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

[Kinky Gerbil]

Truss v Rishi is going to annoy a lot of grassroots Tories

 

[Hugo Rune]

And then there were two... Sunak and Truss.

Just eight votes between Truss and Mourdant.

Mordaunt seemed the best if those 3. The party almost split equally into thirds is not a good look. I think the Tory members will vote for tax cuts but will end up with 10+ year or Starmer as Truss will get found out pretty quickly. She is awful.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Say hello to the new PM

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Liz Truss, Liz ****ing Truss. Have the conservatives decided they're only going with joke candidates from now on?

 

[Titanic]

What an utter embarrassment.

 

[nicko31]

Truss v Rishi is going to annoy a lot of grassroots Tories

Would the members vote for someone of colour?

 

[A1X]

Cosplay Thatcher vs the Law-breaking Lightweight

This is fantastic. A whole summer of the Tories destroying themselves. Marvellous. I'll get the beers in.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Would the members vote for someone of colour?

More or less likely than Labour voting for a woman?

 

[WATFORD zero]

I am questioning why she got the endorsement in the first place. I am also pointing out that illiberal views on other subjects may well come with the territory of migration from illiberal parts of the world. The old comfort zones of tolerant, white, western society do not necessarily apply in the modern world. Finally, I am also saying that this endorsement didn’t do her much good in the leadership race…..
PS, I only mentioned it because I have seen no-one else questioning this episode. Perhaps people are believing what they want to believe.

I really think it's quite simple. As an extreme right winger, she and Britain first have an awful lot of policies and political beliefs in common and that is why they endorsed her. I really don't think there is anything more to it

It looks like this subject may have just been sidelined and surpassed

 

[pb21]

I feel sorry for this country but PM Truss is going to result in some extremely funny moments.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Would the members vote for someone of colour?

Definitely not. Truss is quite pale which should increase her vote significantly over average women. Hang on though, I forgot, she’s a woman. They definitely won’t vote for her.

 

[nicko31]

More or less likely than Labour voting for a woman?

No idea to be honest.....

 

[Eeyore]

Would the members vote for someone of colour?

I think they would. Although there will naturally be a small percentage straight into the Maggie impersonator's camp..

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Liz is "ready to hit the ground from day one." A remarkable sense of self-awareness.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I am questioning why she got the endorsement in the first place. I am also pointing out that illiberal views on other subjects may well come with the territory of migration from illiberal parts of the world. The old comfort zones of tolerant, white, western society do not necessarily apply in the modern world. Finally, I am also saying that this endorsement didn’t do her much good in the leadership race…..
PS, I only mentioned it because I have seen no-one else questioning this episode. Perhaps people are believing what they want to believe.

Fair enough. I guess, from my point of view, I didn't find the endorsement odd. Nor her apparent lack of disavowal of it.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

I really think it's quite simple. As an extreme right winger, she and Britain first have an awful lot of policies and political beliefs in common and that is why they endorsed her. I really don't think there is anything more to it

It looks like this subject may have just been sidelined and surpassed

Yeah, fair enough. I’m sure it will rear its head in the future though, at which point we can resume our debate on whether or not her blackness might be a dealbreaker for Britain First and friends

 

[pb21]

Definitely not. Truss is quite pale which should increase her vote significantly over average women. Hang on though, I forgot, she’s a woman. They definitely won’t vote for her.

All joking aside, Liz 'it's a puppet' Truss was looking very pale on the ITV debate the other day, she really did not look well at all. Like she's been living in a cave for the past few years.

 

[WATFORD zero]

As I may have mentioned once or twice before, we are totally f***ed economically, probably for the next decade, whatever happens in this 'leadership race' by the last 2.5 years of total f***wittery

So, as a bemused bystander, the disappointment I suffered when they said no more of those 'debates', has just been surpassed by Liz Truss making the final two. Absolutely tremendous entertainment value

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Yeah but Truss won't get to the membership with Rees-Mogg and Dorries as her primary backers. I agree that the more right wing candidate will win the members vote, which is why its the job of the MPs to make sure the most right wing ones are filtered out beforehand. Although I wouldn't put it past them to nominate Badenoch.

My money is on Sunak and Mourdant as the final two, with Mourdant winning, but I wouldn't stake too much on it.

This aged well

Truss, jeez...

 

[A1X]

I feel sorry for this country but PM Truss is going to result in some extremely funny moments.

After the last 6 years we're once again getting the PM we deserve, I'm afraid. We handed in our "sensible country" card in June 2016 and now we're basically just being the class clown.