Rishi Sunak - Prime Minister

[loafer123]

ChocolateFrog said:

loafer123 said:

You are delusional.

If the school will lose pupils for affordability reasons, they will reapportion bursary/scholarship monies to subsidise fee levels and reduce the number of exceptional students helped.

And.

They often lower the number of £1m premium bond winners too.

Despite having a ticket it's still so remote the chance of 'winning' that it can be classed as statistically insignificant.

I was simply pointing out that our resident bear was doing the typical left wing nonsense of no believing that actions can have negative consequences.

[Riff Raff]

I'm not sure all this argy bargy about VAT on private school fees belongs in the Sunak thread.

So, to change the subject, let's celebrate people making fun of him.

[turbobloke]

Riff Raff said:

I'm not sure all this argy bargy about VAT on private school fees belongs in the Sunak thread.

So, to change the subject, let's celebrate people making fun of him.

The change is fair enough, this is the RS thread, and humour is usually a good thing,

Had to look him up (NP).

I've seen a Nobel Laureate fall off an office chair, no big deal, no celebration. Personal angle stuff is naff from wherever; time to focus on what matters in this context surely.

[sugerbear]

loafer123 said:

ChocolateFrog said:

loafer123 said:

You are delusional.

If the school will lose pupils for affordability reasons, they will reapportion bursary/scholarship monies to subsidise fee levels and reduce the number of exceptional students helped.

And.

They often lower the number of £1m premium bond winners too.

Despite having a ticket it's still so remote the chance of 'winning' that it can be classed as statistically insignificant.

I was simply pointing out that our resident bear was doing the typical left wing nonsense of no believing that actions can have negative consequences.

But when it only impacts less than .0005% of the child population it become less of an issue for the general public.

[Rufus Stone]

Riff Raff said:

I'm not sure all this argy bargy about VAT on private school fees belongs in the Sunak thread.

So, to change the subject, let's celebrate people making fun of him.

Just a little drip.

[119]

sugerbear said:

loafer123 said:

ChocolateFrog said:

loafer123 said:

You are delusional.

If the school will lose pupils for affordability reasons, they will reapportion bursary/scholarship monies to subsidise fee levels and reduce the number of exceptional students helped.

And.

They often lower the number of £1m premium bond winners too.

Despite having a ticket it's still so remote the chance of 'winning' that it can be classed as statistically insignificant.

I was simply pointing out that our resident bear was doing the typical left wing nonsense of no believing that actions can have negative consequences.

But when it only impacts less than .0005% of the child population it become less of an issue for the general public.

You could argue it could be more than twice that as it will be the kids parents and family that will be votings

Children can’t.

[Scottie - NW]

119 said:

You could argue it could be more than twice that as it will be the kids parents and family that will be votings

Children can’t.

I can’t see many people who are paying for their privately educated kids would ever vote Labour anyway, I suspect it will lose them next to nothing in votes?

[Unreal]

Scottie - NW said:

119 said:

You could argue it could be more than twice that as it will be the kids parents and family that will be votings

Children can’t.

I can’t see many people who are paying for their privately educated kids would ever vote Labour anyway, I suspect it will lose them next to nothing in votes?

Exactly that. Makes it great red meat for their core supporters. The real champagne socialists can afford it. Triple the Council Tax for more expensive homes and second homes while they're at it. Again, the rich won't notice it and core Labour supporters will lap it up. That's before we get on to some wealth taxes. It's going to be hilarious listening to the bleating on here. Still, can't be as bad as the Tories apparently.

[S600BSB]

Rufus Stone said:

Riff Raff said:

I'm not sure all this argy bargy about VAT on private school fees belongs in the Sunak thread.

So, to change the subject, let's celebrate people making fun of him.

Just a little drip.

Early days, but that might well be the pic of the election.

[smn159]

turbobloke said:

Riff Raff said:

I'm not sure all this argy bargy about VAT on private school fees belongs in the Sunak thread.

So, to change the subject, let's celebrate people making fun of him.

The change is fair enough, this is the RS thread, and humour is usually a good thing,

Had to look him up (NP).

I've seen a Nobel Laureate fall off an office chair, no big deal, no celebration. Personal angle stuff is naff from wherever; time to focus on what matters in this context surely.

That's funnier than the picture... who said that the right had no sense of humour

[Sway]

Scottie - NW said:

119 said:

You could argue it could be more than twice that as it will be the kids parents and family that will be votings

Children can’t.

I can’t see many people who are paying for their privately educated kids would ever vote Labour anyway, I suspect it will lose them next to nothing in votes?

What?

Plenty of private school parents are Labour voters.

Indeed, a fair number of Labour MPs are private school parents!

[James6112]

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/...

Saw a bit of this in BBC Breakfast
Sunak talking some twaddle, with a backdrop of bored looking workers behind him.
Looked a bit like a hostage video!
Embarrassing. I guess their bosses made them appear, I doubt many will vote Tory.
Then he was asked questions by some Tory councillors posing as employees…
Why would any company demean themselves, why be party to that..

[S600BSB]

Sway said:

Scottie - NW said:

119 said:

You could argue it could be more than twice that as it will be the kids parents and family that will be votings

Children can’t.

I can’t see many people who are paying for their privately educated kids would ever vote Labour anyway, I suspect it will lose them next to nothing in votes?

What?

Plenty of private school parents are Labour voters.

Indeed, a fair number of Labour MPs are private school parents!

Of course they are!

[smn159]

James6112 said:

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/...

Saw a bit of this in BBC Breakfast
Sunak talking some twaddle, with a backdrop of bored looking workers behind him.
Looked a bit like a hostage video!
Embarrassing. I guess their bosses made them appear, I doubt many will vote Tory.
Then he was asked questions by some Tory councillors posing as employees…
Why would any company demean themselves, why be party to that..

Article said:

Later, Sunak appeared in Barry, south Wales, where he asked people in a brewery if “all the football” of the Euros would be good for revenue. It was quickly pointed out to him that Wales had not qualified for the tournament.

Lol

[Rufus Stone]

S600BSB said:

Early days, but that might well be the pic of the election.

His face just says what the fk am I doing here.

[anonymoususer]

blueg33 said:

Unreal said:

S600BSB said:

blueg33 said:

2 part leaders making speeches yesterday whilst is was raining

One chose to stand outside and get soaked
One chose to stand inside and stay dry

I want a PM who can make sensible choices

Standing in the rain and pretending everything is going well pretty much sums up this government.

Agree. The visuals were shockingly bad for Rishi. Why did they let that happen? Can’t imagine Tony Blair - or even Dave - being put in that position. Just a shambolic way to kick off a campaign. They really are a poor.

If anyone was watching prior, it had stopped raining and presenters had put their umbrellas away. The announcement started late, probably due to the rain. It restarted as Rishi began his speech and that left three options - have a lackey hold an umbrella over him, abandon and restart later or carry on. I think in the circumstances, the vast majority would carry on, SKS included. If you think his decision opened him up to mockery, think what the mockers could have done with the other two options. It's a non-story outside the bubble.

Heavy rain showers were forecast all day. Therefore do it inside! I had a photoshoot at work yesterday for PR pics, we decided to do them inside at the factory rather than on site - why? Because rain was forecast. This stuff isn't hard for anyone else but this shower (see what I did there?)

This lot cant make good minor decisions, no wonder that major ones are a total disaster.

Blue is quite right
"outside the bubble" - get real
There is a purpose built/ modelled studio room he could have made his announcement from
Jim Callaghan announced the '79 election from a desk
It was ludicrous to risk dodging a heavy shower. Most of the front pages today feature a soaked Rishi
It was a bad decision. It was the wrong decision and trying to patronise folk who think that by using phrases likev "outside the bubble|" is pathetic.

[Sway]

anonymoususer said:

Blue is quite right
"outside the bubble" - get real
There is a purpose built/ modelled studio room he could have made his announcement from
Jim Callaghan announced the '79 election from a desk
It was ludicrous to risk dodging a heavy shower. Most of the front pages today feature a soaked Rishi
It was a bad decision. It was the wrong decision and trying to patronise folk who think that by using phrases likev "outside the bubble|" is pathetic.

Apparently the media room can't be used - it's considered a party announcement, not a government one (hence podium doesn't have the usual seal on it).

I'd imagine the alternative was party headquarters. Which was probably the right call.

[JagLover]

anonymoususer said:

Blue is quite right
"outside the bubble" - get real
There is a purpose built/ modelled studio room he could have made his announcement from
Jim Callaghan announced the '79 election from a desk
It was ludicrous to risk dodging a heavy shower. Most of the front pages today feature a soaked Rishi
It was a bad decision. It was the wrong decision and trying to patronise folk who think that by using phrases likev "outside the bubble|" is pathetic.

This

Any "tradition" was probably only a few years old. The Downing Street team demonstrated their complete incompetence once again.

[loafer123]

Unreal said:

Scottie - NW said:

119 said:

You could argue it could be more than twice that as it will be the kids parents and family that will be votings

Children can’t.

I can’t see many people who are paying for their privately educated kids would ever vote Labour anyway, I suspect it will lose them next to nothing in votes?

Exactly that. Makes it great red meat for their core supporters. The real champagne socialists can afford it. Triple the Council Tax for more expensive homes and second homes while they're at it. Again, the rich won't notice it and core Labour supporters will lap it up. That's before we get on to some wealth taxes. It's going to be hilarious listening to the bleating on here. Still, can't be as bad as the Tories apparently.

Except it isn’t core voters which win or lose Labour an election, it is the floating undecided voters…

[frisbee]

loafer123 said:

Except it isn’t core voters which win or lose Labour an election, it is the floating undecided voters…

The floating voters will be grateful for not having to buy cigs for their kids anymore, so it all balances out.