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Jul 15, 2022 18:37:40 GMT
Post by registerme on Jul 15, 2022 18:37:40 GMT
Well, I'm watching the debate now. Maybe I'll get to hear it from the horses' mouths.
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Jul 15, 2022 14:41:54 GMT
Post by registerme on Jul 15, 2022 14:41:54 GMT
michaelc, keitha, please can you let me know which of the people standing for the leadership of the Tory party are going to do the best job at making the best of Brexit, and how?
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Post by registerme on Jul 14, 2022 23:06:19 GMT
What, a PM that can take a hint and actually leave at the first hint of disagreement around him? "In a statement, he said the pact of trust that had sustained the ... government had gone."Imagine that. But a President who cant ... resignation not accepted. inb4 Putin giggles Nope. Too late .
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Post by registerme on Jul 14, 2022 11:31:32 GMT
Today's Private Eye cover. I won't link because it's gross, but it made me laugh.
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Post by registerme on Jul 13, 2022 21:05:33 GMT
Somehow I suspect it's unlikely that any of the candidates will trumpet their heartfelt desire to increase Universal Credit. They're all playing to their actual audience at the moment. Other Tory MPs. In a few days, that focus'll turn to the NEXT actual audience - Tory party members. If any of them say they plan to increase tax to increase UC to help ease the cost of living crisis - or to stop antagonising the neighbours - or to address the NI Protocol/GFA dog's brexit by moving GB back towards CU/SM... or do ANYTHING against those audience's demands... that's just instant career suicide. That was my point .
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Jul 13, 2022 19:54:14 GMT
Post by registerme on Jul 13, 2022 19:54:14 GMT
I wouldn't listen to people ... she is a Navy Reservist (not army & never a regular)... I suspect being the first female Armed Forces minister was more of a factor. She has worked in multiple depts including cabinet posts of Int Dev & Defence so is actually the most experienced candidate. Getting sacked by Boris might be considered a bonus by some. You're right! Now I've Wikipediaed it, she has had any number of jobs. I can only explain the "Who's that?" factor as she not being allowed to do media interviews since the Andrew Marr debacle and apparently a far from satisfactory recent appearence on Mumsnet. The more interesting "Who's that?" is Kemi Badenoch, who has a surprising amount of support. I would imagine that she woiuld be Labour's worst nightmare and Mordaunt, unless there are some well hidden qualities, Labour's main hope. Here's an interesting article - yes, I know it's in The Guardian so it will not be bigging up a particular candidate but it does state some truths about this 'election'. It simply is not good enough to say "I believe in cutting tax", I would cut this tax, that tax. Where is the thought that has gone into the effect desired by each of these cuts in relation to the current dire economic situation? Where is the real world in all of this. The answer is that none of these candidates seems to see that the pressure cooker is on the lowest paid, direly in need of precise targeting while the rest of us need to have it explained that if we hold tight, these leaders can steer us clear of trouble in mapped out specific ways. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/13/natural-party-of-government-tories-leadership-electionSomehow I suspect it's unlikely that any of the candidates will trumpet their heartfelt desire to increase Universal Credit.
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Post by registerme on Jul 13, 2022 17:49:17 GMT
We need to talk about PENNY....she's growing more popular by the day and I feel like I'm slowly going mad. What has she ever done to warrant this or it is just a case of the other bad apples sinking to the bottom leaving her to float on top. Rishi is the shoo-in for this job - we just need a fiscally competent try-hard who's not a massive liar at this point. He's the only person who fits that. Why Penny? I'm as mystified as you on this. I know her by name, but otherwise she barely registers on the 'what has she done/what does she think' scales. A friend of mine met her once. He describes her as "dull as a brush".
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Post by registerme on Jul 13, 2022 16:09:15 GMT
Bimey, Zahawi and Hunt out. Sunak tops the round. Braverman made it through.
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