Sly Ronnie 835 Posted April 19 Apparently the lettuce will be releasing its own memoir entitled Liz Truss: My Part in Her Downfall. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,789 Posted April 20 In most cases I'd like for Tories to STFU ASAP. But every time Truss is in the news is so hilarious I don't think I could get tired of it if I tried. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,422 Posted April 21 I don't want to be prime minister again, Liz Truss insists Even now she can’t admit nobdy but some of her parties more out of touch supporters want her back either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,651 Posted April 21 From Private Eye. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,437 Posted April 24 Some interesting demolitions of her book here: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,651 Posted April 25 The gift that keeps on giving. Private Eye again. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,253 Posted April 27 Her book is in the bestseller list! At number 70. She sold 2,228 copies in the first week, 19,000 less than David Hameron and 90,000 less than Tony Blair. She was outsold by an air fryer recipe book. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,231 Posted April 27 16 minutes ago, TQR said: Her book is in the bestseller list! At number 70. She sold 2,228 copies in the first week, 19,000 less than David Hameron and 90,000 less than Tony Blair. She was outsold by an air fryer recipe book. Means she'll have outsold about 99% of the market though. The book industry has been strangled the last fourteen years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 372 Posted April 27 4 hours ago, TQR said: Her book is in the bestseller list! At number 70. She sold 2,228 copies in the first week, 19,000 less than David Hameron and 90,000 less than Tony Blair. She was outsold by an air fryer recipe book. As this is one of those books where you'll be able to feel the burning glare of the person at the bookshop till judging you as you hand it over to be scanned, I'm not surprised no-one wants to be seen buying it. Or have their name and address attached to any copy of it sent in the post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mymango 120 Posted April 27 6 hours ago, TQR said: Her book is in the bestseller list! At number 70. She sold 2,228 copies in the first week, 19,000 less than David Hameron and 90,000 less than Tony Blair. She was outsold by an air fryer recipe book. You missed the next paragraph: Quote outsold by titles such as the Ultimate Air Fryer Cookbook and More Confessions of a Forty-something F**k Up. Truss, 48, has said her book is “not a traditional political memoir” The writer knew exactly what they were doing there, lmao 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,651 Posted May 3 Forgot to post this a couple of days ago, seems legit. Nice crossover for our DW fans in these parts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,825 Posted May 13 Tremendous 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,683 Posted July 5 Quite possibly the most deluded person I've ever seen in public. Quite possibly the biggest political loser ever. Of course, there are wanna-be politicians who never rise up the ranks at all, but then, they never even get the chance to fail so spectacularly. I wonder what she does next, die of shame? OnlyFans? I really cant tell. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 364 Posted July 5 As an ex-pm she's got a life pension and eventually a damehood or a seat in the House of Lords. Could become the Ted Heath of the 21st century, sniping at her successors for decades to come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,307 Posted July 5 1 hour ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: As an ex-pm she's got a life pension and eventually a damehood or a seat in the House of Lords. Could become the Ted Heath of the 21st century, sniping at her successors for decades to come. Ted Heath had a seat in the commons to do that from 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,437 Posted July 5 2 hours ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: As an ex-pm she's got a life pension and eventually a damehood or a seat in the House of Lords. Could become the Ted Heath of the 21st century, sniping at her successors for decades to come. We discussed on her demise as PM one national figure who is sporadically discussed but peaked and crashed around the same age Truss is now - Arthur Scargill (basically, a visionary without a significant following or a real mission for around 40 years now). I'm wondering if Truss is that animal. Give or take some well paid gigs stateside she's outclassed in almost every usp she might offer. We're not short of ex-prime ministers, there are others who were more significant thinkers and shapers, most of the other figures in her area of politics have a greater following of people who believe in them and Truss can't offer the future to anyone by way of gathering them together and leading them. The one true usp she has is the very thing she'd love to forget, shortest serving and arguably worst PM in our history. There's a wiki page on that final subject, Truss is rock bottom of the poll of parliamentarians, and absent in the other rankings which haven't been revised since she took office (but surely it's only a matter of time!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom#:~:text=Winston Churchill is generally considered,during the Second World War. Charmless (allegedly) to the point reality television would chew her up and spit her out (assuming she'd be daft enough to risk it), semi--obscurity beckons, or did I miss summat where she'll thrive in future? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,789 Posted July 5 The more I think of it, she's almost like the UK Herman Cain for me. In that she's a terrible person with terrible views who would be completely insufferable had she a whiff of political instinct, but she's too comically incompetent for me to truly hate. Except Cain never held political office. Truss was PM FFS!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 364 Posted July 5 6 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: We're not short of ex-prime ministers. Eight of them living now - the most ever? Most look like lasting a good few years yet, too. We could have enough to make a football team before long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,168 Posted July 5 4 hours ago, Death Impends said: The more I think of it, she's almost like the UK Herman Cain for me. In that she's a terrible person with terrible views who would be completely insufferable had she a whiff of political instinct, but she's too comically incompetent for me to truly hate. Except Cain never held political office. Truss was PM FFS!!!! Best summary I have heard of her.Sjmhe was worse than Cain though Imo . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 463 Posted July 5 9 hours ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: As an ex-pm she's got a life pension and eventually a damehood or a seat in the House of Lords. Could become the Ted Heath of the 21st century, sniping at her successors for decades to come. I don't think she'll get either. Would be very politically unpopular to do so, and she doesn't deserve either of them as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,081 Posted July 5 4 minutes ago, Comped said: I don't think she'll get either. Would be very politically unpopular to do so, and she doesn't deserve either of them as well. Given the size of her ego she will try to oust Forrage as head of Deformed within the year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,437 Posted July 5 1 hour ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: Eight of them living now - the most ever? Most look like lasting a good few years yet, too. We could have enough to make a football team before long. If that team were playing on my lawn I'd shut the curtains, and I love football! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,657 Posted July 6 12 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: If that team were playing on my lawn I'd shut the curtains, and I love football! Either Chris Sutton reads the forum, or actually is MPFC. Either way, a disturbing thought. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cd165j28wp2o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites