Travel quarantine and Grant Shapps

This made me laugh:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jul/28/times-tense-grant-shapps-family-holiday-then-spanish-pm-rang

What a moron.
Wondering if the cabinet was hand-picked to make Borat look less dumb than we all know he is?

They expelled any minister who dared not follow their line on Brexit. Once that happens you’re left with a pretty shallow pool to choose from. Hence why this cabinet seems to have a particularly high number of incompetents.

T.R.O.Y. wrote:They expelled any minister who dared not follow their line on Brexit. Once that happens you’re left with a pretty shallow pool to choose from. Hence why this cabinet seems to have a particularly high number of incompetents.

Second rule of politics - again.

Once in power do everything to stay there.

Johnson simply got rid of his political opponents who might be future rivals for the leadership - simple as that.

Apart from maybe Gove, is there anyone even remotely looking like challenging Johnson no matter how big a buffoon he is?

And he's 4 years away from the next elections and has a 80 seat majority.

He's probably PM until the run up to the 2029 elections at least!

Price we all have to pay with Labour clubbing together to give Corbyn enough nominations to even stand for election for the next Labour leader following Ed Miliband (and even he was the wrong brother to be elected!!!).

Road to Hell and all that I guess.

The middle classes are all bragging on social media about how they have to do 14 days Quarantine after their Holiday. Telling us all how it wont affect their lifestyle as they all work remotely anyway.
All skyping from their auberge on the cote d`azur.
You are looked down upon now, by the middle classes, if you dont need to Quarantine after your Holiday.

Oh good. Was driving to Germany on the 12th, to see my sister. having to go via France only, and not using my usual Belgium/France/Luxembourg route. 
If I drive through the infected countries, my social standing will be elevated.  There's a silver lining in every cloud 

Yes you should have a zoom meeting with all the others in your group. The middle classes enjoy the complaining more than they do the skiing.

The rest of us have to make do with the Yorkshire coast. Buying fish and chips in a hurricane and eating them in the car with all the windows steamed up. Listening to the raindrops on the roof, and suffering aerial muggings from the Seagulls.

sunlight wrote:The rest of us have to make do with the Yorkshire coast. Buying fish and chips in a hurricane and eating them in the car with all the windows steamed up. Listening to the raindrops on the roof, and suffering aerial muggings from the Seagulls.

I'm going to Scotland for a week when I come back, but you make Yorkshire sound so appealing. (Been to Scarborough a few times with work, so I'll give that a miss).

You could buy a Yurt and go Glamping in Aberdeen.

https://www.visitscotland.com/accommodation/caravan-camping/glamping/yurts/


Or an Eco Pod.

https://www.visitscotland.com/accommodation/caravan-camping/glamping/pods/

sunlight wrote:You could buy a Yurt and go Glamping in Aberdeen.

https://www.visitscotland.com/accommodation/caravan-camping/glamping/yurts/


Or an Eco Pod.

https://www.visitscotland.com/accommodation/caravan-camping/glamping/pods/

I used to live in Elgin many years ago, not too far from the Granite City, and its a really nice area, as  remember it. (58 years ago). However, I did enough 'camping' when I was in the army, thanks. So sod that for a game of soldiers. 

gloswhite wrote:
I used to live in Elgin many years ago, not too far from the Granite City, and its a really nice area, as  remember it. (58 years ago). However, I did enough 'camping' when I was in the army, thanks. So sod that for a game of soldiers. 

I had a brief torrid affair with a wonderful girl from Lossiemouth in 1973. Thanks for reminding me. Very happy memories of that part of the world.

Scotland is a bit like `Game of Thrones` but with Carlsberg Special Brew. I learned all about Scottish History from my Nans biscuit tins.

sunlight wrote:Scotland is a bit like `Game of Thrones` but with Carlsberg Special Brew. I learned all about Scottish History from my Nans biscuit tins.

They had the Glencoe massacre and the Clearances on biscuit tins?
Or were you dyeing your body blue with woad and necking magic mushrooms at the time you saw them?

wanderlust wrote:
They had the Glencoe massacre and the Clearances on biscuit tins?
Or were you dyeing your body blue with woad and necking magic mushrooms at the time you saw them?

I like Scotland. It's rather like Las Vegas, in that you can pay for sex with chips.

wanderlust wrote:
They had the Glencoe massacre and the Clearances on biscuit tins?
Or were you dyeing your body blue with woad and necking magic mushrooms at the time you saw them?

I seem to remember it was mainly Bagpipes and Castles. My Nan said they cant go fifteen minutes without calling someone a Bastard. I am sure thats not true though.

I remember Scottish shortbread biscuits as being exceptional quality.

Frankie Boyle says that in Glasgow the word fucking is just a warning that a noun is on its way.

xmiles wrote:Frankie Boyle says that in Glasgow the word fucking is just a warning that a noun is on its way.

That's just Boyle's way of excusing his own foul language. The guys a wanker 

wanderlust wrote:
I had a brief torrid affair with a wonderful girl from Lossiemouth in 1973. Thanks for reminding me. Very happy memories of that part of the world.

What happened, did she go back on the trawlers, (or the RNAS station)? 

xmiles wrote:Frankie Boyle says that in Glasgow the word fucking is just a warning that a noun is on its way.

Thats the funnest thing Ive read today.