They’re all at a 24 hour rave.
As @bruneep said, the rumours are that a certain Mr D Cummings has a collection of bombshell photos of Downing Street ‘gatherings’ and is just waiting for the moment of maximum damage to release them.
His Christmas present to the nation
I do find it quite amusing what a truly nasty, vindictive little shit he is, but then that seems to be main reason they gave him the job, so you reap what you sow and all that
It also explains why they all leapt to his defence over Barnard Castle too, lest he decided to reveal everyone else’s transgressions
the rumours are that a certain Mr D Cummings has a collection of bombshell photos of Downing Street ‘gatherings’ and is just waiting for the moment of maximum damage to release them.
Surely that's him in the original one though, sitting opposite BJ?
I'm sure of course that he was only attending because he was forced to as a senior aide.
He's a hypocritical little shit is Cummings - he had his fingers in most of the pies in Downing Street and now he's trying to come out of it all smelling of roses. Acted like he ran the place while he was there, breaking rules left right and centre; now he's on the outside he's turned into a smarmy git by slagging off everyone who's still there.
Brilliant isn't it? Let's hope it's not a damp squib. Hopefully he's got a video of them all doing the conga.
He’s a hypocritical little shit is Cummings – he had his fingers in most of the pies in Downing Street and now he’s trying to come out of it all smelling of roses.
He was busy defending one of the parties and saying it should be ignored since it was the leaving do of one of his cronies.
He is a great example of why the "enemy of your enemy is your friend" is a crap saying.
The GFA is an international treaty, if deemed to be breached we won't just be looking at bad trade deals, we could be looking at economic sanctions.
The Biden administration has made it pretty damn clear that any threat to the GFA will most definitely result in the UK entering a whole world of pain.
The EU is well aware of this. Thats why there will be no significant changes made to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Plus the fact that despite the usual bellyaching from the DUP, the population of Northern Ireland can see that they're benefitting enormously, economically, from effectively remaining in the single market and customs union compared to the rest of the UK
crazy-legs
Full MemberSurely that’s him in the original one though, sitting opposite BJ?
Yup, but everyone already knows he's a rule-breaking little shit so he's got nothing to lose there.
Surely that’s him in the original one though, sitting opposite BJ?
TEXT: "oi, small person, go up to the balcony and take a photo of this for me"
Well I think we can dispense with any idea that there’s not an upcoming leadership election, because the front runners clearly have done already and are getting their backers in place and their campaigns rolling
https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/1473939078332784642?s=21
Those tweets are hilarious- it's a long list of things that make her appeal to a certain sort of tory and not a single thought to whether she'd actually be any good at the job.
Like, I hated Thatcher, she was a disaster for this country... but she was intelligent, fiercely capable, next-level driven, courageous, and held actual beliefs and convictions. None of those are exactly good traits when you use them for harm, but, they are everything that Truss doesn't have.
Good god. The very idea that Liz pork markets truss is an unstoppable political force is laughable and a bit scary.
Is this pic actually real? Not seen it before that thread on Twitter. If it is, genuine lolz!😁
Those tweets are hilarious- it’s a long list of things that make her appeal to a certain sort of tory and not a single thought to whether she’d actually be any good at the job.
People have been retweeting some of her stuff from years ago. It's not aged well. Loads of Remain posts, something about how she met Jimmy Savile, plus some more recent, more cringey tweets as she's trying to position herself as the new force to be reckoned with in the Tory party.
TBH I never really get the 'Action' shots..
Never quite sure what its supposed to get over...
Still at least she hasn't done a dance thing yet 🙂
She's having trouble with the Tory Power Pose too.
Is that a ferocious intellect staring at us or a packet of Senokot?
Looks like she's on the shitter. Surely she didn't want that photo out there.
I'm struggling to believe any of this is real. It's all baffling.
The phone photo is photoshopped - the other stuff appears real though. She looks plain weird with that “Thatcheresque” hairdo not to mention the odd poses and outfits.
Her old contacts might prove useful if she needs to form a coalition with the LibDems after the next general election in 2024.
Although as currently the LibDem seat prediction is less than 10 they may not have the same pivotal role as they had in 2010.
Well, the rolling stone is gathering momentum...
Wondering if Truss has perhaps gone in a bit *too* obvious, too desperate for the top job which might be why she's been palmed off with the Brexit negotiation job.
Like Northwind said above she's a helium weight Thatch. Looking forward to her solving the Northern Ireland protocol.
I stuck a fiver on her as next Tory leader at 4/1. Her and Rishi are the two favourites, but the membership all absolutely love her, whereas for their liking he’s a bit, well… you know…
The usual suspects are all there but in amongst them is Oliver Dowden at 15/1 so I stuck a couple of quid on him as well as that’s just the kind of weird thing the Tory party often does
Looking forward to her solving the Northern Ireland protocol.
To be fair to Boris, that’s a top notch hospital pass
Wondering if Truss has perhaps gone in a bit *too* obvious, too desperate for the top job which might be why she’s been palmed off with the Brexit negotiation job.
It's a poison chalice, she must know that.
Will be interesting to watch. If it weren't to important it would be funny.
Still, I can't wait for more of her on telly, she definitely just isn't made for the medium, or radio, or print news, or Twitter.
It’s a poison chalice, she must know that.
Were talking about Mrs pork markets so probably not.
The usual suspects are all there but in amongst them is Oliver Dowden at 15/1 so I stuck a couple of quid on him as well as that’s just the kind of weird thing the Tory party often does
Yup Dowden been positioning himself in the culture war for a while
I could definitely see him being the surprise PM
I am discombobulated by how intellectually feeble these people are on top of coming from supposedly smart institutions. It is an indictment/revelation of the whole system.
I am discombobulated by how intellectually feeble these people are on top of coming from supposedly smart institutions. It is an indictment/revelation of the whole system.
Yup.
Hardly a ringing endorsement of the most expensive education money can buy, are they?
he’s a helium weight Thatch
She is the perfect Thatcher wannabe follow up to Boris's failed Churchill tribute act.
She was a Lib Dem! Makes you think
Well indeed, you'd think the two parties were mutually exclusive, but she does look thirsty. So very very thirsty.
You could probably photograph her on a black leather sofa if she thought there would be a reasonable payout in it.
I never knew Frost's and now her actual, formal Brexit title is:
Chief Negotiator of Task Force Europe
I didn't even know we were at war yet?
We are at war. Sadly it's the Tory culture war on the poor, the needy, the disabled, the minorities, Jonny Foreigner, the North, Wales, Scotland, Norn Island etc. Etc.
Liz Truss singled herself out as all kinds of special when as Environment Secretary she turned up somewhere with terrible flooding, without a waterproof coat or an umbrella, and then wittered on about stuff not realising that summer floods come from rain. She promised to help and then a month later slashed the flood defence budget and blamed the EA (I'm paraphrasing but you get the gist).
The Thatcher-esque photoshoot was for the Only Fans subscribers. Can you imagine the levels of left-handed web browsing going on right now in the Tory heartlands?
but the membership all absolutely love her,
Jesus they must be more thick than I ever imagined.
That last photo is a masterclass in stupidly obvious symbolism that will nevertheless be lapped up by the target demographic.
Taken from a low viewpoint to make the subject appear powerful and dominant.
Direct gaze engaging and challenging the viewer.
Hair and overall look a knowing nod to Thatch.
The crouched hands on knees pose suggesting a 'let's get down to business' no nonsense attitude
The suit suggesting corporate efficiency, but just unconventional enough to be 'daring'
The colour symbolism- very blue, but the strong hint of green with obvious other connotations
PR by GCSE Media Studies student committee. Laughable if it weren't so scarily effective...
Could be worse they could choose someone who is capable.... a proper right wing nutjob.... and a proper deregulation visionary.
Are you suggesting that this is designed to appeal to an exclusively male, exclusively white audience of a certain age and class who’s utterly dysfunctional attitude to sexuality was formed by being spanked by matron then buggered senseless at boarding school?
If so, you’re probably bang on.
They used to refer to Theresa May as ‘Mummy’, which obviously isn’t in the least bit creepy and weird.
They’re all utter deviants and will elect her as the next leader in a heartbeat
Boris reminded them of their boyhood buggery, Liz (who they’ve all probably already started referring to as ‘matron’) reminds them of the spanking
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Could be worse they could choose someone who is capable…. a proper right wing nutjob…. and a proper deregulation visionary.
Yeah, could be a sweet spot. Daft enough to damage her party further by, well speaking, but not clever enough to wreck the country much more than the Tories already have.
Never knew she was an ex Lib Dem... that's one hell of a flexible ideology she has there. Ditto the total about face over Brexit.
. Ditto the total about face over Brexit.
Boris was a remainer.
As a card-carrying Tory party member, I'm unsure whether to go Sunak or Truss
While Sunak seems competent, his priorities lie in a very "starve the country of money and blame it on the rules but I'm alright jack cos I'm a squilliionaire" way and he's likely adept enough to implement them and ruin the country.
Whereas Truss is obviously a chucklehead but is so bad that she could be a perfect way of making the country so ridiculously awful that Scotch Independence is baked in and I'll get to live in a country without perpetual Tory rule.....
Difficult one.
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Boris was a remainer
Yep, they are both opportunist grifters and little else.
Boris was a remainer.
Johnson was/is an opportunistic bastard but unless my memory is fading I don't recollect him campaigning to stay in the EU in 2016
I think like Truss, Johnson has been entirely consistent in his approach. He can and will say anything to further his career. whether that's remain or leave is immaterial, his career is the important thing, not the message.
So, just as Truss was a cheer-leading remainer, it fits that she's now leading the negotiations of leave.
