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Current Affairs The next Tory (strong and stable) leader is Boris Johnson
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Portugal as well. Despite an elderly population.
It was quite sad seeing Johnson lie yet again at PMQs today about Brexit being responsible for speeding up the vaccine rollout. It was proven untrue back in 2020 and the medicines regulator says as much, and yet still he's allowed to keep trotting out the lie with apparent impunity.
I know you're largely on the wind up pete, but in all seriousness, for your genuine edification, I'd advise you to read Failures Of State by a couple of journalists from that that bastion of the loony left - The Times, it is a searing indicate of this government's catastrophic handling of Covid - they show how Johnson's actions led to people dying, by policy and they've got the receipts. The majorty of those deaths were in your age group, you could easily have been one of them. They 'kin hate you mate - they actually treat you with more contempt than me: they know you'll keep vote for them no matter what.
You bunch of ingrates.
Every house should have this fella's picture on the wall tbh. All hail the Great Leader.
Every house should have this fella's picture on the wall tbh. All hail the Great Leader.
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I was conscious of Sunak being an exception to the ruling gang of village idiots and outright fools.
He has also managed to keep some distance between himself and his buffoon of a neighbour.
My reason to omit him was related to the fact that none of his ancestors are likely to have been immortalised by the Bard of Avon as having played a prominent part on the winning side at Agincourt on St Crispin’s day.
I think his appointment would be a hard sell to the more extreme, immigration averse wing of the Tory party.
The below is an extract from a recent, random article in the Union Jack press. Interesting presentation of the credentials of the respective candidates Truss and Sunak. Mrs Sunak’s heritage is mentioned but there’s clearly no need to delve into Mr Truss’ lineage. She’s even richer than our Queen and he dissed the pensioners. (“He’s not Conservative enough” ?) & (“In contrast, Ms Truss comes from what many might call a 'more relatable' background”)
In the same month, Mr Sunak went back on a Conservative manifesto pledge and scrapped the triple lock on pensions.
As a result, many older Tory voters felt betrayed and Mr Sunak’s support has weakened, with some accusing him of not being “Conservative enough” – an allegation that he has rebuked.
However, Mr Sunak’s supporters applaud him for facilitating the UK’s economic recovery from Covid – one of the fastest of any major economy in the world.
Mr Sunak’s net worth is estimated at £200million, and he is married to the daughter of the sixth richest man in India, who is estimated to be worth billions.
Akshata Murthy, Mr Sunak's wife, already holds shares in her father's company of £430million, which is more than the Queen's net worth (£350million).
In contrast, Ms Truss comes from what many might call a 'more relatable' background, and has been the most satisfactory member of the Cabinet for a staggering 13 months.
By the end of December, members of the Conservative Party gave Ms Truss a satisfaction score of 73.5, a startling 107.3 points ahead of the Prime Minister
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peteblue
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No mate, 5.5 million people have died including 854K in the USA, 1.5 million across Europe. Who are you blaming for those ? It’s a Pandemic, the worst we’ve seen in a century, the U.K. got ahead of the game for vaccinations and boosters. Our numbers are declining and we are opening up while the likes of France are unfortunately still seeing rising cases and deaths and have draconian rules in place. We suffered lockdowns due to the stupidity of the modellers and the Ferguson’s of this world, and we suffered because we are a naturally open and liberal society. The U.K. for all the deaths managed it well…..
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You do know that Johnson had absolutely nothing to do with that I assume.
But takes all the credit.
There is a word for that, I am sure.
peteblue
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When you’re the boss, you might as well take the credit because you will damn well take the blame……
roydo
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Well, he takes the credit, but as far as I can see, not much blame.
I will wager that he had no idea about the advantages we had on the vax roll out, cos he is that sort of person. In fact, I would wager that most havnt a clue why it was so great.
Other than warbling about "the great NHS". Hollow words if you ask the actual workers within it.
All the probable prospective candidates are electoral AIDS. That's the Conservative Party's problem and why they haven't yeeted Johnson yet.
Truss is a moron.
Sunak is an austerity jerkoff and has only been an MP for 5 minutes.
Javid hasn't grown out of Ayn Rand and looks like Nosferatu.
Raaaaaab is a shouty psychopath.
Patel is demonstrably corrupt, a bully, and her political views would make Ghengis Khan blush.
Gove is Gove.
Raaaaaab, Truss, Sunak and Patel all only where they are because of Johnson, too.
They ain't selling any of that lot to the "red wall" by telling them "they're a bit of a laugh and they'll get Brexit done". They are all repulsive and none have Johnson's charisma or media profile to compensate for it.
peteblue
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As I keep saying…..
Yes, but the problem is also that Johnson is becoming entirely toxic to the brand, too. Not to mention the country at large.
They won't do anything about him until after the local elections, when they can gauge just how bad the damage he's done to their brand is. Always party first. Sod the country.
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You heartless get
Big fan of @peteblue's work in here. It's like watching @ForeverBlue92 and @davek defending Benitez.
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