[Boiler]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54566897

I can't help but feel that somewhere, there are individuals looking in the estate agents' windows for a tropical island to buy in January.

[The Red Arrow]

But...but...it was oven ready!

[Malcolm Armsteen]

All he meant was that it's a turkey.

[davidjay]

I do wonder if he's actually been a lot cleverer than we realise and has manoeuvred himself into a win-win situation whereby No Deal = the 17.4millionwillofthepeople say that this is what they wanted all along, he Got Brexit Done, Boris for Life President, while any sort of deal, however watered-down and disadvantageous it might be = the EU caving in just like he said they would all along, he Got Brexit Done, Boris for Life President?

Perhaps not.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Johnson being attacked from the left on benefits by Michael Forsyth.

[The Red Arrow]

Following on from matters raised in the Rees-Mogg thread -

[youngian]

Johnson thinks you're stupid and gullible.

Fair bit of evidence for that assumption

[The Red Arrow]

Hmmmm....what possible reason could that fearless upholder of British tradition Alex have for not enobling the outgoing Archbishop of York, John Sentamu?

Mr Fenton has an idea...

[davidjay]

Hmmmm....what possible reason could that fearless upholder of British tradition Alex have for not enobling the outgoing Archbishop of York, John Sentamu?

Mr Fenton has an idea...

I don't think it is about race - not even Johnson's that blatantly daft. It's more down to not wanting another whining leftie cleric in a place where he can do some damage.

[Kreuzberger]

Nah, it's all about the chaos. Get the woke lefties whining as a (pre)-distraction from whatever clusterfuck or deliberate raping of the national pot is on the near horizon.

Next up, the über-Bishops become involved and that's a fair few column inches filled, and in he goes. He barely cancels out Lord Amstrad of Stevenage.

c.f. Lady Semtex. Just a distraction.

[Bones McCoy]

Hmmmm....what possible reason could that fearless upholder of British tradition Alex have for not enobling the outgoing Archbishop of York, John Sentamu?

Mr Fenton has an idea...

A johnsonian lord requires two qualities: "Down the frogs" and "Up the 'Ra" *

* Mileage may vary on this one.

[Tubby Isaacs]