Tory Leadership Runners and Riders

[PsB]

Here it is, we’ll worth a read,

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...frontrunner-workaholic?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

“a calculating workaholic who readily drops positions that no longer serve her”.

Thanks. There's an abundance of articles about her in the Guardian, but I'd missed this one. It shows a more complex image of Truss and helps to understand how such an improbable event as "PM Truss" has become the most likely scenario.

 

[Tony L]

I see oligarch chancellor and leadership bidder Rishi Sunak is waging war on The Good Law Project (Twitter). It makes one wonder what a billionaire with remarkably obfuscated family business, tax and national residency affairs might have to worry about from fair and open legal scrutiny and public accountability?

PS A government actively going after legal scrutiny is obviously one of the indicators of fascism. “Enemies Of The People”, “Left Wing Lawyers” etc all have their echoes in Nazi Germany just as they do in the USA thanks to Trump’s far-right cult. People need to recognise exactly what path the modern Conservative Party is on right now and give them no place to hide. Please consider funding Good Law Project. We need to collectively fight this shit!

 

[billo]

I wonder how many spoilt ballot papers there will be? ,mainly of the "We still want Boris" type.
A campaign to trend #Borisontheballot would be fun especially if Truss wins with less votes than someone not in the running

 

[Bob McC]

I did not realise until this weekend that there will be 15 year old members of the Tory party voting for their new leader.

 

[Nic Robinson]

I did not realise until this weekend that there will be 15 year old members of the Tory party voting for their new leader.

Ironic, given politically acute 16-18 year olds were denied a say on Brexit.

 

[Spraggons Den]

Ironic, given politically acute 16-18 year olds were denied a say on Brexit.

And the politically unaware 16-18 year olds.

 

[zarniwoop]

Honest Govt Ad UK

“Have we made mistakes? Maybe. But have we learned from them? Of course not!”

 

[Dave H.]

Ironic, given politically acute 16-18 year olds were denied a say on Brexit.

Along with U.K. nationals living in the EU.

Nothing to see here, just move on.

 

[wacko]

And the politically unaware 16-18 year olds.

And the ra.... uncaring 60+ year olds. Who ironically voted for less EU plumbers and fruit pickers; to be replaced by people who ain't fixing your plumbing or picking your fruit. But then nobody said they thought it through.

 

[Nic Robinson]

And the politically unaware 16-18 year olds.

But the politically inept coffin dodgers, for whom this disaster matters little...

 

[Nic Robinson]

just move on.

I will never move on.

 

[Spraggons Den]

But the politically inept coffin dodgers, for whom this disaster matters little...

I would have thought pensionners would be the group to most effected by rising energy prices as they are the ones most susceptible to the cold. Poor form btw use of the term coffin dodgers.

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

I did not realise until this weekend that there will be 15 year old members of the Tory party voting for their new leader.

I blame the parents. What 15 year old kid identifies as a Conservative enough to join as a member in their own right, unless they’ve been indoctrinated.

 

[Dogberry]

I would have thought pensionners would be the group to most effected by rising energy prices as they are the ones most susceptible to the cold. Poor form btw use of the term coffin dodgers.

I think CTD is the more acceptable medical term.

 

[Bob McC]

FOC is the one in use round here.

 

[ff1d1l]

I blame the parents. What 15 year old kid identifies as a Conservative enough to join as a member in their own right, unless they’ve been indoctrinated.

Hitler youth.

 

[MUTTY1]

Thanks. There's an abundance of articles about her in the Guardian, but I'd missed this one. It shows a more complex image of Truss and helps to understand how such an improbable event as "PM Truss" has become the most likely scenario.

Heres my favourite. Mathew Parris in the Times. ‘There is no more to Liz Truss than meets the eye’ Once a conservative mp but now has resigned from the party.

 

[Seeker_UK]

I blame the parents. What 15 year old kid identifies as a Conservative enough to join as a member in their own right...

 

[Joe Hutch]

Ah, the Osmonds. Which one is that?

 

[monkfish]

Ah, the Osmonds. Which one is that?

Little Willy?