Is Boris’s Lax Leadership Putting Us All in Danger ?

[Mr Gray]

A one trick pony?Brexit was his baby,we'll see.

and he still has massive support as to how he is handling brexit...no surrender....and i understand the significance of that Churchilian statement

[barrier]

and he still has massive support as to how he is handling brexit...no surrender....and i understand the significance of that Churchilian statement

History might well repeat itself if the economy tanks as expected.

[Mr Gray]

Let’s just wait and see.

Boris has 5 years  ....more chance of seeing the McCanns vindicated in the ECHR than Boris losing power

[barrier]

Will Sturgeon close the border,Boris wants movement,she wants people to stay at home.

[faithlilly]

‘It could have been a catastrophe’......isn’t upwards of 32,000 deaths enough for Johnson ?

[Brietta]

a quick rinse doesnt remove the stench....its still corbyns Marxist party....it will probably never recover because to win an election it would have to throw corbyn and his supporters under a bus and embrace Blairism

I think you are wrong, Davel.
I have watched open mouthed as one cabinet minister after another displays what I consider to be the shallowness of their experience in the offices they hold; and have quite frankly been appalled at the amount of influence and actual power political advisers in the Prime Minister's office have been allowed to assume.

Many things are going to change as a result of Covid-19 and I expect the Labour Party will be in the vanguard of that change.
I think the expected forthcoming recession will be unkind to the prospect of a second term for Boris and the time between now and the next General Election will give the Labour Party time to regroup from the sickening defeat of the last.

[Brietta]

I think Starmer has done quite a good job with the Shake n’ Vac so far.  Most of the Corbyn fans I know really hate him, so that can only be a good sign.

I know a lot of Labour Party members who have a real and lasting fondness for Corbyn but that hasn't meant that they are ignoring the lesson given to them by the electorate. 

[Mr Gray]

I think you are wrong, Davel.
I have watched open mouthed as one cabinet minister after another displays what I consider to be the shallowness of their experience in the offices they hold; and have quite frankly been appalled at the amount of influence and actual power political advisers in the Prime Minister's office have been allowed to assume.

Many things are going to change as a result of Covid-19 and I expect the Labour Party will be in the vanguard of that change.
I think the expected forthcoming recession will be unkind to the prospect of a second term for Boris and the time between now and the next General Election will give the Labour Party time to regroup from the sickening defeat of the last.

The only way the Labour Party can become electable is to embrace Conservative values as Blair did.. I don't see that happening. Boris has got a large majority and 5 years to show what he can do

[faithlilly]

I know a lot of Labour Party members who have a real and lasting fondness for Corbyn but that hasn't meant that they are ignoring the lesson given to them by the electorate.

The election was a perfect storm of Brexit, press antipathy and a PLP working against their own party. Hopefully things will be a little easier for Starmer.

[faithlilly]

The only way the Labour Party can become electable is to embrace Conservative values as Blair did.. I don't see that happening. Boris has got a large majority and 5 years to show what he can do

What he seems to be best at is soundbites and hiding....a lot.

[Carana]

I feel like I'm the only centrist (with a 10% tolerance level, either side).

How do you feel Obama led the US?

[Mr Gray]

The election was a perfect storm of Brexit, press antipathy and a PLP working against their own party. Hopefully things will be a little easier for Starmer.

I think labour's problem was more their stance on what was perceived as unlimited immigration... Of which brexit addresed

[faithlilly]

I think labour's problem was more their stance on what was perceived as unlimited immigration... Of which brexit addresed

Not true..though it does seem to be your preoccupation.

[Venturi Swirl]

I feel like I'm the only centrist (with a 10% tolerance level, either side).

How do you feel Obama led the US?

I’m totally a centrist.

[Venturi Swirl]

Last week “What’s the Exit Strategy?”, “We demand an Exit Strategy!”., “When will the Lockdown be lifted?” “Why won’t the government tell us what the plan is?” “Nicola has a plan!” “Boris has got to come up with something, we can’t be in lockdown forever!”

This week “What a rubbish plan!” “The government is forcing all the working classes to get on buses tomorrow morning!”
“Nicola’s plan is to stay at home!”  “We like Nicola’s plan better!”  “The Tories only care about money and making sure all the old people die!”

The response to Boris’s announcement has been unbelievably childish on social media this evening.  People appear to be  intent on deliberately misunderstanding or misrepresenting what the PM said.
 
I mean what were people really expecting as far as the next steps out of this crisis are concerned?  I did ask people on here in advance what they felt Boris should do next wrt the lockdown and no one said a word.  Thoughts now anyone?