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Otis

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,361


Anyone know the directions to Chequers?
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,362
Safe to say Cummings is still feeling jilted.

 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,363
Deleted member 5849 said:
Safe to say Cummings is still feeling jilted.

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To be fair to him he's right and he realised this when Johnson took over as Tory leader

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,364
fernandopartridge said:
To be fair to him he's right and he realised this when Johnson took over as Tory leader

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But that's kind of the point - if they're so dangerous, he's as responsible than anyone else, if not more, for enabling them!
 
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Otis

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,365
Deleted member 5849 said:
Safe to say Cummings is still feeling jilted.

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What's a spad?
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,366
Oh. Just looked it up.

I wonder who he means
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,367
Otis said:
What's a spad?
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Special advisor. Liz Truss would fit into that particular category
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,368
Otis said:
Oh. Just looked it up.

I wonder who he means
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Bit blurry(!) but here's a nice list for you.

 
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skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,369
Has Gove declared yet? Cummings is probably trying to sweep the floor ready for him.
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,370
skybluetony176 said:
Has Gove declared yet? Cummings is probably trying to sweep the floor ready for him.
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He's already said he's not running.
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,371
Deleted member 5849 said:
Bit blurry(!) but here's a nice list for you.

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Strange bunch MPs. Glad I never fancied being a researcher

ps I want to know what ‘odd things’ Rory Stewart wanted them to do. Pour milk in before the boiling water when making a cuppa ?
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,372
CCFCSteve said:
Strange bunch MPs. Glad I never fancied being a researcher

ps I want to know what ‘odd things’ Rory Stewart wanted them to do. Pour milk in before the boiling water when making a cuppa ?
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I'm equally surprised by the Raab injunction. Is that a thing, or scurrilous gossip?
 

Ian1779

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,373
Deleted member 5849 said:
He's already said he's not running.
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Probably still in therapy after being married to the hideous Sarah Vine.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,374

Sign the Petition

Reinstate Boris Johnson as PM
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Otis

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,375
Deleted member 5849 said:

Sign the Petition

Reinstate Boris Johnson as PM
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I reckon he could have raped and murdered someone and people would still vote for him.

I saw someone on the TV the other day saying "yes, he's a liar and untrustworthy, but I like him. He's a bit of a lad."
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,376
Deleted member 5849 said:

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Some of the comments are hilarious. WITCH HUNT!
 
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PVA

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,377
Otis said:
Oh. Just looked it up.

I wonder who he means
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It's Truss 100%
 
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Deleted member 9744

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,378
PVA said:
Ben Wallace withdraws from the running.

Big surprise as he was seemingly front runner.

Seemed to be one of the less mental options so that's good news for Labour.
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He was the only competent one among them.

Truss would be the best as she is as incompetent as Johnson but also unable to cover it up. They would fall apart really quickly.
 

Otis

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,379
Deleted member 9744 said:
He was the only competent one among them.

Truss would be the best as she is as incompetent as Johnson but also unable to cover it up. They would fall apart really quickly.
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Call me selfish, but I don't want another disaster appointment. I am quite the socialist in many ways, but I can't find myself wanting the Tories to fail even further in a new appointment, because that is going to be further damaging to the country.

I can't wish them to cock everything up further just so Labour get in.
 
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Deleted member 9744

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,380
Otis said:
Call me selfish, but I don't want another disaster appointment. I am quite the socialist in many ways, but I can't find myself wanting the Tories to fail even further in a new appointment, because that is going to be further damaging to the country.

I can't wish them to cock everything up further just so Labour get in.
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I understand but under Truss I think it would be a very quick downfall.

Some of the others are really scary and potentially much worse than Johnson even.
 
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Otis

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,381
Deleted member 9744 said:
I understand but under Truss I think it would be a very quick downfall.

Some of the others are really scary and potentially much worse than Johnson even.
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I agree.

And I do want this government out as soon as humanly possible.

It's just such a mess at the moment and I feel that any new leader, no matter how bad they are, will be given at least a year in charge and I wonder just how much damage a bad un would do.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,382
Grendel said:
3rd female Tory leader?

Nadine Dorries could join Tory leadership race to ‘keep Boris’ flame alive’

She believes she can disrupt the political scene even further in the name of Boris Johnson.
metro.co.uk
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She wants to be Prime Number.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,383
CCFCSteve said:
Poor old dear, probably can’t get a word in due to her gobby lefty mate

Love the fact that they’re obviously great mates whatever their leanings though



Agreed. Although also see where NW is coming from. The interesting thing will be how much was Boris haphazard spending commitments impacting Sunaks wider plans. By all accounts Sunak wanted all commitments to be funded by increase in taxes, was that because he didn’t believe they were good/best ways of spending public money..or he’s just fiscally tight ?? (probably a bit of both)

I’d hope that all contenders will set out their proper plans. It’s such a fine balance at the moment between trying to stem inflation and investing for growth. To try to reduce inflation pressure direct personal assistance might have to be parked (apart from those worst off) which won’t go down well in short term and not ideal if there could be an election soon.

I just want to see some innovative ideas and clear plans to get through what will be a tricky couple of years whoever’s in charge. My concern is they all just focus on pleasing their base
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First innovative idea - stop obsessing over growth and focus on fairer distribution of the wealth that already exists.

Economic growth that only really occurs for a handful of already rich people makes the situation worse than no growth at all.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,384
Deleted member 5849 said:
Bit blurry(!) but here's a nice list for you.

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Kwasi Kwarteng had a threesome with Truss and Rudd?
 

JAM See

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,385
Have a listen to 'Any Questions' from today (BBC sounds).

It came from a Devon constituency (55% vote for the incumbent Tory MP, 51% in favour of Brexit).

It's brutal.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,386
skybluetony176 said:
What gets me with solar is the lack of promotion from the government. Every business on every industrial estate in the UK should have solar on their roof. All that free space going to waste and in the working day they’ll use what they produce being a benefit to grid pressure, the businesses energy costs and also a chance to generate income over the weekend while closed. It needs the government to work with the private landlords to force the allowance for installation and work with the businesses to help with the investment costs through grants or lead in tariffs or a combination of both.

The government controls building standards, they could have been insisting that all new build’s residential and commercial have an element of solar in the construction for years now meaning all new properties are more energy efficient from the off.

Short term thinking again.
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I live on a hill and looking out of my upper windows I can see the roofs of hundreds of houses and I always think about the amount of acres there that could be generating energy going to waste.
 

Philosoraptor

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,387
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced he is standing for the Conservative Party leadership.

Mr Shapps told the Sunday Times he was ruling out a general election if he was successful in his bid to become prime minister.

Boris Johnson resignation: Zahawi and Shapps enter Tory leadership race

The chancellor and transport secretary both launch bids to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister.
www.bbc.co.uk

That's got to be the quickest 'I am not suitable for the Tory Leadership' role since, well, Steve Baker saying he was going to run.

With the Tories, and their flavour of Liberalism, it is customary for new political leaders to seek their political mandate, not from the party, but from the electorate, within a short timeframe.

He's just ruled it out in the very next line. The ass.

Love these people.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,388
Otis said:
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Anyone know the directions to Chequers?
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I will let you know when I get the party invite from BJ and BJ oh sorry it’s CJ
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,389
Deleted member 5849 said:
He's already said he's not running.
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He said that when May took over to back Boris then knifed him in the back. If Gove tells you it's raining, you go outside to check.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,390
Deleted member 5849 said:

Sign the Petition

Reinstate Boris Johnson as PM
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Erm.. he still is PM isn't he?
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,391
skybluetony176 said:
Whooooo?!

Kemi Badenoch launches bid to be Conservative leader

The former equalities minister pledges to lower taxes as she enters the race to succeed Boris Johnson.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Asking for trouble when you've got Enoch in your name. Even worse when you're a Badenoch
 

shmmeee

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,392
Deleted member 5849 said:

Sign the Petition

Reinstate Boris Johnson as PM
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Signed.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,393
shmmeee said:
Hunt probably the best, comes with the added bonus of exponentially increasing the chances of more news readers saying c**t on live TV.
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Trouble is he's very much someone who thinks everything should be run by private enterprise and given a profit incentive because it leads to better performance. Even though it's never proven to be the case.

So expect even more public stuff being privatised if he got in, and the NHS would be very much at risk, either outright or through more covert outsourcing to private 'partners'.
 
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Philosoraptor

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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,394
John Major, less than 18 months to call an election after taking over from Thatcher.
Theresa May, less than a year after taking over from Cameron.
Boris Johnson, less than 6 months after taking over from May.
 
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  • Jul 9, 2022
  • #17,395
Philosorapter said:
John Major, less than 18 months to call an election after taking over from Thatcher.
Theresa May, less than a year after taking over from Cameron.
Boris Johnson, less than 6 months after taking over from May.
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Wasn't Major because the five years were up?
 
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