This must increase chances of Badenoch staying in place to the GE.
Badenoch at 20s next PM is a decent trading bet imo. Don't think it is a winner as expect Starmer to be replaced ahead of the GE but can see it shortening significantly.
A swallow does not a summer make. I think she gave a great response, but it is just a speech at the end of the day. But if the economy continues to flatline and starts to take more of a prominence in public debate, and if Reform start faltering, there are some conditions present for a modest Tory recovery to -potentially- begin.
Badenoch could do with that starting in the next 3-4 months really, to avoid a terrible May.
Could Jenrick have done that without putting off middle England? I doubt it.
Kemi can take aim at the ludicrous PC world we now live in, Farage and Jenrick can’t. For that reason, I think Reform and Tory voters should back her. She should be the figurehead, with Farage in a supporting role. I doubt he really wants to be PM anyway, but the accusations about him at school are believable as well as distasteful. I can forgive schoolboy banter, even if it crossed the line. I no doubt did a bit of it myself. But I don’t think it’s good for the right wing cause, or more importantly the country to have someone who kind of admits it to be PM. So, a black woman who I don’t 100% consider English it is!
Why don't you think Mr Farage wants to be PM? He seems pretty driven to me.
I think he’d rather help the country lean to his way of thinking than actually wield power. He used to quit as UKIP/BXP leader every five mins. To be honest I think the Dulwich College claims will harm him quite badly, and could be a hindrance to getting the kind of country he wants
Hmm possibly. But he's been immersed in politics for decades, stood 7 times for parliament before making it, and now leads a party tracking for power. He looks hellbent on converting to me. I'd be astonished if he pulls back.
I can forsee a Boris style “but that person can’t be me” resignation speech. Maybe I’m too into politics do see how the non engaged feel, but I think the racism stories will damage him
Ah ok - well if his polling starts to crater (either for racist associations or any other reason) that might change his calculus, yes. Here's hoping (in my case) but it is hope not expectation. He's the undisputed leader of the British populist right at a time when that gamey strand of politics is having its moment. Barring accidents he's going to be riding it, win or lose, all the way to the wire imo.
I'm with Isam on this. I don't think Nigel wants to be PM. Being PM is hard. Nigel wants to change people's views, not administer. Just a gut feeling.
Well fair enough. It's a gut feeling that could profit you if it's right. The betting thinks he's in it to win it.
I found Reeves's speech odd, in that good budget speeches traditionally combine dignity and seriousness with clever low politics. This felt like pantomime. She didn't rise to the occasion. Good polemic needs to be better hidden as serious comment.
The old customs of not announcing and leaking in advance, taking up about five weeks of political energy, were good and should have been kept.
The custom of listening to the budget in near silence was excellent. The Deputy speaker should keep much better control.
The opportunity (the last for this government I think) for a deep reforming budget was missed. This was about survival, the soft left, the benefits and pensioner class.
Nothing in it for the middling family types.
No central theme or core coherence. Clarke, Howe and Gladstone's reputations are safe.
it was a stark reminder of the anti-intellectualism of public life.
I got what I wanted from the budget: the removal of the iniquitous two child cap. The government eventually did the right thing in the face of considerable opposition. That's what governments should be in power for.
For the rest, I have no idea, and never do at the time of budgets. Chancellors whose job it is to take revenue from here and there, stand up and tell us how they are taking revenue from here and there, and it's supposed to be some kind of theatre.
The received wisdom on this budget seems to be that Reeves has ducked the difficult decisions that none of predecessors took either, while implementing tax increases which are highly unpopular. We'll see. I don't rule out that paradoxical take transpiring.
Why was it the right thing to do?
Because children in poverty is a blight on society when effective and not massively expensive measures exist to reduce it. The two child cap was designed to punish families with more than two children, which meant it was punishing the children particularly. Because the cap was so targeted removing it will take the most children out of poverty for the least cost.
This must increase chances of Badenoch staying in place to the GE.
Badenoch at 20s next PM is a decent trading bet imo. Don't think it is a winner as expect Starmer to be replaced ahead of the GE but can see it shortening significantly.
A swallow does not a summer make. I think she gave a great response, but it is just a speech at the end of the day. But if the economy continues to flatline and starts to take more of a prominence in public debate, and if Reform start faltering, there are some conditions present for a modest Tory recovery to -potentially- begin.
Badenoch could do with that starting in the next 3-4 months really, to avoid a terrible May.
Could Jenrick have done that without putting off middle England? I doubt it.
Kemi can take aim at the ludicrous PC world we now live in, Farage and Jenrick can’t. For that reason, I think Reform and Tory voters should back her. She should be the figurehead, with Farage in a supporting role. I doubt he really wants to be PM anyway, but the accusations about him at school are believable as well as distasteful. I can forgive schoolboy banter, even if it crossed the line. I no doubt did a bit of it myself. But I don’t think it’s good for the right wing cause, or more importantly the country to have someone who kind of admits it to be PM. So, a black woman who I don’t 100% consider English it is!
Why don't you think Mr Farage wants to be PM? He seems pretty driven to me.
I think he’d rather help the country lean to his way of thinking than actually wield power. He used to quit as UKIP/BXP leader every five mins. To be honest I think the Dulwich College claims will harm him quite badly, and could be a hindrance to getting the kind of country he wants
Hmm possibly. But he's been immersed in politics for decades, stood 7 times for parliament before making it, and now leads a party tracking for power. He looks hellbent on converting to me. I'd be astonished if he pulls back.
I can forsee a Boris style “but that person can’t be me” resignation speech. Maybe I’m too into politics do see how the non engaged feel, but I think the racism stories will damage him
Ah ok - well if his polling starts to crater (either for racist associations or any other reason) that might change his calculus, yes. Here's hoping (in my case) but it is hope not expectation. He's the undisputed leader of the British populist right at a time when that gamey strand of politics is having its moment. Barring accidents he's going to be riding it, win or lose, all the way to the wire imo.
I'm with Isam on this. I don't think Nigel wants to be PM. Being PM is hard. Nigel wants to change people's views, not administer. Just a gut feeling.
Maybe he'd prefer to be deputy PM or foreign secretary with Kemi as PM, even if Reform have more seats than the Tories. Interesting idea. A bit like what happened in Sweden.
This must increase chances of Badenoch staying in place to the GE.
Badenoch at 20s next PM is a decent trading bet imo. Don't think it is a winner as expect Starmer to be replaced ahead of the GE but can see it shortening significantly.
A swallow does not a summer make. I think she gave a great response, but it is just a speech at the end of the day. But if the economy continues to flatline and starts to take more of a prominence in public debate, and if Reform start faltering, there are some conditions present for a modest Tory recovery to -potentially- begin.
Badenoch could do with that starting in the next 3-4 months really, to avoid a terrible May.
Could Jenrick have done that without putting off middle England? I doubt it.
Kemi can take aim at the ludicrous PC world we now live in, Farage and Jenrick can’t. For that reason, I think Reform and Tory voters should back her. She should be the figurehead, with Farage in a supporting role. I doubt he really wants to be PM anyway, but the accusations about him at school are believable as well as distasteful. I can forgive schoolboy banter, even if it crossed the line. I no doubt did a bit of it myself. But I don’t think it’s good for the right wing cause, or more importantly the country to have someone who kind of admits it to be PM. So, a black woman who I don’t 100% consider English it is!
Why don't you think Mr Farage wants to be PM? He seems pretty driven to me.
I think he’d rather help the country lean to his way of thinking than actually wield power. He used to quit as UKIP/BXP leader every five mins. To be honest I think the Dulwich College claims will harm him quite badly, and could be a hindrance to getting the kind of country he wants
Hmm possibly. But he's been immersed in politics for decades, stood 7 times for parliament before making it, and now leads a party tracking for power. He looks hellbent on converting to me. I'd be astonished if he pulls back.
I can forsee a Boris style “but that person can’t be me” resignation speech. Maybe I’m too into politics do see how the non engaged feel, but I think the racism stories will damage him
Ah ok - well if his polling starts to crater (either for racist associations or any other reason) that might change his calculus, yes. Here's hoping (in my case) but it is hope not expectation. He's the undisputed leader of the British populist right at a time when that gamey strand of politics is having its moment. Barring accidents he's going to be riding it, win or lose, all the way to the wire imo.
I'm with Isam on this. I don't think Nigel wants to be PM. Being PM is hard. Nigel wants to change people's views, not administer. Just a gut feeling.
People said EXACTLY this in 2016 about candidate Trump - it was all a vanity run, shake people up, have some loud rallies, then make big money out of the increased exposure when he went back to TV and business after his inevitable defeat. And maybe, privately or just in his own head, that was part of the thought process.
But the fact is he won and then enjoyed it (rather too much in the view of many of us).
A fair number of these measures will only start to come in the year or so before the GE. That's a bold strategy Cotton....
There’s a gamble here.
If the economy manages to improve (somehow) and things get better she can magically defer some rises for another couple of years.
This is all about saving her and the boss’s job for the next 24 months.
Reeves has done this twice now - with an opportunity to make meaningful reforms and changes to the tax system, she has (as she did in 2024) flubbed it and just produced political budgets that keep things ticking over for another 12 months.
She doesn’t have another chance. Next year is midterm and this stuff gets even harder to do
Yes quite a few of the changes are a long way in the future. The ev mileage charge starts 2028, the extension of freezing thresholds is 28-31. So its all about theoretical taxes based upon theoretical funding requirements in 2028. We can be pretty sure these are inaccurate.
If it all goes tits up, then its someone elses problem. Quite probably a problem for the next CoE.
I thought RR did well today. She kicked the can down the road a fair old way.
People said EXACTLY this in 2016 about candidate Trump - it was all a vanity run, shake people up, have some loud rallies, then make big money out of the increased exposure when he went back to TV and business after his inevitable defeat. And maybe, privately or just in his own head, that was part of the thought process.
But the fact is he won and then enjoyed it (rather too much in the view of many of us).
Trump 2.0 is all about the grift. If you don't care about ethics, or the law, apparently you can funnel monumental amounts of taxpayer cash into your own pockets
If Farage didn't want to be PM he could be earning loadsamoney in the US as Mr Brexit, yet he's decided to spend ages in Britain doing politics and trying to be PM. He wants to be PM. He wants to stick it to an establishment that he holds a grudge against.
In hindsight making him a Lord would have saved a lot of grief.
Re the budget getting leaked by the OBR. Not the first time in the past 2 months the OBR has leaked badly. Somebody working there is up to no good. The Times had the leak about asking for model for IC rise, then the story about better projection / u-turn and pretty much had all the details of what was in the budget before todays leak.
I found Reeves's speech odd, in that good budget speeches traditionally combine dignity and seriousness with clever low politics. This felt like pantomime. She didn't rise to the occasion. Good polemic needs to be better hidden as serious comment.
The old customs of not announcing and leaking in advance, taking up about five weeks of political energy, were good and should have been kept.
The custom of listening to the budget in near silence was excellent. The Deputy speaker should keep much better control.
The opportunity (the last for this government I think) for a deep reforming budget was missed. This was about survival, the soft left, the benefits and pensioner class.
Nothing in it for the middling family types.
No central theme or core coherence. Clarke, Howe and Gladstone's reputations are safe.
it was a stark reminder of the anti-intellectualism of public life.
I got what I wanted from the budget: the removal of the iniquitous two child cap. The government eventually did the right thing in the face of considerable opposition. That's what governments should be in power for.
For the rest, I have no idea, and never do at the time of budgets. Chancellors whose job it is to take revenue from here and there, stand up and tell us how they are taking revenue from here and there, and it's supposed to be some kind of theatre.
The received wisdom on this budget seems to be that Reeves has ducked the difficult decisions that none of predecessors took either, while implementing tax increases which are highly unpopular. We'll see. I don't rule out that paradoxical take transpiring.
Why was it the right thing to do?
Because children in poverty is a blight on society when effective and not massively expensive measures exist to reduce it. The two child cap was designed to punish families with more than two children, which meant it was punishing the children particularly. Because the cap was so targeted removing it will take the most children out of poverty for the least cost.
And also because this change has been accompanied by fertility rates dropping to a record low, accelerating the aging of the population.
This must increase chances of Badenoch staying in place to the GE.
Badenoch at 20s next PM is a decent trading bet imo. Don't think it is a winner as expect Starmer to be replaced ahead of the GE but can see it shortening significantly.
A swallow does not a summer make. I think she gave a great response, but it is just a speech at the end of the day. But if the economy continues to flatline and starts to take more of a prominence in public debate, and if Reform start faltering, there are some conditions present for a modest Tory recovery to -potentially- begin.
Badenoch could do with that starting in the next 3-4 months really, to avoid a terrible May.
Could Jenrick have done that without putting off middle England? I doubt it.
Kemi can take aim at the ludicrous PC world we now live in, Farage and Jenrick can’t. For that reason, I think Reform and Tory voters should back her. She should be the figurehead, with Farage in a supporting role. I doubt he really wants to be PM anyway, but the accusations about him at school are believable as well as distasteful. I can forgive schoolboy banter, even if it crossed the line. I no doubt did a bit of it myself. But I don’t think it’s good for the right wing cause, or more importantly the country to have someone who kind of admits it to be PM. So, a black woman who I don’t 100% consider English it is!
Why don't you think Mr Farage wants to be PM? He seems pretty driven to me.
I think he’d rather help the country lean to his way of thinking than actually wield power. He used to quit as UKIP/BXP leader every five mins. To be honest I think the Dulwich College claims will harm him quite badly, and could be a hindrance to getting the kind of country he wants
Hmm possibly. But he's been immersed in politics for decades, stood 7 times for parliament before making it, and now leads a party tracking for power. He looks hellbent on converting to me. I'd be astonished if he pulls back.
I can forsee a Boris style “but that person can’t be me” resignation speech. Maybe I’m too into politics do see how the non engaged feel, but I think the racism stories will damage him
Ah ok - well if his polling starts to crater (either for racist associations or any other reason) that might change his calculus, yes. Here's hoping (in my case) but it is hope not expectation. He's the undisputed leader of the British populist right at a time when that gamey strand of politics is having its moment. Barring accidents he's going to be riding it, win or lose, all the way to the wire imo.
I'm with Isam on this. I don't think Nigel wants to be PM. Being PM is hard. Nigel wants to change people's views, not administer. Just a gut feeling.
People said EXACTLY this in 2016 about candidate Trump - it was all a vanity run, shake people up, have some loud rallies, then make big money out of the increased exposure when he went back to TV and business after his inevitable defeat. And maybe, privately or just in his own head, that was part of the thought process.
But the fact is he won and then enjoyed it (rather too much in the view of many of us).
Did he enjoy it?
I think he was hooked on the adulation, especially as when you're President you're surrounded by fawners who will only ever tell you what you want to hear.
Also, when you are only every told what you want to hear (and have never grown up in a world of politics where the voters regularly kick you out), you end up believing your own bullshit about everyone loving you.
Re the budget getting leaked by the OBR. Not the first time in the past 2 months the OBR has leaked badly. Somebody working there is up to no good. The Times had the leak about asking for model for IC rise, then the story about better projection / u-turn and pretty much had all the details of what was in the budget before todays leak.
The ship of state is the only ship that leaks from the top. And the OBR is not a ship of state. Don’t swallow the spin around this leak, we all know who was already saturating media and getting to microphones first with what legally should have been in purdah.
Former Royal Marine pleads guilty to injuring 29 people at Liverpool FC parade Paul Doyle, who drove into a crowd of celebrating football fans in May, changes plea unexpectedly
I've read the article and it's still not entirely clear why he did it.
There seems to be an increasing number of articles where you never find out the main thing you wanted to know.
In this case it's because he pled guilty so his motivation wasn't uncovered in court. For the same reason we don't really know what motivated Axel Rudakabana.
This must increase chances of Badenoch staying in place to the GE.
Badenoch at 20s next PM is a decent trading bet imo. Don't think it is a winner as expect Starmer to be replaced ahead of the GE but can see it shortening significantly.
A swallow does not a summer make. I think she gave a great response, but it is just a speech at the end of the day. But if the economy continues to flatline and starts to take more of a prominence in public debate, and if Reform start faltering, there are some conditions present for a modest Tory recovery to -potentially- begin.
Badenoch could do with that starting in the next 3-4 months really, to avoid a terrible May.
Could Jenrick have done that without putting off middle England? I doubt it.
Kemi can take aim at the ludicrous PC world we now live in, Farage and Jenrick can’t. For that reason, I think Reform and Tory voters should back her. She should be the figurehead, with Farage in a supporting role. I doubt he really wants to be PM anyway, but the accusations about him at school are believable as well as distasteful. I can forgive schoolboy banter, even if it crossed the line. I no doubt did a bit of it myself. But I don’t think it’s good for the right wing cause, or more importantly the country to have someone who kind of admits it to be PM. So, a black woman who I don’t 100% consider English it is!
Why don't you think Mr Farage wants to be PM? He seems pretty driven to me.
I think he’d rather help the country lean to his way of thinking than actually wield power. He used to quit as UKIP/BXP leader every five mins. To be honest I think the Dulwich College claims will harm him quite badly, and could be a hindrance to getting the kind of country he wants
Hmm possibly. But he's been immersed in politics for decades, stood 7 times for parliament before making it, and now leads a party tracking for power. He looks hellbent on converting to me. I'd be astonished if he pulls back.
I can forsee a Boris style “but that person can’t be me” resignation speech. Maybe I’m too into politics do see how the non engaged feel, but I think the racism stories will damage him
Ah ok - well if his polling starts to crater (either for racist associations or any other reason) that might change his calculus, yes. Here's hoping (in my case) but it is hope not expectation. He's the undisputed leader of the British populist right at a time when that gamey strand of politics is having its moment. Barring accidents he's going to be riding it, win or lose, all the way to the wire imo.
I'm with Isam on this. I don't think Nigel wants to be PM. Being PM is hard. Nigel wants to change people's views, not administer. Just a gut feeling.
People said EXACTLY this in 2016 about candidate Trump - it was all a vanity run, shake people up, have some loud rallies, then make big money out of the increased exposure when he went back to TV and business after his inevitable defeat. And maybe, privately or just in his own head, that was part of the thought process.
But the fact is he won and then enjoyed it (rather too much in the view of many of us).
Did he enjoy it?
I think he was hooked on the adulation, especially as when you're President you're surrounded by fawners who will only ever tell you what you want to hear.
Also, when you are only every told what you want to hear (and have never grown up in a world of politics where the voters regularly kick you out), you end up believing your own bullshit about everyone loving you.
Trump seems to be a creature who lives on praise in the moment.
He gets lots of that, tons of Ride-Or-Die supporters. He has completely refilled his pockets - was verging on broke. Now has grifted billions.
His lapdogs in all three chambers on the hill (Congress, Senate and the Supreme Court) have given him more yes pleases than any president I can think off.
He has won the top job in the world twice.
Sure, it will all come crashing down at some point. But I think he is loving it.
I can't believe we've all missed Andrew Tate's words of wisdom:
Which garnered the response:
Ok.
I read that.
But I can’t parse it. It’s simple words and everything. But the brain say NO.
His "point" is that real men don't have girlfriends, they just taken women when they want them, because that's what real men get and what women really want.
Basically, he's a complete piece of shit. But we know this already, right?
I can't believe we've all missed Andrew Tate's words of wisdom:
Which garnered the response:
Ok.
I read that.
But I can’t parse it. It’s simple words and everything. But the brain say NO.
His "point" is that real men don't have girlfriends, they just taken women when they want them, because that's what real men get and what women really want.
Basically, he's a complete piece of shit. But we know this already, right?
I can't believe we've all missed Andrew Tate's words of wisdom:
Which garnered the response:
Ok.
I read that.
But I can’t parse it. It’s simple words and everything. But the brain say NO.
His "point" is that real men don't have girlfriends, they just taken women when they want them, because that's what real men get and what women really want.
Basically, he's a complete piece of shit. But we know this already, right?
Well, 56 quid matched on BF at 70s for him to be the next PM....
Former Royal Marine pleads guilty to injuring 29 people at Liverpool FC parade Paul Doyle, who drove into a crowd of celebrating football fans in May, changes plea unexpectedly
I've read the article and it's still not entirely clear why he did it.
There seems to be an increasing number of articles where you never find out the main thing you wanted to know.
In this case it's because he pled guilty so his motivation wasn't uncovered in court. For the same reason we don't really know what motivated Axel Rudakabana.
Sentencing yet to come, of course. The remarks may be interesting.
Chancellor giving a press conference in front of a group of NHS nurses. Not sure why they are being used as political props? Particularly as there didn't seem to be anything specific about the NHS in the budget.
Chancellor giving a press conference in front of a group of NHS nurses. Not sure why they are being used as political props? Particularly as there didn't seem to be anything specific about the NHS in the budget.
Because no businesses will have her these days for a PR shoot?
"One of the most powerful bankers on Wall Street has expressed some backing for the budget.
JPMorgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday British finance minister Rachel Reeves‘ focus on measures to foster growth in her budget was the only way to “lift up everyone.”
In rare remarks on the day of a national budget, Dimon said the Chancellor’s financial discipline should be something that markets should welcome, in an emailed statement to Reuters."
Chancellor giving a press conference in front of a group of NHS nurses. Not sure why they are being used as political props? Particularly as there didn't seem to be anything specific about the NHS in the budget.
Because no businesses will have her?
That's got to be it! No performative pulling of a pint in the Dog and Duck this year, for shame.
"One of the most powerful bankers on Wall Street has expressed some backing for the budget.
JPMorgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday British finance minister Rachel Reeves‘ focus on measures to foster growth in her budget was the only way to “lift up everyone.”
In rare remarks on the day of a national budget, Dimon said the Chancellor’s financial discipline should be something that markets should welcome, in an emailed statement to Reuters."
Chancellor giving a press conference in front of a group of NHS nurses. Not sure why they are being used as political props? Particularly as there didn't seem to be anything specific about the NHS in the budget.
Because no businesses will have her?
That's got to be it! No performative pulling of a pint in the Dog and Duck this year, for shame.
Pubs definitely won't have her. Minimum wage up, NI up, business rates up....crippling the industry.
"One of the most powerful bankers on Wall Street has expressed some backing for the budget.
JPMorgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday British finance minister Rachel Reeves‘ focus on measures to foster growth in her budget was the only way to “lift up everyone.”
In rare remarks on the day of a national budget, Dimon said the Chancellor’s financial discipline should be something that markets should welcome, in an emailed statement to Reuters."
"One of the most powerful bankers on Wall Street has expressed some backing for the budget.
JPMorgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday British finance minister Rachel Reeves‘ focus on measures to foster growth in her budget was the only way to “lift up everyone.”
In rare remarks on the day of a national budget, Dimon said the Chancellor’s financial discipline should be something that markets should welcome, in an emailed statement to Reuters."
Former Royal Marine pleads guilty to injuring 29 people at Liverpool FC parade Paul Doyle, who drove into a crowd of celebrating football fans in May, changes plea unexpectedly
I've read the article and it's still not entirely clear why he did it.
The facts and background, on both sides, won't be discussed on the record until sentencing.
I'm not honestly sure that he is clear himself. I tend not to believe "moment of madness" defences, especially for an extended episode such as this one - unless it is a genuine medical incident.
But I think defence lawyers try to exaggerate both ... as is arguably their role in our system.
I've seen far too many people who assault other road users with their vehicles and claim "moment of madness", when what they have done is violate the most basic rules of the road. Though this - driving a significant distance through a crowd killing and maiming - is not in that category imo.
It is likely to be a sentencing nightmare for the judge. At one end of possible intention - bad person sets out to do maximal harm with deadly weapon - it would call for a life sentence with a massive minimum term, at the other end - good person with good record, reckless, panic, fear, mixed up, no settled intent to do harm - it calls for substantial mercy.
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But the fact is he won and then enjoyed it (rather too much in the view of many of us).
If it all goes tits up, then its someone elses problem. Quite probably a problem for the next CoE.
I thought RR did well today. She kicked the can down the road a fair old way.
In hindsight making him a Lord would have saved a lot of grief.
Which garnered the response:
I think he was hooked on the adulation, especially as when you're President you're surrounded by fawners who will only ever tell you what you want to hear.
Also, when you are only every told what you want to hear (and have never grown up in a world of politics where the voters regularly kick you out), you end up believing your own bullshit about everyone loving you.
I read that.
But I can’t parse it. It’s simple words and everything. But the brain say NO.
Under Labour, purdah was murdered.
He gets lots of that, tons of Ride-Or-Die supporters. He has completely refilled his pockets - was verging on broke. Now has grifted billions.
His lapdogs in all three chambers on the hill (Congress, Senate and the Supreme Court) have given him more yes pleases than any president I can think off.
He has won the top job in the world twice.
Sure, it will all come crashing down at some point. But I think he is loving it.
Basically, he's a complete piece of shit. But we know this already, right?
So no approval from you then.
But the words are so… beyond. It’s hard to fit them into a frame of reference to describe the mindset behind them. It’s 12/10 on the Trump Scale.
He seems rather low.
They do not represent 63% of the electorate... yet 63% of Rishi Sunak's Cabinet was privately educated.
"One of the most powerful bankers on Wall Street has expressed some backing for the budget.
JPMorgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday British finance minister Rachel Reeves‘ focus on measures to foster growth in her budget was the only way to “lift up everyone.”
In rare remarks on the day of a national budget, Dimon said the Chancellor’s financial discipline should be something that markets should welcome, in an emailed statement to Reuters."
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