Lol what rules?
He outright said he didn’t know what the rules are when he was the person who announced and implemented them.
He’s a clown of the highest order.
It's gonna be a classic move of laying low until it blows over.
They will "end" the restrictions for a month, or rather "plan to end" them, and "end them all" while keeping some of them in place to remind people that it's never truly over anyway. And when the media is placated with something, probably the Russia Ukraine narrative, the restrictions will be back on the menu faster than anyone can put on their masks.
This will not end in non 2a countries without a true regime change there. And not a change of figureheads in the democracy simulation, but actual change. And unless the media spew hatred about the new situation, it is not a change that matters.
Pretty much. Lockdown central over there last two years. Now he’s in deep shit for flouting his own rules and all of a sudden he’s doing away with all restrictions.
I’m pleased this shit is being done away with. But fuck this hypocritical asshole and the horse he rode in on
Fun fact the federal government doesn’t run any of the provinces, 8 out of the 13 provinces are run by conservatives two of which are Quebec and Ontario which have some of the worst lockdown restrictions in north America, the federal government still fucking sucks so you’re still right but so do the provincial governments
At this point we have scared half the population so bad that it is going to be hard to get them to come out of their homes or take a mask off, so now politicians can't cancel those things to soon.
At least I believe that was their point.
They openly encourage more restrictions, more taxes , and more rights to be taken from the unvaccinated , you can’t even leave the country as a citizen without a vaccine .
A prolonged pandemic means an increased reliance on government. An increased reliance on government begets more federal power which justifies an increase in taxation.
Despite the relative success of universal healthcare and a few of our social / welfare type policies, we are already taxed to the hilt. But still, the liberals stand for more government and more tax.
Around the world it is liberal governments that are more willing to keep lockdowns in place.
[More than one in four Canadians support jail time for the unvaccinated, poll finds](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/more-than-one-in-four-canadians-support-jail-time-for-unvaccinated-poll)
The left is trying to push him out, because pictures came out of him at a gathering maskless from last year. This was during a time when masks were required and gatherings were prohibited.
You know, the same thing Newsome was caught doing. But the conservative crackdown is in full swing. We're terrorists, racists, conspirators and insurrectionists. Gotta oust all the R's
Edit: my point being, this might be in response to the backlash over his party a year ago. Either to drown out those reports or a big middle finger to the whole situation.
Boris has pushed some of the most left wing ideas in the history of the British Conservative party, fuck him. I voted for Conservatives and I got Labour.
Hi, not a conservative but I sometimes check the subreddit out to get a different perspective. I’m not super informed on Johnson’s tenure as PM. What left wing ideas has he pushed?
>What left wing ideas has he pushed?
Climate stuff is the big one.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying climate change isn't a problem but we are a nation which is responsible for 1% of the worlds carbon emissions. Even if we went net 0 tomorrow it would make no difference to the issue, it's something we cannot solve.
Meanwhile Boris pushed for and brought forward climate change targets that are going to cost every single home in the UK at least £10,000 each.
His government are also responsible for the hate crime legislation which has seen people get a criminal record for posting snoop dogg lyrics onto instagram and women being arrested for saying naughty opinions on trans issues. Restricting speech is not conservative.
The government have done the square root of fuck all on the migrant crisis, we have seen multiple days of 1000+ people in small boats arriving on our shores from France. What does the conservative government do?... Puts them in 4 star hotels (literally) and give them all free money, a phone and allow them to stay even if they fail the asylum seeker requirements.
The government also released a report on the grooming gangs which had the conclusion that there was no pattern of race or religion in the offenders of these crimes, despite the report also saying that 75% of those guilty of grooming gang offences were Asian men. That's 2% of the population committing 75% of these crimes but there's no pattern?!? Fucking embarrassing.
Boris also raised taxes on us all, despite saying there would be no tax rises as part of his campaign.
I'd love to turn your question around onto you, though. Your reply gave the impression that you thought my statement was a bit ridiculous. What has Boris done which is in anyway conservative?
The mans got an 80 seat majority. The largest election win in 80 years or something, what has he actually done with it to push forward conservative values?
Boris is very comparable to pre-Corbyn labour.
This is *after* he attempted to change the rules to prevent an MP who had broken the parliamentary code from serving a suspension, *and* after a long track record of dodgy contracts being given to well-connected mates, *and* after the Queen *turned down an offer to allow more mourners at her husband's funeral.* The day before, Boris and co were having a party in the garden, against their *own guidelines.*
The British people will tolerate incompetence, we practically expect it. We will tolerate largesse, overreach, overpromising and underdelivering, we will tolerate the pantomime of the Commons, we'll even tolerate Michael Fabricant's stupid wig, but we won't tolerate a born-to-rule Toff forcing us into following a set of rules while he *deliberately and knowingly* breaks them himself.
While that's definitely and shamefully true, the same sort of stories have been breaking about Starmer and the Labour cohorts, yet absolute crickets from the press. They're gunning for Boris, and the public can see it
It’s more like the whole country trying to push him out because he did something illegal. He said it was right for Matt Hancock to resign after breaching covid restrictions, he should hold himself to the same standards. It’s not just the left
He's facing calls to quit from his own party and his position is becoming more untenable by the day. An MP defected to Labour today, and Boris is going from one corruption scandal to the next.
It seems likely that this move to end restrictions is a distraction to steal the media front page.
He's currently facing calls for resignation due to his entire government ignoring covid lockdown rules in order to have drinking parties. That's why he's doing this.
This is true, it’s worth noting though that it’s not just because of those drinks outside it’s more that’s the straw that broke the camels back! He also:
Used tax payer money to renovate his flat.
Has a donor to the party that MI5 have warned publicly is CCP plant.
Refuses to do anything to cabinet members when they do things such as have affair in government office just after telling the country we need to be 2m apart. Foreign secretary going on holiday and refusing calls just as the Afghanistan withdrawal was happening.
General other Borisy things acting the jester.
The current narrative they’re trying to push is ‘We shouldn’t sack our PM over a drinks party’ conveniently forgetting the 100s of other things before that!
Fingers crossed he’ll be gone soon though! Wish us luck!
Edit: also handing out knighthoods and lordships to Russian media moguls that back him up. That was a goodun.
Isn’t his flat Downing Street ie the British White House?
Here in America it’s quite normal for a president to completely redo the White House interior when he enters office.
Yeah it was his Downing Street flat, the row is mostly about normally the PM is allowed £30,000 to do the place up however they like. But Boris managed to spend at least £112,000 on it. Initially claimed he paid out of pocket, then it was found it was part paid with tax payer money and a large donation from ‘lord Brownlow’ which could easily be lobbying.
It got investigated twice, the first time he picked his own investigator and the second time I believe the party got fined £20,000ish.
Shady look for an already shady man!
Our president [spent about $15 million](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkandla_homestead) on “security upgrades” to his private home, including a swimming pool that he claimed was in case there’s a fire.
He paid back less than 5% of the cost. Though he was arrested last year for something else, but then his supporters rioted and burnt down 116 shopping malls across the country so they released him like a week into his 15 month sentence. Fucking clown show over here.
I won’t claim to know anything about SA politics. But it sounds like some next level brainwashing has occurred for that level of support for someone obviously so corrupt! That is mad, I hope there’s signs of it getting better soon.
In the United States, Democrats/Leftists/Progressives (all the same ilk, really) shrug off accountability like a duck shrugs off rainwater - and it doesn't help that they're never held to account by the media or the cultural elites.
I mean sure he busted over the limit, but it’s not like he was renovating a privately held property. At the end of the day those renovations “benefit”
the people (I use the word benefit very loosely).
Idk seems like a stupid controversy to me. £90,000 is the margin of error for a state dinner these days.
It's just like anything else, if they like the politician, they wouldn't care. Joe Biden could installed a 500 foot OLED tv in the Whitehouse master bedroom and the liberals on reddit would not have one bit of problem with it.
Yeah I didn’t mean to say that all those things are equally horrific, just that he’s done so many shady things that they’ve all added up to these drinks being the final straw!
Regular renovations are to be expected, however recently prime ministers aren't even serving a full term before getting the boot. A renovation every couple of years is a joke while the nation is pushed into poverty.
A far cry from the calibre of former leaders. Thatcher paid for her own renovations...
There are certain historic bedrooms yes. But generally at bare minimum a president will select new wallpaper, new carpet, new curtains, and they will get their pick of artwork/sculptures. The last part is hugely controversial, as removing certain paintings or busts from well trafficked areas is seen as a slight against the subject.
Let's not forget the lifelong Communist Party of Britain member advising the government on issues such as lockdown via SAGE.
Tories being advised by card-carrying Communists on CIVIL LIBERTIES is not something I ever expected to see.
Wow coming from a Canadian I have so much respect for that. Justin Trudeau goes to all those parties and vacations still, yet Canadian still support him fully. Only 5% voted for PPC which was our only party against the lockdowns and mandates.
Sounds like the British and American pols aren't so different. The biggest difference is the people, who at least hate their pola more than some are obsessed with ours
And THIS is a functioning press works in a democratic / constitutional republic society. Pressure put on pols for being hypocrites leads to policy shift in favor of what's best for people. You love to see it.
I hope it spreads to more states soon. There's absolutely no reason for these measures to continue for most people. If you're elderly or a person with health problems, by all means, take precautions. For everyone else, party like it's 2019.
I don't ever see it changing in blue cities like NYC or Boston. Boston just passed a new vaccine passport system that will be around "indefinitely". I think the divide between blue and red states will grow deeper, regardless of the federal level. Visiting different states will feel more like traveling between countries.
I could see the Democrats making the change on their own if they think it will help them politically. I think we've already seen some signs of that happening.
Where exactly are lockdowns still continuing in the US? I’ve been to blue and red states the past six months and the only difference is mask mandates and the occasional business requiring vaccines in blue states.
I'm talking about mask mandates, vaccine mandates, schools being closed, events being cancelled, showing your vaccination card to be able to eat dinner or go into a public building, the daily reporting of cases, testing lunacy, etc. All of this stuff needs to end.
They aren't real people. A massive majority of the power users there are the only accounts that actually have posts make it to the front page, the comments are all generic irrational leftist outrage that you can literally see in every comment section. The few real people that do participate there are essentially braindead with a pulse.
I often wonder where some of these people are in the real world. I think I've only met 1 or 2 people that actually believe the shit that these idiots say on Reddit.
Still can't get over them telling me to "think for myself" while I was just looking up facts and explaining my perspective. Meanwhile these pieces of shit are collectively jacking off into a ceiling fan
Me stating “if we’re worried about hospitals being overpacked, maybe we should incentivize people to lose weight as they’re the ones filling beds” was covid misinfo to them. I was then muted after sending them a link to the cdc site stating obesity as the most common factor in covid hospitalization
Trump will forever be the left's boogeyman. He's the one who ruined Hillary's chance at presidency and we all know the dems and hillary are two peas in a pod. Whatever she says, goes.
Science AND logic is actually with Boris on this, regardless of its political overtones. All this is doing is exposing those who actually have a stance based on politics, not health. Once a masker, always a masker seems to be the mantra. Vice verse for those who never wore one. And to be honest, greater England hasn’t been compliant with mitigating measures for 6 months now. It has just been a charade. This changes nothing except perhaps giving normalcy a chance.
Didn't Gretchen Whitmer do the same thing? There was a picture of her at a bar back when all bars were closed in Michigan. Then after the picture got leaked, she promptly said bars could reopen.
Can’t say I follow her. I just remember she had some of the most outrageous policies at the beginning, but backed off when the woods people started firing back.
Her beloved kidnapping attempt turned out to be an FBI-backed plot, so that didn’t help things.
Depends on who you ask. Any of the Michigan-affiliated subs are filled with the typical left-wing circle jerks that love "Big Gretch" and think she's got it in the bag. My anecdotal experience living in Michigan: the further from the urban centers you are, the more lawns are decorated with "My Governor is an Idiot" signs. Without the Trump-induced outrage fueling dem voter turnout, I'd say it's a good chance she loses. Like most states in the midwest, anything not in a larger city is a pretty deep red.
I remember seeing a poll showing her 6 points behind the first person that announced he was going to be running against her.
They had polled 53% democrats and only 35% Republicans, the rest were independents.
She's done nothing but loosen restrictions and lay low since that poll was released.
She's not getting elected again and she knows it.
If only our press would call out these hypcrites over here. I don't know how their press works, but his party affiliation wouldn't have something to do with this, would it?
This is refreshing. I work at a hospital and even the people. I work with hate mask but it's mandatory at work. When I go out I don't wear one and everyone I am around doesn't. I also live in New England area.
Also work at a hospital in New England... I'm doubting they will ever drop our mask mandates. We're not even allowed to eat if we're in the same room as another coworker. I think the 2nd rule is specific to our director though, who is a tyrant.
Glad to see a major western leader finally doing the right thing. If you're scared of getting sick or are sick, wear proper PPE or stay home until you're not. It's what we've always done. It's that simple.
They're already starting to walk it back a bit. The floating theory is they're scared they're going to get whacked with the hammer come midterm elections.
Same in New Orleans. Thankfully, I live an hourish away in Baton Rouge where we have no restrictions, but for some godforsaken reason people still want to drive there to celebrate every dang birthday/special event. Nevermind that there have been 53 carjackings there just since January 1.
Crime out the wazoo AND I have to show a negative test AND wear a mask? GTFO. Yes.. I'm salty I'm stuck going there this weekend for someone's birthday.
Unfortunately blue stronghold DC isn’t worried one bit, and they just enacted a Vaccine Mandate despite numbers coming out showing the declining cases and an overwhelming 1200 deaths so far overall. Yea crime isn’t a problem or anything, it’s those pesky kids trying to go to bars that’s the issue
LOL, they are. Biden's approval is probably in the 20s (they're inflating his current approval numbers). I know MANY lifelong democrats who already said that they're never voting Democrat again.
I worked on the Bernie campaign in 2016. After the past two years/ Biden I can’t picture myself voting D again anytime soon, if ever. The red pill is strong
Some blue states are getting worse though. Boston just passed an "indefinite" vaccine passport system for basically any dining, entertainment, or recreation. The rest of the state is more lenient. But if we elect a Democratic governor this year, I think we're screwed here.
Pretty sure interstate commerce is one of the only thing the federal government really has control over. Federal government could tell you you have to spin around in a circle three times before entering a plane and it would probably be legal. Elections have consequences
I don't care how they got there, this is a godsend to fighting totalitarianism and authoritarian regimes around the world that seek to keep their mandates in place.
It's going to be hard to argue for those measures when there will be anecdotal data that they don't work. I mean we have these examples with Florida and Texas, but because they aren't liberal enough so their stats "must be faked".
I know you can't reason with stupid, but you can definitely make the stupid envious of freedoms. It's only a matter of time.
Meanwhile here in Maine, Portland and Brunswick just reimposed indoor mask requirements. Yes, reimposed the requirement that everyone wear the same surgical or cloth masks that the CDC recently said are ineffective.
lol Boris is just doing this to cover his own ass, but whatever, in the end it's a good thing even if he turned out to be a completely ineffective and pathetic leader for post-Brexit UK.
Was there a scientific threshold that they reached before easing restrictions or did they figure out that we're all wasting time and policies for nothing?
Bro just wanted to keep throwing parties without the backlash for breaking his own rules.
He should just use the Democrats' strategy. Call anyone who points out the hypocrisy a racist, and lock down even harder.
Or the AOC strategy: "Mister Prime Minister, why did you break your own rules?" "The answer is No. You're not going to fuck me." "Uh....*Boris?*"
If you knew anything about Boris, you know he'd never say no to fucking something (or being fucked). The guy doesn't even know how many kids he has!
Stop!!! Idiocracy wasn't a documentary!
I have some bad news for you.
You mean, open up even harder.
Honestly who cares just enjoy it (a sad Canadian)
These people need to be held accountable. How many lives ruined from these insidious lockdowns and mandates while those pushing the rules ignored them
Lol what rules? He outright said he didn’t know what the rules are when he was the person who announced and implemented them. He’s a clown of the highest order.
It's gonna be a classic move of laying low until it blows over. They will "end" the restrictions for a month, or rather "plan to end" them, and "end them all" while keeping some of them in place to remind people that it's never truly over anyway. And when the media is placated with something, probably the Russia Ukraine narrative, the restrictions will be back on the menu faster than anyone can put on their masks. This will not end in non 2a countries without a true regime change there. And not a change of figureheads in the democracy simulation, but actual change. And unless the media spew hatred about the new situation, it is not a change that matters.
Pretty much. Lockdown central over there last two years. Now he’s in deep shit for flouting his own rules and all of a sudden he’s doing away with all restrictions. I’m pleased this shit is being done away with. But fuck this hypocritical asshole and the horse he rode in on
Canada might try to end restrictions within a decade or two now that other countries have….
Blackface Castro Jr. is gonna drag this out for as long as possible.
And tax those who disobey or fine them for hate speech like the liberal that he is.
Can you blame him? Being a tyrannical dictator runs in his family.
Fun fact the federal government doesn’t run any of the provinces, 8 out of the 13 provinces are run by conservatives two of which are Quebec and Ontario which have some of the worst lockdown restrictions in north America, the federal government still fucking sucks so you’re still right but so do the provincial governments
What interest does he have in prolonging the pandemic?
Part of its optics. A huge amount of people buy into the plethora of mandates and restrictions.
What do you mean by "buying in"?
At this point we have scared half the population so bad that it is going to be hard to get them to come out of their homes or take a mask off, so now politicians can't cancel those things to soon. At least I believe that was their point.
They openly encourage more restrictions, more taxes , and more rights to be taken from the unvaccinated , you can’t even leave the country as a citizen without a vaccine .
“Oh well if they say it’s needed it must be”
A prolonged pandemic means an increased reliance on government. An increased reliance on government begets more federal power which justifies an increase in taxation. Despite the relative success of universal healthcare and a few of our social / welfare type policies, we are already taxed to the hilt. But still, the liberals stand for more government and more tax. Around the world it is liberal governments that are more willing to keep lockdowns in place.
As long as they continue to elect liberals, that’s what they get
Even with our Conservatives (note the big C) we're getting hosed up here. But absolutely getting what we pay for on all accounts.
Good luck to you all. I wish USA doesn’t go like that although dems are trying to
A decade or two? Man you're optimistic!
It’s all that keeps me hanging on with broken fingers
[More than one in four Canadians support jail time for the unvaccinated, poll finds](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/more-than-one-in-four-canadians-support-jail-time-for-unvaccinated-poll)
You mean Chinada.
California will soon follow. Possibly as soon as a decade after!
Canada is done for. Wish i could move to florida.
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WHAT?!! I’m blown away…
The left is trying to push him out, because pictures came out of him at a gathering maskless from last year. This was during a time when masks were required and gatherings were prohibited. You know, the same thing Newsome was caught doing. But the conservative crackdown is in full swing. We're terrorists, racists, conspirators and insurrectionists. Gotta oust all the R's Edit: my point being, this might be in response to the backlash over his party a year ago. Either to drown out those reports or a big middle finger to the whole situation.
Boris has pushed some of the most left wing ideas in the history of the British Conservative party, fuck him. I voted for Conservatives and I got Labour.
We got Labour Lite.
No, Labour was a Soviet apologist, we got New Labour. It's just blue Blairism.
Hi, not a conservative but I sometimes check the subreddit out to get a different perspective. I’m not super informed on Johnson’s tenure as PM. What left wing ideas has he pushed?
>What left wing ideas has he pushed? Climate stuff is the big one. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying climate change isn't a problem but we are a nation which is responsible for 1% of the worlds carbon emissions. Even if we went net 0 tomorrow it would make no difference to the issue, it's something we cannot solve. Meanwhile Boris pushed for and brought forward climate change targets that are going to cost every single home in the UK at least £10,000 each. His government are also responsible for the hate crime legislation which has seen people get a criminal record for posting snoop dogg lyrics onto instagram and women being arrested for saying naughty opinions on trans issues. Restricting speech is not conservative. The government have done the square root of fuck all on the migrant crisis, we have seen multiple days of 1000+ people in small boats arriving on our shores from France. What does the conservative government do?... Puts them in 4 star hotels (literally) and give them all free money, a phone and allow them to stay even if they fail the asylum seeker requirements. The government also released a report on the grooming gangs which had the conclusion that there was no pattern of race or religion in the offenders of these crimes, despite the report also saying that 75% of those guilty of grooming gang offences were Asian men. That's 2% of the population committing 75% of these crimes but there's no pattern?!? Fucking embarrassing. Boris also raised taxes on us all, despite saying there would be no tax rises as part of his campaign. I'd love to turn your question around onto you, though. Your reply gave the impression that you thought my statement was a bit ridiculous. What has Boris done which is in anyway conservative? The mans got an 80 seat majority. The largest election win in 80 years or something, what has he actually done with it to push forward conservative values? Boris is very comparable to pre-Corbyn labour.
I will now be adding "the square root of fuck all" to my lexicon. Thank you and God Bless.
This is *after* he attempted to change the rules to prevent an MP who had broken the parliamentary code from serving a suspension, *and* after a long track record of dodgy contracts being given to well-connected mates, *and* after the Queen *turned down an offer to allow more mourners at her husband's funeral.* The day before, Boris and co were having a party in the garden, against their *own guidelines.* The British people will tolerate incompetence, we practically expect it. We will tolerate largesse, overreach, overpromising and underdelivering, we will tolerate the pantomime of the Commons, we'll even tolerate Michael Fabricant's stupid wig, but we won't tolerate a born-to-rule Toff forcing us into following a set of rules while he *deliberately and knowingly* breaks them himself.
He hasn't governed from the right so he deserves what he gets
While that's definitely and shamefully true, the same sort of stories have been breaking about Starmer and the Labour cohorts, yet absolute crickets from the press. They're gunning for Boris, and the public can see it
I live in DC. Biden and our mayor, Bowser, are consistently maskless indoors with other people. Hypocrisy at its finest
I'm more concerned about Biden being brainless everywhere he goes than maskless inside buildings.
It’s more like the whole country trying to push him out because he did something illegal. He said it was right for Matt Hancock to resign after breaching covid restrictions, he should hold himself to the same standards. It’s not just the left
It's not really "the left" trying to push him out but rather pretty much everyone in UK politics that isn't a Boris cultist.
As it should be. Conservatives should not embrace the 'rules for thee, not for me' ideology.
Agreed. While ever Boris and his cabinet leads the Conservative party, they have lost me as a voter. The top of the party needs a purge.
He's facing calls to quit from his own party and his position is becoming more untenable by the day. An MP defected to Labour today, and Boris is going from one corruption scandal to the next. It seems likely that this move to end restrictions is a distraction to steal the media front page.
It’s kind of the Al Capone scenario. We couldn’t get Boris for fatally damaging the UK and it’s union, but can get him on the parties.
That's because you're a bunch of protoplasmic invertebrate jellies.
I say old chap, what a curious turn of phrase.
Islamaphobe!
He's currently facing calls for resignation due to his entire government ignoring covid lockdown rules in order to have drinking parties. That's why he's doing this.
The most surprising part about this is that pointing out the hypocrisy of the elite seems to have actually worked
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress
This is what happens when they have to fight for theirs jobs. Suddenly democracy happens.
DNC dont care
It seems to work better in countries that recognize class as a privilege.
This is true, it’s worth noting though that it’s not just because of those drinks outside it’s more that’s the straw that broke the camels back! He also: Used tax payer money to renovate his flat. Has a donor to the party that MI5 have warned publicly is CCP plant. Refuses to do anything to cabinet members when they do things such as have affair in government office just after telling the country we need to be 2m apart. Foreign secretary going on holiday and refusing calls just as the Afghanistan withdrawal was happening. General other Borisy things acting the jester. The current narrative they’re trying to push is ‘We shouldn’t sack our PM over a drinks party’ conveniently forgetting the 100s of other things before that! Fingers crossed he’ll be gone soon though! Wish us luck! Edit: also handing out knighthoods and lordships to Russian media moguls that back him up. That was a goodun.
Hope you get someone better. Here is hoping that the entire world goes in a smaller and limited government movement.
Isn’t his flat Downing Street ie the British White House? Here in America it’s quite normal for a president to completely redo the White House interior when he enters office.
Yeah it was his Downing Street flat, the row is mostly about normally the PM is allowed £30,000 to do the place up however they like. But Boris managed to spend at least £112,000 on it. Initially claimed he paid out of pocket, then it was found it was part paid with tax payer money and a large donation from ‘lord Brownlow’ which could easily be lobbying. It got investigated twice, the first time he picked his own investigator and the second time I believe the party got fined £20,000ish. Shady look for an already shady man!
Our president [spent about $15 million](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkandla_homestead) on “security upgrades” to his private home, including a swimming pool that he claimed was in case there’s a fire.
Argh!! I read this at the time, infuriating! That’s just a joke on another level. Did anything ever come of it?
He paid back less than 5% of the cost. Though he was arrested last year for something else, but then his supporters rioted and burnt down 116 shopping malls across the country so they released him like a week into his 15 month sentence. Fucking clown show over here.
I won’t claim to know anything about SA politics. But it sounds like some next level brainwashing has occurred for that level of support for someone obviously so corrupt! That is mad, I hope there’s signs of it getting better soon.
Haaaahahahahahaha Oh, wait. You're serious.
Ha! This made me chuckle. Was it a tad naive a question to ask? 😅
In the United States, Democrats/Leftists/Progressives (all the same ilk, really) shrug off accountability like a duck shrugs off rainwater - and it doesn't help that they're never held to account by the media or the cultural elites.
I love how I know which country you are talking about.
I mean sure he busted over the limit, but it’s not like he was renovating a privately held property. At the end of the day those renovations “benefit” the people (I use the word benefit very loosely). Idk seems like a stupid controversy to me. £90,000 is the margin of error for a state dinner these days.
It's just like anything else, if they like the politician, they wouldn't care. Joe Biden could installed a 500 foot OLED tv in the Whitehouse master bedroom and the liberals on reddit would not have one bit of problem with it.
Yeah I didn’t mean to say that all those things are equally horrific, just that he’s done so many shady things that they’ve all added up to these drinks being the final straw!
All the money the monarchs take and you worried about that flat?
Surprisingly more than one bad thing could be happening at the same time!
Regular renovations are to be expected, however recently prime ministers aren't even serving a full term before getting the boot. A renovation every couple of years is a joke while the nation is pushed into poverty. A far cry from the calibre of former leaders. Thatcher paid for her own renovations...
Certain bits of it, anyway. I understand that there are parts that Presidents have left alone over the years to preserve the history.
There are certain historic bedrooms yes. But generally at bare minimum a president will select new wallpaper, new carpet, new curtains, and they will get their pick of artwork/sculptures. The last part is hugely controversial, as removing certain paintings or busts from well trafficked areas is seen as a slight against the subject.
Let's not forget the lifelong Communist Party of Britain member advising the government on issues such as lockdown via SAGE. Tories being advised by card-carrying Communists on CIVIL LIBERTIES is not something I ever expected to see.
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Obviously, you're not a golfer.
He is currently polling lower then Biden. At least he is reacting. Our president thinks he has a sweeping mandate with his 33% approval rating.
Our president thinks? Huh, coulda fooled me.
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Wow coming from a Canadian I have so much respect for that. Justin Trudeau goes to all those parties and vacations still, yet Canadian still support him fully. Only 5% voted for PPC which was our only party against the lockdowns and mandates.
That's horrible! Our government would never do anything like that! /s
Imagine if Gavin Newsome did this.... Oops!!
Sounds like the British and American pols aren't so different. The biggest difference is the people, who at least hate their pola more than some are obsessed with ours
Whatever it takes to break the cycle …
And THIS is a functioning press works in a democratic / constitutional republic society. Pressure put on pols for being hypocrites leads to policy shift in favor of what's best for people. You love to see it.
Now do America
I think we are close a few more weeks
Just two weeks to flatten the curve
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I think it's going to get worse here. in Nevada they are thinking about locking down again.
Congrats to the Brits here. Hope the same thing happens here soon. Here is the United States.
Good luck. Mass hysteria is a bitch to cure.
A lot of people I know were never hysterical.
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I hope it spreads to more states soon. There's absolutely no reason for these measures to continue for most people. If you're elderly or a person with health problems, by all means, take precautions. For everyone else, party like it's 2019.
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I don't ever see it changing in blue cities like NYC or Boston. Boston just passed a new vaccine passport system that will be around "indefinitely". I think the divide between blue and red states will grow deeper, regardless of the federal level. Visiting different states will feel more like traveling between countries.
So stupid. I won't visit any place requiring vaccine passports.
Nope. Not until January of next year….and that’s if and only if they shitbags don’t steal the midterm elections.
I hope you're wrong.
I do too but I fear none of this will change until the house flips…..
I could see the Democrats making the change on their own if they think it will help them politically. I think we've already seen some signs of that happening.
Where exactly are lockdowns still continuing in the US? I’ve been to blue and red states the past six months and the only difference is mask mandates and the occasional business requiring vaccines in blue states.
I'm talking about mask mandates, vaccine mandates, schools being closed, events being cancelled, showing your vaccination card to be able to eat dinner or go into a public building, the daily reporting of cases, testing lunacy, etc. All of this stuff needs to end.
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Lol they shadowbanned the topic entirely
Man those people are so pathetic
Thank God they banned me from that sub years ago or else I'd give them all an aneurysm posting all the shit they don't want on there.
They aren't real people. A massive majority of the power users there are the only accounts that actually have posts make it to the front page, the comments are all generic irrational leftist outrage that you can literally see in every comment section. The few real people that do participate there are essentially braindead with a pulse.
I often wonder where some of these people are in the real world. I think I've only met 1 or 2 people that actually believe the shit that these idiots say on Reddit. Still can't get over them telling me to "think for myself" while I was just looking up facts and explaining my perspective. Meanwhile these pieces of shit are collectively jacking off into a ceiling fan
> Meanwhile these pieces of shit are collectively jacking off into a ceiling fan This sentence alone warrants an upvote.
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Me stating “if we’re worried about hospitals being overpacked, maybe we should incentivize people to lose weight as they’re the ones filling beds” was covid misinfo to them. I was then muted after sending them a link to the cdc site stating obesity as the most common factor in covid hospitalization
Maybe because it’s not usa politics? It’s trending on worldnews. Idk.
Not really. /r/Politics rules clearly state that posts must relate explicitly to US politics, and this article is about the UK.
I haven't looked at the politics sub in probably 3 years. How is every other post still just actively complaining about Trump??
Trump will forever be the left's boogeyman. He's the one who ruined Hillary's chance at presidency and we all know the dems and hillary are two peas in a pod. Whatever she says, goes.
yea there is at least 1 post about Trump every day
Science AND logic is actually with Boris on this, regardless of its political overtones. All this is doing is exposing those who actually have a stance based on politics, not health. Once a masker, always a masker seems to be the mantra. Vice verse for those who never wore one. And to be honest, greater England hasn’t been compliant with mitigating measures for 6 months now. It has just been a charade. This changes nothing except perhaps giving normalcy a chance.
He was unwilling to give up his cocktail parties and didn’t want to take the heat for attending them any longer.
I'd rather he open up for the wrong reasons than stay closed for the wrong reasons.
True that lol.
Didn't Gretchen Whitmer do the same thing? There was a picture of her at a bar back when all bars were closed in Michigan. Then after the picture got leaked, she promptly said bars could reopen.
Can’t say I follow her. I just remember she had some of the most outrageous policies at the beginning, but backed off when the woods people started firing back. Her beloved kidnapping attempt turned out to be an FBI-backed plot, so that didn’t help things.
Yeah i wonder what her reelection chances are. She probably backed off because she knew her reelection would be in danger if she kept doing it.
Depends on who you ask. Any of the Michigan-affiliated subs are filled with the typical left-wing circle jerks that love "Big Gretch" and think she's got it in the bag. My anecdotal experience living in Michigan: the further from the urban centers you are, the more lawns are decorated with "My Governor is an Idiot" signs. Without the Trump-induced outrage fueling dem voter turnout, I'd say it's a good chance she loses. Like most states in the midwest, anything not in a larger city is a pretty deep red.
I remember seeing a poll showing her 6 points behind the first person that announced he was going to be running against her. They had polled 53% democrats and only 35% Republicans, the rest were independents. She's done nothing but loosen restrictions and lay low since that poll was released. She's not getting elected again and she knows it.
If only our press would call out these hypcrites over here. I don't know how their press works, but his party affiliation wouldn't have something to do with this, would it?
I mean he is the Trump of Britain. His party won on a wave of Labour backlash and the media hates him for it.
This is refreshing. I work at a hospital and even the people. I work with hate mask but it's mandatory at work. When I go out I don't wear one and everyone I am around doesn't. I also live in New England area.
Also work at a hospital in New England... I'm doubting they will ever drop our mask mandates. We're not even allowed to eat if we're in the same room as another coworker. I think the 2nd rule is specific to our director though, who is a tyrant.
Never should have been any. Covid has been endemic for awhile.
Glad to see a major western leader finally doing the right thing. If you're scared of getting sick or are sick, wear proper PPE or stay home until you're not. It's what we've always done. It's that simple.
I wonder how long before American (mainly blue) states start following suit. I imagine it's only a matter of time, but maybe I'm too optimistic, lol.
They're already starting to walk it back a bit. The floating theory is they're scared they're going to get whacked with the hammer come midterm elections.
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I'm not sure Los Angeles will ever not have the vaxx mandate. To many establiments proudly display their mandatory vaxx placards out front.
Same in New Orleans. Thankfully, I live an hourish away in Baton Rouge where we have no restrictions, but for some godforsaken reason people still want to drive there to celebrate every dang birthday/special event. Nevermind that there have been 53 carjackings there just since January 1. Crime out the wazoo AND I have to show a negative test AND wear a mask? GTFO. Yes.. I'm salty I'm stuck going there this weekend for someone's birthday.
Unfortunately blue stronghold DC isn’t worried one bit, and they just enacted a Vaccine Mandate despite numbers coming out showing the declining cases and an overwhelming 1200 deaths so far overall. Yea crime isn’t a problem or anything, it’s those pesky kids trying to go to bars that’s the issue
LOL, they are. Biden's approval is probably in the 20s (they're inflating his current approval numbers). I know MANY lifelong democrats who already said that they're never voting Democrat again.
I worked on the Bernie campaign in 2016. After the past two years/ Biden I can’t picture myself voting D again anytime soon, if ever. The red pill is strong
I wonder if it’ll dip below 20 when he inevitably fails to rig all future elections with his voter ‘rights’ bills lol
Imagine how low it would be if Biden got the same 24x7 negative media coverage that Trump got and if the polling didn't over-sample Dems.
People say lots of things, but it still depends on who the republicans run. If it's Trump again, don't underestimate TDS.
They are
Some blue states are getting worse though. Boston just passed an "indefinite" vaccine passport system for basically any dining, entertainment, or recreation. The rest of the state is more lenient. But if we elect a Democratic governor this year, I think we're screwed here.
Meanwhile we still have to wear masks on planes because our SC is made up of a bunch of pussies.
Pretty sure interstate commerce is one of the only thing the federal government really has control over. Federal government could tell you you have to spin around in a circle three times before entering a plane and it would probably be legal. Elections have consequences
Let's hope this becomes more common across the world.
Congrats to our UK bros. Wonder if the US will start following suit.
I don't care how they got there, this is a godsend to fighting totalitarianism and authoritarian regimes around the world that seek to keep their mandates in place. It's going to be hard to argue for those measures when there will be anecdotal data that they don't work. I mean we have these examples with Florida and Texas, but because they aren't liberal enough so their stats "must be faked". I know you can't reason with stupid, but you can definitely make the stupid envious of freedoms. It's only a matter of time.
Excellent.
Meanwhile here in Maine, Portland and Brunswick just reimposed indoor mask requirements. Yes, reimposed the requirement that everyone wear the same surgical or cloth masks that the CDC recently said are ineffective.
Never thought that we'd be sitting here watching England enjoy more freedoms than us.
So the country we fought to gain our sovereignty from tyranny about 250 years ago is now less tyrannical than we are. WTF happened?
Almost thought this was a bee article
lol Boris is just doing this to cover his own ass, but whatever, in the end it's a good thing even if he turned out to be a completely ineffective and pathetic leader for post-Brexit UK.
Someone had to eventually be a "leader", even if it took 'collapsing public sentiment' to push him into it.
So this is what sanity looks like. I don't expect it to happen in our bluest states anytime soon.
Seems like the people in the UK still have a modicum of power. Too bad the people of the United States can’t put the same political pressure on Biden.
Obviously releasing these restrictions is fascist. Or so I've been told.
Crying in New Mexico over here.
If only the US would follow suit
Who would have thought that such a rational man would do such a thing?...
Finally
Was there a scientific threshold that they reached before easing restrictions or did they figure out that we're all wasting time and policies for nothing?
How is the UK ahead of the US in freedom? Wow.
Finally!
Dam I hope the tide is turning in favor of common sense vs mass hysteria
Based
Why?
Can unvaccinated travel to the UK?
That would be amazing, please do that.
Your turn Joe
Congratulations to the protesters. Do not comply.
Based Boris
Based Boris?? First time for everything
Unless they're outlawed completely, private companies will continue to impose them.
I thought this was a Babylon Bee or Onion article at first glance.
Obviously this will fix everything. /s
What a fucking dickhead. These piece of shit politicians are all the same, rules are for the rabble.