Originally Posted by The Don (Post 13101828)

Unless he went completely the wrong way from Durham, he can't have stopped on the outskirts of Barnard Castle within 10 metres of the river. He would have had to drive through the town.

If he parked on the town side of the river, he would have to have parked illegally to be that close. If he parked in Startforth then I guess he might have been that close but he drove through the town.

I suppose he could have gone A1 to A66 but that's a pretty long way round.

From the coverage in th papers, it seems that he's in the clear and the Tories baying for blood yesterday have been placated by his explanation. :mad:

Originally Posted by Lothian (Post 13101929)

The woods he stopped at for his son to have a pee are interesting as well. He is reported to have been seen in Houghall woods, which is not in between his house and Barnard castle rather it is a mile or two past his house when travelling back.

Originally Posted by Mid (Post 13101913)

Seems like Cummings claim to have been warning about coronaviruses last year may also be another lie, as it appears he add a chunk about it to an old blog post on 14 April which is the only mention of the virus on his blog apparently

https://www.newstatesman.com/science...19-coronavirus

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13101941)

A London police officer has told LBC he doesn't know what to say to people breaking lockdown rules when they bring up Dominic Cummings.



https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presente...nic-cumminngs/

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13101935)

Gove popped up on Sky News too

KayBurley - What's the government's advice if you're struggling with covid-19 & its affected your eyesight?

Michael Gove - We advise people to seek medical advice

KayBurley - so it's not to get in a car with your four-year-old strapped in the back?

Originally Posted by Darat (Post 13101946)

The thing is they are not going out to bat for one of them, i,e, a fellow politician or minister but for a "dime a dozen" political advisor.

Originally Posted by Carrot Flower King (Post 13101895)

One of the many things which annoys me about this class of thing is the "How stupid do you think I am?" element, as with this one they (Cummings, Johnson, Gove) must believe that I am thicker than mince and have the credulity of an especially credulous guinea pig (they are well known for their credulity).

Originally Posted by Guybrush Threepwood (Post 13101949)

I don't think Dom is "Dime a dozen", can you name another political advisor played on TV by Cumberdick Bandersnatch?

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13101937)

You really have to slap yourself when you watch these interviews that this is actually happening, it’s like watching a really bad sitcom.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13101961)

Do you remember when we felt smug and superior that the USA were lead by a lying, cheating arsewipe, unfettered and in plain sight and that we were too savvy to put up with such gaslighting nonsense?

Originally Posted by 3point14 (Post 13101967)

I don't remember feeling smug. I remember looking at Boris, a man who took a job where he was literally paid to lie to the public, hurtling towards number ten at a frightening rate and being given the softest of rides by a UK press petrified of an actual left wing government and thinking, "We're next"

Carole Cadwalladr has been all over it for as long as it's been going on. She's just ignored.

Originally Posted by Lothian (Post 13101929)

The woods he stopped at for his son to have a pee are interesting as well. He is reported to have been seen in Houghall woods, which is not in between his house and Barnard castle rather it is a mile or two past his house when travelling back.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13101961)

Do you remember when we felt smug and superior that the USA were lead by a lying, cheating arsewipe, unfettered and in plain sight and that we were too savvy to put up with such gaslighting nonsense?

Originally Posted by GlennB (Post 13101964)

It's close to inconceivable that the government might not run full-term and they can achieve all the looting and wrecking they want to achieve in one parliament, therefore they don't really give a damn about appearances.

Originally Posted by Guybrush Threepwood (Post 13101949)

I don't think Dom is "Dime a dozen", can you name another political advisor played on TV by Cumberdick Bandersnatch?

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13101873)

Do you think they ever hear themselves say these astonishingly stupid things and think “what the hell am I doing? How did I get here?

Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer (Post 13102089)

Road Traffic Act

Where exactly do you draw the line on doing something to test if you're breaking the law?

Originally Posted by zooterkin (Post 13102019)

This same child who needed a pee on a 30 mile journey was apparently fine on the 260 miles from London.

Originally Posted by Tolls (Post 13102118)

I don't know about anyone else, but I frequently get in my car to test if I'm too pissed or not to drive...doesn't everyone?

Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer (Post 13102196)

Anyone else wondering what Cummings has on Johnson? And given Cummings history, if it's related to the still not released Russia report?

Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer (Post 13102196)

Anyone else wondering what Cummings has on Johnson?

Originally Posted by Pixel42 (Post 13102225)

A while back (during the leadership election IIRC) there was a rumour of a major scandal involving Johnson - the phrase "career ending" was being banded about. Then it all went quiet, so either there was never anything to it or someone (maybe Cummings) managed to put a lid on it.

Originally Posted by Lothian (Post 13101929)

The woods he stopped at for his son to have a pee are interesting as well. He is reported to have been seen in Houghall woods, which is not in between his house and Barnard castle rather it is a mile or two past his house when travelling back.

Originally Posted by Squeegee Beckenheim (Post 13102216)

I'm sure he does know what's in the Russia report. But he doesn't have to have anything on Johnson. Johnson is a lazy, lazy man who's been letting Cummings do his job for him. If Cummings goes, then Johnson will be left having to actually be prime minister. You can understand why he wouldn't want that.

Originally Posted by Carrot Flower King (Post 13102363)

Houghall Woods, was it? Oh, FFS!

Did he forget that some of us are very familiar with the geography of County Durham, especially around Durham City itself? Or does he think we are all London-centric meejah types or the likes of Boris who barely know where Durham is?