I’ll confess complete ignorance about Dominic Raab. Could you UK forum members tell us about his background? Is he a Boris Johnson mini-me, feeling that he should make decisions as closely as possible to the way Boris would do, or is he likely to leave his own fingerprints during his brief time at the helm?
Dominic Raab
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I think he's become the reluctant interim leader and is only in this position because, as foreign secretary, he's the leading minister after Boris. The title of deputy prime minister disappeared a few years ago and since the UK has no written constitution, it's all down to seniority as far as I can tell.
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Know nothing at all about him until now I'm afraid....didn't even know who he was.
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Now I don’t feel so bad about not having heard of him either.
Is there any update on Boris’s condition in the past couple of days? It seems that information is tightly buttoned down. -
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Oh! Just saw that he is out of the ICU. Great sign.
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I actually dont believe any of the information the UK government are sending out on Boris or on the whole crisis. They are lying through their teeth,,,,
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I actually dont believe any of the information the UK government are sending out on Boris or on the whole crisis. They are lying through their teeth,,,,
Really?
Only God can help us here then.
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None of the figures from England are true .
Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland can probably be believed
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None of the figures from England are true .
Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland can probably be believed
Pretty sure the mighty midget admitted Scotland had been giving out duff info up until the other day.
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I don't take what politicians say too seriously. However I suspect the UK ones are a bit better at telling the truth than the ones here.
As for the nippy sweetie....she acts like a school teacher I didn't like.
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I don't take what politicians say too seriously. However I suspect the UK ones are a bit better at telling the truth than the ones here.
As for the nippy sweetie....she acts like a school teacher I didn't like.
I agree, trust is a strong word when talking about any politician, but there's enough independent information and journalistic standards in the UK to make telling lies a little harder at least. If they could they would, and certainly restrict information, but I am not as disbelieving of what I am told about the UK than I am here.
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I actually dont believe any of the information the UK government are sending out on Boris or on the whole crisis. They are lying through their teeth,,,,
ouch! I’ve been hoping that the UK might be the only country with enough integrity to tell the truth???
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I actually dont believe any of the information the UK government are sending out on Boris or on the whole crisis. They are lying through their teeth,,,,
I really have a hard time of believing anything any Government is saying.
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Especially now, daniel . In the US, we daily see the virologists on tv, giving facts and warnings, immediately followed by the heads of government saying entirely opposite things, doubtless with an eye to the approaching elections.
I believe experts know that covid 19 will not end this year and probably not even in 2021. The big ? is how long can the world and the human species survive in a lockdown mode. I do not think for long!!! This virus will play itself out oneway or another, for the good or the bad.
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I have to say that it really seems to be a case of just becoming accustomed to staying put and getting used to it, daniel. Since we aren’t discussing economics here, but talking about “how long the world and the human species can survive in lockdown mode,” it seems that we haven’t yet begun to be tested. Think about Londoners surviving week after week of WWII bombing. Think about Anne Frank and her family hiding for 2 years, unable to speak out loud or walk across the floor of their hiding place. Think about WWI and WWII soldiers separated from their families, who had to live in fear and with food shortages.
What we are enduring is so much less. Stay inside and watch Netflix instead of risking your life? -
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Here's more on Dominic Raab
BBC News - Coronavirus: Who’s in charge if the PM is ill?
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The explanation of the structure of various parts of the government was oddly very reassuring. I’m quite sure the US govt isn’t that organized these days, and I rather doubt that Argentina’s govt is, either.
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Being a Brit, I also appreciate the adhocness of it all, if there is such a word.
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