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[Rita_Poon]

 

[peteblue]

That's just flagrant bollocks.

Major supported Thatcher against Heseltine and only entered the leadership contest in the second round, after she withdrew, with her backing.

Neither was she particularly popular when she resigned.

Major plotted to replace Thatcher

John Major secretly drew up plans to stand for the Tory leadership at the very moment that he was voicing public support for Margaret Thatcher during the contest which led to her downfall, according to his memoirs.

www.theguardian.com

 

[Bruce Wayne]

People complaining about the conflation of criticism of the Israeli government with criticism of Judaism getting wound up at the conflation of criticism of one MP who happens to be black with all black people. What a world we live in. I presume we're still okay to call Kwarteng a cockwomble when he's a cockwomble though (or Badenoch for that matter) and their idiocy will be treated on its merits rather than conflated with their skin colour.

 

[Blue 1]

Major plotted to replace Thatcher

John Major secretly drew up plans to stand for the Tory leadership at the very moment that he was voicing public support for Margaret Thatcher during the contest which led to her downfall, according to his memoirs.

www.theguardian.com

Seems like he acted entirely properly, and there's a bit of spin on that article to make it seem more underhand than it was.

The writing was on the wall for Thatcher regardless, and Major acted in a way as to make it as unmessy as possible, and she backed his bid for the leadership at the time.

 

[coollino]

There are lots of well-known sayings where the original source is not known, or is disputed. That doesn't mean the message suggested is not true. And have you not heard of Chinese whispers?

The message of the saying is simple... voters allegiances and beliefs may change as they get older.

The message you came up with is simple yes, but you made up a saying for it lol

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Impeccable timing this what with racist handing Tories £10 million... Also many University need johnny foreigner to come and be educated as they pay well for the courses which basically subsidies other courses and places. Can see job losses from British education sector as foreign students will go elsewhere.

Foreign students may be undermining UK higher education, says Cleverly

Home secretary calls for visa review over concern that courses are being used as shortcut to gain work permits

www.theguardian.com

 

[gonetomorrow]

The Tories will spin this out until eventually they'll hand the money back while saying it's a victory for wokeism.
They've no moral compass any more.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Impeccable timing this what with racist handing Tories £10 million... Also many University need johnny foreigner to come and be educated as they pay well for the courses which basically subsidies other courses and places. Can see job losses from British education sector as foreign students will go elsewhere.

Foreign students may be undermining UK higher education, says Cleverly

Home secretary calls for visa review over concern that courses are being used as shortcut to gain work permits

www.theguardian.com

Some schools could very well go bust. Job losses would be a good outcome.

 

[Rita_Poon]

rode back on his definition of racism just in time for pmq's, and anderson is no longer his headache so Islamophobia won't need to be dealt with directly.

so, who's fault is it today? trans people? Rwandan people? disabled people? striking doctors? When everything is a mess, there is no respite.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

You know who you are...

 

[ChesterBlue]

All I’m seeing in the right wing media and Conservative Party are vile little cockroaches defending a bigoted gammon-tinged pig racially abusing the first black female MP who was also heavily involved in the civil rights movement.

How morally bankrupt can these people be? Do the likes of Sunak, Braverman, Badenoch etc really think when they hear their colleagues like Anderson, and donors like Hester being racist that they’re not saying or thinking the exact same things about them?

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Hopefully they'll give some donations to some charities (the ones not ran by their mates)

Yes, that's what I thought. If it's not appropriate to give it back (so theyve claimed), maybe donate it somewhere worthwhile.

I've a feeling some charities might decline the funds on principle though. What kind of morally lacking organisation would willingly take money from such an egregious source?

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

That reminds me of an old saying...

"If you’re not a liberal when you’re 20, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative by the time you’re 40, you have no brain”

Only idiots trot out that quote.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

So it's just made up then?

I think the original source was Mr White..

For idiots, by idiots...

 

[NathDogg]

I prefer these historical quotes @Mr. White - still applicable to todays scum Tory party.