Genie Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Remember his smug face when he said it was a new era Serious question, has he / Truss already moved into Downing Street yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 14, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Genie said: Only if Netflix or Amazon agree to follow her around for as long as she lasts. Can we get Channel 4 to do it? Sadly, it looks like it might well be future election loser Jeremy Hunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted October 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 14, 2022 From the BBC live feed Quote It means Kwarteng is the second shortest-serving UK chancellor on record. The shortest serving chancellor, Iain Macleod, died of a heart attack 30 days after taking the job in 1970. Since 2019, the UK has had four chancellors, including Nadhim Zahawi who served the third shortest tenure with 63 days during a short-lived reshuffle under Boris Johnson, and Sajid Javid who served 204 days - the fourth shortest tenure since the Second World War. Nadhim Zahawi was only a temporary one, granted, but that is another indicator of how unstable the Tories are at the moment. Think Truss has gone "him or me". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Talk about a country being dragged through shit by witless voters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 14, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Can we get Channel 4 to do it? Sadly, it looks like it might well be future election loser Jeremy Hunt. Jeremy hunt that wanted to reduce Corporation tax to 15% That Jeremy Hunt? The Jeremy Hunt that managed to garner a whole 18 votes in the latest leadership election and was the first candidate to be eliminated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 There will not be an early election, this self serving set of arseholes know they will lose so would rather keep their jobs for 2 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Name Is Death Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 There'll be no election now as they'll lose. This will continue in the hope that something sticks over the next two years. Right now, being really grey and not on the front pages of the news every day as you roll from one disaster to another would count as 'something sticking'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted October 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 14, 2022 no guarantees obviously but it looks like the script writers of this show are about to turn the heat up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 anyone reckon she might resign at 2pm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 14, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 14, 2022 Just now, Genie said: anyone reckon she might resign at 2pm? Not a chance, she'll at least see how it plays out before making yet another ludicrous decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I wonder if this will signal the end of populism? It started with Dave Cameron when he bowed to the external pressure of Farage & co and had it in his manifesto about Brexit. It continued when Cammo left once "Leave" won and May stepped in, even though you would argue she'd know "Leave" would still be a bad idea. Then good ole'clown'fatboiii' Boris steps up, after being a backer of "Leave" with Gove etc who only really wanted to go for "Leave" because it would potentially further their careers.. Then Boris did a Boris and we found out (slower than we should have as a country) that the man is an idiot, so he got booted.. And now we have the Queen of Populism Liz Truss. Liz Truss, who used to be a very active Lib Dem, but changed her allegiance (and entire ethical/political outlook) to become a safe Tory seat owner - how lovely. Then when Boris got the boot, and despite Liz being pretty **** cringeworthy whenever she spoke about PORK.MARKETS or how shit IS.A.DISGRACE she said what she thought was needed to get in, with apparently no further intelligence that eventually, lies DO CATCH UP with you. If I wasn't living in the loony bin, I'd be **** loving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Name Is Death Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I find that very unlikely. 'Serious people' in the Tory party? No chance. With all these anonymous but supposedly senior Tories talking about how the party has been in power for too long and needs a spell in opposition to refocus, this is really starting to come off as a deliberate Destroy and Exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 He's obviously a prick, but he can be pretty funny when he wants to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Kwasi is a lazy sod. Getting into a chauffeur driven car down the mall. I saw 75 year old King Charles and 87 year old Duke of Kent walk down there a few weeks ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 20 hours ago, Genie said: Looks like the chancellor is off Hide contents How did you know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 14, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, choffer said: no guarantees obviously but it looks like the script writers of this show are about to turn the heat up. So these are MPs on the minority side of supporting Kwarteng's measures? Or do they really hate Jeremy Hunt? Did they never vote for Liz Truss? Wtf is a "senior Tory" these days? So many questions and I also doubt there's a "serious" person in the party right now. We're witnessing the graduation ceremony of Clown University 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, choffer said: no guarantees obviously but it looks like the script writers of this show are about to turn the heat up. I wonder if these senior tory mp's include Sunak, Hunt, Javid e.t.c you know the other people that also wanted the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 14, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 14, 2022 14 minutes ago, bickster said: Jeremy hunt that wanted to reduce Corporation tax to 15% That Jeremy Hunt? The Jeremy Hunt that managed to garner a whole 18 votes in the latest leadership election and was the first candidate to be eliminated That's the badger. The Beeb reckon he's favourite. Madhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 They are the Watford of hiring and firing Chancellor’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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