Boris Johnson out of hospital 12/04

S.M.B.

48 hours ago fingers were being pointed at Downing Street for downplaying the severity of Boris' health the past week as he enters ICU.

48 hours later fingers are pointed at Downing Street for over stating the severity of Boris' health the past week as he exits ICU.

I wouldn't be the biggest fan of how things are being run there at the moment but I have to admit, sometimes you can't win no matter what you do.

Happy4all

S.M.B. wrote: »

48 hours ago fingers were being pointed at Downing Street for downplaying the severity of Boris' health the past week as he enters ICU.

48 hours later fingers are pointed at Downing Street for over stating the severity of Boris' health the past week as he exits ICU.

I wouldn't be the biggest fan of how things are being run there at the moment but I have to admit, sometimes you can't win no matter what you do.

didn't require a ventilator, hope he didn't deny someone in true need.

Jizique

FloatingVoter wrote: »

He's a prime minister. Of course he'll get VIP treatment. So would Leo, Micheal or Mary Lou or whoever winds up running our ship. However a hospital full of medical professionals have better things to be doing than running spin for Downing Street. They'd sooner out it to the press if a stunt was even suggested. And people get discharged from ICU all the time. A smaller figure die in them.

The man was visibly ill over the last couple of weeks (same as Tubridy last time we saw him).

I didn’t say he wasn’t ill and Tubs didn’t end up in ICU for 48 hours

weisses

Jurgen Klopp wrote: »

Do you feel the same way about Boris, various members of the Italian and Spanish government's? The Swedish and Dutch PMs?

Neh .... One scumbag at a time

Jizique

splinter65 wrote: »

And the entire huge staff of St Thomases Hospital, the London ambulance service and no. 10 are all in on this conspiracy of course and none of them will ever, ever spill the beans lest they be assassinated on the way to work some day...

Relax, he was ill and is the PM so if course he will get into ICU if he has any shortness of breath. Put that with overweight, class A drug use, stress etc. Doesn’t mean he was ever in any real danger

anewme

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Whoosh.....

I think that applies to yourself.

S.M.B.

Happy4all wrote: »

didn't require a ventilator, hope he didn't deny someone in true need.

He didn't, I hope so too, but thank f**k the leader of the country I live in doesn't look like he'll die in the midst of a national and global crisis

Happy4all

S.M.B. wrote: »

He didn't, I hope so too, but thank f**k the leader of the country I live in doesn't look like he'll die in the midst of a national and global crisis

true, Leo looks like he looks after his personal health.

Jizique

S.M.B. wrote: »

He didn't, I hope so too, but thank f**k the leader of the country I live in doesn't look like he'll die in the midst of a national and global crisis

Of course he didn’t

NIMAN

Happy4all wrote: »

true, Leo looks like he looks after his personal health.

Probably started to look after himself when he was told he had the metabolic age of 51.

Rufeo

Is leo treating patients now? Won't he be at more risk?

You know something i can't understand.... spending six years in medical school and then becoming a politician.

Jurgen Klopp

Rufeo wrote: »

Is leo treating patients now? Won't he be at more risk?

He's doing one shift a week answering the phones. You'd swear he was charging into the wards full Florence Nightingale the way some were going on

AllForIt

Tea Shock wrote: »

The hypocrisy of some people knows no bounds.

Is your point that BJ is of the ilk of Castro? Hitler too perhaps.

AllForIt

Gerry T wrote: »

Boris has worked 3 yrs to bring Europe to turmoil, he's even passed a law to prevent the UK looking for another extension.
The good fight could be him getting a future trade deal, that's very unlikely as he had to lie to the UK people to get out, that won't work with the EU, he's a simple bumbling embarrassment.
But if it's his fight where doctors & nurses look after him, will if he does get through that then that's ok.

I thought it was his own country he was supposed to be bringing to turmoil, not Europe.

Panrich

AllForIt wrote: »

Is your point that BJ is of the ilk of Castro? Hitler too perhaps.

Whoosh!

splinter65

Happy4all wrote: »

didn't require a ventilator, hope he didn't deny someone in true need.

Sorry I’m confused. If he didn’t require a ventilator, and didn’t get a ventilator then how could he have denied one to someone who needed a ventilator?
I mean I see that a lot of sad people are upset that he’s not dead but you do see this is a bit ludicrous?

lawred2

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

This is obviously good news for him and his family and girlfriend on a personal level. Hopefully he now fully realizes the stupidity of his government`s herd immunity policy.

I doubt it. Hubris doesn't shake easily

AllForIt

fits wrote: »

Im not sure how to embed tweets but thought this was relevant from Alistair Campbell. Asking media to stop endless speculation about Johnson and focus on the other important things.

https://twitter.com/campbellclaret/status/1247761596547387392?s=20


https://twitter.com/campbellclaret/status/1247761600108318726?s=20

Campbell is the one that is given far too much attention. Never understood why he's given so much air time, I don't find him particularly insightful or ever has anything worthwhile listening too. Ironically, it's Blair I'd rather listen to, one of the few Labour politicians worth listening to, but the media seem to shy away from him.

meeeeh

I'm glad he is out. Whatever I might think of Johnson, Raab too close to power is just marginally better than Priti Patel becoming pm.

AllForIt

Panrich wrote: »

Whoosh!

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Whoosh

No, it is you that doesn't get my point.

AllForIt

meeeeh wrote: »

I'm glad he is out. Whatever I might think of Johnson, Raab too close to power is just marginally better than Priti Patel becoming pm.

Thanks for letting us know your order of preference in a party you'd prefer not to be in Gov at all.

Jurgen Klopp

Jurgen Klopp wrote: »

He's doing one shift a week answering the phones. You'd swear he was charging into the wards full Florence Nightingale the way some were going on

He is doing a hell of a lot more than most are during this time. Credit where credit is due. And that's coming from someone who didn't vote for him or his party.

zerosugarbuzz

Rufeo wrote: »

Is leo treating patients now? Won't he be at more risk?

You know something i can't understand.... spending six years in medical school and then becoming a politician.

Some just study medicine for the title Doctor, he makes great use out of that.

tdf7187

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

Some just study medicine for the title Doctor, he makes great use out of that.

Indeed. Hes a total opportunist, even by the standards of politicians.

Jumped on the gay rights bandwagon a week before the SSM referendum. big deal.

I honestly wouldnt be surprised if it emwrged that he has a wife and kids . I admit that is cynical but if so not as cynical as young Leo.

Tom Mann Centuria

AllForIt wrote: »

Campbell is the one that is given far too much attention. Never understood why he's given so much air time, I don't find him particularly insightful or ever has anything worthwhile listening too. Ironically, it's Blair I'd rather listen to, one of the few Labour politicians worth listening to, but the media seem to shy away from him.

Shy away from him?! Not sure what media you watch because the British media f*cking love Blair still. He gets asked his opinion on everything. Way, way more than any other previous Prime Minister. Campbell is an extension of Blair anyway, two cheeks of the same arse.


https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/03/15/0315-gps-tony-blair-on-how-to-handle-disease-outbreaks.cnn

https://youtu.be/t_4czsC3Vjs

https://www.express.co.uk/videos/6147340576001/Coronavirus-Tony-Blair-says-he-is-terrified-by-economic-impact

Gerry T

AllForIt wrote:

I thought it was his own country he was supposed to be bringing to turmoil, not Europe.

In case you haven't noticed, the past 3yrs the uk has dominated eu politics, the quicker a future deal is struck the quicker the eu can get on with their business.
The choices the uk has made will damage the EU, no one has said it wouldn't, just not as much as the self harm.

meeeeh

AllForIt wrote: »

Thanks for letting us know your order of preference in a party you'd prefer not to be in Gov at all.

There is no need to thank me. Satisfaction of knowing that I'm improving your understanding is enough for me.

Hotblack Desiato

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Pence would at least offer a modicum of sanity, god help us.

Pence is a fundamentalist religious nutcase. He reminds mie of Martin Sheen in The Dead Zone.

Joe_ Public

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Pence is a fundamentalist religious nutcase. He reminds mie of Martin Sheen in The Dead Zone.

Pence is reprehensible but i was speaking in relative terms.

KiKi III

tdf7187 wrote: »

Indeed. Hes a total opportunist, even by the standards of politicians.

Jumped on the gay rights bandwagon a week before the SSM referendum. big deal.

I honestly wouldnt be surprised if it emwrged that he has a wife and kids . I admit that is cynical but if so not as cynical as young Leo.

There's a lot of valid reasons to criticise Leo Varadkar and this is not one of them.

He has a long term partner called Matt who often accompanies him at public events and who is a doctor on the frontlines of this crisis.