Trying To Polish The Tory Image, At The Taxpayer's Expense

[Canary42]

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/treasury-earmarks-500-000-public-214810060.html

[gness]

You'd need a shed load of polish, Canary...and then some. :-)

[tonyav]

Trying To Polish The Tory Image

As the old saying goes, Canary '' You can't polish a turd''.

[gness]

That too, Tony! :-)

[Patsy33]

Have they no shame??...

[gness]

Tories, Patsy? Not a bit of it..x

[tonyav]

This lot !, afraid not, Patsy.

[Patsy33]

Ooh I know!...
Wish they'd use their own money...:-(

[gness]

Now that would mean caring, Patsy.... :-)

[Patsy33]

Of course, gness. That would be alien to them..

[jno]

great news, canary, Boris has found a scapegoat to sack and save his own skin

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/21/boris-johnson-to-sacrifice-top-official-over-partygate-to-save-himself

[tonyav]

No surprise there, jno.

Even Boris's old man has turned French !
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/boris-johnson-says-it-is-e2-80-98magnifique-e2-80-99-father-stanley-has-french-citizenship/ar-AAXwwld?ocid=uxbndlbing

[Hymie]

TTT will be along in a little while to provide a balanced view, expressing his undying devotion to all things Boris and the Tory party.

[Peter Pedant]

that would be - - spit and polish would it

no I think the sir humphreys are on "boris pickeroo alert"

as in " tarts boudoir, changed wifey, dwinkies, abrogates treaties you better watch this one!" - - and financial fudging comes top of the list - - at least you get loo-lah out of it ( if successful)

Anthony St John Stevas ( he of the Thatcher as the blessed largaret) wanted fresh flowers evry day in his office and was told to pay for himself: the quota was one fresh a week.
He did
Best smelling ministry, pleasure to work at etc the clerks said

[davebro]

what's 1/2 a mill when we are spending billions on the EU divorce settlement/covid/HS2/Ukraine/illegals. Peanuts!

[davebro]

oh & NHS/Police damages claims

[ToraToraTora]

don't need polish to beat Labour, out of 122 years they have been in power for 24 years. Only 3 Labour leaders have ever won an election. Boris wins 2024.

[FatticusInch]

You most certainly can’t polish a turd

But you can roll it in glitter.

[Peter Pedant]

someone has spray painted my screen
TTT luvz Boris - the luvz is a heart

well now we know

[Peter Pedant]

NHS naughtiness is paid for by NHS litigation
which I thought was an insurance co

[davebro]

who pays the insurance premiums?