UK Politics

[steviewevie]

...although we'll be booming in the 30s, but unfortunately Badenoch will be in power doing horrible things.

[steviewevie]

crisis over...Reeves told the markets to get a f**king grip.

[lazyred]

The OBR growth forecast had better be wrong.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/31/reeves-needs-faster-uk-growth-than-the-obr-predicts-for-her-budget-to-work

 

 

[steviewevie]

21 minutes ago, lazyred said:

The OBR growth forecast had better be wrong.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/31/reeves-needs-faster-uk-growth-than-the-obr-predicts-for-her-budget-to-work

 

 

probably optimistic.

It's possible that we're actually a bit f**ked.

[steviewevie]

what we needs is lower taxes and lower wages and fewer workers rights.

[steviewevie]

this guy is quite good at explaining sh*t...seems a crucial skill...

 

[steviewevie]

Next up...Jenrick vs Badenoch. Smart money seems to be on Badenoch, should would be my preferred choice only because she is smarter, more interesting, and to be honest it would be a very positive thing to have a black woman leading one of the main political parties even if she is a stroppy anti woke and anti net-zero warrior. Can't stand Jenrick, although I think Labour would probably prefer him winning over Badenoch.

[Kurosagi]

Low turnout by all accounts, so could be difficult to predict.

 

Like you I admire Badenoch's calm rationality and her enviable ability to read around her briefs and get on top of things. It's refreshing in a politician even if I don't agree with her stance on a lot of things.

 

This is what you want in an opposition leader isn't it - to hold a govt and it's decisions to account and keep them on their toes. Otherwise it's more factional psycho-drama.

 

Jenrick comes across as slippery, unlike Badenoch I've no idea what he really thinks and seems to be doing the Starmer thing of saying one thing to win the vote with members and then likely to pivot once in position.

[steviewevie]

doh!

 

[lazyred]

2 hours ago, steviewevie said:

doh!

 

Lol, how much has that cost the Govt and markets. The IFS said an extra 9bn of tax rises would be needed in a couple of years. I wonder if they used the wrong OBR figures for that prediction.

[lost]

It'll be interesting to see what happens here after the leader is announced:

 

 

[steviewevie]

45 minutes ago, lost said:

It'll be interesting to see what happens here after the leader is announced:

 

 

They want it back to how it used to be when everything was awesome.

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

Badenoch or Jenrick? 

BET NOW!

The excitement is too much.

[steviewevie]

won't they think of the poor parents who employ nannys?

also...nice bit about tax avoidance at the bottom

 

[steviewevie]

well, Badenoch won, low turnout, and no one really cares.

[steviewevie]

 

[Neil]

On 10/31/2024 at 5:30 PM, steviewevie said:

...although we'll be booming in the 30s, but unfortunately Badenoch will be in power doing horrible things.

nah - she'll be gone within a year.

[steviewevie]

 

[steviewevie]

 

[Neil]

3 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

Just like Boris then 

[steviewevie]

Problem with Badenoch is she's kind of not very nice.

 

[Neil]

civic hero - RIP.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2n01ew3d5o

[philipsteak]

2 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Problem with Badenoch is she's kind of not very nice.

 

 

What a genuinely odd thing to say.

[maelzoid]

I'm quite amazed that the tories have found a new leader who appears to be just as awful as BoJo and Truss, yet awful in a fresh new way unlike her predecessors.

But I have zero doubt she will not be on the ticket in the 2029 election. My guess is she gets 3 years, so about 2 years for the new leader to get embedded before the campaigning starts. No idea who that could be, but if I was a tory with aspirations for the big chair, I'd absolutely be voting for the most unpleasant leader available for the interim.