Amid Brexit turmoil, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s aide Dominic Cumming (above) has said he will leave Downing Street before Christmas

In Downing Street several factions
Now openly stage hostile actions
As Brexit draws near
And Covid’s still here
Can Britain afford these distractions?

John Moynes

WENN

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19 thoughts on “A Limerick A Day

  1. ian-oh

    Cummings tied himself to closely to Johnson and peed off an awful, awful lot of people.

    Not sure if anyone ever wants him near government again.

    But I am sure there are lots of opportunities for him in the private sector?

    Poor Dom.

    1. ReproBertie

      Britain’s tea-boy Taoiseach is, as expected, showing himself to be a hapless leader. A no deal Sasamach, which they are utterly unprepared for, looms ever closer and he’s nowhere to be found. This No. 10 aides spat, resulting in the loss of two of his advisors, is just another sign of his ineptitude.

      1. ian-oh

        I always say start at the top.

        If you cannot even brush your hair, then what hope you cannot get something of similar complexity like removing yourself from one of the most important free trade areas on the planet?

        It’s almost like they couldn’t see all this coming!

    1. ian-oh

      He’s a motivational speaker?

      I’ve never been motivated by a speaker in my life. Love, money, coffee, whiskey – absolutely. Some Gammon on a stage with a headset? Nope….

  2. Charger Salmons

    Of course it was always likely that Cummings would relinquish his SPAD role once Brexit had been delivered by the end of the year.
    But the idea that he’s leaving government completely might be fanciful.
    There are reports today that he’ll take up a role at the Advanced Research Projects Agency, where he would hot desk out of the Cabinet Office while working on pet projects.
    His WhatsApp profile biography lists his priorities as “GetBrexitDoneThenARPA”
    The clues have been there to see all along.
    But the reality is, of course, that the man on the upper deck of the Clapham Omnibus couldn’t give a monkey’s about Lee Cain,Spads or Dom.
    It will not be the topic of conversation down the Dog and Duck when it eventually re-opens.
    Leave all that folderol to Brother Barnabas although he appears to be lashing out in all directions on here recently – I do hope the fellow isn’t having a midlife crisis.
    Has he started wearing a leather jacket ?

    1. Charger Salmons

      Tucked away here in a blog post on Jan 2nd 2020.

      ” One of you will be a sort of personal assistant to me for a year — this will involve a mix of very interesting work and lots of uninteresting trivia that makes my life easier which you won’t enjoy. You will not have weekday date nights, you will sacrifice many weekends — frankly it will hard having a boy/girlfriend at all. It will be exhausting but interesting and if you cut it you will be involved in things at the age of ~21 that most people never see. ”

      https://dominiccummings.com/2020/01/02/two-hands-are-a-lot-were-hiring-data-scientists-project-managers-policy-experts-assorted-weirdos/

        1. Brother Barnabas

          Dear Mr Salmons,

          While we do recognise that you posses many of the required attributes – not least your overwhelming sense of bombastic arrogance – to be part of the team, there’s an unfortunately insurmountable obstacle: our office is on the fourth floor and there’s no lift, which would be quite an obstacle for a chap of your ‘stature’. By your own admission, you havent managed more than three steps in more than 20 years (indeed, you mention in your cover letter that you havent left your mother’s house since 1993). And, no, we could not facilitate masturbation breaks at 11.15am, 2.30pm and 4.15pm.

          Good luck in your job search.

          Regards,

          Dominic

          1. Charger Salmons

            Not one of your better weeks Brother.
            Almost Papi-esque in its banality and GiggidyGoo-esque in its desperation – like a zoo primate flinging its own ordure at the glass viewing panel in frustration at becoming a prisoner trapped in its own repetitive and dull life.
            Is there something that ails you because you just don’t feel yourself ? So to speak.
            Come on man, buck your ideas up and snap out of it.
            We want the old original and witty Brother back.

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