Sunday, 24 May 2020
Anatomy of an unperson
The prime minister's chief aide Dominic Cummings is facing fresh allegations that he breached lockdown rules.
He and the government had said he acted "reasonably and legally" by driving from London to County Durham while his wife had coronavirus symptoms.
But The Observer and Sunday Mirror are now reporting he was seen in the North East on two more occasions, after recovering from his own Covid-19 symptoms and returning to work in London.
No 10 said the story is "inaccurate".
Downing Street has also denied that police spoke with family members of Mr Cummings "about this matter".
But Durham Police insist their officers spoke to Mr Cummings' father, who confirmed that his son had travelled with his family from London.
Labour has called for an urgent inquiry into the allegations.
The media seem to have picked up on the idea that Dominic Cummings is to become an unperson. As far as the establishment is concerned, his three great faults are that he is hostile, clever and independent. He maybe have a fourth fault - but whisper it softly - he may be a lateral thinker.
To my mind he hasn’t done much to demonstrate these characteristics to any outstanding degree, but the establishment is acutely sensitive on these matters so the idiot lockdown rules are to be used to damage him if at all possible.
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"Labour has called for an inquiry . . " They've got damn all better to do, of course, like doing something to help the electorate by having some better ideas than those they seek to vilify.
Jannie - yes and it is so obvious that they don't have any better ideas because Boris and co have cuddled up so closely to the saintly NHS. Moaning about trivia is the best they can do.
I think the opposition (Labour, Lib Dems, and the BBC) are still smarting over last year's rout, and will seize any opportunity to attack Boris. The fact that DC allegedly breaking lockdown rules is the only way to do it speaks volumes about the quality of the opposition.
They are being "FORENSIC" as if that is good
Graeme - and desperate which definitely isn't good.
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