news & politics:discussion

[steviewevie]

I think Tories would be screwed if they elected Johnson, but then I thought Truss might do unexpectedly well so ...

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

Bring back Liz

[Guest]

56 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

I think Tories would be screwed if they elected Johnson, but then I thought Truss might do unexpectedly well so ...

Have you ever thought about becoming a psychic?

Edited October 20, 2022 by Ozanne

[Zoo Music Girl]

5 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Ok...so...

Sunak, Mordaunt, Wallace or Johnson?

BET NOW!

(I am going for Sunak).

Whoever gets it right can do the obligatory CALLED IT! thing.

Gonna be Sunak I reckon. He gets to come in all smug and "I told you so".

[Zoo Music Girl]

5 hours ago, Ozanne said:

 

Bit rich for Chope to call anyone else revolting.

[steviewevie]

I guess Sunak is more austerity than Johnson? feck knows about Mordaunt or the other fella.

[steviewevie]

Now the thinking is that Johnson will easily get 100 MPs.

[steviewevie]

 

[steviewevie]

Boris = Berlusconi.

[steviewevie]

if it ends up Johnson vs Sunak with membership, Johnson wins...right?

I think it would be a farce, but what else have tories got? he is an election winner, he is a celeb, he is mr brexit booster and won't say all the horrible depressing realty bite things like Sunak...he is probably exactly what this country doesn't need at this time...but we are rapidly becoming a bit of a joke...so maybe makes sense.

[squirrelarmy]

Is the UK government just satire now. 

I can’t comprehend the madness right now. 

[steviewevie]

..at least Johnson seems to take net zero a bit more seriously...and he did talk about levelling up which is basically another word for redistibuting wealth...if he could just shake off the populist bollocks he might not be that bad...(trying to find positives).

[squirrelarmy]

6 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

and he did talk about levelling

It was all talk. No actually levelling up happened. If anything regions levelled down. 

[Guest]

Johnson was never going to level up. He was lying. 

[Guest]

 

[steviewevie]

10 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

It was all talk. No actually levelling up happened. If anything regions levelled down. 

yeah maybe, well it was always going to be a long term project, there is no quick fix, and he did put Gove in charge who does seem to be someone who takes his job seriously and gets things done...but the cash wasn't there from Sunak so his plans became a bit of a damp squib. But at least there were some ideas, some thought had gone into it, unlike under Truss who just thought it was best to make wealthy wealthier.

[Neil]

2 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

yeah maybe, well it was always going to be a long term project, there is no quick fix, and he did put Gove in charge who does seem to be someone who takes his job seriously and gets things done...but the cash wasn't there from Sunak so his plans became a bit of a damp squib. But at least there were some ideas, some thought had gone into it, unlike under Truss who just thought it was best to make wealthy wealthier.

gove is treading water waiting for something  - not his chance to be leader, cos right now is the easiest chance to be leader that there will ever be.

[steviewevie]

I just don't think Johnson is as right wing as the other candidates, especially in terms of economics. All comes down to if he fills the cabinet with sycophant loonies again.

[Neil]

Just now, steviewevie said:

I just don't think Johnson is as right wing as the other candidates, especially in terms of economics. All comes down to if he fills the cabinet with sycophant loonies again.

theres no problem he won't throw money at to try to fix, its why they call him spaffer.

[squirrelarmy]

1 minute ago, Neil said:

theres no problem he won't throw money at to try to fix, its why they call him spaffer.

I thought that was because he could get someone pregnant just by being within 3 feet of them. 

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, Neil said:

theres no problem he won't throw money at to try to fix, its why they call him spaffer.

yeah, would be interesting how he gets on now that we don't have any money to spend.

[zahidf]

 

[steviewevie]

12 minutes ago, zahidf said:

 

Woah...Tories nearly third..

[zahidf]

3 minutes ago, Barry Fish said:

If Boris gets it he would have to call an immediate general election surely to blunt the threats of people resigning and calling by elections etc and go straight to the people.

It would be strangest and unpredictable election in history I think.  I don't think the polling would be useful.

Boris is still hugely popular with enough of the country to make Keir feel uncomfortable.  He would defo rather take on anyone else.

citation needed? that seems to be BJ's pitch, but it isnt borne out by any polling

Polling isnt 100%, but 25-30 points labour lead is fairly strong indication what would happen

Edited October 21, 2022 by zahidf