maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted October 24, 2022 23 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: #RishiOut is already trending so this bodes well for him. People just want a general election. Aye, that'll be almost just over 870,000 people as of this post, then https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619781 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 304 Posted October 24, 2022 Over the next 24 hours I'm looking forward to seeing all those former supporters who bailed on him during the summer, going over to Truss when it seemed like his support was waning, now backpedalling furiously in a desperate attempt to land a plum job. I suspect Sunak will remember the names of all those fair-weather friends. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 304 Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Cropsy said: I could care less about money. but how the hell can someone whose never been skint or struggled a day in their life dictate how the rest of the country should be living. Politicians in this and just about every other country tend to come from fairly comfortable middle-class backgrounds, though. That goes for all parties. Not necessarily Eton and Oxford, but they don't usually come from poor families. Angela Rayner is the only one I can think of who comes close. Maybe a handful of other Labour and SNP MP's would fit the bill. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted October 24, 2022 Truss ditched some of those who - metaphorically or otherwise - clearly got a wide-on when Bojo entered the room, just wondering which remaining brown tongues may finally get a chance to go pink. Jacob Rhys Mogg and Anne-Marie Trevelyan were visibly doing the rounds on Big Dog's behalf this time yesterday. Thinking the back benches beckon for that brace of political "talents" now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cropsy 42 Posted October 24, 2022 37 minutes ago, Cerberus said: Politicians in this and just about every other country tend to come from fairly comfortable middle-class backgrounds, though. That goes for all parties. Not necessarily Eton and Oxford, but they don't usually come from poor families. Angela Rayner is the only one I can think of who comes close. Maybe a handful of other Labour and SNP MP's would fit the bill. Personally mate, I feel like anyone who wants to be a politician shouldn't be allowed to be politicians. They all have their own self interests at heart. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 377 Posted October 24, 2022 I haven't seen anyone say out plain that the party membership rejected Sunak for Truss, as they would have rejected him for Boris, because he's a Person of Alternative Kultural Import. Things could get ugly in that respect. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,367 Posted October 24, 2022 If he ever gets caught having an affair the eat out to help out memes will be epic. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,366 Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Cerberus said: Over the next 24 hours I'm looking forward to seeing all those former supporters who bailed on him during the summer, going over to Truss when it seemed like his support was waning, now backpedalling furiously in a desperate attempt to land a plum job. I suspect Sunak will remember the names of all those fair-weather friends. Robert Buckland we are looking at you! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,367 Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: When did folk generally stop referring to the PM by their surname or "the Prime Minister"? (Not talking about among their own) They aren't your mate or neighbour. Comes across to me as Cameron 2.0, without a meaningless slogan or any idea of the future he wants for us. Also, recent former Chancellors haven't made the best PMs, have they? I imagine it stems back to when Blair told everyone " call me Tony". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,457 Posted October 24, 2022 22 minutes ago, Cropsy said: Personally mate, I feel like anyone who wants to be a politician shouldn't be allowed to be politicians. I spot a minor flaw in this. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cropsy 42 Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, TQR said: I spot a minor flaw in this. What's that buddy? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,234 Posted October 24, 2022 2 hours ago, YoungWillz said: When did folk generally stop referring to the PM by their surname or "the Prime Minister"? (Not talking about among their own) They aren't your mate or neighbour. Thatcher was often referred to as Maggie, so it's nothing new. "Boris" of course is a deliberate gimmick used by Alexander Johnson to achieve exactly the effect you mention. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,234 Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said: 1 hour ago, ladyfiona said: #RishiOut is already trending so this bodes well for him. People just want a general election. Aye, that'll be almost just over 870,000 people as of this post, then https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619781 You can be assured that there are millions more wanting a general election who are unaware of that petition. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,226 Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Sean said: Dishy Rishi as he is known in spitting image. Don't start all of that, it will give GC the right 'orn! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,457 Posted October 24, 2022 23 minutes ago, Cropsy said: What's that buddy? Well honey pie, under your system there would be no politicians at all, so we’d end up with anarchy, which is only one step better than a Tory government. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cropsy 42 Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, TQR said: Well honey pie, under your system there would be no politicians at all, so we’d end up with anarchy, which is only one step better than a Tory government. I'm not saying no government, I think what I mean is the ones in parliment or congress right now should be removed and a whole revamp of the government should be happening. No hangers on getting paid £1000's, no media turning a blind eye to possible corruption. I know I'm living in a world where none of this will ever happen, but surely there has to be a better system than the one we have now. Or at least make politicians accountable for their action, both good and bad. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,457 Posted October 24, 2022 His maiden speech went down very well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,457 Posted October 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Cropsy said: I'm not saying no government, I think what I mean is the ones in parliment or congress right now should be removed and a whole revamp of the government should be happening. No hangers on getting paid £1000's, no media turning a blind eye to possible corruption. I know I'm living in a world where none of this will ever happen, but surely there has to be a better system than the one we have now. Or at least make politicians accountable for their action, both good and bad. I agree, we do need a broad reset and everyone serving should be held accountable for what they do. And as for the media…let’s not even go there for now, it’s largely a fucking evil cesspit. But you can’t have a world where everyone who wants to be a politician isn’t allowed to be. You’d either end up with nobody at all or being represented by utterly disinterested people. You wouldn’t get on a plane piloted by somebody who couldn’t give a flying fuck (no pun intended) about planes, would you? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cropsy 42 Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, TQR said: I agree, we do need a broad reset and everyone serving should be held accountable for what they do. And as for the media…let’s not even go there for now, it’s largely a fucking evil cesspit. But you can’t have a world where everyone who wants to be a politician isn’t allowed to be. You’d either end up with nobody at all or being represented by utterly disinterested people. You wouldn’t get on a plane piloted by somebody who couldn’t give a flying fuck (no pun intended) about planes, would you? To be fair mate, I think politicians make more money than pilots and don't have a dangerous job It's a tough one, I don't lean either left or right, there as bad as each other, so I'm not on here to bash the tories or labour or snp, I don't like nor trust any of them, but then if we all thought like me nothing would change. I guess I'm just sick of all the fearmongering and lying. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,234 Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, TQR said: You’d either end up with nobody at all or being represented by utterly disinterested people. You wouldn’t get on a plane piloted by somebody who couldn’t give a flying fuck (no pun intended) about planes, would you? People who who couldn’t give a flying fuck are uninterested. Disinterested, on the other hand, is exactly what we need. People with no personal axe to grind, detached, neutral. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,457 Posted October 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, Toast said: People who who couldn’t give a flying fuck are uninterested. Disinterested, on the other hand, is exactly what we need. People with no personal axe to grind, detached, neutral. Yeah I know. In the case of the politicians not wanting to be politicians, they’d likely be both disinterested and uninterested. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,846 Posted October 25, 2022 Daily Star always have the best headlines. They’ve got a gold standard in shitposting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted October 25, 2022 Saw on FB: Sunak Hunt will be running the country. It's a gift. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 304 Posted October 25, 2022 Can't help but wonder what Grant Schapps did wrong in his five days as Home Secretary ... And as for Cruella, it would take a braver man than me to explain why she's back so soon. The Anti Tofu Coalition are responsible, I guess. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites