The Hypocricy Of Boris

[diddlydo]

So how does he square his getaway to Mustique with his new year message re being "friends and equals"? Frankly, it stinks.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/24/boris-carrie-jet-off-mustique-new-year-holiday-11955639/

and

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/31/lets-be-friends-boris-johnson-new-year-message-remainers

[diddlydo]

Sorry - typo "hypocrisy"!

[emmie]

he is allowed a holiday surely, its going to be a busy year for him and the cabinet. cut him some slack for once.

[emmie]

i think he is being quite genuine in his speech, let us be friends, this is a good thing surely

[davebro]

Maybe you expected them to take a week at a B&B in Scarborough?

[dannyk13]

For gawd's sake give it a rest Diddly.

[emmie]

i don't think it hypocritical to wish people well, after all i have done that already this morning.

[diddlydo]

Davebro - yes. At least he could then be among the people who "lent him their vote" after they'd been conned by him.

[diddlydo]

Emmie - you appear to have misunderstood my point. The hypocrisy is in the lavish holiday while pretending that we're all equal - we're not and never will be with this Tory government.

[bhg481]

How does that compare to the hypocrisy of Sadiq Kahn, who is so concerned about polution in London that he charges vehicles for entering and then sets off 12,000+ fireworks. Could they have used lasers?

[emmie]

he spent time in the North after his election win, speaking to the people, what more do you want him to do..

[emmie]

so Labour people don't take expensive holidays?

[theshedman]

Diddly the only thing that stinks around here is your incessant whinging about Boris. A short break to wherever he chooses is his choice not ours and gives him a chance to recharge his batteries for the road ahead. The people voted by a very big margin to give him a chance so why can't you.

[Prudie]

Ah so in your ideal world under Labour nobody could afford to go on a nice holiday. Glad I didn't vote for them then.

[Cloverjo]

I don’t care where he goes on holiday but I read somewhere that his and Carrie’s flights are being paid by us, the taxpayer. If that’s true, it’s not fair.

[dannyk13]

// but I read somewhere//
Not very convincing, have you a link?

[davebro]

Reports say he paid for their flights himself. If he can afford & wants a nice holiday wouldn't it be more hypocritical to deny himself that privilege?

[dannyk13]

Cloverjo, form the Times:-
//Mr Johnson, 55, who is in the process of getting divorced from his second wife, and Carrie Symonds, 31, paid for their British Airways flights but have accepted the accommodation as a gift./
So the cost to the taxpayer is zilch.

[theshedman]

Cloverjo, I have seen a couple of links for his break and both say he paid for the flights himself and flew economy.

[diddlydo]

I thought he was so keen on "getting Brexit done" so why is the House of Commons apparently having a nice rest? The only public holidays were/are Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day so why aren't they at work in the intervening days?

[Cloverjo]

Ok, this is where I read it.
https://twitter.com/EmmaKennedy/status/1211186213077561344