Boris's Backers Seek Results From Their Bribes. Tough Titty.

[Canary42]

The Tory Party's Billionaire Backers are putting pressure on Boris to change direction.

Let's hope he tells them that he's running the country, not them.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-tory-donors-lockdown-easing-boris-johnson-080731781.html

[JimF]

"he's running the country"

You sure about that?

[Spicerack]

A lot of billionaires like the lockdown.
A lot of poor people don't.
(and no, I haven't got a peer reviewed research paper, woof, before you ask)

[Mozz71]

Why are private donations being described as bribes here? They are donations, just the same as all parties receive.

[Gromit]

A bit of a dud article.

Of course business want the lockdown to end, as most people do. The fact that they have given the Conservatives money doesn’t necessarily mean they will be listened to over the medical and statistical evidence of keeping lockdown.

The Government made a big mistake by introducing social distancing far too late. They feared damage to the economy so they did nothing for a month. That led to the virus spreading, and long term, that will harm the economy far more and lockdown here will probably be longer than some of our European neighbours.

The UK data is a mess and very unreliable, but it is clear that the number of deaths and new contagions is still far too high to ease restrictions, despite what Boris’ immoral and self interested backers want.

Boris brought in restrictions far too late, he won’t make the mistake of easing them too early.

[woofgang]

Spicerack I would only object if you said something like "research shows" or "there is evidence to suggest"

[woofgang]

PS I have no idea who the journalist George Martin is but he looks about 12.

[ichkeria]

Nothing is going change to change until 7 May.
I agree that this is a duff and possibly mischievous article.
The lockdown is harmful to many, not just “Tory donors”.
I dislike this “it’s either or” the economy or saving lives. That’s a false opposition. It’ll be a trade off as it always is in life.
And the lockdown was not about stopping the virus or stopping people from dying - quite a lot have died since it started: but spreading the deaths out by slowing the spread.
Hopefully with the PM back we will get away from the “dither drift and delay” that’s been notable in his absence.
Brave political decisions need making with less buck passing to scientists.

[youngmafbog]

"with less buck passing to scientists."

Not if it is found they have been using us as one great experiment.

I agree with the rest of your post though.

Typical Canary OP !

[woofgang]

Boris has said "no"

[youngmafbog]

In the speech I listened to he didnt say no.

He said nothing really.

[tomus42]

Pretty much everyone is working to the same timescale. We are a couple of weeks behind Italy, so you can expect easing of lockdown to start in a couple of weeks, as they've begun to there.
That would coincide with May 7th.

[Deskdiary]

"Boris's Backers Seek Results From Their Bribes"

Bribes?

Are Unite's donations to the Labour Party bribes?

[woofgang]

youngmafbog
"and so I know it is tough

and I want to get this economy moving as fast as I can

but I refuse to throw away all the effort and the sacrifice of the British people

and to risk a second major outbreak and huge loss of life and the overwhelming of the NHS

and I ask you to contain your impatience because I believe we are coming now to the end of the first phase of this conflict

and in spite of all the suffering we have so nearly succeeded"

[Apc2604]

Exactly Woofy. So that apparently is saying nothing!

Good on you, Boris. Glad you are back.

[Bobbisox1]

I keep seeing “ Boris Becker “ in the OP

Specsavers?

[TheWholeTruth]

"Boris brought in restrictions far too late,"

good ole hindsight, its a wonderful thing.....

[steg]

//"Boris's Backers Seek Results From Their Bribes"

Bribes? //

Well you could put ‘Boris's Backers Seek Results From Their donations’

It still sort of screams bribes tho

[youngmafbog]

Woof, yes, he didnt say no he said nothing.

There are no details at all in there, no dates, no suggestions - nothing.


I am sure he will, but at the moment he has said nothing that hasnt already been said before.

[Peter Pedant]

yes I read the article in the Taymz that the rich bankers erc were saying to Boris that they had given much moolah to the Tory Party and he had better damn well .....

Trump and his rich frenz - he is dancing to their tune - we gardda get america back to work !
I found it odd to see the contrast

and no spicey I dont fink many millionaires like the lock darn bar Bezos wh owns a lot of Amazon

[Peter Pedant]

well I voted Barees
and read the articles and didnt doubt his rich frenz and backers were demanding a pay off

Been done before - readers and punters
The Sunny Sun and or Mirror was up to its hocks in debt ( owed mucho mucho - to you ignorant proles)
and lobbied very heavily for lower bank rates
at a time that it would do the papers overdraft a lot of good but would be inflationary and therefore bad for the rest of us