Partygate

Did anyone really think that through these times of stupid lockdowns that the ones at actually administering them would follow the same rules as us or even think twice about having beer and a curry at work when the vast majority of the work force were under extreme measures? Deary me people, wise up.

 

We have seen evidence from cleaners and security who asked them to stop and/or be quieter which shows that if they knew it was wrong so did Boris.

I think your point has no merit because either he knowingly misled and therefore should go or he couldnt see the wood for trees which raises a question about his competency to be PM.

 

Why was it Ok to say goodbye to people leaving work but not Ok to say goodbye to dying/dead loved ones?

 

When the pandemic started vast swathes of the Civil service were told to work from home where you could- especially those staff with existing underlying health conditions.

Canteens were immediately closed. Staff remaining in offices had to eat at their own desk and at least 1 desk was set between staff for social distancing. No sharing of food/making drinks/stopping to chat in the corridors, plastic screens were put up-I could go on.

Except it seems Downing Street-and what irks me as a civil servant is that BJ in no 10 just completely stuck 2 fingers up and said feck the rules lets have drinky poos and whether the gathering was a party or not gatherings were expressly forbidden throughout the civil service. The semantics over what constitutes a party is irrelevant-no gatherings were allowed inside Government buildings per se. That came from the cabinet. Social distancing was the mantra in all areas at all times-no ifs or buts.

All meetings were to be conducted by MS Teams and some still are.

Except it seems no10.

The only reason BJ is sorry is that he has been caught out shoving his own guidance down the throats of the population.

 

It's utterly implausible to believe that he didn't know the extent of what was going on under his nose. Once or twice - maybe. But regular winetime Fridays for months; emails flying around about bring your own booze; broken swings in his back garden etc etc - impossible to believe.

According to Civil Servants in the know, he not only knew about it but actively condoned and encouraged it.

The difficulty is that it's hard to prove, because the poor sods who took the rap for him aren't going to put their heads above the parapet by giving evidence in public to the Select Committee. So he'll continue to claim he didn't know what was going on and the Tory majority on the committee will exonerate him. Whether the public will do likewise in the various upcoming by-elections is much more open to doubt, however.

 

Exactly this. Except in @Aaron Baker 's parallel universe, where all these people were actually just cracking on as normal and birthday cakes, leaving do's, you name it, were everyday occurrences

 

Hopefully now all the canteens have reopened and all the civil servants have returned to their desks,

 

They most certainly weren't sitting on laps and toasting people with wine. As @Keefly Bantam says, the rules in civil service and local government offices were enforced rigidly. The culture that developed at No 10 was totally atypical, which is why public sector office workers are so outraged about it.

 

Let's be honest, the local government loved the power trip. Why else would they tape off park benches.

 

You have missed the point. The rules came from no 10 so the least you would expect is for them to abide by them.

But they didnt.

 

Try telling that that to someone who lost a spouse after over 50 years of MARRIAGE who wasn't allowed to be there at the end or give them the funeral they deserved
Sure it will be a great comfort !!!

 

I wasnt talking about anyone else. Stop deflecting from the point that no 10 set the rules and out of everyone they should have kept to them by the letter. They didnt. They got found out and some heads have already rolled but shamefully the one that should be rolling isnt. Total lack of respect to those who did follow the rules and were not able to see loved ones who were ill or had sadly passed away.