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Goodbye And Good Riddance Hancock
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It would have been better for the country for this to have been an immediate sacking rather than a forced resignation. I'm glad he has gone. Not because of the affair but because of the sheer hypocrisy of the man. His obvious contempt for the public and Prof. Ferguson makes it clear that he can't be trusted and should never again hold a position with any degree of...
18:10 Sat 26th Jun 2021
Here's the slimy polecat's resignation speech.
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MM 18:29. //Does anyone wonder who leaked this footage from his private office//.
Ive been wondering that too. nothing like this gets "leaked" without a reason.
Someone higher up decided he needed to go?
I dont take any delight in watching anyones downfall - however it is right that he has resigned because of the lack of social distancing he was preaching about.
Dont give a fig about the affair tbh. We know nothing about the marriage and there are many reasons folk might stray.
Ive been wondering that too. nothing like this gets "leaked" without a reason.
Someone higher up decided he needed to go?
I dont take any delight in watching anyones downfall - however it is right that he has resigned because of the lack of social distancing he was preaching about.
Dont give a fig about the affair tbh. We know nothing about the marriage and there are many reasons folk might stray.
Looks like he knew the news was about to break !
Matt Hancock informed his wife Martha he was leaving her after realising his alleged affair with his aide was about to be revealed, according to reports.
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Matt Hancock informed his wife Martha he was leaving her after realising his alleged affair with his aide was about to be revealed, according to reports.
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// That he chose in his private life to ignore certain regulations was his choice - just as any of us may have chosen occasionally to ignore advice. I find this hysterical reaction way over the top. Quite bizarre.//
No no no, naomi.
Lawmakers cannot be lawbreakers. Well, if they are they must fall on their sword. Mr Hancock does not have a private life as far as the Covid regulations go. He made them; he signed the order; he stood up on the telly pontificating to everybody, telling them what they must and must not do; he introduced ever more harsh penalties for transgressors. Sorry, this is not hysterical at all. It is a justifiable reaction to rank hypocrisy and I regret to say that Mr Hancock is not alone among the hypocrites among the government.
No no no, naomi.
Lawmakers cannot be lawbreakers. Well, if they are they must fall on their sword. Mr Hancock does not have a private life as far as the Covid regulations go. He made them; he signed the order; he stood up on the telly pontificating to everybody, telling them what they must and must not do; he introduced ever more harsh penalties for transgressors. Sorry, this is not hysterical at all. It is a justifiable reaction to rank hypocrisy and I regret to say that Mr Hancock is not alone among the hypocrites among the government.
"That he chose in his private life to ignore certain regulations was his choice - just as any of us may have chosen occasionally to ignore advice."
How many of us have been responsible for originating those Regulations or guidance and appearing on tv and radio telling others what they can and can not do?
How many of us have been responsible for originating those Regulations or guidance and appearing on tv and radio telling others what they can and can not do?
Well I'm glad he has resigned, his position had become untenable. You simply cannot order 'Do as I say' and then follow different rules.
I am deeply sorry for his wife and family (had a similar sort of thing re. daughter's husband, but not a national exposure). I hope that his partner has also faced her husband and children and tried to explain so that they can cope. It is horrible anyway, but to be played-out in the public eye is the worst thing - I pray that all the children will be shielded somehow.
It was yet another indication of weakness from Boris in that he did not ask for Hancock's resignation as soon as what was obviously an untenable situation emerged. I suspect that he needed to keep Matt as a fall-guy for later on.
I've just heard that Sajid Javed has been appointed as the new Minister for Health - it might persuade some minority groups to get vaccinated. Fingers crossed that good can come out of this. We don't see any point in obeying rules anymore t.b.h..
I am deeply sorry for his wife and family (had a similar sort of thing re. daughter's husband, but not a national exposure). I hope that his partner has also faced her husband and children and tried to explain so that they can cope. It is horrible anyway, but to be played-out in the public eye is the worst thing - I pray that all the children will be shielded somehow.
It was yet another indication of weakness from Boris in that he did not ask for Hancock's resignation as soon as what was obviously an untenable situation emerged. I suspect that he needed to keep Matt as a fall-guy for later on.
I've just heard that Sajid Javed has been appointed as the new Minister for Health - it might persuade some minority groups to get vaccinated. Fingers crossed that good can come out of this. We don't see any point in obeying rules anymore t.b.h..
//NJ, he has fallen in his sword.//
Indeed he has. But not before the PM gave him his full support and considered his apology sufficient. Without the revelations provided by the press and the public's righteous indignation, no such resignation would have been forthcoming.
Such indignation is not bizarre. The public is entitled to be outraged at such revelations. My experience that I related is but one (and probably a minor one) of the many thousands or possibly millions of emotional experiences that people have endured when complying with the rules that Mr Hancock imposed. The man is a hypocritical slimeball. I hope his wife has changed the locks and is taking advice on how best to take her husband to the cleaners.
Indeed he has. But not before the PM gave him his full support and considered his apology sufficient. Without the revelations provided by the press and the public's righteous indignation, no such resignation would have been forthcoming.
Such indignation is not bizarre. The public is entitled to be outraged at such revelations. My experience that I related is but one (and probably a minor one) of the many thousands or possibly millions of emotional experiences that people have endured when complying with the rules that Mr Hancock imposed. The man is a hypocritical slimeball. I hope his wife has changed the locks and is taking advice on how best to take her husband to the cleaners.
He wasn't weak, he was duplicitous and selfish.
The PM was weak for not kicking his ass out the door the minute he was aware. The message from No 10 is now "we expect you all to make sacrifices, apart from Tory MPs who can do as they wish. You lot toe the line but us lot will just carry on regardless".
The PM was weak for not kicking his ass out the door the minute he was aware. The message from No 10 is now "we expect you all to make sacrifices, apart from Tory MPs who can do as they wish. You lot toe the line but us lot will just carry on regardless".
NJ, as I said elsewhere, he may well be a slime ball who keeps his brains in his trousers. On the other hand he may
be in an unhappy marriage, overworked, pressurised, and as miserable as sin. None of us know. That said he was working with this woman ... she must have been in his ‘bubble’ so to speak so I don’t see the clinch as any big deal as far as social distancing regulations go. I can understand people being unhappy on principle - but I can’t see the benefit of wallowing in indignant righteousness.
be in an unhappy marriage, overworked, pressurised, and as miserable as sin. None of us know. That said he was working with this woman ... she must have been in his ‘bubble’ so to speak so I don’t see the clinch as any big deal as far as social distancing regulations go. I can understand people being unhappy on principle - but I can’t see the benefit of wallowing in indignant righteousness.
Jeremy doo dah on the night of the long knives when Mac ( the knife ) knifed 5 cabinet colleagues
Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe, in a humorous twist on a biblical phrase, said "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his friends for his life." Lloyd was cheered on his next appearance in the House on 17 July 62
Llod was chancellor and then later speaker and lord
Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe, in a humorous twist on a biblical phrase, said "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his friends for his life." Lloyd was cheered on his next appearance in the House on 17 July 62
Llod was chancellor and then later speaker and lord
//That said he was working with this woman ... she must have been in his ‘bubble’ so to speak so I don’t see the clinch as any big deal as far as social distancing regulations go.//
Then you don't understand the legislation (signed by Mr Hancock), naomi.
You cannot form a "bubble" with those you work with (apart from the exceptions provided for elite sportsmen/women). Bubbles can only be formed by people living alone (or solely with dependent children under 18). Neither party did. When forming such a bubble it can be only with one other household.
People who work together in the same premises must follow social distancing guidance as far as practically possible. Whilst this is guidance and not law, employers have a responsibility under HASAW legislation to ensure safe working practices (which include that guidance) are adhered to. In short, you cannot simply undertake an embrace with somebody in your office.
I'm not particularly fussed about Mr Hancock's home life. However unsatisfactory it may have been it does not excuse his blatant breach of his own regulations.
Then you don't understand the legislation (signed by Mr Hancock), naomi.
You cannot form a "bubble" with those you work with (apart from the exceptions provided for elite sportsmen/women). Bubbles can only be formed by people living alone (or solely with dependent children under 18). Neither party did. When forming such a bubble it can be only with one other household.
People who work together in the same premises must follow social distancing guidance as far as practically possible. Whilst this is guidance and not law, employers have a responsibility under HASAW legislation to ensure safe working practices (which include that guidance) are adhered to. In short, you cannot simply undertake an embrace with somebody in your office.
I'm not particularly fussed about Mr Hancock's home life. However unsatisfactory it may have been it does not excuse his blatant breach of his own regulations.
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