be nice to see him going the way of Gerald Ratner..
You mean becoming a fanatical road cyclist?
I see the tories have given Johnson another ultimatum. How many is that now? Spineless f***tards! 😄
tthew I think you are talking about my MP Huw Merriman, chair of the Transport Select Committee. I’ve certainly left him with no doubt on my thoughts!
Daily Fail leader is suggesting there might be ministerial resignations coming...
who do we think, kwasi kwarteng ? on promise of the Chancellors job ?
Greyspoke - No, more a toxic pariah that damaged his brand irreparably through his own vanity and stupidity
apparently kuenssberg has reported an Tory Mp saying Johnson will give JRM the boot?
The real VONC procedure.
apparently kuenssberg has reported an Tory Mp saying Johnson will give JRM the boot?
🙏
https://twitter.com/CountBinface/status/1489545918366068737?t=wQFfErdD4Gx6OMlXd3nadQ&s=19
“Jacob - can I pretend to sack you, if I give you and some mates some dodgy contracts & insider info for your hedge fund”
Another Pie rant
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/boris-johnson-party-scandal.html?smid=url-share
apparently kuenssberg has reported an Tory Mp saying Johnson will give JRM the boot?
The boot from what? He's not a minister AFAIK.
The boot from what? He’s not a minister AFAIK.
He's Leader of the House of Commons. Ministerial position.
https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons
Eton: Hogwarts for ****ers. Not sure that the evidence allows me to disagree with that.
Chris Patten, tory grandee personified, completely on R4 just now.
Describing johnson as a moral vacuum; parts of tory party have turned into english nationalist johnsonian cult; liz truss would not be a '...frightfully good choice' to replace johnson.
Questioning the existence of a tory party.
It certainly isn’t the party is was 10 years ago.
Chris Patten, tory grandee personified, completely on R4 just now.
Describing johnson as a moral vacuum; parts of tory party have turned into english nationalist johnsonian cult; liz truss would not be a ‘…frightfully good choice’ to replace johnson.
Questioning the existence of a tory party.
Never fails to piss me off that Patten, Major and some of the other Tory grandees turn out to be relatively sane and rational when not in power.
It certainly isn’t the party is was 10 years ago.
Brexit changed everything, allowing the complete takeover of the party by what had previously been a fringe element of complete fruitcakes. The most tragic thing about it is that this complete transformation was enabled by a man who believes in absolutely nothing other than himself.
If you look at present Tory policy its pretty much the UKIP manifesto from about 10 years ago. Everything they do is just Faragism
https://twitter.com/newsthump/status/1489566844184846341?s=20&t=ZRRsspNrhw6xenWuLMD8kA
Turnout in Southend was 24%, as has been said there was no candidates from a mainstream party opposing out of respect for Sir David Amess, although a number of fringe parties put up candidates. Interestingly there were over 1000 spoiled ballots, more than any other two candidates put together.
R4 news said 1100. To put it another way, ballot papers with cock and balls drawn on them (I like to think) came second 🙂
Another letter in…….. Come on Tories - I want a minister!!!
So that's about 12 we know about?
Only a matter of time now.
To put it another way, ballot papers with cock and balls drawn on them (I like to think) came second 🙂
I love shit like this from Twitter, but apparently the Coup is underway and you've got to admire the way Rich Tories network with their old friends.
Munira Mirza, whose resignation letter was so damming and so well timed (unless you're Boris) is married to Dougie Smith, who ran Swingers Parties in London before joining the Tory Party. Smith is one of those shady non-elected Tories that doesn't really have a title other than "Strategist" but he worked for Cummings, he's also good friends with Sunak.
Anyway, Mirza resigns, leaks the story and resignation letter to James Forsyth at the Spector, who also good Friends with Sunak, in fact Sunak was his Best Man.
Same people are saying Johnson will either go, or face a VONC by Monday.
So, all hail our new PM Rishi Sunak, a former Hedge Fund Manager who's only been in Politics for 8 years, who came from nowhere to been given one of the safest Tory seats in the Country as his first job in Politics that almost no one had ever heard, he didn't even hold a Cabinet Position until he was given the Treasury position 2 years go.
I know he's got his fan, even amongst people who don't vote Tory, but I'd bet he's indebted to some seriously rich and powerful people, his rise from Hedge Fund Manager to, probably PM in a few short years... iffy to say the least.
Interesting P-Jay! Makes you think.....
The Tory party never usually gives the top job to the person who wields the knife, but they made an exception with Boris, which has worked out really well
Well, it has. Lots of money has been made. Oh, you mean outside the circle of supporters and sponsors…
Sunak may think he's a dead cert, but its the members that choose so I'm not sure
While I'm enjoying the carnage, I'd rather Boris than Sunak to be honest - I've read quite a bit that sugests he's ruthless and doesn't give two hoots for average people. While I know Boris doesn't either, its pretty obvious that's more because Boris doesnt give two hoots about anyone not born Alexander de Peffel Johnson rather than any ideaology
He can’t even say anything meaningful to his MPs. He’s absolutely useless.
Anyway, Mirza resigns, leaks the story and resignation letter to James Forsyth at the Spector, who also good Friends with Sunak, in fact Sunak was his Best Man.
You missed the final link in the chain:
Forsyth has been married to the journalist Allegra Stratton since 2011. She was appointed as the Downing Street Press Secretary under Prime Minister Boris Johnson in November 2020.[1] They live in Canonbury in Islington with their two children.[12][13] He is close friends with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak; they were contemporaries at Winchester College and are godparents to each other's children.[4]
You missed the final link in the chain:
Not quite the final link. Remember that Dominic Cummings' wife Mary Wakefield also works for The Spectator.
What's jonsons end game here? As in what does he want to achieve?
It's an interesting question I think.
His end game is only ever tomorrow .
The idea that he now cares what backbenchers think is for the birds!
As in what does he want to achieve?
A plaque on the wall at Eton with the dates of his premiership being longer than Cameron.
Nothing else.
Committees = additional paying jobs for those backbenchers who support Boris.
Bribery, on a very simple level.
In the light of Munira Mirza's husband's previous occupation, shall we call it "the daisy chain?"
I’d rather Boris than Sunak to be honest – I’ve read quite a bit that sugests he’s ruthless and doesn’t give two hoots for average people. While I know Boris doesn’t either
But he does. All showmen yearn to be loved by the general public.
I agree that all the alternatives are even less attractive than Johnson though.
R4 news said 1100. To put it another way, ballot papers with cock and balls drawn on them (I like to think) came second 🙂
They actually got more than any three right wing party candidates combined😁
What’s jonsons end game here?
Bunker. Revolver. Body burnt in garden.
https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1489696594576486405
ambushed by a cake , now mugged by a beer
ambushed by a cake , now mugged by a beer
and hopefully 'sacked for stupidity' to be added to that
Kind of irrelevant without the picture though.
Pippa Crerar has done Stirling work with this te past few weeks though
