News: Sweden has called off a „Joint Investigation Team“ with Germany and Denmark into the attacks on the Nordstream pipelines, referring to information too highly classified to share.
Just watched Liz and I'm afraid I saw a suffering shell of a person. She is simply not up to the job she has blagged/fluked her way into, intellectually or emotionally. Can't abide her simple simon politics but I actually find her quite likeable and I feel sorry for her now. Hope she goes and quickly. Best for all, I think, including herself.
Shit statement off a piece of paper read in a dazed monotone.
"I'll take questions. Errrrrrrrrrr....."
3 questions of how the fuck can you stay in your job.
And she pulls the plug and walks off stage.
She is the worst person I have ever seen in a senior political job. Even worse than Jeremy.
I predicted it back in July. What I don't get is how someone so terrible doesn't realize their own limitations? What on earth made her think she has what it takes to be PM? And even more ludicrously how did she get so many people voting for her?
She made the most outlandish promises and dressed up as Thatcher. Thats it.
Shit statement off a piece of paper read in a dazed monotone.
"I'll take questions. Errrrrrrrrrr....."
3 questions of how the fuck can you stay in your job.
And she pulls the plug and walks off stage.
She is the worst person I have ever seen in a senior political job. Even worse than Jeremy.
I predicted it back in July. What I don't get is how someone so terrible doesn't realize their own limitations? What on earth made her think she has what it takes to be PM? And even more ludicrously how did she get so many people voting for her?
The last question is easy - the alternative definitely wasn't going to work because it was promising a continuation of the policies that caused the problems. So you might as well roll the dice, even with a small chance of success.
Truss legs it to the disbelief of the Lobby. She said the same thing over again and never addressed the total collapse of her government's credibility. At this rate Hunt will be PM by the time his own plane lands...
Shit statement off a piece of paper read in a dazed monotone.
"I'll take questions. Errrrrrrrrrr....."
3 questions of how the fuck can you stay in your job.
And she pulls the plug and walks off stage.
She is the worst person I have ever seen in a senior political job. Even worse than Jeremy.
Worse than Estelle Morris ?
Estelle Morris wasn't a disaster as Education Secretary, but was honest enough to look at herself and say "I'm not up to this". That is far far better than dozens of other wazzocks promoted beyond the level of their incompetence who sit there blagging their way through.
"This is quite comfortably our largest ever Labour vote share and largest ever Labour lead - even back in the ComRes days, don't think @PigsAndPolling saw anything like this."
But Driver says that's just The Narrative. I mean, these polling companies ADMIT to only asking questions of about 1,000 people out of the 65m in the country, how can their views possibly be representative in any way?
I've said little about the recent problems. She was never my preferred leader choice and can see no possible reason to justify anything other than a swift resignation to end this awful situation for the country and the party. On every imaginable level there is no way she can be seen as a credible leader of anything and leat of all PM. Just awful.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Just watched Liz and I'm afraid I saw a suffering shell of a person. She is simply not up to the job she has blagged/fluked her way into, intellectually or emotionally. Can't abide her simple simon politics but I actually find her quite likeable and I feel sorry for her now. Hope she goes and quickly. Best for all, I think, including herself.
I would agree and it would be in everyone's interest if she resigns
At least Boris could organise a piss up and didnt even need the brewery.
For me this removes any last vestige of missing him. The one and only plus was he could be "entertaining" - well I'm sorry but this from Truss is entertainment par excellence. There'll be a blockbuster movie and maybe some oscars if they cast it well. Johnson was a great big tedious yawn of a bore by comparison.
"She is the real deal." "She has the empathy" "[She has the] cleverness to win the next election for the Tories." "Somehow, not by merit, purely by luck, the Tories have unearthed a star." "She espouses rightwing beliefs with humanity and humour." "Articulate woman." "Fascinating."
It's fine. We all make mistakes from time to time. The fool fails to admit it.
QED
lol. OK fair enough I said that. You somewhat exaggerated my remarks - but it doesn’t look like I was joking either
I shall eat humble pie and grits for breakfast
Who wants to own up to liking the pictured post? And who wants to go back and unlike asap?
Can't be bothered to go and find it, but I'd guess maybe LG and our piratical friend on current form, struggling for the third to be honest. Liz Truss fans please [come forward and] explain?
I don't recall the post, but I'd happily like it now. I find it funny how everyone's predictions about winning the next election are being held up to ridicule; unless I miss my guess, we haven't had the election.
I'm not ridiculing. I've got bets (from ages ago) on Con most seats and Con majority I did however predict Truss would be shit, although I thought (and may have said) that she may well get a short poll boost before reality hit home.
(I really need Truss gone before the GE. Luckily they're only small bets)
Shit statement off a piece of paper read in a dazed monotone.
"I'll take questions. Errrrrrrrrrr....."
3 questions of how the fuck can you stay in your job.
And she pulls the plug and walks off stage.
She is the worst person I have ever seen in a senior political job. Even worse than Jeremy.
Worse than Estelle Morris ?
Estelle Morris wasn't a disaster as Education Secretary, but was honest enough to look at herself and say "I'm not up to this". That is far far better than dozens of other wazzocks promoted beyond the level of their incompetence who sit there blagging their way through.
I’d dispute she’s the worst person ever in a senior job. She’s had several and done some of them relatively well. She is an awful PM. The worst in my living memory. Her only purpose seems to be to make her predecessors look competent.
I never said that. I said: who knows, we may get lucky, and she may surprise on the upside, given that expectations of are so desperately low. Sadly, she has undershot even that
And I invented “Rogerdamus” and I might start charging royalties
Well we could focus on your What.Three.Words predictions.
Even worse than your Truss comments.
What were his W3W predictions?
That system was always a gimmick doomed to failure – erroneously using a homophone or similar word can land you on the other side of the world. Far too prone to hard error.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Leon is Heathener ffs. The whole thing is just him having a bizarre onanistic chat with himself. It's obviously a boring flight.
Hunt is of course now unsackable, holds the purse strings, and is by a country mile the most experienced minister in the government. He's also ruthless, tough, and someone who really masters detail. The PM, in contrast, is the most busted of all flushes. This will be an interesting dynamic, but I think it's likely that he will fulfil the role Lod Mandelson fulfilled when Gordon Brown swallowed his pride and brought him back into the cabinet to effectively run the government.
Tory MPs should accept this ugly mess as probably less ugly than any of the alternatives.
Yes. It's pretty much what I suggested I'd do if I were Truss last night.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Leon is Heathener ffs. The whole thing is just him having a bizarre onanistic chat with himself. It's obviously a boring flight.
News: Sweden has called off a „Joint Investigation Team“ with Germany and Denmark into the attacks on the Nordstream pipelines, referring to information too highly classified to share.
Could we actually see Tories start calling for her resignation today? I can’t think that press conference will have helped her one bit, quite the opposite in fact
"She is the real deal." "She has the empathy" "[She has the] cleverness to win the next election for the Tories." "Somehow, not by merit, purely by luck, the Tories have unearthed a star." "She espouses rightwing beliefs with humanity and humour." "Articulate woman." "Fascinating."
It's fine. We all make mistakes from time to time. The fool fails to admit it.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Leon is Heathener ffs. The whole thing is just him having a bizarre onanistic chat with himself. It's obviously a boring flight.
This keeps coming up - there is no way that Leon is Heathener.
So the corporation tax cut reversed following the reversal of the 45p additional rate cut. Least popular parts of the mini budget and a clear attempt to reassure the markets while keeping the more popular parts
Just watched Liz and I'm afraid I saw a suffering shell of a person. She is simply not up to the job she has blagged/fluked her way into, intellectually or emotionally. Can't abide her simple simon politics but I actually find her quite likeable and I feel sorry for her now. Hope she goes and quickly. Best for all, I think, including herself.
I think she is now just a hostage to other forces, the conservative MP's on one hand; and the technocrats on the other. It is Theresa May post 2017, albeit with less self awareness. I think there is a real possibility the situation will stabilise and just go on like this for 2 more years. Purely because the various factions of the Conservative party won't be able to agree on how to replace her.
"She is the real deal." "She has the empathy" "[She has the] cleverness to win the next election for the Tories." "Somehow, not by merit, purely by luck, the Tories have unearthed a star." "She espouses rightwing beliefs with humanity and humour." "Articulate woman." "Fascinating."
It's fine. We all make mistakes from time to time. The fool fails to admit it.
I know morality has seemingly no part to play, but I cannot get over the fact that Truss has fired a man for implementing her ideas. It is fundamentally wrong and the whole country, her whole party, will see that.
"She is the real deal." "She has the empathy" "[She has the] cleverness to win the next election for the Tories." "Somehow, not by merit, purely by luck, the Tories have unearthed a star." "She espouses rightwing beliefs with humanity and humour." "Articulate woman." "Fascinating."
It's fine. We all make mistakes from time to time. The fool fails to admit it.
QED
lol. OK fair enough I said that. You somewhat exaggerated my remarks - but it doesn’t look like I was joking either
I shall eat humble pie and grits for breakfast
Who wants to own up to liking the pictured post? And who wants to go back and unlike asap?
Can't be bothered to go and find it, but I'd guess maybe LG and our piratical friend on current form, struggling for the third to be honest. Liz Truss fans please [come forward and] explain?
I don't recall the post, but I'd happily like it now. I find it funny how everyone's predictions about winning the next election are being held up to ridicule; unless I miss my guess, we haven't had the election.
I'm not ridiculing. I've got bets (from ages ago) on Con most seats and Con majority I did however predict Truss would be shit, although I thought (and may have said) that she may well get a short poll boost before reality hit home.
(I really need Truss gone before the GE. Luckily they're only small bets)
Everyone needs her gone before GE - well maybe not Starmer
You have to hand it to the ERG, they backed a Remainer, Truss over a Leaver, Sunak and ignored those who wanted to back Leaver Badenoch.
They now have a Remainer as PM and Remainer Hunt as Chancellor, Boris' opponent from 2019 of course and a staunch May loyalist.
One can't help but laugh at Mark Francois who is responsible for this!
There is only one person responsible and that is your toxic hero Johnson
No. Boris won the Tories this majority and ERG backers like Baker turning on him and Francois then ordering the ERG to back Truss has meant they have now seen a Leaver PM and Leaver Chancellor in Boris and Sunak replaced by Remainer Truss as PM and Remainer Hunt as Chancellor.
This now looks more like it could be more like the old May government than the Boris government
Boris toxic and irresponsible behaviour led us to today
And by the way you voted remain
No, the likes of you forcing him out over partygate led to today and a bigger Starmer lead than ever there was under Boris.
[snip]
Boris lied blatantly to the house of commons, which should be a matter of resignation. His downfall was entirely of his own making.
"This is quite comfortably our largest ever Labour vote share and largest ever Labour lead - even back in the ComRes days, don't think @PigsAndPolling saw anything like this."
But Driver says that's just The Narrative. I mean, these polling companies ADMIT to only asking questions of about 1,000 people out of the 65m in the country, how can their views possibly be representative in any way?
I do hope you're not going to claim that if the by election results yesterday had been strong for Labour and weak for the Toies that it wouldn't have been trumpeted as another example of Truss's failures - both below and likely above the line?
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Leon is Heathener ffs. The whole thing is just him having a bizarre onanistic chat with himself. It's obviously a boring flight.
This keeps coming up - there is no way that Leon is Heathener.
Er....why?
One of the greatest challenges for a male writer is to write women.
"Heathener" is just a writing exercise, for when he is bored.
In what I doubt is a unique opinion, whilst I have no sympathy for Kwarteng, whose plans were very clearly presented without proper preparation, it is always ridiculous when Chancellors are blamed, or in this case sacked, for ideas which the PM was fully behind.
We have to ask ourselves why we had an election with the two worst potential PMs in post-war history followed by the replacement of one of them by the most unsuitable PM in modern history.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Leon is Heathener ffs. The whole thing is just him having a bizarre onanistic chat with himself. It's obviously a boring flight.
I know morality has seemingly no part to play, but I cannot get over the fact that Truss has fired a man for implementing her ideas. It is fundamentally wrong and the whole country, her whole party, will see that.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty:
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof:
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them:
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it:
I see she has. Dear oh dear. How embarrassing.
Still you have a way to go to match my "she looks fit and well to me, I think she has years yet" contribution about the Queen on the day before she died.
You have to hand it to the ERG, they backed a Remainer, Truss over a Leaver, Sunak and ignored those who wanted to back Leaver Badenoch.
They now have a Remainer as PM and Remainer Hunt as Chancellor, Boris' opponent from 2019 of course and a staunch May loyalist.
One can't help but laugh at Mark Francois who is responsible for this!
There is only one person responsible and that is your toxic hero Johnson
No. Boris won the Tories this majority and ERG backers like Baker turning on him and Francois then ordering the ERG to back Truss has meant they have now seen a Leaver PM and Leaver Chancellor in Boris and Sunak replaced by Remainer Truss as PM and Remainer Hunt as Chancellor.
This now looks more like it could be more like the old May government than the Boris government
Boris toxic and irresponsible behaviour led us to today
And by the way you voted remain
No, the likes of you forcing him out over partygate led to today and a bigger Starmer lead than ever there was under Boris.
Yes I did vote Remain and will remain loyal to this government (as I was to the May government) and Hunt is a serious figure for the Treasury and a proper Tory but I also respected the Leave vote and it was only Boris who delivered Brexit
I didn’t force him out
Boris behaviour became so toxic he was unacceptable to the vast majority of ordinary people
HYUFD is like a babysitting agency which sends you a heroin-addicted thief whom you reject, so they send you a convicted paedophile instead. When you complain about the paedophile they say Well, you should've stuck with the thief.
We have to ask ourselves why we had an election with the two worst potential PMs in post-war history followed by the replacement of one of them by the most unsuitable PM in modern history.
I am going to plead the fifth and avoid answering that one, not to avoid incriminating myself but because we did B***** yesterday yet again.
That 'press conference' was worse than having no press conference at all. 🤖All the answers were the same, whatever the question. 🤖Looked more robotic than ever with those pauses. 🤖Walked off woodenly but abruptly. A true car-crash of comms. https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1580917874540978176
We have to ask ourselves why we had an election with the two worst potential PMs in post-war history followed by the replacement of one of them by the most unsuitable PM in modern history.
I am going to plead the fifth and avoid answering that one, not to avoid incriminating myself but because we did B***** yesterday yet again.
At least Boris could organise a piss up and didnt even need the brewery.
For me this removes any last vestige of missing him. The one and only plus was he could be "entertaining" - well I'm sorry but this from Truss is entertainment par excellence. There'll be a blockbuster movie and maybe some oscars if they cast it well. Johnson was a great big tedious yawn of a bore by comparison.
Who would play Truss ?
Carrie era Sissy Spacek for me.
That's not a bad call; she could do the mix of determination, awkwardness and vulnerability.
In what I doubt is a unique opinion, whilst I have no sympathy for Kwarteng, whose plans were very clearly presented without proper preparation, it is always ridiculous when Chancellors are blamed, or in this case sacked, for ideas which the PM was fully behind.
You would have assumed that she would have prepared an excuse to address that point when questioned on it. Bizarrely it seemed to take her by surprise and she just started stuttering about stability.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Leon is Heathener ffs. The whole thing is just him having a bizarre onanistic chat with himself. It's obviously a boring flight.
This keeps coming up - there is no way that Leon is Heathener.
There bloody is way, he as good as admitted it before her last long absence.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Leon is Heathener ffs. The whole thing is just him having a bizarre onanistic chat with himself. It's obviously a boring flight.
It's a semi-plausible theory. But I'm unconvinced, as he can't usually maintain a different character for more than a day without being obvious.
"She is the real deal." "She has the empathy" "[She has the] cleverness to win the next election for the Tories." "Somehow, not by merit, purely by luck, the Tories have unearthed a star." "She espouses rightwing beliefs with humanity and humour." "Articulate woman." "Fascinating."
It's fine. We all make mistakes from time to time. The fool fails to admit it.
QED
LOL
He’s admitted it.
Why the snark ?
I didn't see the admission first (I have now liked it)
Can’t we make rules/ tweaks to ensure that the membership don’t ever get to choose a PM again. The Truss case is such a slam dunk
Make the appointment of a new PM subject to a confidence vote in the House of Commons rather than taking it on trust. That would subtly shift the dynamics to give MPs more power.
What all Tory MPs know: Liz Truss now has the Ed Miliband problem. As he knifed his brother for the Labour leadership, she has hatcheted her best mate to try to retain power. That's the one thing voters always remembered about Ed, and Truss won't ever shake it off either. https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1580921838309294081
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty:
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof:
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them:
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it:
I see she has. Dear oh dear. How embarrassing.
Still you have a way to go to match my "she looks fit and well to me, I think she has years yet" contribution about the Queen on the day before she died.
In the last few months we've also had: Ukrainian professors have spotted aliens. It's the real deal.
Turns out it was total bollocks, as I said so at the time.
I remember Gordon Brown giving a hideous rictus grin when handling a question over Mrs Duffy, and I suddenly felt sorry for him. Poor old Truss looked broken in the same way. Perhaps they were basically nice people in the wrong job, or over-ambitious ones suddenly realising they couldn't hack it.
Or a bit of both.
You don't need to be Nostrodamus to predict the furure. PMs need to thick-skinned and confident. Intelligence isn't needed if you can choose the right people around you.
This is the biggest CON meltdown of all time! Goes well beyond Black Wednesday 1992.
Don't forget May's Conservatives were dead in the water. Six months later Johnson won an eighty seat landslide. The Conservative Party is like a cockroach, it will survive nuclear Armageddon, and thrive.
What all Tory MPs know: Liz Truss now has the Ed Miliband problem. As he knifed his brother for the Labour leadership, she has hatcheted her best mate to try to retain power.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Leon is Heathener ffs. The whole thing is just him having a bizarre onanistic chat with himself. It's obviously a boring flight.
Are you not Leon as well?
Perhaps we are all Leon? Every post is really from one of his alter egos!
What all Tory MPs know: Liz Truss now has the Ed Miliband problem. As he knifed his brother for the Labour leadership, she has hatcheted her best mate to try to retain power. That's the one thing voters always remembered about Ed, and Truss won't ever shake it off either. https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1580921838309294081
I would say her problems are far greater than poor Ed’s.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty:
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof:
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them:
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it:
I see she has. Dear oh dear. How embarrassing.
Still you have a way to go to match my "she looks fit and well to me, I think she has years yet" contribution about the Queen on the day before she died.
In the last few months we've also had: Ukrainian professors have spotted aliens. It's the real deal.
Turns out it was total bollocks, as I said so at the time.
Long time no see! How are Dipsy and Laa-Laa? Your diction has improved no end by the way!
I think Hunt has some of the same weaknesses as Truss, despite being a more polished performer: opportunistic, intellectually shallow, and overly prone to ideological fads and telling people what he thinks they want to hear.
Come on @Heathener you say you have the post. In front of you. So just cut and paste. Takes seconds. And link, please.
Surprised to see you so animated about being accused of saying something a bit silly.
I’m travelling around the world for free. Again. Always makes me feisty
But, really, PB-era can’t go around accusing others of lying and saying “I have the proof right here” and then not actually provide the proof
We have PB standards and it has always been up to me, in the end, to uphold them
@heathener says she has the exact quote I made, unironically calling liz truss the “Tory saviour, a diamond in the rough” and much else. So all she has to is paste it and link it
Why does she have to? Fuck all will happen if she doesn't.
No, it's the only way to shut him up. Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Leon is Heathener ffs. The whole thing is just him having a bizarre onanistic chat with himself. It's obviously a boring flight.
Are you not Leon as well?
Perhaps we are all Leon? Every post is really from one of his alter egos!
Comments
https://twitter.com/paulmasonnews/status/1580917248159469568
https://twitter.com/tompeck/status/1580918218260373504
Looks like an iceberg, which has longevity. Truss, of course, is a romaine-er.
Really sure Truss lacks that clarity.
Could have taken up the best part of the next half dozen threads otherwise.
Pricing in a resignation?
I think it's safe to assume Corbyn would have displayed considerable incompetence as well.
(I really need Truss gone before the GE. Luckily they're only small bets)
That system was always a gimmick doomed to failure – erroneously using a homophone or similar word can land you on the other side of the world. Far too prone to hard error.
(having said that I just managed to lay more at 1.82, heh)
4 Chancellors in a year! And it’s only October.
https://vf.politicalbetting.com/discussion/comment/4167118#Comment_4167118
The momentum of the anti-Truss mutiny might be unstoppable though.
https://twitter.com/TheScepticIsle/status/1580919828424294404
Why the snark ?
https://twitter.com/StigAbell/status/1580920086147526656
At last we've discovered her talent. And it's one you can make money from. What more could a Tory ask for?
One of the greatest challenges for a male writer is to write women.
"Heathener" is just a writing exercise, for when he is bored.
(One of Wilde's best.)
Still you have a way to go to match my "she looks fit and well to me, I think she has years yet" contribution about the Queen on the day before she died.
🤖All the answers were the same, whatever the question.
🤖Looked more robotic than ever with those pauses.
🤖Walked off woodenly but abruptly.
A true car-crash of comms. https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1580917874540978176
https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1580920454713573376
An MP texts: “even by her standards that was really bad”
https://twitter.com/BethRigby/status/1580919204126941186
Liz Truss’ reckless approach has crashed the economy, causing mortgages to skyrocket, and has undermined Britain’s standing on the world stage. 1/2
We need a change in government.
With my leadership, Labour will secure Britain’s economy and get us out of this mess. 2/2
https://twitter.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1580920592663879680
But I'm unconvinced, as he can't usually maintain a different character for more than a day without being obvious.
Nice!
https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1580921838309294081
Turns out it was total bollocks, as I said so at the time.
suddenly felt sorry for him. Poor old Truss looked broken in the same way. Perhaps they were basically nice people in the wrong job, or over-ambitious ones suddenly realising they couldn't hack it.
Or a bit of both.
You don't need to be Nostrodamus to predict the furure. PMs need to thick-skinned and confident. Intelligence isn't needed if you can choose the right people around you.
He doesn't even have to write it, his opponents are literally doing it for him.
https://twitter.com/jessicaelgot/status/1580920837892636672
"That went REALLY well didn't it...."
JUST TYPE THE FUCKING RESIGNATION LETTER, LIZ.....