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

[Greg Bobkin]

Wasn't the Liz Truss thread good enough T&J?

The 1922 committee will have to change the rules because as it stands Truss is ok for 12 months.

That 'rule' didn't apply to "Boris" in the end...

 

[A1X]

Surely Lizzie would try and copy what Thatcher would have done. What would Thatcher have done?

Pray that someone invades the Falklands?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Pray that someone invades the Falklands?

Maybe that's where she is? She's in Buenos Aires fomenting for an invasion.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Surely Lizzie would try and copy what Thatcher would have done. What would Thatcher have done?

Not turn?

 

[Titanic]

Anyone think it is the right time for another Tory party leadership contest?

 

[rippleman]

Anyone think it is the right time for another Tory party leadership contest?

Raises an interesting point. Clearly the old Tory toffs in the shires can't be trusted to elect a leader - and PM - who is competent and, well, sane. Are we really going to allow the same bunch of senile old duffers to elect our next PM? This madness has to stop.

Elect a new Tory leader by all means but that MUST be followed by an immediate GE.

 

[Machiavelli]

Anyone think it is the right time for another Tory party leadership contest?

You lot should keep on going and -- once you've been through every single one of you -- you'll finally realise that you're all hopeless ...





... but still an election-winning force

 

[Swansman]

Boris back in charge before Christmas?

Surely it would be a new one instead?

Boris Johnson was the best politician in the Tory party, or they wouldn't have picked him right? But he made an oopsie so they had to go with the second best, this Truss alien. Who is the third best? Would be interesting to see the politicial decisions of someone who is considered just not quite as competent as Boris and Liz.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Anyone think it is the right time for another Tory party leadership contest?

Who did you finally vote for in the last one ? No aftertiming

 

[WATFORD zero]

Boris back in charge before Christmas?

Well the members never actually wanted rid of him

 

[TomandJerry]

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[Westdene Seagull]

Anyone think it is the right time for another Tory party leadership contest?

An interesting question - normally I'd say no BUT at the moment our choices are a. a Tory leadership contest that hopefully would return a sane PM or b. More financial fvck ups by the most incompetent government in history. As it stands I'd go fo option A.

What really needs to happen is a law passing that says if a party ousts it's leader who is the PM then a GE is automatically called.

 

[sparkie]

A ploy to get De Pfeffel back in charge?
No thanks.

He'd throw his hat into the ring without any doubt.


But the economy wrecking Truss just has to go.

 

[sparkie]

Anyone think it is the right time for another Tory party leadership contest? [emoji106]

Yes.

But MPs only to select this time.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Simple question from a slightly cynical 50 something, whose voted for every major party BTW, is the situation being made far worse by the hourly updated shit storm in the media?


I saw Russell Brand on YouTube the other day questioning if we were actually taking ourselves into recession?

 

[Swansman]

He'd throw his hat into the ring without any doubt.


But the economy wrecking Truss just has to go.

If he showed up with a wine box and said "I'm back" he'd probably get more cheers than boos atm.

 

[Icy Gull]

Genuine question - would we have been better off with Sunak being PM?

I am not clued up enough to have a meaningful input, but I doubt he would have gone down the road we are currently in

Starmer does not inspire me in any way but I would be interested to see how he does as PM. he is talking the talk let's find out if he also does the walk. A GE sounds like the best solution to me.

 

[Notters]

Elect a new Tory leader by all means but that MUST be followed by an immediate GE.

No, disagree - this leaves us with yet more months without effective leadership. If they decide they need a new leader, the election should happen immediately.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Simple question from a slightly cynical 50 something, whose voted for every major party BTW, is the situation being made far worse by the hourly updated shit storm in the media?


I saw Russell Brand on YouTube the other day questioning if we were actually taking ourselves into recession?

No. Anyone with a good understanding of economics can corroborate what a truly dire position our economy is currently in. Russel Brand is not a person with a good understanding of economics.

 

[stewart12]

Simple question from a slightly cynical 50 something, whose voted for every major party BTW, is the situation being made far worse by the hourly updated shit storm in the media?


I saw Russell Brand on YouTube the other day questioning if we were actually taking ourselves into recession?

simple question with a simply answer- no

the media have to report it- I wouldn't call it a "shit storm"