Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors

[BID0]

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[Moggy]

Posting in a 2 page thread

When she goes, the laughter will propel this thread to 500 pages.

[Tomous]

What I like about Hunt now effectively being in charge and Truss a mere figurehead (because that's clearly what's happening) is they managed to make their extremely undemocratic protest to decide who should run the country, even more undemocratic

[Qikz]

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When she goes, the laughter will propel this thread to 500 pages.

At least when she goes the 4 people who've seen this thread will know that they are voting for someone they believe will clearly do better than the current government next election.

[Lex-Man]

Shall we have a sweepstake on how long she lasts?

I think she might manage another two months.

[Rex Kramer]

I think she'll be gone before Halloween.

[Squinty]

End of the week.

[Moggy]

I'll be generous and say end of the month.

[Hexx]

twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1581895937336967169

[rinks]

Also I imagine the CCP will be furious that the police officer went onto their property to retrieve the person being assaulted.

They probably will be furious, but it was an open, unguarded gate.

[OrangeRKN]

If you are aligned with voting for the Conservatives as they are now, what would the political equivalent have been even just 10 years ago? Roughly UKIP? Conversely anyone who was a Conservative voter 10 years ago, if their politics are unchanged, should now be voting for Lib Dems? Arguably even Labour would be closer?

I find it telling of political disengagement how a party can lurch (on several occasions) politically rightwards but carry voters with it, rather than losing them to what would be the party closer to how they originally voted.

Of course people's own politics change, and parties can change politics as a reaction to that - and the ascendant right of the Conservatives was certainly somewhat a reaction to UKIP - but it does seem like the Conservatives have carried along a significant proportion of their voters rather than chasing them.

[rinks]

2:45pm on Thursday.

[Hexx]

If you are aligned with voting for the Conservatives as they are now, what would the political equivalent have been even just 10 years ago? Roughly UKIP? Conversely anyone who was a Conservative voter 10 years ago, if their politics are unchanged, should now be voting for Lib Dems? Arguably even Labour would be closer?

I find it telling of political disengagement how a party can lurch (on several occasions) politically rightwards but carry voters with it, rather than losing them to what would be the party closer to how they originally voted.

Of course people's own politics change, and parties can change politics as a reaction to that - and the ascendant right of the Conservatives was certainly somewhat a reaction to UKIP - but it does seem like the Conservatives have carried along a significant proportion of their voters rather than chasing them.

BNP

[Moggy]

If you are aligned with voting for the Conservatives as they are now, what would the political equivalent have been even just 10 years ago?

Monster Raving Loony Party.

Although MRLP had more sensible members.

[William Shatner]

twitter.com/theJeremyVine/status/1581861733383434240

No wonder why she's hanging on for dear life

[Rex Kramer]

Hunt speaking to the nation at 11am (which seems very odd, how often does the Chancellor do this?) And then Parliament this afternoon. So sidestepping parliament again, I can imagine the Speaker is powerlessly fuming as we speak and working out the best way to moan about it without actually doing anything about it.

[rinks]

“Out of sympathy for her financial situation”? So all former PMs get this, even if they’re millionaires, while benefits claimants are means tested and treated like scroungers? Time to change the rules.

[OrangeRKN]

twitter.com/theJeremyVine/status/1581861733383434240

No wonder why she's hanging on for dear life

It's apparently a limit for claiming expenses against, not an income, but one does wonder how much oversight there is on those expense claims (especially given Liz Truss' record, it's reasonably to think she would take advantage).

[Dual]

He's announcing that he has successfully led a coup against Liz Truss and has established a new government with him as de facto leader.

[rinks]

twitter.com/theJeremyVine/status/1581861733383434240

No wonder why she's hanging on for dear life

It's apparently a limit for claiming expenses against, not an income, but one does wonder how much oversight there is on those expense claims (especially given Liz Truss' record, it's reasonably to think she would take advantage).

strawberry floating hell, even Nick Clegg was allowed to claim it.

While the payment is generally reserved for former prime ministers, an exception was made for Sir Nick Clegg, who served as deputy prime minister in the coalition government between 2010-2015.

Sir Nick ceased his claim in 2019-2020, having already banked £444,775 through the PDCA scheme.

And the invisible Cameron, for his “public duties”.

David Cameron has claimed more than £300,000 of taxpayer money since 2015, to help him “fulfil public duties” despite rarely appearing publicly in that time.

https://www.nationalworld.com/news/poli ... es-3197386