mormont Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Nadine Dorries' opinion on anything can be overlooked as it is the product of a feverish brain, but it it a fact that the electorate are not going to want to give the Tories a do-over on this. I haven't looked at any polls, but I bet you the Tory party have, and I bet that they show that the clamour for a General Election is going to be off the charts if Truss gets the boot. Besides they already put Hunt in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 30 minutes ago, Which Tyler said: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nadine-dorries-says-any-tory-mp-plot-to-oust-liz-truss-would-overturn-democracy_uk_63491f24e4b0b7f89f552eb3 Is it even possible to do political satire in the UK anymore? Great comedic minds couldn't come up with half this shit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: Is it even possible to do political satire in the UK anymore? Great comedic minds couldn't come up with half this shit... I mean, Armando Iannucci retired from satirising British politics in 2012 for precisely this reason and it's only gotten much, _much_ stupider since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 16 minutes ago, polishgenius said: I mean, Armando Iannucci retired from satirising British politics in 2012 for precisely this reason and it's only gotten much, _much_ stupider since. It's true on both sides of the pond... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 She's trying, but is standing up and repeating the PM's words really satire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Sooz Kempner is giving it her best go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Well, it would appear to be all our fault:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/17/liz-truss-victim-british-coup/ Quote I resent what’s been done to Liz Truss and regret this 'very British coup'. Any Tory who welcomes it is a fool Deviate from orthodoxy, and you’ll be crushed by the Remainer, ‘expert’-driven establishment I'm not quite sure how it's remainers' fault that Truss is an idiot - didn't the tory party purge itself of all remainers in 2019? And the current crisis is 100% tory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Hunt could have saved time on his emergency statement by simply posting 'forget everything Kwasi said' on Twitter. This is really extraordinary stuff. Like, Truss wasn't elected as PM in any meaningful way and had zero public support for her policies but to see it all ditched within weeks like this makes stark the ways in which government in this country is opaque and unaccountable in meaningful ways. It should be deeply worrying to us all the way that this has played out from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Quite incredible events really. Hunt has stepped in like someones dad to sort out the mess created by the unruly child. The humiliation levels for Truss must be through the roof here. Pretty much everything she wanted to do has been canned, and the general message from Hunt is 'sorry, ignore that woman over there, she is crazy, she didn't mean it, we didn't mean it.. here is some reality' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 Truss’ energy cost cap suppprt bill, meant to last for two years, her one ‘achievement’ - which she keeps throwing at Labour - will now end in April, according to Hunt. The next Prime Minister Question Time will be … interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Derfel Cadarn said: Truss’ energy cost cap suppprt bill, meant to last for two years, her one ‘achievement’ - which she keeps throwing at Labour - will now end in April, according to Hunt. The next Prime Minister Question Time will be … interesting It was also by far the more expensive part of her plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 Liz Truss appears to have shat it, and is sending Penny Mordaunt to face Starmer and his urgent question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 You can see the reaction to that here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Utterly pathetic. Truss hiding from parliament at such a crucial moment. I really hope that this is the death knell for any remaining shreds of credibility she still has. We really don't want the alternative - that a PM can simply choose not to have to answer to our elected MPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Yes, I've had the courage to save the country from my own brain dead ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, Raja said: Yes, I've had the courage to save the country from my own brain dead ideas. AKA "The only person competent to rectify my own incompetence is... ME!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 I don't know what you're all talking about. The Prime Minister is answering questions in Parliament right now. He's right there on screen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Same as it ever was. Spending cuts to public services after already being trounced over the last 12 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Jeremy Hunt dares talk about the NHS and protecting the NHS all whilst being an absolute shit show of a health secretary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, Raja said: Jeremy Hunt dares talk about the NHS and protecting the NHS all whilst being an absolute shit show of a health secretary. Never forget: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-hunt-privatise-nhs-tories-privatising-private-insurance-market-replacement-direct-democracy-a6865306.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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