Go Boris! And typical BBC coverage

Optimism = on a wing and a prayer.

Your title is spot on Go Boris Yes please do bugger off from whence you came

After all the gloom, it was good to see a bit of positive enthusiasm from our new PM. Whether it lasts is another matter, but for all our sakes I hope Boris and his new cabinet of leavers gets Brexit DONE!

Just noticed he was promising that his government would be working "flat out" to fulfill his promises. Will this be before or after the long summer break,

and who is the Star guest tonight on The One Show - to praise his 'amazing 'son???

Boris went to Eton and spoke in the Oxford debating society. Public speaking is something he has been schooled in for years. Whether he has a gnat's chance of carrying out any of his promises is a different matter.

The best BBC interviewer (in my opinion) is Joanna Gosling. She has a conversation not an interrogation, and she tends to get a better response because of it.

A bit like having that other Boris - Karloff or Victor Meldrew reporting the political news.

That made me laugh Callistemon.

Yes, BBC's LK is rather doleful - always rather despondent. Poor woman. What an affliction.

I don't know what the BBC is like anywhere else but local radio this morning asked for words of advice for Boris Johnson - any sarcastic or unpleasant remark was greeted with laughter any comment supporting Boris was ridiculed. The "unbiased" presenters made it very plain what their political opinions are. Personally I don't have strong opinions one way or the other but am prepared to give him a chance.

Op*a*l - sorry.

Opel - applause!

I completely agree. The government bashers, the miseries, the negative ones who will never ever express even a glimmer of hope or even a 'let's see how it goes' attitude, tend to gather on social media.

I have been consoled by the fact that none of them live near me fortunately! Even the left wingers in our social circle rant less and are much more keen to accentuate the positive. Our Remainer friends are nothing like the gloom mongers on some social media sites either.

I switch over now and rarely watch the BBC or Channel news as they reporters deal in THEIR opinions, rather than report events. I do not want their negative left wing, remainer whinging in my domain. Sky news is the same.

Like you I am hoping that Boris can take us forward. I cannot be alone though in thinking there are so many in Parliament and in the media who are only looking for opportunities to criticise and complain.

The UK is in a dreadful rut. We need to come together and make progress with Brexit. (It will be interesting to note the parliamentarians who try to stop it.)

He is a new broom and I wish him well. I hope he is just the tonic we so desperately need.

It's looking as though he has kicked out all the insipid, wishy-washy remainers and is gathering a cabinet of strong personalities. That is exactly what the country needs. Now perhaps we can get things done instead of being indecisive and spending more time discussing than doing. EllanVannin..I should imagine he knows exactly where the North West is..it's probably where he saw all those 'letter-boxes' he referred to!

Let the fun begin. Does he know where the North West is ??

So Boris is an inspiring orator and he seems totally enthusiastic - about leaving with “no deal”, no ifs or buts.
There are very few others that relish that prospect, wether he can do that avoiding a confidence vote in parliament is highly doubtful.
Maybe he really believes he could win a GE and get a working majority, with all the promises of spending today, maybe he is so confident of his own charisma he could win.

I don't think that Laura Kuenssberg is biased - she is just negative about everyone.
A bit like having that other Boris - Karloff or Victor Meldrew reporting the political news.

doom mongering, energy drainers who live abroad. Gotto laugh, they`ll be back for their old age care


Street parties already being arranged for october 31st.

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there is NO time to wait and see, NO time at all. How long do you think we can sit ad wait and see?

I think we should give Boris a chance, and not critisize unless or until he messes up
His speech was inspiring ,if he fulfills his promises, can't do worse than May surely, but let us see

What Boris does won't impinge on the lives of expats who like to have their say from afar.

I don’t think the Beeb are left or right leaning. They’re just negative. The Marvins of the media world. The Today programme is the worst.

A bit like my dearly beloved MiL, whatever medical complaint someone had or complained of, she knew someone who’d died from it.

The media are already complaining that his team is full of Leavers but they didn't complain when May's was full of Remainers. Well surprise, surprise, we're leaving, so we need people who are enthusiastic about it and not people like Ollie Robins, who made a balls up of the negotiations ( on purpose) and has now scuttled off to a high paying job outside government.
Good luck, Boris, I voted for you even though I'm not a real Tory. You have until October 31st to retain my support.

Opel
Let them wallow in their misery. It keeps them going ?

jura2 Wed 24-Jul-19 16:23:38

being enthusiastic is totally useless in the current circumstances

So let's all be unenthusiastic and negative, jura2, and see how far that gets us. Honestly, it's the doom and gloom negativity over the last three years that put us where we are now! FGS let's have a bit of enthusiasm about our people and our country and what we can achieve, I'm so p****d off with the doom-mongering.

Kickas
I know these figures are 3years old but in 2016 the BBC bought 75,000 copies of the Guardian this was more than any other newspaper. Some wit commented that the BBC kept the Guardian afloat.
This is also dispute the fact that the Guardian is the eighth most popular newspaper.