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[orchard]

Jive Bunny Michael Gove is now in charge of something called Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. He's also responsible for preserving the Union.

They just keep laughing full in our faces, don't they?

Isn't he also responsible for sorting out all of the logistics that failing currently ?

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

On dear!

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Not true. Plenty of things to attack them over, like criminally under funding the NhS for years

Rising gas prices isn't one IMO

Hard Elecxit: will Brexit increase the cost of electricity?

If Brexit leads to a withdrawal from the EU’s internal energy market, the UK’s unwillingness to cooperate with its neighbours will come at a very high price, warn Richard Green and Joachim Ge…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Energy Prices rise after UK leaves EU Internal Energy Market - West England Bylines

Energy prices are soaring in the UK; we have moved from very roughly £60 per MWh to £120 per MWh since 2021 according to a Guardian article

westenglandbylines.co.uk

In essence the extremity problem has been caused by the Government leaving the EU internal energy market and then not taking steps to try and mitigate the problems we are now seeing. Energy was one of the sectors Operation Yellowhammer identified as being a critical problem.

Operation Yellowhammer | Institute for Government

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

 

[summerisle]

Have they got anything right (apart from graft, sleaze, nepotism and corruption), anything, anything at all ?

 

[Baines' left foot]

This is what happens when you drive ordinary people in to the ground and loot the country, leaving them living month to month.

This is what happens when you use the right wing propaganda machine to tell people they’re only having children for child benefits and they should do only if they can afford them.

This is what happens when you destroy the prospects of young people by removing the freedom of movement.

This is the Tories’ legacy.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Have they got anything right (apart from graft, sleaze, nepotism and corruption), anything, anything at all ?

Liz Truss says US trade deal is “ in the pipeline..”
Unlike the gas then.

 

[Tubey]

Regardless of political divide, this should be just an indisputable truth.



There's literally no defence of it. Proper unconscionable behaviour from the Tories.

 

[The binman chronicles]

I see Boris is smoothing over the international crisis by telling France to give me a break and get a grip. If he ever wants to volunteer for the Samaritans hopefully they decline the offer!

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Regardless of political divide, this should be just an indisputable truth.



There's literally no defence of it. Proper unconscionable behaviour from the Tories.

Let’s not forget that the cuts in benefits were done in the name of austerity and they proudly announced austerity was over without reinstating them. Total scum. Something has to give here.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Becoming a trend, isn't it?

 

[gonetomorrow]

Boris must be contemplating a snap election to cash in on his recent surge in popularity.

 

[Aberblue]

Boris must be contemplating a snap election to cash in on his recent surge in popularity.

Aren't the Tories behind in the latest polls?

 

[orchard]

Aren't the Tories behind in the latest polls?

Not after talking about Kermit

Cons +5

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Boris must be contemplating a snap election to cash in on his recent surge in popularity.

Be a disaster with what’s coming. Can’t see any snap elections called for a long time since the last one

 

[orchard]

Be a disaster with what’s coming. Can’t see any snap elections called for a long time since the last one

Unless they just want to bail out and then blame Labour for the mess that's coming.