Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:19 am  

Boris Johnson’s Raable fast putting the Muppets out of busi ness

Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:22 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

MPs are entitled to holidays like the rest of us. Let them have a break, recharge their batteries and come back to build back better.

Hilarious. Absolutely bloody hilarious

Of course they should have holidays.

However, if the poop is raining down, you would expect that Ministers would be back behind their desk PDQ.
In fact, knowing that their is a serious situation about to happen (the deadline in Afghanistan was already in place), perhaps they should have done what anyone else would be expected to do and postpone their break.

Raab has one of the most important posts in government, he's not the tea boy

Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:21 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Hilarious. Absolutely bloody hilarious

Of course they should have holidays.

However, if the poop is raining down, you would expect that Ministers would be back behind their desk PDQ.
In fact, knowing that their is a serious situation about to happen (the deadline in Afghanistan was already in place), perhaps they should have done what anyone else would be expected to do and postpone their break.

Raab has one of the most important posts in government, he's not the tea boy

Woooosh

Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:41 pm  

As a matter of interest ,are the Arab & Muslim nations evacuating people . Everything seems to be centred on UK/US/EU or so the impression is given.

Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:38 pm  

ninearches wrote:

As a matter of interest ,are the Arab & Muslim nations evacuating people . Everything seems to be centred on UK/US/EU or so the impression is given.

I dont suppose that their need is quite as great, as they weren't seen as the enemy.
Mind you, there are plenty of Afghans trying to get over the border into Iran and Pakistan etc.

I dont think the English are too welcome in Iran though

Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Wed Aug 25, 2021 4:24 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Even the most true blue of true blue Tories cant argue here.

Oh, but they'll try.

Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Wed Aug 25, 2021 4:52 pm  

King Street Cat wrote:

Oh, but they'll try.

Can't argue with any of it really, plus if he lied about the phone call he should go

Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:01 pm  

He certainly lied about the sea being closed because it wasn’t. What he apparently meant was that a red flag was in operation but this may not have been on the beach he was not sat on.

Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:49 am  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

He certainly lied about the sea being closed because it wasn’t. What he apparently meant was that a red flag was in operation but this may not have been on the beach he was not sat on.

Apparently, he wasn't on the beech but back in his room dealing with important business
If he was so busy with business, perhaps he should have flown back.
It's a repeat of Dominic Cummings, making his story fit events, instead of actually telling the truth.
Mind you, honesty and integrity are key values completely missing from this government and the clown PM.

Re: Afghenistan - Domonic Raab : Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:02 am  

I now see that we didn’t want to waste the Talaban’s time finding those that worked for us by leaving their details in the Embassy. This was apparently caused by the speed of evacuation because someone failed to make a call which would have allowed them a little more time.