The problem with this take is if Johnson authorised leaving parties etc because he is such a great leader, then he knew they were happening and were outside the rules. Even if he thought them necessary to maintain morale, this simply proves that he misled parliament.
Because the role of a leader during a crisis is to keep morale high amongst those who were working 17hr days 7/7 as morale slumps.
No10 was the engine room of the country, it was important to keep people turning up and working and saying goodbye to someone who was leaving was an act of good crisis leadership and management.
First day back in the office for 15 months. I'd forgotten what a scam trains are in the UK. £30 for a return into London on @TLRailUK. How is it cheaper to drive?!
Once again @TLRailUK changes a platform at Flitwick with no announcement. (Delayed 18.06 E Grinstead). What a shoddy service.
I have a @diesel watch, model dz-1162, which I love. The strap needs replacing, but the model has been discontinued. Is there another compatible strap I could buy?
More trains cancelled on @TLRailUK (actually seems like just stops rather than whole trains) . It just never gets any better. It does get more expensive though
How is it acceptable that there's a half hour wait for @TLRailUK services to Flitwick from London at peak times? 4k a year and the service is getting so much worse.
...and someone's just fainted because the train is so overcrowded. Fuck you @TLRailUK. @transportgovuk how is it acceptable to transport people like cattle?
I still can't believe @TLRailUK are getting away with only paying delay repay against the reduced timetable instead of the one they promised their customers. They are just such a disgracefully run company.
Oh look, another shambles from @TLRailUK . Over four grand a year and I'm delayed more often than not.
Another shambles from @TLRailUK this morning. 07.43 at Flitwick still showing as "delayed", 07.44 then shows as delayed by 15 minutes 1 minute after it's due. How are you this bad on a twice reduced timetable?
Just want to throw this out there again. Grayling must go. xitter.gq/DoggWarren/status/1004…
Any chance of an additional petition to sack #FailingGrayling? I'd sign that in a heartbeat.
How the hell has #FailingGrayling not been sacked? What an incompetent. And how has Charles Horton not been given his marching orders by shareholders given the irreparable damage he's done to @TLRailUK?
More delays, more cancellations. This is bullshit. You're ruining my family life @TLRailUK. Delay repay is not enough. This is an insult.
#FailingGrayling re the train fiasco in parliament: "anyone who has found to be negligent in this matter should not carry on in the job they are doing now." How was that sentence not immediately followed by his resignation? theyworkforyou.com/debates/?…
According to @TLRailUK 's own website (beta.thameslinkrailway.com/a…), they achieved a quite magnificent zero percent of trains on time yesterday. Down from 38% on Monday. When exactly is Charles Horton getting sacked? And when are @transportgovuk going to strip you of the franchise?
I'd love to know what it would take for @transportgovuk to strip @TLRailUK of their franchise. How bad to they have to be? And who in the department is being held responsible for endorsing this succession of failure?