Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:48 pm
His inability to hold a budget counts massively in his favour I'd say.
Scrutable
Open to critical enquiry
https://scrutable.science/
Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Page 14 of 19
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:49 pm
Well given cats are tiny furry psychopaths, who sleep 20 hours a day and just lick their genitals for the other 4, exhibit minimal empathy and demonstrate very limited understanding of even the most basic of economic concepts, we can only say this is probably a marked improvement on all of Larry's predecessors over the last 12 years.
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:55 pm
So Jeremy Hunt has been disguised as a cat all this time?
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:02 pm
Why don't they just announce a monthly lottery of Conservative MPs for cabinet positions? First of the month all the names go in a hat, they're drawn out and they have ~4 weeks before the process is repeated. Could be more effective government than what they're currently doing.
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:15 pm
Yeahbut, Kwarteng did nothing for the first weeks due to Lizzy passing. So it should be more like 24 days.El Pollo Diablo wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:38 pm People who have held the role of Chancellor for a short time:
Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough - 13 days (interim)
Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden - 28 days (interim)
Sir William Lee - 29 days (interim)
Iain Macleod - 30 days (died)
Kwazi Kwarteng - 38 days (wazzock)
Sir John Pratt - 60 days (interim)
Nadhim Zahawi - 63 days (government collapsed)
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield - 80 days (interim)
George Canning - 103 days (died)
Sir Robert Peel - 114 days (government collapsed)
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:34 pm
They'd be in post longer as well.FlammableFlower wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:02 pm Why don't they just announce a monthly lottery of Conservative MPs for cabinet positions? First of the month all the names go in a hat, they're drawn out and they have ~4 weeks before the process is repeated. Could be more effective government than what they're currently doing.
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:45 pm
Jesus Christ, I’ve just watched Liz Truss’ press conference. I need a drink after that.
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:46 pm
Well I thought she did better than expected. She was totally f.cking awful.
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:53 pm
Highlights for me included searching for ages for particular correspondents for questions, only to get four variations of “why are you still here?”
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:30 pm
The Star is about to microwave the lettuce, just to make it more competitive.jimbob wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:23 pmTedious.lpm wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:20 pm The wimp, he's grovelled instead. His letter's non-stop "what a wonderful leader you are Liz I'll always love you". Where's his self-respect?
Meanwhile the Star has a live feed of the lettuce they have bought
https://twitter.com/JaimieAlexKay/statu ... UkLamQig6A
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:08 pm
Grumble wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:53 pm Highlights for me included searching for ages for particular correspondents for questions, only to get four variations of “why are you still here?”
I hope JRM has a stern word with her regarding her appalling lack of impartiality and blatant leftist partisan bias.her mini-budget “went further and faster than markets were expecting”
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:12 pm
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:13 pm
Markets still not happy after her speech. The £ is down and bond yields up. They must have been expecting a more complete U-turn than the £18bn of corp tax cuts.
Has Jeremy *unt accepted a poisoned chalice?
Has Jeremy *unt accepted a poisoned chalice?
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:15 pm
Well, there's talk that he might be the emergency PM, so maybe it's more a step up* than a poisoned chalice.
*The steps lead to a high diving board. Below the board is a swimming pool filled with poison.
*The steps lead to a high diving board. Below the board is a swimming pool filled with poison.
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:20 pm
And the poison is at solid a stpEl Pollo Diablo wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:15 pm Well, there's talk that he might be the emergency PM, so maybe it's more a step up* than a poisoned chalice.
*The steps lead to a high diving board. Below the board is a swimming pool filled with poison.
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:23 pm
I’m eagerly awaiting “the room next door”
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:56 pm
Did you see the one with Suella Braverman called END OF THE ROOM NEXT DOOR? I think there is a clue in the title that you might be disappointed.
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 4:56 pm
https://twitter.com/Ed_Miliband/status/ ... Z2yNEtFu7ALittle waster wrote: Sat Oct 01, 2022 9:46 amEd Miliband has just photo-bombed a BBC interview with Truss to shout "Chaos! motherf.ckers!" at the camera, before running off down the corridor, maniacally laughing.plodder wrote: Sat Oct 01, 2022 9:00 am Wow, f.cking hell:
https://conservativehome.com/2022/09/30 ... eal-world/
Ed Miliband
@Ed_Miliband
Quote Tweet
David Cameron
@David_Cameron
·
May 4, 2015
Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong Government with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband: https://facebook.com/DavidCameronOffici ... 2725449379
3:39 PM · Oct 14, 2022
·Twitter for iPhone
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 10:01 pm
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 10:58 pm
That'll explain the footage I saw earlier of Graham Brady ringing London Zoo asking to talk to their Arachnid Department while a couple of coppers were handing him their utility belts.jimbob wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 10:01 pm This is actually plausible
https://twitter.com/MrMichaelSpicer/sta ... n-T6692dgA
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:09 pm
https://twitter.com/_iPed/status/158088 ... b85IBEyKgw
Ped
@_iPed
Apparently Kwasi Kwarteng had trouble getting a seat on the plane cos nobody wanted him anywhere near business or economy
12:50 PM · Oct 14, 2022
·Twitter Web App
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:16 pm
Well all eyes are now on the new chancellor's statement on the 31st October.
I've personally checked with Truss's crack PR team and they've reassured me that there are no easy headlines that could be possibly written referencing that particular date which luckily has no wider cultural significance.
So that's nice ...
I've personally checked with Truss's crack PR team and they've reassured me that there are no easy headlines that could be possibly written referencing that particular date which luckily has no wider cultural significance.
So that's nice ...
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 9:17 am
In 1979 we had "Crisis? What crisis?",
In 2022 we have "Crisis? Which crisis?"
Spoiler:
In 2022 we have "Crisis? Which crisis?"
Spoiler:
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:51 am
"Unending"? Looking less and less true.
Re: Liz Truss - an unending void of horror and pain
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:20 am
Still true in the sense of bottomless. Might be a void that can be jumped over without too much harm to the country though.