Boris Johnson-Prime Minister (Vol 8)
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Cobracc said:
turbobloke said:
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hstewie said:
I'll add the word you omitted ...WTF?!hstewie said:
Murph7355 said:
Blackpuddin said:
bhstewie said:
Christ almighty, can these people actually be any less self-aware? Sneery little thstewie said:t needs to try living on benefits for a while, the rest of his life ideally. The only time I've ever heard "emergency budget" be used front and centre was boy George around 6yrs ago. Was Gove giving an example of things being manipulated? Or was he genuinely sneering at people struggling with costs?
blueg33 said:
NerveAgent said:
Yup, it seems that tribalism overrides everything. With our political system pretty much forcing and all or nothing outcome, people want their chosen "team" to win at all costs. What we are left with is this dated cringefest of tosspots.
The episode of "Yes Prime Minister" on TV last night pretty much summed that up. Sadly they didnt use the phrase that I am going to pinch " dated cringefest of tosspots."Brave Fart said:
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You use the word 'adversarial', and I think you're right. ...
The HoC is set up that way. There are lines drawn on the floor so that sword carrying opposing members couldn't hurt each other. It's set up for argument, not debate. PMQs being the biggest part of the whole panto, and our two latest protagonists take their roles very seriously.You use the word 'adversarial', and I think you're right. ...
As things currently stand, maybe the simplest change would be to move the two lines closer together!
JeffreyD said:
Murph7355 said:
Where is the full interview and what are those comments in relation to?
The only time I've ever heard "emergency budget" be used front and centre was boy George around 6yrs ago. Was Gove giving an example of things being manipulated? Or was he genuinely sneering at people struggling with costs?
Surely you can see he's off his tits.The only time I've ever heard "emergency budget" be used front and centre was boy George around 6yrs ago. Was Gove giving an example of things being manipulated? Or was he genuinely sneering at people struggling with costs?
(As for Gove, I just saw Gove. Isn't he always pretty much like that - albeit not always trying to be funny. Maybe he though DW was a yoof and hence needed to adapt?).
Murph7355 said:
Brave Fart said:
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You use the word 'adversarial', and I think you're right. ...
The HoC is set up that way. There are lines drawn on the floor so that sword carrying opposing members couldn't hurt each other. It's set up for argument, not debate. PMQs being the biggest part of the whole panto, and our two latest protagonists take their roles very seriously.You use the word 'adversarial', and I think you're right. ...
As things currently stand, maybe the simplest change would be to move the two lines closer together!
My money would be on Rayner.
They're playing an interview he did with Nick Ferrari from LBC yesterday.
He's babbling on about 50 gigawatts of renewable energy but when he's asked what they're going to do to help pensioners spending the day in the library to keep warm he's got absolutely nothing.
The emperor is naked.
He's babbling on about 50 gigawatts of renewable energy but when he's asked what they're going to do to help pensioners spending the day in the library to keep warm he's got absolutely nothing.
The emperor is naked.
bhstewie said:
hstewie said: They're playing an interview he did with Nick Ferrari from LBC yesterday.
He's babbling on about 50 gigawatts of renewable energy but when he's asked what they're going to do to help pensioners spending the day in the library to keep warm he's got absolutely nothing.
The emperor is naked.
Do tell, what is the correct answer to that question?He's babbling on about 50 gigawatts of renewable energy but when he's asked what they're going to do to help pensioners spending the day in the library to keep warm he's got absolutely nothing.
The emperor is naked.
Vanden Saab said:
bhstewie said:
hstewie said: They're playing an interview he did with Nick Ferrari from LBC yesterday.
He's babbling on about 50 gigawatts of renewable energy but when he's asked what they're going to do to help pensioners spending the day in the library to keep warm he's got absolutely nothing.
The emperor is naked.
Do tell, what is the correct answer to that question?He's babbling on about 50 gigawatts of renewable energy but when he's asked what they're going to do to help pensioners spending the day in the library to keep warm he's got absolutely nothing.
The emperor is naked.
The answer definitely isn't to babble on with statistics about renewables.
Boringvolvodriver said:
Cobracc said:
turbobloke said:
bhstewie said:
I'll add the word you omitted ...WTF?!hstewie said:You can see how Boris pulls off his act and keeps going but Gove is just a mystery.
Just listened to Marcus Fysh (yes, I'd never heard of him either) on this week's Chopper's Politics podcast, giving a damming indictment of the complacency of the incumbent leadership team and failing to offer any support to Johnson.
What was interesting about this, as being a Tory MP who doesn't support Johnson as a Tory MP isn't necessarily that uncommon (just perhaps not often verbalised), was the depth of his economic understanding.
Perhaps there is some hope that the generation behind Johnson might actually know what they are doing and could offer a viable alternative? Another I'd place in that camp is Kemi Badenoch.
Despite that, it seems that the UK might be heading to its own "lost decade" and look what that did to Japan...
What was interesting about this, as being a Tory MP who doesn't support Johnson as a Tory MP isn't necessarily that uncommon (just perhaps not often verbalised), was the depth of his economic understanding.
Perhaps there is some hope that the generation behind Johnson might actually know what they are doing and could offer a viable alternative? Another I'd place in that camp is Kemi Badenoch.
Despite that, it seems that the UK might be heading to its own "lost decade" and look what that did to Japan...
blueg33 said:
Murph7355 said:
Brave Fart said:
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You use the word 'adversarial', and I think you're right. ...
The HoC is set up that way. There are lines drawn on the floor so that sword carrying opposing members couldn't hurt each other. It's set up for argument, not debate. PMQs being the biggest part of the whole panto, and our two latest protagonists take their roles very seriously.You use the word 'adversarial', and I think you're right. ...
As things currently stand, maybe the simplest change would be to move the two lines closer together!
My money would be on Rayner.
dxg said:
Despite that, it seems that the UK might be heading to its own "lost decade" and look what that did to Japan...
I believe it is generally now referred to as “lost decades”? I’d say we have been in the same position at Japan for over a decade already. Crony capitalism is going to eat our economy if something isn’t done.Vanden Saab said:
bhstewie said:
hstewie said: They're playing an interview he did with Nick Ferrari from LBC yesterday.
He's babbling on about 50 gigawatts of renewable energy but when he's asked what they're going to do to help pensioners spending the day in the library to keep warm he's got absolutely nothing.
The emperor is naked.
Do tell, what is the correct answer to that question?He's babbling on about 50 gigawatts of renewable energy but when he's asked what they're going to do to help pensioners spending the day in the library to keep warm he's got absolutely nothing.
The emperor is naked.
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