Soldato
Boris Johnson puts his foot in it again
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Soldato
Please all remember as well, that Boris was very much pro-EU till soon before the referendum. A person who is willing to go against their very principles to further their own political career is one thing, but to do it with such a monumentally important vote is a disgusting thing to do.
Nazanin’s husband has just been on Today on Radio 4 asking for Boris to officially retract his comments in parliament.
He says it feels like she’s been used as a bargaining chip in some negotiation between Iran and the UK. If true, and Boris’ comments were deliberate, it begs the question what kind of negotiating strategy they are using at her expense…
He says it feels like she’s been used as a bargaining chip in some negotiation between Iran and the UK. If true, and Boris’ comments were deliberate, it begs the question what kind of negotiating strategy they are using at her expense…
Indeed, way better than Sadiq "Haven't i mentioned i'm a Muslim today?" Khan who's done absolutely **** all and i just sat on his hands for the past few years
It was his Tory opponent who made the mayoral election all about his religion and people who don’t like him on OCuk are no different. He talks about his religion because he’s forced to do so.
He’s only been mayor for 18 months!
Caporegime
He's a joke to the world.
Maybe he doesn't act like a buffoon behind closed doors, but who can say but those he works with.
Maybe he doesn't act like a buffoon behind closed doors, but who can say but those he works with.
Associate
They all tell porkies just to get into the power or position, doesn't matter who or where. He's very calculated person and he may look like buffoon but he isnt't.
Possibly the word that you MAY be looking for about Johnson, is idiot-savant.
Caporegime
Nah, not that.
I said in another threat that Trump is a useful idiot. I think maybe Boris is a useless genius.
Now,
Let me get this straight.
An Iranian Woman, Currently resident in London, who was born in Iran and lived in Iran until she was nearly 30, has traveled to Iran to visit her Iranian family and, while in Iran has done something that annoyed the Iranian authorities to such an extent that the Iranian Police arrested her, prosecuted her and sent her to an Iranian prison.
Now, I do not wish to seem unsympathetic, but, This is our problem because??
Let me get this straight.
An Iranian Woman, Currently resident in London, who was born in Iran and lived in Iran until she was nearly 30, has traveled to Iran to visit her Iranian family and, while in Iran has done something that annoyed the Iranian authorities to such an extent that the Iranian Police arrested her, prosecuted her and sent her to an Iranian prison.
Now, I do not wish to seem unsympathetic, but, This is our problem because??
Caporegime
Come on, just take a wild guess. Surely you can work it out. It's really not rocket science. Have a wild stab in the dark at why it might be our problem.
Because she's a British citizen afforded certain rights, isn't that enough? Think it about it for a minute.
She isn't white so for some people that means she isn't our problem.
Ah well
I guess those go together so...
She is an Iranian citizen who has fallen foul of the Law in Iran...
ISTM that while "Dual Citizenship" might be seen as a benefit to some. The downside really is that the countries concerned really shouldn't get involved with each others policies regarding those dual citizens. Especially if one of them is Iran whose government doesn't even recognize the concept of dual citizenship in the first place and who regards Iranians who claim to have it somehow as questionable at best, Traitors and spies at worst...
People should pick their side and stick with it.
A better argument for why it might be our problem would be that her child (Who she had taken to Tehran to visit her family, and who IS a full UK citizen by birth with a British Father) is currently stuck in Tehran with no realistic possibility of being reunited with her father who has been advised not to travel to Iran.
You do realise that Iranians are Caucasien. around Tehran they can actually be quite fair and have the blue eyes to go with it. Do NOT call an Iranian an Arab. They really hate it
(It is also a good idea to keep your head down is your name is "Alexander" they have very long memories and you might get some funny looks... (Bit like you might visiting Tel-Aviv and introducing yourself as Adolf))
I guess those go together so...
She is an Iranian citizen who has fallen foul of the Law in Iran...
ISTM that while "Dual Citizenship" might be seen as a benefit to some. The downside really is that the countries concerned really shouldn't get involved with each others policies regarding those dual citizens. Especially if one of them is Iran whose government doesn't even recognize the concept of dual citizenship in the first place and who regards Iranians who claim to have it somehow as questionable at best, Traitors and spies at worst...
People should pick their side and stick with it.
A better argument for why it might be our problem would be that her child (Who she had taken to Tehran to visit her family, and who IS a full UK citizen by birth with a British Father) is currently stuck in Tehran with no realistic possibility of being reunited with her father who has been advised not to travel to Iran.
You do realise that Iranians are Caucasien. around Tehran they can actually be quite fair and have the blue eyes to go with it. Do NOT call an Iranian an Arab. They really hate it
(It is also a good idea to keep your head down is your name is "Alexander" they have very long memories and you might get some funny looks... (Bit like you might visiting Tel-Aviv and introducing yourself as Adolf))
Caporegime
I’d really love to see u do any better.
Maybe in some respects he hasn’t quite lived up to peoples expectations but then he’s only been in the job less than 2 yrs.
As for Boris, he’s just a poor mans version of Trump.
Boris already did.
Could you say what you think Johnson accomplished as Mayor? Or what power you think the Mayor actually has? The job is essentially a glorified transport commissioner and TfL will implement its major schemes (like the Overground under Livingstone and the bikes under Boris) regardless of who is holding the job, although you can give Johnson full credit for driving forward vanity projects that either serve no purpose or failed entirely. The boroughs are responsible for almost everything else of significance save policing (over which the Mayor has no operational control).
Soldato
I'm confident the vest majority of British citizens do view this as our problem, regardless of her ethnicity. Stop taking the view of a small number of morons and labelling us all.
Permabanned
So in defence of him being an idiot people are claiming its actually all an act and he is a genius?
Soldato
Only idiots think that.