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Boris Johnson asked his most senior scientific advisers if blowing a "special hair dryer" up your nose could kill COVID, according to Dominic Cummings.
Mr Cummings's full evidence statement to the COVID inquiry has been revealed, following his blockbuster in-person grilling on Tuesday.
In the document, which runs for more than 100 pages, Mr Johnson's former chief of staff - who has since become a vocal critic of the former prime minister - outlines a number of uncomplimentary scenarios which he says occurred at the top of government.
Mr Cummings wrote: "A low point was when he circulated a video of a guy blowing a special hair dryer up his nose 'to kill COVID' and asked [Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance] what they thought."
Mr Cummings also claims that, within Downing Street, there was uncertainty about whether the prime minister himself was "the source of false stories".
The former adviser raises a story that claimed the government "had brought in masks because of focus groups even though we knew they didn't work."
This was "the opposite of the truth", according to Mr Cummings.
Mr Cummings's full evidence statement to the COVID inquiry has been revealed, following his blockbuster in-person grilling on Tuesday.
In the document, which runs for more than 100 pages, Mr Johnson's former chief of staff - who has since become a vocal critic of the former prime minister - outlines a number of uncomplimentary scenarios which he says occurred at the top of government.
Mr Cummings wrote: "A low point was when he circulated a video of a guy blowing a special hair dryer up his nose 'to kill COVID' and asked [Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance] what they thought."
Mr Cummings also claims that, within Downing Street, there was uncertainty about whether the prime minister himself was "the source of false stories".
The former adviser raises a story that claimed the government "had brought in masks because of focus groups even though we knew they didn't work."
This was "the opposite of the truth", according to Mr Cummings.
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No wonder the people at No 10 or had business with No 10 were constantly and repeatedly contracting Covid eg Ministers and officials including Bojo were afflicted.
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It's not just Johnson and it's not just the Tories.
These politicians have no qualifications for the jobs they do. In America is someone is nominated for a post, say to be the Secretary for Agriculture, they are grilled by a committee on what they know. If the committee doesn't like what they hear they are rejected. In the UK is an idiot such as Johnson says his Nanny should be a minister for agriculture he simply enobles them and they are a minister for agriculture |
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Americas minister for agriculture Thomas J Vilsack
received his bachelors degree from Hamilton College and his Law degree from Albany Law School , New York Britains Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries Mark Steven Spencer : qualified at Shuttleworth Agricultural College Bedfordshire , before joining the family farm business A former diary farm , the farm diversified into growing potatoes and vegetables and producing free range eggs and beef and lamb , and employing around 50 local people . Spencer was chairman of the National Federation of Young Farmers clubs from 1999 -2000 Spencer was a trustee of the Royal Agricultural Society of England and for three years the honorary show director of the Royal Show Additionally he is a fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society |
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This wasnt a low point for Boris. He asked some scientists a science question, so what. This probably ranks as one of his good days.
Yes Boris is an idiot but this anecdote says more about Doms smugness than Boris stupidity. |
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Sounds like he was asking if direct heat would kill a virus, I expect this was around the time when people were asking if they should wash their shopping when it was delivered, or drive alone with a mask on.
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Indeed. A lecturer will only give a lecture on the subject or topic he/she is proficient about; a political minister/appointee not necessarily so eg Ms Dido Harding.
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Tbf Dom hasn't a hair dryer.
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You think the question was illogical/ridiculous lapsy? Bias aside like.
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Americas minister for agriculture Thomas J Vilsack
received his bachelors degree from Hamilton College and his Law degree from Albany Law School , New York Britains Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries Mark Steven Spencer : qualified at Shuttleworth Agricultural College Bedfordshire , before joining the family farm business A former diary farm , the farm diversified into growing potatoes and vegetables and producing free range eggs and beef and lamb , and employing around 50 local people . Spencer was chairman of the National Federation of Young Farmers clubs from 1999 -2000 Spencer was a trustee of the Royal Agricultural Society of England and for three years the honorary show director of the Royal Show Additionally he is a fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society President-elect Barack Obama announced Tom Vilsack's selection to be Secretary of Agriculture on December 17, 2008. His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by unanimous consent on January 20, 2009. Reaction to Vilsack's nomination from agricultural groups was largely positive and included endorsements from the Corn Refiners Association, the National Grain and Feed Association, the National Farmers Union, the American Farm Bureau Federation, and the Environmental Defense Fund. Now let's look at Grant Shapps Grant Shapps was educated at Yorke Mead Primary School, Watford Grammar School for Boys, where he achieved 5 'O' Levels, and at Cassio College in Watford, where he studied business and finance. He subsequently completed a business and finance course at Manchester Polytechnic, and received a Higher National Diploma. Precisely what qualifies Shapps to be; Minister for Defence? Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero? Home Secretary? Secretary of State for Transport? Minister of State for International Development? Minister of State for Housing and Local Government? |
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Saddo i thought it a bit naive and that episode was harmless,dead cat really. The 'pile them high' and feck the oldies a different story though at that very early point.
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Adolf Vilsack was governor of Iowa and was grilled by a committee before he was appointed secretary of Agriculture so I think he is well qualified.
I notice you avoided all mention of polytechnic graduate and super minister Grant Shapps  |
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saddo,you forgot the metre high perspex shield,or even the,stand up in pub and put mask on to walk to toilet.
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Noblet I’m not going over every American politician ..
to see if they’re qualified for the job .. it’s a waste of time as you don’t have the facility to understand .. or even think clearly and consistently and logically In the meantime I suggest you praise the Tories for having such a very highly qualified person as Secretary of State for Food , farming and fisheries …. |
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They don’t teach logical thinking in schools nowadays
and some people .. such as noblet don’t have the natural facility  |
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nineteen points 02 Nov 23 12:36
saddo,you forgot the metre high perspex shield,or even the,stand up in pub and put mask on to walk to toilet. ................. I made decent money delivering hundreds of perspex shields to Wimbledon for a few weeks  . |
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Blowing hot air up his hooter is far from Doris’ worst moment as possibly the second worst Prime Minister this country had ever seen
Tgd chancer has been a disaster for the country |
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Adolf still avoiding all mention of polytechnic graduate and super minister Grant Shapps
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And of course UK farmers are doing so well after Brexit
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^ qed , too stupid to know how stupid he is
We will leave it there |
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Oh and your dishonesty noblet
intellectual and moral makes your stupidity much worse It’s not a good combination |
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SirNorbertClarke
Date Joined: 11 Aug 21 Add contact | Send message 02 Nov 23 12:58Joined: 11 Aug 21 | Topic/replies: 7,491 | Blogger: SirNorbertClarke's blog And of course UK farmers are doing so well after Brexit |
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lfc1971
Date Joined: 06 Nov 11 Add contact | Send message 02 Nov 23 12:38Joined: 06 Nov 11 | Topic/replies: 73,398 | Blogger: lfc1971's blog Noblet I’m not going over every American politician .. to see if they’re qualified for the job .. it’s a waste of time as you don’t have the facility to understand .. or even think clearly and consistently and logically lfc197117 Oct 23 09:52Joined: 06 Nov 11 | Topic/replies: 72,679 I’m an idiot By lfc1971 on 1 Dec 22 12:14 I tell lies lfc1971 • October 22, 2023 4:53 PM BST Do you know my mother wrote me off as a complete failure and do you know , she was right |
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Faced with explaining the rise of polytechnic graduate Grant Shapps rise to the top of British government Eastbourne Adolf left the thread
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So Johnson has loads of advisors but watches a YouTube video
and thinks his advisors might have missed the art of blasting a hair dryer up yer hooter. Maybe trumps sticking a bright light down yer throat or drinking bleach, or swimming pool cleaner was a similar great idea deserving further research. Or the YouTube watching idiots are worried some of the sh1te they've posted is sh1te |
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did the youtube watching idiots advise wearing a cotton dusk mask to stop a virus? or did they advocate putting a metre square perspex shield to keep that virus from spreading? saddo liked that one mind
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Nineteen pints is off his rocker.
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as much as folk who wore a silk scarf over their face to protect someone else from catching a virus?
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Why do surgeons wear masks when they are operating?
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does everyone in operating theatre wear one?
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Even the patient does!
So yoh don’t wear face panties nineteen. Let’s hope yoh don’t need surgery The labotomy will have to wait |
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They wear masks for the same reason they wear hats, aprons and glasses. In case theres a squirter.
If there was a risk of contagion surely they would wear something a bit more robust |
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thats strange whisper,just had 2 ops in recent months and no one in theatre had mask on,or hospital come to think of it.must just be in your world
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Sticking in an enema is hardly an operation nineteen!
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buffoonery does not hide your inability to answer
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Just a big of fun. Lucky I was not in charge of protecting our people at the time of Covid…….. although J would have done a better job than Doris and his buffoons don’t you agree? |
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without a doubt
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