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Lets get back to successes.
He has met his target to half inflation.
Lets leave aside it was never going to be his to control and given how high it was seen as an easy goal to hit.
He has gone above and beyond and reached it. Lets just hope it doesnt creep back up.
He has even achieved six days out of seven without any small boat crossings (incidentally it is depressing the gov has a page for this).
Again lets ignore the naysayers pointing at the numbers on the other day and also just how crap the weather was.
He promises and he meets! Aside from, alledgedly, to Cruella but shes a tory and so doesnt understand the concept.
Watching PMQs is it just me or does James Cleverley look more like Popeye's nemesis Brutus with each passing day?
So word on the street is... Rwanda ruled unlawful right? So, in this afternoons speech, Rishi will announce he's changing the law to make it lawful.
What utter ****ers they are.
He still will not be able to change international law and the "notwithstanding" will not stand up in court I doubt
Rishi will announce he’s changing the law to make it lawful.
I think it won't make any difference. In their judgement their Lordships essentially say that regardless of whether we're signed up members of the ECHR which specifically outlaws the Rwanda policy, our responsibilities in this area form a core part of any number of International commitments that we've agreed to uphold and have said so repeatedly on the International stage, and is is a fundamental part of the UK upholding and developing "the rule of law"
Rishi will announce he’s changing the law to make it lawful.
Quite right too, these petty laws are made for mere mortals, not Tories.
Something is against the law?! Well change the law until it isn't!
Simple.
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How about a nice 'Enabling Act' so he doesn't even have to get it past Parliament?
One of the key arguments for Brexit was to have British judges in British courts to determine British laws, none of that Brussels interference.
Turns out they didn't mean the British Supreme Court telling them that what they're trying to do is unlawful...
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They’re determined to keep digging with this Rwanda bollocks, aren’t they?
I doubt this is the last legal humiliation they’ll suffer on this utterly pointless road
Rishi looked really, really scary stood at his lectern earlier with his sternest face on, saying he was going to ‘pick fights’. Really scary! Honest!
The pathetic little dweeb!
Can we just get rid of these losers now please?
I'm not sure I can bear another 6 months listening to the pathetic squabbles of what has to be the most motley collection of egotists, narcissists, liars, inept brain dead out of touch sacks of plasma, blood & fat ever allowed to draw breath....!
A lot of this makes me very sad, and also, ashamed of this country. All the problems in this world, all the many problems in this country and the best our “leader” can do is posture from behind a podium emblazoned with “stop the boats”. Europe must be glad they’ve got rid of us.
He has met his target to half inflation.<br />Lets leave aside it was never going to be his to control and given how high it was seen as an easy goal to hit.
That's like me predicting during September that November will arrive. Oh look I'm a tactical genius!
Quite right too, these petty laws are made for mere mortals, not Tories.
This works well until someone successfully gets the cabinet arrested on contempt charges not withstanding parliamentary immunity. Remember 30p Lee ignoring laws works both ways.
It seems like they're planning to devote more energy and time sorting out Rwanda's problems than our own over the next six months.
A lot of this makes me very sad, and also, ashamed of this country. All the problems in this world, all the many problems in this country and the best our “leader” can do is posture from behind a podium emblazoned with “stop the boats”. Europe must be glad they’ve got rid of us.
+1. I'm not exactly a political animal but I've never heard such a fascist speech from a leader of this country which essentially boiled down to "Sod the law, we'll find anyway we can to make sure those bloody foreigners either don't get in or end up homeless in a 3rd world dictatorship*"
* I do mean Rwanda btw, not a tent in Westminster although the statement qualifies to both.
pannick stations!!
Quick, bring back Suella and go full far-right nutter! That'll solve it!
It seems like they’re planning to devote more energy and time sorting out Rwanda’s problems than our own over the next six months.
More and more councils are up against the wall in terms of funding. Austerity over the last 10+ years, inflation, catastrophic rise in homelessness, mental health and social care needs, dramatic rise in the disrepair of the roads is all stretching council budgets well beyond the limit.
Councils are waiting for their settlements and budgets, they need some stability in the housing market in order to build new properties, meanwhile people are suffering the biggest sustained drop in living standards since WWII and what is this Government doing...?
That's right, poncing around over a few dozen boats. A problem which wouldn't exist if they staffed and funded the Home Office properly to deal with asylum applications promptly and either send them back or get them into the system, working and paying tax. A problem which could have been stopped at source if we'd actually have worked constructively with the French to process claims in Calais - like they offered!
What a morally bankrupt bunch of utter scum we have in charge.
And against all this, the leader of the opposition is offering " we're marginally less shit than the Tories" as an alternative.
I despair.
Obviously it's a bit of fun but those poll numbers result in 525 seats for Labour, 45 Tory and 36 LD!
Hahahahahaha - wipeout!
That's the second sub 20% poll in 24hrs
Lord Dave bounce, one assumes
that poll has to be worth a 2 or 3 more letters to Mr Brady. When does it get to the "What have we got to lose?" stage ?
Obviously it’s a bit of fun but those poll numbers result in 525 seats for Labour, 45 Tory and 36 LD!
how do you get to the constituency seats from the % votes? I’d be almost as concerned at a 125 seat Labour majority as I would at Rishi having a marvellous come back and ending up as a minority gov!
how do you get to the constituency seats from the % votes?
https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/userpoll.html
the last 2 polls: PeoplePolling & FindOutNow
look something like this on electoral calculus
What a morally bankrupt bunch of utter scum we have in charge.
And against all this, the leader of the opposition is offering ” we’re marginally less shit than the Tories” as an alternative.I despair.
All the proceeding post is what the opposition should be bashing the government over the head about, rather consistently hitting the post rather than the open goals.
that poll has to be worth a 2 or 3 more letters to Mr Brady. When does it get to the “What have we got to lose?” stage ?
I doubt any of them are stupid enough to think that yet another leadership election, resulting in yet another PM from the limited Tory gene pool would result in a significant improvement in their personal prospects of re-election, and it might force an election sooner and shorten the time on the gravy train.
https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/userpoll.html
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thanks - I know I am over analysing it but this shows a Tory gain! In Scotland… and I find that about as likely as Liz Truss being the next PM!
Serious Q: if Sunak wakes up tomorrow and realises that he's very naughty, does he alone have the power to call an election?
We’re back to the PM only needing the King to agree to an election. Whenever they want. In theory.
David Cameron’s change to parliament having to vote on it are long gone… removed by those wanting to restore power to the executive that had been given to parliament (despite all the talk from them of the importance of the UK parliament being sovereign).
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tried-and-tested-system-for-calling-elections-restored
kormoran - I like that
ive got a cunning plan
https://twitter.com/benrileysmith/status/1724906055073964177?t=LJP2a5dgi-3SANn2dg9sDw&s=19
ive got a cunning plan
Crikey, they really are scraping the bottom of the barrel now... inheritence tax isn't really a big issue unless you are worth millions.
I mean if you are worth 8 million quid or something daft, then it is, but then there are financial vehicles to work around that anyway.
This is not going to affect anyone really, aside from the super rich, which it will benefit, but they would also presumably have good financial advice anyway, so it's all kind of a moot point?
And against all this, the leader of the opposition is offering ” we’re marginally less shit than the Tories” as an alternative.
I despair.
That’s what the current government want you to think!!
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Having a play with the electoral calculus tool and looking at the predictions by constituency...good luck to the tories in finding enough MPs with only a shred of credibility from that rump to form HM's loyal opposition!
If there is a continued switch in support away from tories to reform it's entirely possible that the LibDems will form the opposition; quite a thought.
No doubt that a cut in inheritance tax will give lil rise! a big boost in the polls...
He has met his target to half inflation.
TBH isn’t that a bit of porky
It is true that CPI inflation has halved, but the government had nothing to do with that. But, an interview with Jeremy Hunt reveals that the government considered core inflation to be their target. This has not halved, or come anywhere close
Inflation Hasn't Halved as Claimed by the Tories
I suppose it’s the usual not really quantifying what your basing your result on.
Interesting how household utility costs are used within the inflation calculator - unlike say groceries they don't actually look at what we spend, and how much it's gone up/down etc but use a theoretical number based on the Price Cap.
They Are Lying To You About UK Inflation - YouTube
Anyway, normally energy prices rise from this point until Spring, so if the fall is driven primarily by those, won't inflation just go up again?
Not necessarily, it depends what price was last year, not last month. So if prices go up at this time of year, they'll have done so at this time of year last year too.
He really doesn’t have anything does he?
Trying to use corbyn as a defence constantly
He never did,he was lucky to be slotted in a position (when javid stood up for his people) that need someone to dosh out the money to stop the wheels coming off when covid happened.
Followed up with ‘eat out to help the virus’ more splashing of cash.
I suppose his only thing was the Windsor agreement and his Inbetweener impression.
This is not going to affect anyone really, aside from the super rich, which it will benefit, but they would also presumably have good financial advice anyway, so it’s all kind of a moot point?
It sounds good. Everyone thinks that when they die the taxman will take everything, the Daily ExpressMail base most of their articles on how much someone's house is worth, it's a well-known barometer of an area or person (well, it is if you're as shallow as the Daily Wail).
So it sounds good if you can cut it, even though for many people it's simply not relevant.
Crucially though, the ones it is relevant to (wealthy homeowners) are more likely to vote Tory.