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Out comic Matt Lucas, best known for roles in the sketch comedy show Little Britain and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland just posted a scathing critique of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Johnson delivered a speech May 10 about reopening the UK despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which was often self-contradictory. Johnson encouraged Brits to go to work, stay home, take public transit, avoid public transit and obey social distancing precautions (the primary tenet of which is to stay home).
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The Guardian reports that the speech met with wide ridicule from leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland–all of whom encouraged citizens to remain at home. Other British MP’s also criticized the speech for lacking “clarity.”
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Lucas apparently agrees. In the 17-second post, he highlights the odd contradictions of Johnson’s speech and the utter confusion of his thesis. It should be noted that Johnson himself actually contracted COVID-19 in late March and spent almost a full month in recovery.
At present, the UK has the highest COVID-19 related death toll in Europe. Johnson is determined to reopen the nation over the objections of scientists and other government officials.
controversial2019
The speech wasn’t actually full of contradictions. It was a lot clearer than what people are making out. Could it have been clearer? Yes. Was it contradictory? No. The guidance published today mirrors exactly what was said and it’s clear as day.
As for Lucas and The Guardian; shocker that left leaning people/journalists would criticise a conservative PM. Johnson could literally take a bullet for them and they still wouldn’t acknowledge any “good doing”. Probably say “Yes you took the bullet for me but you only JUST got there. Had you jumped sooner then it wouldn’t have been as close”.
It’s disgusting how during a time like this, political parties are still trying to “throw shade” at others.
frenchbug
The point of the speech was to make people understand what he had decided.
The policy itself might be clear but if most people didn’t get it from the speech, then it was a crap speech.
controversial2019
The speech was perfectly clear.
The issue was that people had assumptions before it started. The media had hinted at this. Alleged government ministers hinted at that. People thought they knew what he was going to say. Then, because they didn’t hear what they assumed they’d hear, they didn’t actually listen properly and/or take it in. Hence confusion. But the speech was clear.
curiobi
Russian Troll alert. No one in my City of London thinks that advice was clear including the Mayor who basically said if ore that and stay home so shut up!
Using the term shade and trying to pretend you are part of the community while we are suffering.
That toff buffoon is incapable of understanding or caring about the death toll!
We had hundreds packed on the Tube today because his stupid advice issued late Sunday made people think they had to go to work on Monday! Then they said it was pre-recorded and he meant Wednesday.
HOW DARE YOU TRY TO PRETEND THAT SPEECH WAS CLEAR! THIS IS NOT A JOKE!
There were hundreds of new infections today on packed tubes with no one even wearing a mask. That is more deaths but you want to play games.
Are you even from London, is he even your leader? Do you even understand the death toll, or how many of us have not seen our families in months and Still can’t figure out what the hell is going on, and with no money coming in and the police issuing fines left and right?
Still want to talk rubbish, you excuse for a human?!!!
>:(
Joshooeerr
Johnson has never spoken clearly in his life! His every utterance is characterised by bluster, and barely rises above gibberish. He’s typical of those rich, privileged dunderheads who were on debating teams at university and are entitled enough to think that whatever they say will be gold, even when they’re barely aware of what they’re saying themselves. But delivery aside, how about we just concentrate on Johnson’s hopeless response to the pandemic (skipping every important meeting about it at the outset), resulting in the worst rate of infection in the world (though the US will soon over-take that). Any attempt to expose him as a dangerous fool is therefore commendable.
irenebwebb
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controversial2019
@curiobi
No, I’m not in London (I didn’t say I was – I said I’m in the UK; Leighton Buzzard to be exact – 25 mins from Euston). So yes, he is the leader of “my” country. And yes, I found his advice perfectly clear. I too have not seen my family in months.
I’m not surprised the Mayor of London (left-wing) has criticised him and his message. It’s always the case that Labour criticise Tories when they’re in charge and Tories criticise Labour when they’re in charge.
Johnson was clear in that public transport should be avoided – so those using the tube went against clear advice.
Re: employment – it’s very sad for those who lost their jobs however 1. The government had no control over that 2. The furlough scheme offered by the government is incredible. No other developed country (from what I’ve heard) has offered such assistance to businesses and workers compared to what the Chancellor has offered.
It’s a bit immature to call someone “an excuse of a human” because they have differing views to you. Simple fact is:
Some people understood Johnson perfectly
Some people didn’t
I’m part of the first group. It’s a shame you’re part of the second.
curiobi
This is NOT about politics! The fact you are calling the Mayor left and talking Tories and Labour proves my point calling you an excuse for a human! PEOPLE ARE … you know what, play games, pretend you care what a horror show London is right now. Pretend you care about what has happened. You are here to make this about politics, I do not care about politics. We have the highest death toll in all of Europe.
The fact you can defend this leadership and pretend it’s about it being a shame because you could understand his rambling, incoherent, released on the wrong day, BEFORE safety measures were in place speech, proves you think thus is a game. Does it matter if you were in a minority that found it clear? The press didn’t, the public didn’t, employers didn’t and called people back to work MONDAY, they packed on to tubes and infections will soar, but hey, you understood the speech, so that will magically cure all those people eight? You, a pompous idiot will you save their lives with your grand understanding of the speech? No? Then shut up!
This leader has failed in every way, PPE, testing, and now this stay alert rubbish no one supports him on!
Thousands of people are dead and you want to keep pretending any part of this is okay.
You need help. This leadership has failed to save lives time and again. Keep pretending it matters what political party the leadership belongs to!
And if you do not live in London, with the transport system as it is then shut up! Do you have any idea how impossible it is to walk to work for most people here. His advice was ridiculous, -And cycling can be as deadly as the damn virus. Did you not see the pictures of people packed on the Tube?!
Don’t you DARE DEFEND THAT MAN OR THAT STUPID SPEECH, how can you live with making a mockery of so many people’s suffering !
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trsxyz
I remember seeing Boris Johnson on an episode of Dame Edna. (It’s still out there on You-Tube.) Hard to believe this guy is Prime Minister.
Kangol2
The UK has had some doozies as PMs, but to his credit–and I find his racist @ss appalling–a majority of British voters did support Boris Johnson in the last election, unlike Don the Con, who lost the majority of the US vote in 2016, and has shown over and over that he was utterly incapable of doing the job, currently to the tune of 80,000+ dead Americans and a completely crated economy, as the death and illness tolls keep mounting.