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JOURNALIST: Why, after 10 months, are there still no checks at airports?
@BorisJohnson: Um...er...We will be bringing in measures to...um...er...to ensure that we...err...test people coming into this country & prevent the virus...er...being re-admitted.
@piersmorgan last Julyđ
@BorisJohnson: Um...er...We will be bringing in measures to...um...er...to ensure that we...err...test people coming into this country & prevent the virus...er...being re-admitted.
@piersmorgan last Julyđ
The PM, #BorisJohnson, also says at the start of his answerđ
âJust to repeat, schools are safeâ on the same day he just introduced a new #lockdown & shut down schools because theyâre not safe.
#Lockdown3 #schoolclosures #COVID19 #coronavirus #HerdImmunityScandal #covidbriefing
âJust to repeat, schools are safeâ on the same day he just introduced a new #lockdown & shut down schools because theyâre not safe.
#Lockdown3 #schoolclosures #COVID19 #coronavirus #HerdImmunityScandal #covidbriefing
#BorisJohnson makes clear his strategy is sometimes to PRETEND not to know what's going on so that when he ACTUALLY doesnât know, people wonât be able to tell the difference
The trouble is that we can ALL tell
Is the #BumblingStrategy really govt policy?
The trouble is that we can ALL tell
Is the #BumblingStrategy really govt policy?
The Prime Minister of Britain
In this clipđ, @BorisJohnson tries to laugh it off - a tactic that has worked for him all his life - but then he realises no one is laughing any more
We know he ruffled his hair just before the briefing
We know he doesnât believe what he says
Itâs not funny. Itâs sinister.
We know he ruffled his hair just before the briefing
We know he doesnât believe what he says
Itâs not funny. Itâs sinister.
THREAD đ
âIt is easier for an expectant father to go to the pub or go grouse shooting than to attend his own baby's growth scans"
Catherine McKinnell asks @BorisJohnson about lack of support for new mums.
For a man who doesnât do detail, Q&As area hell for the PM
Catherine McKinnell asks @BorisJohnson about lack of support for new mums.
For a man who doesnât do detail, Q&As area hell for the PM
When @BorisJohnson is asked about violating intnâl law he reacts as if heâs being told off for running in the corridor.
In 1982, his teacher wrote: âBoris sometimes seems affronted when criticised for what amounts to a gross failure of responsibility.â
In 1982, his teacher wrote: âBoris sometimes seems affronted when criticised for what amounts to a gross failure of responsibility.â
When @bernardjenkin points out that the PM has only appeared twice before the #LiasonCommittee, @BorisJohnson shows his irritation.
Asks if he will âfulfil his obligationâ to appear again, he makes jokes & prevaricated.
His #BumblingStrategy is becoming all too transparent.
Asks if he will âfulfil his obligationâ to appear again, he makes jokes & prevaricated.
His #BumblingStrategy is becoming all too transparent.
âWhen youâve been struggling with a concept you cannot get, like the supine stem of confetti or nuclear fusion or whether itâs morally justifiable to use herd immunity to create the conditions to usher in a new era of bio intrusive surveillance & control.â
âYouâre representing all of up there & youâre coming across like some posh coked-up narwhalâ
This isnât the first time that @BorisJohnson has misread the room
Unfortunately, in this clipđ, the room happened to be the Assembly Hall of the United Nations.
This isnât the first time that @BorisJohnson has misread the room
Unfortunately, in this clipđ, the room happened to be the Assembly Hall of the United Nations.
âThe most sophisticated tyrannies are ones that have a showman as their frontman. Clown or blowhard. Jester or villain. The type of showman doesnât matter. Their audience will love them just the same." (Emerson Warner, 1949) #BorisJohnson #BumblingStrategy
https://t.co/ay0znLMMS3
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A month ago, I posted the @JohnsHopkins graph on #COVID19 deaths per head of populationđ
The UK way ahead
âEnglandâ would be even further ahead
The US was in 2nd place
In their latest graph, the UK is still way on top.
The US has slipped to 13th. coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality
The UK way ahead
âEnglandâ would be even further ahead
The US was in 2nd place
In their latest graph, the UK is still way on top.
The US has slipped to 13th. coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality
This is not a skit!
@jonathanvswan: âOh, youâre doing death as a proportion of cases. Iâm talking about death as a proportion of population.
@realDonaldTrump: âYou canât do that.â
Why isnât PM grilled on mortality rate which is FAR higher in UK than US?
@jonathanvswan: âOh, youâre doing death as a proportion of cases. Iâm talking about death as a proportion of population.
@realDonaldTrump: âYou canât do that.â
Why isnât PM grilled on mortality rate which is FAR higher in UK than US?
Look at the graphs they give to @realDonaldTrump - simplified so much that even a kindergartener could understand them. #coronavirus #COVID19 #ABCTest
1) Ystdy, in order to explain what the PM had really meant when he said care homes "didn't really follow the procedures", No.10 said "the extent of asymptomatic transmission wasnât known.â
@Dr_PhilippaW asked him about it on 11/3, & on 22/4 Hancock saidđ
@Dr_PhilippaW asked him about it on 11/3, & on 22/4 Hancock saidđ
2). Itâs true that we didn't know the exact extent of asymptomatic spread, but @MattHancock said on 22 April it was âvery significantâ.
"The scientific evidence DOES show that asymptomatic transmission occurs & that is one of the very significant challenges this virus presents."
"The scientific evidence DOES show that asymptomatic transmission occurs & that is one of the very significant challenges this virus presents."
3). On 9 April, Patrick Vallance said 30-50% of those infected by coronavirus could be asymptomatic carriers.
This was at a time when people were being transferred from hospitals to care home without testing.
20,000 care home residents died of #COVID19
This was at a time when people were being transferred from hospitals to care home without testing.
20,000 care home residents died of #COVID19
Boris Johnson is not a âbumbling loveable buffoonâ.
He uses this persona as a front for deflecting scrutiny, avoiding questions & building his Teflon brand.
At this time more than ever, we need serious journalism with journalists to ask serious questions about serious issues.
He uses this persona as a front for deflecting scrutiny, avoiding questions & building his Teflon brand.
At this time more than ever, we need serious journalism with journalists to ask serious questions about serious issues.
GLEN OWEN: So youâre feeling fully recovered, Prime Minister?
JOHNSON: Braaaah! Phwaar! I can jolly well show you if you like!
How on earth does an interview with the PM at a time of national crisis & what should be national mourning, end up with @BorisJohnson doing press ups?
JOHNSON: Braaaah! Phwaar! I can jolly well show you if you like!
How on earth does an interview with the PM at a time of national crisis & what should be national mourning, end up with @BorisJohnson doing press ups?
Bumbling is his strategy.
âHe put on a buffoon mask to become a celebrity, & now he canât take it off.â
(J Lanchester, 2008)
âHe seems to know that if weâre chuckling at him, weâre not likely to be thinking hard about his agenda, or doing anything to counter it.â (J Coe, 2013).
âHe put on a buffoon mask to become a celebrity, & now he canât take it off.â
(J Lanchester, 2008)
âHe seems to know that if weâre chuckling at him, weâre not likely to be thinking hard about his agenda, or doing anything to counter it.â (J Coe, 2013).
