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Related: About this forumBut what does he paint on the side of his wooden bus?!?!
Make sure you watch the clip until the end. It is genius
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But what does he paint on the side of his wooden bus?!?! (Original Post)
Soph0571
Jun 2019
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For Americans, Johnson was the politician who used the "350 million for the NHS" bus lie
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2019
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hlthe2b
(106,590 posts)1. What the hell is he talking about?
Yes, indeed. The British version of Trump.
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)4. Basically making buses out of boxes
He lied in 2016 A LOT about money for the NHS when we Brexit..... it was on the side of a bus
hlthe2b
(106,590 posts)5. ahh... Ok. Now I understand the BBC announcer's comment.
But why is he so obsessed with buses?
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)7. Not sure - he is a bit of a prat, so maybe it is that?
Celerity
(46,612 posts)2. Derek Jacobi needs to recap this, like he did here
could be talking about Michael Gove, roflmaooooooo
hlthe2b
(106,590 posts)6. Oh, I love Jacobi!
muriel_volestrangler
(102,640 posts)3. For Americans, Johnson was the politician who used the "350 million for the NHS" bus lie
the most in the Brexit campaign, and tried to stand by it even when everyone else admitted it was false.
https://fullfact.org/europe/350-million-week-boris-johnson-statistics-authority-misuse/
https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-says-his-350-million-a-week-brexit-claim-was-an-underestimate-2018-1?r=US&IR=T