call with European leaders.
February 14th Boris Johnson goes away on holiday. Aides are told keeps Johnson’s briefing notes short or he will not read them.
February 18th Johnson misses fifth cobra meeting.
February 26th Boris Johnson announces ‘Herd Immunity’ strategy, announcing some people will lose loved ones. Government document is leaked, predicting half a million Brits could die in ‘worse case scenario’
February 29th Boris Johnson retreats to his country manor. NHS warns of ‘PPE shortage nightmare’ Stockpiles have dwindled or expired after years of austerity cuts.
March 2nd Boris Johnson attends his first Cobra meeting, declining another opportunity to join European PPE scheme. Government’s own scientists say over half a million Brit’s could die if virus left unrestrained. Johnson tells country “We are very, very well prepared.”
March 3rd Scientists urge Government to advise public not to shake hands. Boris Johnson brags about shaking hands of Coronavirus patients.
March 4th Government stops providing daily updates on virus following a 70% spike in UK cases. They will later U-turn on this amid accusations they are withholding vital information.
March 5th Boris Johnson tells public to ‘wash their hands and business as usual’
March 7th Boris Johnson joins 82,000 people at Six Nations match.
March 9th After Ireland cancels St Patrick’s day parades, the government says there’s “No Rationale” for cancelling sporting events.
March 10th - 13th Cheltenham takes place, more than a quarter of a million people attend.
March 11th 3,000 Atletico Madrid fans fly to Liverpool.
March 12th Boris Johnson states banning events such as Cheltenham will have little effect. The Imperial College study finds the government’s plan is projected to kill half a million people.
March 13th The FA suspends the Premier League, citing an absence of Government guidance. Britain is invited to join European scheme for joint purchase of ventilators, and refuses. Boris Johnson lifts restrictions of those arriving from Coronavirus hot spots.
March 14th Government is still allowing mass gatherings, as Stereophonics play to 5,000 people in Cardiff.
March 16th Boris Johnson asks Britons not to go to pubs, but allows them to stay open. During a conference call, Johnson jokes that push to build new ventilators should be called ‘Operation Last Gasp’
March 19th Hospital patients with Coronavirus are returned to care homes in a bid to free up hospital space. What follows is a boom of virus cases in care homes.
March 20th The Government states that PPE shortage crisis is “Completely resolved” Less than two weeks later, the British Medical Association reports an acute shortage in PPE.
March 23rd UK goes into lockdown.
March 26th Boris Johnson is accused of putting ‘Brexit over Breathing’ by not joining EU ventilator scheme. The government then state they had not joined the scheme because they had ‘missed the email’
April 1st The Evening Standard publishes that just 0.17% of NHS staff have been tested for the virus.
April 3rd The UK death toll overtakes China.
April 5th 17.5 million Antibody tests, ordered by the government and described by Boris Johnson as a ‘game changer’ are found to be a failure.
April 7th Boris Johnson is moved to intensive care with Coronavirus.
April 16th Flights bring 15,000 people a day into the UK - without virus testing.
April 17th Health Secretary Matt Hancock says “I would love to be able to wave a magic wand and have PPE fall from the sky.” The UK has now missed four opportunities to join the EU’s PPE scheme.
April 21st The Government fails to reach its target of face masks for the NHS, as it is revealed manufactures offers of help were met with silence. Instead millions of pieces of PPE are being shipped from the UK to Europe.
April 23rd - 24th Government announces testing kits for 10 million key workers. Orders run out within minutes as only 5,000 are made available.
April 25th UK death toll from Coronavirus overtakes that of The Blitz.
April 30th Boris Johnson announces the UK has succeeded in avoiding a tragedy that had engulfed other parts of the world - At this point, The UK has the 3rd highest death toll in the world.
May 1st The Government announces it has reached its target of 100,000 tests - They haven’t conducted the tests, but posted the testing kits.
May 4th The number of NHS staff that have died from Coronavirus overtakes the number of British Military personnel that died during the Iraq War.
May 5th The UK death toll becomes the highest in Europe. |
It must be tough as leader of the country having to make the call on whether to attend Cobra meetings, coming up with the witty one-liners about people dying and deciding that we are far better than the EU and don't need to work with them on anything. | |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:50 - Dec 19 with 3676 views | azuremerlangus |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:26 - Dec 19 by footers |
Yes, poor 'boris'.
December 31st China alerts WHO to new virus.
January 23rd Study reveals a third of China’s patients require intensive care.
January 24th Boris Johnson misses first Cobra meeting.
January 29th Boris Johnson misses second Cobra meeting.
January 31st The NHS declares first ever ‘Level 4 critical incident’ Meanwhile, the government declines to join European scheme to source PPE.
February 5th Boris Johnson misses third Cobra meeting.
February 12th Boris Johnson misses fourth Cobra meeting. Exeter University published study warning Coronavirus could infect 45 million people in the UK if left unchallenged.
February 13th Boris Johnson misses conference call with European leaders.
February 14th Boris Johnson goes away on holiday. Aides are told keeps Johnson’s briefing notes short or he will not read them.
February 18th Johnson misses fifth cobra meeting.
February 26th Boris Johnson announces ‘Herd Immunity’ strategy, announcing some people will lose loved ones. Government document is leaked, predicting half a million Brits could die in ‘worse case scenario’
February 29th Boris Johnson retreats to his country manor. NHS warns of ‘PPE shortage nightmare’ Stockpiles have dwindled or expired after years of austerity cuts.
March 2nd Boris Johnson attends his first Cobra meeting, declining another opportunity to join European PPE scheme. Government’s own scientists say over half a million Brit’s could die if virus left unrestrained. Johnson tells country “We are very, very well prepared.”
March 3rd Scientists urge Government to advise public not to shake hands. Boris Johnson brags about shaking hands of Coronavirus patients.
March 4th Government stops providing daily updates on virus following a 70% spike in UK cases. They will later U-turn on this amid accusations they are withholding vital information.
March 5th Boris Johnson tells public to ‘wash their hands and business as usual’
March 7th Boris Johnson joins 82,000 people at Six Nations match.
March 9th After Ireland cancels St Patrick’s day parades, the government says there’s “No Rationale” for cancelling sporting events.
March 10th - 13th Cheltenham takes place, more than a quarter of a million people attend.
March 11th 3,000 Atletico Madrid fans fly to Liverpool.
March 12th Boris Johnson states banning events such as Cheltenham will have little effect. The Imperial College study finds the government’s plan is projected to kill half a million people.
March 13th The FA suspends the Premier League, citing an absence of Government guidance. Britain is invited to join European scheme for joint purchase of ventilators, and refuses. Boris Johnson lifts restrictions of those arriving from Coronavirus hot spots.
March 14th Government is still allowing mass gatherings, as Stereophonics play to 5,000 people in Cardiff.
March 16th Boris Johnson asks Britons not to go to pubs, but allows them to stay open. During a conference call, Johnson jokes that push to build new ventilators should be called ‘Operation Last Gasp’
March 19th Hospital patients with Coronavirus are returned to care homes in a bid to free up hospital space. What follows is a boom of virus cases in care homes.
March 20th The Government states that PPE shortage crisis is “Completely resolved” Less than two weeks later, the British Medical Association reports an acute shortage in PPE.
March 23rd UK goes into lockdown.
March 26th Boris Johnson is accused of putting ‘Brexit over Breathing’ by not joining EU ventilator scheme. The government then state they had not joined the scheme because they had ‘missed the email’
April 1st The Evening Standard publishes that just 0.17% of NHS staff have been tested for the virus.
April 3rd The UK death toll overtakes China.
April 5th 17.5 million Antibody tests, ordered by the government and described by Boris Johnson as a ‘game changer’ are found to be a failure.
April 7th Boris Johnson is moved to intensive care with Coronavirus.
April 16th Flights bring 15,000 people a day into the UK - without virus testing.
April 17th Health Secretary Matt Hancock says “I would love to be able to wave a magic wand and have PPE fall from the sky.” The UK has now missed four opportunities to join the EU’s PPE scheme.
April 21st The Government fails to reach its target of face masks for the NHS, as it is revealed manufactures offers of help were met with silence. Instead millions of pieces of PPE are being shipped from the UK to Europe.
April 23rd - 24th Government announces testing kits for 10 million key workers. Orders run out within minutes as only 5,000 are made available.
April 25th UK death toll from Coronavirus overtakes that of The Blitz.
April 30th Boris Johnson announces the UK has succeeded in avoiding a tragedy that had engulfed other parts of the world - At this point, The UK has the 3rd highest death toll in the world.
May 1st The Government announces it has reached its target of 100,000 tests - They haven’t conducted the tests, but posted the testing kits.
May 4th The number of NHS staff that have died from Coronavirus overtakes the number of British Military personnel that died during the Iraq War.
May 5th The UK death toll becomes the highest in Europe. |
I did say a little bit...
Given what has unfolded across the world this year I’m not sure what difference sound leadership would have made to things - look at the rest of northern Europe.
Speaking from personal experience at work the holy covid trinity of hands, face, space is still a difficult habit to get even after 9 months for a large proportion of my staff - 2 of which have had got long COVID too.
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 20:20 - Dec 19 with 3602 views | Chondzoresk |
Shoot me down. I WAS a Tory voter.......however, I stated this before, I will never ever vote for them again. I hate them and everything that they stand for. It’s a complete c@ck up from every angle. Dropping those of us who work in schools with testing every student and staff member...(in our case 1200) was disgusting. Logistics are extremely difficult and short notice. My MP Dr Dan Poulter is conspicuous by his absence.
I hope Boris is gone soon, all that I will add is which half wit will take over in his place. Well, whoever it is, they won’t be getting my backing. |  | | |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 21:48 - Dec 19 with 3494 views | BlueBadger |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:21 - Dec 19 by azuremerlangus |
As much as I think Boris is a Eton buffoon who made his bed etc with Brexit, I also feel a little (and I mean little) bit sorry for him with the additional COVID chaos which must be keeping his in-tray rammed every minute of the day (and night) with extra work.
Theresa May thought she had it bad... [Post edited 19 Dec 2020 19:22]
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F*ck him. He's had nearly every advantage and opportunity to manage this properly and hasn't. |  |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 08:42 - Dec 20 with 3313 views | cbower |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:21 - Dec 19 by azuremerlangus |
As much as I think Boris is a Eton buffoon who made his bed etc with Brexit, I also feel a little (and I mean little) bit sorry for him with the additional COVID chaos which must be keeping his in-tray rammed every minute of the day (and night) with extra work.
Theresa May thought she had it bad... [Post edited 19 Dec 2020 19:22]
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His in-tray may be full but (his own brush with covid19 aside) he has all but disappeared and been practically silent for long periods during the last nine months and the biggest crisis this country has faced since the war. Compare this with Nicola Sturgeon who has stood up to be counted on a consistent basis. Have no sympathy for this charlatan. On top of the shambolic handling of covid and countless other issues like the exams fiasco, he is directly to blame for the most ruinous decision the British public was tricked into making for his self aggrandising, ego centric bid to raise his profile and grab the top job for which he is so clearly not suited. |  |
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| For those of you who like a little wager on 09:01 - Dec 20 with 3280 views | dickie |
| For those of you who like a little wager on 19:26 - Dec 19 by footers |
Yes, poor 'boris'.
December 31st China alerts WHO to new virus.
January 23rd Study reveals a third of China’s patients require intensive care.
January 24th Boris Johnson misses first Cobra meeting.
January 29th Boris Johnson misses second Cobra meeting.
January 31st The NHS declares first ever ‘Level 4 critical incident’ Meanwhile, the government declines to join European scheme to source PPE.
February 5th Boris Johnson misses third Cobra meeting.
February 12th Boris Johnson misses fourth Cobra meeting. Exeter University published study warning Coronavirus could infect 45 million people in the UK if left unchallenged.
February 13th Boris Johnson misses conference call with European leaders.
February 14th Boris Johnson goes away on holiday. Aides are told keeps Johnson’s briefing notes short or he will not read them.
February 18th Johnson misses fifth cobra meeting.
February 26th Boris Johnson announces ‘Herd Immunity’ strategy, announcing some people will lose loved ones. Government document is leaked, predicting half a million Brits could die in ‘worse case scenario’
February 29th Boris Johnson retreats to his country manor. NHS warns of ‘PPE shortage nightmare’ Stockpiles have dwindled or expired after years of austerity cuts.
March 2nd Boris Johnson attends his first Cobra meeting, declining another opportunity to join European PPE scheme. Government’s own scientists say over half a million Brit’s could die if virus left unrestrained. Johnson tells country “We are very, very well prepared.”
March 3rd Scientists urge Government to advise public not to shake hands. Boris Johnson brags about shaking hands of Coronavirus patients.
March 4th Government stops providing daily updates on virus following a 70% spike in UK cases. They will later U-turn on this amid accusations they are withholding vital information.
March 5th Boris Johnson tells public to ‘wash their hands and business as usual’
March 7th Boris Johnson joins 82,000 people at Six Nations match.
March 9th After Ireland cancels St Patrick’s day parades, the government says there’s “No Rationale” for cancelling sporting events.
March 10th - 13th Cheltenham takes place, more than a quarter of a million people attend.
March 11th 3,000 Atletico Madrid fans fly to Liverpool.
March 12th Boris Johnson states banning events such as Cheltenham will have little effect. The Imperial College study finds the government’s plan is projected to kill half a million people.
March 13th The FA suspends the Premier League, citing an absence of Government guidance. Britain is invited to join European scheme for joint purchase of ventilators, and refuses. Boris Johnson lifts restrictions of those arriving from Coronavirus hot spots.
March 14th Government is still allowing mass gatherings, as Stereophonics play to 5,000 people in Cardiff.
March 16th Boris Johnson asks Britons not to go to pubs, but allows them to stay open. During a conference call, Johnson jokes that push to build new ventilators should be called ‘Operation Last Gasp’
March 19th Hospital patients with Coronavirus are returned to care homes in a bid to free up hospital space. What follows is a boom of virus cases in care homes.
March 20th The Government states that PPE shortage crisis is “Completely resolved” Less than two weeks later, the British Medical Association reports an acute shortage in PPE.
March 23rd UK goes into lockdown.
March 26th Boris Johnson is accused of putting ‘Brexit over Breathing’ by not joining EU ventilator scheme. The government then state they had not joined the scheme because they had ‘missed the email’
April 1st The Evening Standard publishes that just 0.17% of NHS staff have been tested for the virus.
April 3rd The UK death toll overtakes China.
April 5th 17.5 million Antibody tests, ordered by the government and described by Boris Johnson as a ‘game changer’ are found to be a failure.
April 7th Boris Johnson is moved to intensive care with Coronavirus.
April 16th Flights bring 15,000 people a day into the UK - without virus testing.
April 17th Health Secretary Matt Hancock says “I would love to be able to wave a magic wand and have PPE fall from the sky.” The UK has now missed four opportunities to join the EU’s PPE scheme.
April 21st The Government fails to reach its target of face masks for the NHS, as it is revealed manufactures offers of help were met with silence. Instead millions of pieces of PPE are being shipped from the UK to Europe.
April 23rd - 24th Government announces testing kits for 10 million key workers. Orders run out within minutes as only 5,000 are made available.
April 25th UK death toll from Coronavirus overtakes that of The Blitz.
April 30th Boris Johnson announces the UK has succeeded in avoiding a tragedy that had engulfed other parts of the world - At this point, The UK has the 3rd highest death toll in the world.
May 1st The Government announces it has reached its target of 100,000 tests - They haven’t conducted the tests, but posted the testing kits.
May 4th The number of NHS staff that have died from Coronavirus overtakes the number of British Military personnel that died during the Iraq War.
May 5th The UK death toll becomes the highest in Europe. |
This is an excellent summary, I think it needs to be shared on social media |  | | |
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