Current Affairs Liz Truss

[Jebus_lives]

Two poor choices. I wanted Badenoch.

But for whatever dense reasons I cannot fathom, the final two were Truss and Sunak. Sunak was the one who had a chance of getting the conservatives at least heading in the right direction to win a GE. Truss doesn't even know what the right direction is.

Next GE is now Labour's to lose. Literally all Starmer has to do is keep the likes of Abbott, Ashworth, Burgon, Lammy, Phillips, Rayner and Wrong-Daily quiet and just let Truss lurch from disaster to disaster.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

We wanted better not worse than that braying halfwit Johnson. You do know that you could have tried to get someone who might have more ability than Truss?

Not so long ago, when Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine Boris was busy blaming EU and Ukraine for getting to close. Not sure Lizzy bizzy has done similar... It's an improvement.

 

[Rita_Poon]

There are very few decent MP’s unfortunately. I mean seriously, just look at the Labour leadership and tell me how many of them could run a business or even a whelk stall, but we expect them to have the competence to run a country. The quality of our politicians is the worst it’s ever been……

you missed out 'top of the pops'.... gotta stay on message innit.

 

[Yarrgh]

I actually agree with this. From all across the political spectrum, the amount of dross is amazing.

 

[Yarrgh]

Not so long ago, when Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine Boris was busy blaming EU and Ukraine for getting to close. Not sure Lizzy bizzy has done similar... It's an improvement.

Seeing as he was Mayor of London at the time, I wasn't paying attention to what he said then but I'm guessing he said nowt of constructive use.

But since then he has blamed the EU in a cheap attempt of point scoring for his own benefit.

As for Truss, give Borisella time.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

There are very few decent MP’s unfortunately. I mean seriously, just look at the Labour leadership and tell me how many of them could run a business or even a whelk stall, but we expect them to have the competence to run a country. The quality of our politicians is the worst it’s ever been……

You can’t really use that as an excuse for the tories though. This is meant to be the ‘steady ship’ party.
Also Labour haven’t been in power for 12 years so pretty difficult to criticise them for things they haven’t done yet.

 

[Haydn]

I actually agree with this. From all across the political spectrum, the amount of dross is amazing.

I think too much focus and judgement of MPs ability is based on their charisma and suitability to host a lighthearted TV panel show.

MPs and ministers in particular have also fallen for the lure of appearances on the rolling 24 hour news shows. (As long as it is deemed a good / positive spin opportunity)

Competing with each other for attention, spouting meaningless tripe and pathetic platitudes. The like of Mad Nad and Fabricant have never contributed anything, that should have appeared outside their local free rag, or the tail end of their regional news programme, after cat rescued from tree and man points at pothole item.

MPs should focus on constituency issues, unless they have a particular relevance or authority on matters of national interest.

Anything important to be said, say it in the HoC.

Ministers should be heard and judged when they have achieved or delivered something.

Those MPs of yore didn’t expose themselves to the constant glare of publicity, that the current crop have become addicted to.

Less is more. Substance over style.

 

[Joey66]

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[Bruce Wayne]

I actually agree with this. From all across the political spectrum, the amount of dross is amazing.

It's primarily the civil servants that actually run things. Politicians are there to provide a degree of accountability and to bluster. I mean it's noticeable that for all of Patel's utter ghoulishness, practically none of the crackpot ideas she presents have actually happened, due in large part to them being wholly unworkable. There have been three chancellors under Johnson's disastrous premiership, and yet the treasury hasn't changed tack a great deal in that time.

 

[Rita_Poon]

So an energy-poll-tax or new taxes elsewhere to cover 100-130 billion to freeze energy pricing. holding back the tide temporarily whilst prices rise saves up the impact for when the support ends. and then I found out that renewable energy has been price tied to gas generated so is yet another con.
go green, save the rain forests, and pay well over the odds for the privilege.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Truss's plan for the cost of living crisis is the most idiotic plan to solve a cost of living crisis imaginable.

To have the treasury artificially keep energy companies profits inflated and get people to tske out loans to pay their bills. The interest rates will be back to the 70's levels.

 

[Moomin]

So an energy-poll-tax or new taxes elsewhere to cover 100-130 billion to freeze energy pricing. holding back the tide temporarily whilst prices rise saves up the impact for when the support ends. and then I found out that renewable energy has been price tied to gas generated so is yet another con.
go green, save the rain forests, and pay well over the odds for the privilege.

Truss has strong links to the Oil and Gas segment so guessing Fracking will once again be on the table as a solution pushed by the likes of GB News and co as a saviour.

Just a slight issue with that, it will take nigh on a decade to get it upto a decent enough level to get it upto to a level of about 10% of our gas usage.

But, the best part is that people think they will get this shale gas below the market price.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Appear to be pushing for more north sea gas also.

 

[peteblue]

So an energy-poll-tax or new taxes elsewhere to cover 100-130 billion to freeze energy pricing. holding back the tide temporarily whilst prices rise saves up the impact for when the support ends. and then I found out that renewable energy has been price tied to gas generated so is yet another con.
go green, save the rain forests, and pay well over the odds for the privilege.

Going green is a very expensive business. Also, this net zero and no new petrol/diesel cars sounds lovely, but will make no difference to the planet as China and the rest of the world churn out the crap. But it will bankrupt the UK…

 

[mahermi1]

Anagram time : 6 letter word made out of two words - Truss + Hush.
terrible at these kind of things, one clue it completely sums up the person in question,
can anyone apart from Peteblue help me out ? Thanks in advance....