[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...

[chickens]

Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevj3y7n33vo

£1 in every £3 spent appears to be the rate of corruption in the funds spent on Covid, with plentiful red flags ignored. It depresses me without surprising me.

 

[A1X]

Quick reminder it’s the Tory conference this week (a heady concoction of denial and despair no doubt in prospect), seems one of their leadership candidates is keen to get “out there”

 

[Guinness Boy]

Quick reminder it’s the Tory conference this week (a heady concoction of denial and despair no doubt in prospect), seems one of their leadership candidates is keen to get “out there”

They also want to get rid of the NHS.



And despite her cut glass accent she’s working class because she once did a shift in McDonalds

 

[pocketseagull]

My very early prediction is that one of these nutters will go into the next election promising to leave the ECHR to enact a 'British Bill of Rights'. This'll enthuse the same people who usually don't vote but voted for Brexit. This alongside a pact with Reform will see these back in power. Grim.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

My very early prediction is that one of these nutters will go into the next election promising to leave the ECHR to enact a 'British Bill of Rights'. This'll enthuse the same people who usually don't vote but voted for Brexit. This alongside a pact with Reform will see these back in power. Grim.

I would put money on it.

5 years of this soporific Labour government will get us 5 years of an ultra right wing headbanger party.

 

[Bodian]

I would put money on it.

5 years of this soporific Labour government will get us 5 years of an ultra right wing headbanger party.

Soporific? Hardly that so far!

 

[Bry Nylon]

And despite her cut glass accent she’s working class because she once did a shift in McDonalds

As a very near neighbour of Kemi, it frustrates me when people cast doubt on her working class credentials.

She lives in a seventeenth century farmhouse ffs, and anyone who knows anything about seventeenth century agriculture knows that that’s about as working class as you can get.

 

[Machiavelli]

For those that are busy on the Labour threads, consider this:

In his serialisation for the Mail, our former PM and darling of too many has revealed that he'd wanted to send in a unit of special forces to requisition some Covid material from the Netherlands.

If you still think he/they are a good idea, I genuinely feel for you.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Kemi Badenough wants to take the Tories further to the right so that they share the same space as Reform.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

And despite her cut glass accent she’s working class because she once did a shit in McDonalds

corrected for accuracy

 

[A1X]

For those that are busy on the Labour threads, consider this:

In his serialisation for the Mail, our former PM and darling of too many has revealed that he'd wanted to send in a unit of special forces to requisition some Covid material from the Netherlands.

If you still think he/they are a good idea, I genuinely feel for you.

Military action against one of our oldest allies, but Starmer sits in the Arsenal directors box for security reasons so who’s the real villain?

 

[Bodian]

As a very near neighbour of Kemi, it frustrates me when people cast doubt on her working class credentials.

She lives in a seventeenth century farmhouse ffs, and anyone who knows anything about seventeenth century agriculture knows that that’s about as working class as you can get.

Does she just have the one home?

 

[Pevenseagull]

Kemi Badenough wants to take the Tories further to the right so that they share the same space as Reform.

Imagine Bad Enoch turning up at a meeting of the kind of people who she thinks have the moral perspective that could support her march for power.

 

[nicko31]

She's batshit.....

Maternity pay has gone too far, says Kemi Badenoch

The Tory leadership candidate says the government should be reducing regulatory burdens for businesses.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[dsr-burnley]

Corruption review finds 'red flags' in more than 130 Covid contracts https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevj3y7n33vo

£1 in every £3 spent appears to be the rate of corruption in the funds spent on Covid, with plentiful red flags ignored. It depresses me without surprising me.

Just goes to show how different things look with hindsight. In March-April 2020 when there was huge shortages of PPE and the government (and civil service) were dashing round chasing supplies from anywhere they could get them, there were few people arguing for a slow down, go through normal civil service procedures, no need for any hurry.

If they had follwed the normal procedures, extra PPE would have come on line by July or August, probably. The NHS staff would surely have understood.

 

[chickens]

Just goes to show how different things look with hindsight. In March-April 2020 when there was huge shortages of PPE and the government (and civil service) were dashing round chasing supplies from anywhere they could get them, there were few people arguing for a slow down, go through normal civil service procedures, no need for any hurry.

If they had follwed the normal procedures, extra PPE would have come on line by July or August, probably. The NHS staff would surely have understood.

I’m sorry, but desperate as we were, surely a company not having existed for more than 90 days with no trading history should have raised some alarm bells. It reminds me of the chap who gave a ferry contract to a mate’s company which didn’t have any ferries.

 

[Bodian]

I’m sorry, but desperate as we were, surely a company not having existed for more than 90 days with no trading history should have raised some alarm bells. It reminds me of the chap who gave a ferry contract to a mate’s company which didn’t have any ferries.

'The chap'! Chris Grayling - Transport Secretary in the Conservative Government...

 

[The Clamp]

Mad fucker, Liz Truss attempts to make herself relevant again .

Liz Truss: Tories would have done better in UK election if I had stayed PM

Truss blames Tory MPs, Bank of England and OBR for dire reaction to her mini-budget – and refuses to back any leadership contender

www.theguardian.com

 

[chickens]

'The chap'! Chris Grayling - Transport Secretary in the Conservative Government...

That was him, another Conservative success story.

 

[Peteinblack]

That was him, another Conservative success story.

Well, to be fair, there were so many, it's hard to remember them all