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From a political standpoint he’d be mad to apologise. The sharks would scent blood. I actually hope he doesn’t as I want to see how this plays out. With cancel culture, I’ve always thought that if the employers/corporations stood firm, then those demanding people are sacked would soon tire...

I doubt if 95% have heard of Darren Grimes.

I’ve actually said I wanted Cummings sacked earlier in this thread. Anyway, schools back soon. Shouldn’t you be packing your crayons into your satchel?

I used to be when I was 14.

Kinder, gentler politics. :ohmy: 1265200883589091329 What with the press pack crammed like sardines outside his house to accuse Cummings of not respecting social distancing and Sky news travelling 260 miles to stand outside his parents' house to complain about him travelling 260 miles to his...

Playing devil's advocate, Cummings is saying that he didn't break the rules and this wasn't a pleasure trip, unlike Dr Calderwood's excursion. He might be lying and just fancied a trip out, but it's slightly different and Grimes isn't a hypocrite if he genuinely believes it. He might be other...

Resigned as a minister but staying on as a Conservative MP? Why doesn’t he go the whole hog if he feels that strongly about it?

Oh, I had no illusions that it was an act of spontaneous sincerity.

Labour MPs seem to be of one mind on this.

Yes, that was stunningly poor. It was the journalistic equivalent of coming up with a witty riposte ten minutes after the person who insulted you has left. A nice easy ball for Johnson to swat away, too.

I think if the pro-Brexit papers are still irked by this come Thursday or Friday, he could still be in trouble. If they're not, he won't. All will soon be clear.

But by phrasing it that way, he's inferring that it's a fait accompli. The subtext is: it's done, make up your mind on it, and move on.

Quite clever, I thought, especially saying people needed to make up their own minds on this.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-dozens-wrongly-charged-under-lockdown-laws-cps-says-11988865

The police fined a load of people on the spot,but it turned out they should t have and the CPS overturned them all. I was wondering if anyone is actually going to face a trial.

Has anyone actually been charged in the U.K. with lockdown breaking, by the way? Any court cases pending?

Stick around. You’ll see the Cummings and the bummings. :rolleyes:

Where we stand now is a kind of stalemate. Cummings says he acted reasonably, others say he didn’t and/or is lying. Assuming there are no more revelations to come, it’s a question of will Boris lose his nerve or will the media tire of it first?

Argh! He's one of those pricks that start sentences with So. I'd sack him for that alone.