General Discussion
It may be the case that only Conservative members have a vote but to say it is an internal Conservative Party matter is for the birds. I'll feel free, along with many others, to express my opinion of him and any other politician whatever party they are in whether or not I am a member of that particular party. Freedom of speech and all that.
and the nearest to being a 'man of the people' of the lot still left in the running I'd say was Sajid Javid. Boris Johnson, Eton, Oxford Michael Gove, Robert Gordon's College, Oxford Jeremy Hunt, Charterhouse, Oxford Rory Stewart, Eton, Oxford Dominic Raab, Dr Challoner's Grammar School (state), Oxford Matt Hancock, King's School, Oxford Sajid Javid, Downend School ...
Whether or not we have votes we should still have the opportunity to see what is on offer. What's the matter with Johnson? Is he frit? (to use a Thatcherite phrase).
BoJo presently not showing any wish to attend any of the leadership candidate tv debates. You'd have thought he'd jump at the chance given as he's supposed to be so bloody marvellous.
Text of letter in one of today's national newspapers. "Why all this outrage from the tabloids about the BBC proposing to only provide free tv licences to those on pension credit? I don’t see many newspaper proprietors offering a free paper to the over 75s. The BBC was put in an invidious position. If the status quo remained, programmes, even entire channels would have to be cut."
Boris Johnson has form as a liar. And that's the truth.
Please can someone post how much the tv subscription services are per year. I genuinely have no idea as I don't subscribe to any of them.
Boris Johnson is a politician. If politicians always lie then it follows that the last thing he will be is true to his word. ( and he does have form).
Scroll right down to the very bottom of this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48616776
Oh and apparently............... MPs are entitled to free tv licences. Perhaps they should give this up? Read more here: https://inews.co.uk/opinion/bbc-tv-license-over-75-mps/ Perhaps those candidates involved in the Tory leadership race should be asked if they themselves claim the free tv licence and whether or not they do perhaps they should also be asked if they think, under the ...
