The controversial mechanism was introduced to get Boris Johnson’s “oven-ready’ Brexit deal over the line. Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to Boris Johnson, has claimed that the UK Prime Minister never understood his Withdrawal Agreement with the EU until it was over the line.  Cummings, famous for “testing his eyesight” during the pandemic, says the […]

4 years ago

He’s been tweeting again. Dominic Cummings has leaked messages between himself and Boris Johnson, including one in which the Prime Minister calls Health Secretary Matt Hancock “totally fucking hopeless”. Johnson’s former top adviser leaked WhatsApp messages on Twitter apparently from the UK Prime Minister, which included the expletive-laden attack on the health secretary. In the […]

5 years ago

“Throw me a frickin’ quiz here…” It’s time for The Big Reviewski JOE Movie Quiz. This week, we’ve got questions on these things right here… Following the news that an amazing ancient Roman mosaic floor was discovered in the hills of Italy, Round 1 focuses on Gladiator, the 11% 47% 100% historically accurate, sword-and-sandal Oscar-winning epic. With the […]

6 years ago

Boris Johnson’s most senior aide did break lockdown rules. Dominic Cummings did break lockdown rules when he made a 50-mile round trip from Durham to Barnard Castle, an investigation by Durham Police has concluded. The breach is described as “minor” as there was no apparent breach of social distancing, according to Durham Police. Durham Police […]

6 years ago

It’s easy to laugh about the Dominic Cummings scandal. When Bobby Sands famously said that “our revenge will be the laughter of our children,” there’s no way he could have known that so much of our laughter would come directly at the expense of Great Britain. This week, the UK has doubled back in order […]

6 years ago

“I cannot in good faith tell them they were all wrong and one senior adviser to the government was right.” A government minister in the UK has resigned over Dominic Cummings’ defence of his lockdown trips. Douglas Ross, a junior minister in the Scotland Office, said the adviser’s claim he had a valid excuse to travel during […]

6 years ago