Thread: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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Old 12-04-2022, 20:44   #1534
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Re: All those No.10 lockdown parties
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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Didn't stop the Conservatives in 1940, or the Coalition in 1916…
Hardly comparable. Churchill was picked to stand up to Hitler, which Chamberlain refused to do, preferring appeasement.

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Or…

"Sorry, guys - nice thought, but this is against the rules we’ve asked everyone else to follow, and as the people setting the rules, we have to set an example; please return to your desks".
You are so perfect, Hugh. Nice to see how you must never do anything that could ever be questioned in your life. So admirable. I think you should be the PM’s personal advisor to guarantee he never gets into trouble again.


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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
… and here comes the deflection. I have to admit this is poor even by your standards. You’ve had all afternoon.

The question is one of moral authority, and specifically whether a leader still has it after telling everyone to refrain from certain behaviour for the safety of the nation, then behaving that way themselves.

Does such a leader retain the moral right to govern, or to legislate for our behaviour?
Oh, do come off it, Chris. I am merely pointing out that there are degrees of wrongdoing, and this is pretty borderline.

And I haven’t been thinking about this all afternoon. I don’t spend all day on this forum, I do have other things to do in my life.

If that incident was a blatant full-blown party, I would agree that this was a more serious issue, but looking at what actually happened, that puts the matter into proportion.

Those who are out to get him will kick up a huge fuss. But, sorry; it is rather pathetic.
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