A leadership contest in 2021 between Hunt and McVey is one I could feel intensely comfortable about participating as an activist/member, being happy with either as victor.
Absolutely.
(The fact that I'm on both of them at long odds doesn't of course influence me in any way).
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
Tories = clueless and incompetent (for the umpteenth time today).
Given the median voter is about 55 the Tories could win even if they lost under 50s let alone under 40s if they had a big enough lead amongst over 50s.
No Tory leader has won under 30s since 1983 but the Tories won 3 majorities and most seats twice since then
The problem is the switchover age is likely to keep creeping up without something happening to change things, with the Conservatives in government and struggling that doesn't seem likely. Unless there really were masses of old Conservative voters who didn't vote last time but can be brought out this time as well as those who voted Conservative last time to counter the new voters coming in and some of the older ones dying off. They have to win voters just to maintain their current position considering demographic change, let alone make up for any they lose or Labour gain over the next few years.
The defect in that argument is that there is a pool of prospective CON voters - the 65+ group who failed to turnout out at GE17 on anything like the scale pf previous elections. It was the diminished number of oldies for CON as well as the increased turnout by the young that caused the GE17 outcome. Alas JC doesn't appeal to his own generation and continues to get terrible ratings from them. Labour needs an "oldie-friendly" leader
So it has taken most of the day for May to make one appointment - and to make an arse of that. Well done Tezzie.
Just reinforces the fact that the Tories are clueless and incompetent. Is anyone surprised?
You forget the occasion when Corbyn took three weeks to reshuffle his cabinet, ran out of MPs willing to serve under him, and appointed and then sacked a female MP as a shadow minister without informing her. "By the measure you use, it will be measured to you..."
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The BBC are doing their best to make the Tory party look competent by comparison.
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
I don't much care about shoulders in photos, but it says a lot about the Government that they have done all the party stuff first, and only then the actual departmental changes. Party before country subliminals yet again.
Even more Essex at CCHQ and another Brexiteer - albeit Kemi represents posh Saffron Walden! They should get their own reality tv show on ITV2.
I think Kemi could be a future Tory leader one day - certainly Cabinet material. He maiden speech was excellent - but then I am a leave voter from Essex too!
I'm most interested to see what happens with Greening. If she's sacked entirely then she's very unlikely to go quietly. May doesn't need another high-profile Remainer foe on the backbenches.
I struggle to see what she's done wrong that merits sacking. Ok, she was hardly effusively pro-grammars. Fine: the country has bigger issues to worry about right now. And May reportedly doesn't like her. That's as may be, but we all have to work with people we don't like.
Replacing a safe pair of hands at Education with someone more likely to do May's bidding, in an age of desperately tight budgets, is very unlikely to generate vote-winning headlines, nor endear many parents to this government.
Yes, it would be a sad end. She was once hailed as the young, bright face of modern Toryism; now Theresa holds her in contempt because of her worthless prattling in Cabinet. Once Greening is gone we can say with conviction that the sun's finally set on the Cameron era.
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
I don't much care about shoulders in photos, but it says a lot about the Government that they have done all the party stuff first, and only then the actual departmental changes. Party before country subliminals yet again.
Given the median voter is about 55 the Tories could win even if they lost under 50s let alone under 40s if they had a big enough lead amongst over 50s.
No Tory leader has won under 30s since 1983 but the Tories won 3 majorities and most seats twice since then
The problem is the switchover age is likely to keep creeping up without something happening to change things, with the Conservatives in government and struggling that doesn't seem likely. Unless there really were masses of old Conservative voters who didn't vote last time but can be brought out this time as well as those who voted Conservative last time to counter the new voters coming in and some of the older ones dying off. They have to win voters just to maintain their current position considering demographic change, let alone make up for any they lose or Labour gain over the next few years.
The most recent polls suggest you may be getting ahead of yourself there. Of course they could be wrong and there could be a hidden groundswell for JC just waiting for a GE to unleash their votes. Or many of those who voted Labour last time expecting a big Tory win might be more careful next time. I don't know where you are based or who you generally mix with but.....
Demographic change would be within margin of error although Labour have generally been slightly ahead in them anyway I thought? MOE again though. To clarify the demographic change would be a fairly slow thing, there aren't that many older voters dying off and young people (who will vote) turning 18 to make a big swing in the 6 plus months we have had since the election. It is a small continual swing they have to do something to work against though as deaths and children becoming adults are naturally shrinking their lead without anybody changing their mind.
I thought the lots of people only voted Labour because they were going to lose myth was busted a while back?
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
oh for heavens sake! what a total "non-comment" on a complete "non-issue"....
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The BBC are doing their best to make the Tory party look competent by comparison.
Actually the BBC don't really have a choice on this. They have to maintain some semblance of impartiality - and that means keeping those who have made public statements on the topic away from reporting on it. It is very difficult when the BBC is at the heart of a major news story - but they just don't have any other option.
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
I think it's the same bloke at both ends and he's done the running-round-the-back thing.
Before anyone announces that the Tories are bound to lose the next election because of a Cabinet reshuffle cock up, let us remember the occasion when Jeremy Corbyn took three weeks to reshuffle his cabinet, ran out of MPs who were willing to serve under him, and then appointed and sacked as a shadow cabinet minister an MP who was having cancer treatment without informing her either way. And then decided that the country was crying out for Diane Abbott as Home Secretary. When it comes to incompetence there is only one unchallenged master.......
Given the median voter is about 55 the Tories could win even if they lost under 50s let alone under 40s if they had a big enough lead amongst over 50s.
No Tory leader has won under 30s since 1983 but the Tories won 3 majorities and most seats twice since then
The problem is the switchover age is likely to keep creeping up without something happening to change things, with the Conservatives in government and struggling that doesn't seem likely. Unless there really were masses of old Conservative voters who didn't vote last time but can be brought out this time as well as those who voted Conservative last time to counter the new voters coming in and some of the older ones dying off. They have to win voters just to maintain their current position considering demographic change, let alone make up for any they lose or Labour gain over the next few years.
The defect in that argument is that there is a pool of prospective CON voters - the 65+ group who failed to turnout out at GE17 on anything like the scale pf previous elections. It was the diminished number of oldies for CON as well as the increased turnout by the young that caused the GE17 outcome. Alas JC doesn't appeal to his own generation and continues to get terrible ratings from them. Labour needs an "oldie-friendly" leader
Where is the evidence that loads of Tory oldies abstained? If that happened, why was Tory support with pensioners who DID turn out vastly increased on 2015? Surely this suggests that the pensioner abstainers in 2017 were mostly Labour supporters?
So far, so good with one result declared. Lewis was high on my must-promote list. Let's hope Anne Milton joins him in Cabinet this afternoon.
Raab for Northern Ireland Secretary?
Do you think there's any chance she might promote Esther McVey? She's wasted in the Whips office.
Esther's appointment to the whips office was inexplicable (ie only Mrs May could do it), but the sooner she's back in a senior public role, the better.
Or could it be part of a longer game, getting McVey to know the Parliamentary party in depth.....
I'm most interested to see what happens with Greening. If she's sacked entirely then she's very unlikely to go quietly. May doesn't need another high-profile Remainer foe on the backbenches.
I struggle to see what she's done wrong that merits sacking. Ok, she was hardly effusively pro-grammars. Fine: the country has bigger issues to worry about right now. And May reportedly doesn't like her. That's as may be, but we all have to work with people we don't like.
Replacing a safe pair of hands at Education with someone more likely to do May's bidding, in an age of desperately tight budgets, is very unlikely to generate vote-winning headlines, nor endear many parents to this government.
Yes, it would be a sad end. She was once hailed as the young, bright face of modern Toryism; now Theresa holds her in contempt because of her worthless prattling in Cabinet. Once Greening is gone we can say with conviction that the sun's finally set on the Cameron era.
Although when the sun sets, it rises again a few hours later.
So it has taken most of the day for May to make one appointment - and to make an arse of that. Well done Tezzie.
Just reinforces the fact that the Tories are clueless and incompetent. Is anyone surprised?
You forget the occasion when Corbyn took three weeks to reshuffle his cabinet, ran out of MPs willing to serve under him, and appointed and then sacked a female MP as a shadow minister without informing her. "By the measure you use, it will be measured to you..."
Corbyn is leading a rag tag rebellion, the Tories are meant to be in charge of the country. Stop changing the issue, the issue is that the Tories are totally clueless and incompetent - hope you agree with that my friend?
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The BBC are doing their best to make the Tory party look competent by comparison.
Actually the BBC don't really have a choice on this. They have to maintain some semblance of impartiality - and that means keeping those who have made public statements on the topic away from reporting on it. It is very difficult when the BBC is at the heart of a major news story - but they just don't have any other option.
Given the median voter is about 55 the Tories could win even if they lost under 50s let alone under 40s if they had a big enough lead amongst over 50s.
No Tory leader has won under 30s since 1983 but the Tories won 3 majorities and most seats twice since then
The problem is the switchover age is likely to keep creeping up without something happening to change things, with the Conservatives in government and struggling that doesn't seem likely. Unless there really were masses of old Conservative voters who didn't vote last time but can be brought out this time as well as those who voted Conservative last time to counter the new voters coming in and some of the older ones dying off. They have to win voters just to maintain their current position considering demographic change, let alone make up for any they lose or Labour gain over the next few years.
The defect in that argument is that there is a pool of prospective CON voters - the 65+ group who failed to turnout out at GE17 on anything like the scale pf previous elections. It was the diminished number of oldies for CON as well as the increased turnout by the young that caused the GE17 outcome. Alas JC doesn't appeal to his own generation and continues to get terrible ratings from them. Labour needs an "oldie-friendly" leader
I did mention the potential in my post "Unless there really were masses of old Conservative voters who didn't vote last time but can be brought out this time"
Although I wonder how many of the over 65's who didn't vote were Labour voters who couldn't vote for Corbyn rather than potential Conservative voters?
There may be a number of them but I question whether they are even there in enough numbers to counter the demographic change against the Conservatives let alone actually increase their lead.
All of this isn't to say the Tories can't win just that to increase or stand still I feel they need to change voters minds.
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The BBC are doing their best to make the Tory party look competent by comparison.
She publicly criticises her employers, quits her job, then walks into another job with the BBC.
Most people would get sacked for attacking their employer in public. She could always see how much Russia today or Al Jazeera would pay her on the open market?
Brave would be resigning and leaving the BBC entirely.
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
oh for heavens sake! what a total "non-comment" on a complete "non-issue"....
Indeed. Why can't we get back to the good old days of discussing how Jezza ties his tie and what Ed's dead dad said 70 years ago?
So far, so good with one result declared. Lewis was high on my must-promote list. Let's hope Anne Milton joins him in Cabinet this afternoon.
Raab for Northern Ireland Secretary?
Do you think there's any chance she might promote Esther McVey? She's wasted in the Whips office.
Esther's appointment to the whips office was inexplicable (ie only Mrs May could do it), but the sooner she's back in a senior public role, the better.
Or could it be part of a longer game, getting McVey to know the Parliamentary party in depth.....
As Esther was attending cabinet until her narrow defeat in 2015, I imagine she already knows the MPs quite well. And of course with Philip Davies at her side.....
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
oh for heavens sake! what a total "non-comment" on a complete "non-issue"....
Indeed. Why can't we get back to the good old days of discussing how Jezza ties his tie and what Ed's dead dad said 70 years ago.
This could all be avoided if Mrs May eats a bacon sandwich in public.
Given the median voter is about 55 the Tories could win even if they lost under 50s let alone under 40s if they had a big enough lead amongst over 50s.
No Tory leader has won under 30s since 1983 but the Tories won 3 majorities and most seats twice since then
The problem is the switchover age is likely to keep creeping up without something happening to change things, with the Conservatives in government and struggling that doesn't seem likely. Unless there really were masses of old Conservative voters who didn't vote last time but can be brought out this time as well as those who voted Conservative last time to counter the new voters coming in and some of the older ones dying off. They have to win voters just to maintain their current position considering demographic change, let alone make up for any they lose or Labour gain over the next few years.
The defect in that argument is that there is a pool of prospective CON voters - the 65+ group who failed to turnout out at GE17 on anything like the scale pf previous elections. It was the diminished number of oldies for CON as well as the increased turnout by the young that caused the GE17 outcome. Alas JC doesn't appeal to his own generation and continues to get terrible ratings from them. Labour needs an "oldie-friendly" leader
Where is the evidence that loads of Tory oldies abstained? If that happened, why was Tory support with pensioners who DID turn out vastly increased on 2015? Surely this suggests that the pensioner abstainers in 2017 were mostly Labour supporters?
May is more concerned with appointing bag-carriers in her own party head office than appointing secretaries of state to the cabinet.
I'm sure that most voters think the NHS is more important than who is responsible for sending a weekly e-mail to Tory candidates.
Most voters won't be aware of the order in which appointments were made. The timings of today will not change votes.
Indeed. Reshuffle will have no impact. An underfunded NHS, an education system failing our young people, a third world privatised railway system and the fact as the rich get richer, the rest of us get significantly poorer are the key issues. The Tories as clueless as they are have no interest in rectifying any of this - their loyalties will always be to their rich and powerful friends.
Given the median voter is about 55 the Tories could win even if they lost under 50s let alone under 40s if they had a big enough lead amongst over 50s.
No Tory leader has won under 30s since 1983 but the Tories won 3 majorities and most seats twice since then
The problem is the switchover age is likely to keep creeping up without something happening to change things, with the Conservatives in government and struggling that doesn't seem likely. Unless there really were masses of old Conservative voters who didn't vote last time but can be brought out this time as well as those who voted Conservative last time to counter the new voters coming in and some of the older ones dying off. They have to win voters just to maintain their current position considering demographic change, let alone make up for any they lose or Labour gain over the next few years.
The defect in that argument is that there is a pool of prospective CON voters - the 65+ group who failed to turnout out at GE17 on anything like the scale pf previous elections. It was the diminished number of oldies for CON as well as the increased turnout by the young that caused the GE17 outcome. Alas JC doesn't appeal to his own generation and continues to get terrible ratings from them. Labour needs an "oldie-friendly" leader
Where is the evidence that loads of Tory oldies abstained? If that happened, why was Tory support with pensioners who DID turn out vastly increased on 2015? Surely this suggests that the pensioner abstainers in 2017 were mostly Labour supporters?
Considering turnout fell 3% among 65+ and this group voted CON 61 LAB 25 doesn't that make it more likely the abstainers were Labour and other non Tory voters rather than Tories?
So far, so good with one result declared. Lewis was high on my must-promote list. Let's hope Anne Milton joins him in Cabinet this afternoon.
Raab for Northern Ireland Secretary?
Do you think there's any chance she might promote Esther McVey? She's wasted in the Whips office.
Possible but don't forget he's only been a Minister of State for 6 months (having been dumped by May in 2016).
Esther's appointment to the whips office was inexplicable (ie only Mrs May could do it), but the sooner she's back in a senior public role, the better.
A leadership contest in 2021 between Hunt and McVey is one I could feel intensely comfortable about participating as an activist/member, being happy with either as victor.
I really want her as Chancellor.
I think her versus John McDonnell at the next election will be pure box office and not for the faint of heart.
Given the median voter is about 55 the Tories could win even if they lost under 50s let alone under 40s if they had a big enough lead amongst over 50s.
No Tory leader has won under 30s since 1983 but the Tories won 3 majorities and most seats twice since then
The problem is the switchover age is likely to keep creeping up without something happening to change things, with the Conservatives in government and struggling that doesn't seem likely. Unless there really were masses of old Conservative voters who didn't vote last time but can be brought out this time as well as those who voted Conservative last time to counter the new voters coming in and some of the older ones dying off. They have to win voters just to maintain their current position considering demographic change, let alone make up for any they lose or Labour gain over the next few years.
The defect in that argument is that there is a pool of prospective CON voters - the 65+ group who failed to turnout out at GE17 on anything like the scale pf previous elections. It was the diminished number of oldies for CON as well as the increased turnout by the young that caused the GE17 outcome. Alas JC doesn't appeal to his own generation and continues to get terrible ratings from them. Labour needs an "oldie-friendly" leader
Where is the evidence that loads of Tory oldies abstained? If that happened, why was Tory support with pensioners who DID turn out vastly increased on 2015? Surely this suggests that the pensioner abstainers in 2017 were mostly Labour supporters?
Yes, that link shows Tory support among 65+ was up on 2015 (up 14 points, compared to Labour up 3 points). This doesn't to me show that the dropoff in pensioner turnout was caused by Tory voters abstaining - quite the contrary, in fact.
Well, I hope things are going to liven up this afternoon. The appointment of a couple of party worthies doesn't really cut it. We need some big-name sackings. Only then can Theresa be credited with sufficient vim.
For those of you who got all excited about a Twitter screw-up... there are no words. It really doesn’t matter. At all. A sense of perspective wouldn’t go amiss.
Much easier to wait until everything’s been announced!
My view too. A mistake anyone can make.
I mean, OGH once moved the currency with a mistake.
Before anyone announces that the Tories are bound to lose the next election because of a Cabinet reshuffle cock up, let us remember the occasion when Jeremy Corbyn took three weeks to reshuffle his cabinet, ran out of MPs who were willing to serve under him, and then appointed and sacked as a shadow cabinet minister an MP who was having cancer treatment without informing her either way. And then decided that the country was crying out for Diane Abbott as Home Secretary. When it comes to incompetence there is only one unchallenged master.......
Well, I hope things are going to liven up this afternoon. The appointment of a couple of party worthies doesn't really cut it. We need some big-name sackings. Only then can Theresa be credited with sufficient vim.
Indeed. Two for starters...
Johnson should be sacked for sheer incompetence. He is a massive security risk for citizens of this country. Also he is a disengious liar who only cares about his pathetic self.
Davies should be sacked for being clueless on how to negotiate with our EU friends. Even though he comes across a congenial man unlike the c*nt Johnson, he is totally out of his depth.
Before anyone announces that the Tories are bound to lose the next election because of a Cabinet reshuffle cock up, let us remember the occasion when Jeremy Corbyn took three weeks to reshuffle his cabinet, ran out of MPs who were willing to serve under him, and then appointed and sacked as a shadow cabinet minister an MP who was having cancer treatment without informing her either way. And then decided that the country was crying out for Diane Abbott as Home Secretary. When it comes to incompetence there is only one unchallenged master.......
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
I don't much care about shoulders in photos, but it says a lot about the Government that they have done all the party stuff first, and only then the actual departmental changes. Party before country subliminals yet again.
Boring administrative stuff got out of the way before turning to the important things?
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
I think it's the same bloke at both ends and he's done the running-round-the-back thing.
Before anyone announces that the Tories are bound to lose the next election because of a Cabinet reshuffle cock up, let us remember the occasion when Jeremy Corbyn took three weeks to reshuffle his cabinet, ran out of MPs who were willing to serve under him, and then appointed and sacked as a shadow cabinet minister an MP who was having cancer treatment without informing her either way. And then decided that the country was crying out for Diane Abbott as Home Secretary. When it comes to incompetence there is only one unchallenged master.......
Look in the mirror - the Tories need to be ejected out of power and quickly...
Why? For getting more votes and more seats than your lot?
I realise that all the Glastonbury Guff about being PM by Christmas made your man look a pillock, but we aren't moving anytime soon, just to make him look less so....
I'm most interested to see what happens with Greening. If she's sacked entirely then she's very unlikely to go quietly. May doesn't need another high-profile Remainer foe on the backbenches.
I struggle to see what she's done wrong that merits sacking. Ok, she was hardly effusively pro-grammars. Fine: the country has bigger issues to worry about right now. And May reportedly doesn't like her. That's as may be, but we all have to work with people we don't like.
Replacing a safe pair of hands at Education with someone more likely to do May's bidding, in an age of desperately tight budgets, is very unlikely to generate vote-winning headlines, nor endear many parents to this government.
Yes, it would be a sad end. She was once hailed as the young, bright face of modern Toryism; now Theresa holds her in contempt because of her worthless prattling in Cabinet. Once Greening is gone we can say with conviction that the sun's finally set on the Cameron era.
Greening is one of the best education secretaries ever – not only is she liberal, personable and caring, she has resisted the temptation to meddle, and has done precisely nothing in the policy field since her arrival. Teachers think she is great for that very reason. Hyperactive education secretaries of Gove's ilk are to be studiously avoided.
Before anyone announces that the Tories are bound to lose the next election because of a Cabinet reshuffle cock up, let us remember the occasion when Jeremy Corbyn took three weeks to reshuffle his cabinet, ran out of MPs who were willing to serve under him, and then appointed and sacked as a shadow cabinet minister an MP who was having cancer treatment without informing her either way. And then decided that the country was crying out for Diane Abbott as Home Secretary. When it comes to incompetence there is only one unchallenged master.......
NEW: BBC staff told that anyone who has indicated support for Carrie Gracie, or tweeted an opinion about BBC pay, can no longer present any segments on BBC pay. 12:59 PM - 8 Jan 2018
The BBC are doing their best to make the Tory party look competent by comparison.
She publicly criticises her employers, quits her job, then walks into another job with the BBC.
Most people would get sacked for attacking their employer in public. She could always see how much Russia today or Al Jazeera would pay her on the open market?
Brave would be resigning and leaving the BBC entirely.
What I don't understand is why she is saying that she doesn't want more money. What then is the point of all this hoo ha? If she is underpaid then she bloody well ought to get more money. Agreeing to stay underpaid and turning down a pay increase is simply prolonging the problem.
A very poorly composed, unprofessional looking photograph! Gaps between shoulders is a complete no-no when taking group portraits. Cleverly looks isolated, for example.
Can't these blundering halfwits get anything right?
I don't much care about shoulders in photos, but it says a lot about the Government that they have done all the party stuff first, and only then the actual departmental changes. Party before country subliminals yet again.
Boring administrative stuff got out of the way before turning to the important things?
Before anyone announces that the Tories are bound to lose the next election because of a Cabinet reshuffle cock up, let us remember the occasion when Jeremy Corbyn took three weeks to reshuffle his cabinet, ran out of MPs who were willing to serve under him, and then appointed and sacked as a shadow cabinet minister an MP who was having cancer treatment without informing her either way. And then decided that the country was crying out for Diane Abbott as Home Secretary. When it comes to incompetence there is only one unchallenged master.......
Look in the mirror - the Tories need to be ejected out of power and quickly...
Why? For getting more votes and more seats than your lot?
I realise that all the Glastonbury Guff about being PM by Christmas made your man look a pillock, but we aren't moving anytime soon, just to make him look less so....
Meanwhile May just has to give a speech at her own party conference....
Before anyone announces that the Tories are bound to lose the next election because of a Cabinet reshuffle cock up, let us remember the occasion when Jeremy Corbyn took three weeks to reshuffle his cabinet, ran out of MPs who were willing to serve under him, and then appointed and sacked as a shadow cabinet minister an MP who was having cancer treatment without informing her either way. And then decided that the country was crying out for Diane Abbott as Home Secretary. When it comes to incompetence there is only one unchallenged master.......
I'm most interested to see what happens with Greening. If she's sacked entirely then she's very unlikely to go quietly. May doesn't need another high-profile Remainer foe on the backbenches.
I struggle to see what she's done wrong that merits sacking. Ok, she was hardly effusively pro-grammars. Fine: the country has bigger issues to worry about right now. And May reportedly doesn't like her. That's as may be, but we all have to work with people we don't like.
Replacing a safe pair of hands at Education with someone more likely to do May's bidding, in an age of desperately tight budgets, is very unlikely to generate vote-winning headlines, nor endear many parents to this government.
Yes, it would be a sad end. She was once hailed as the young, bright face of modern Toryism; now Theresa holds her in contempt because of her worthless prattling in Cabinet. Once Greening is gone we can say with conviction that the sun's finally set on the Cameron era.
Well put.
"Worthless prattling" in any meeting is as much a reflection on the chairman as it is on the prattler, of course.
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Though I would prefer it to be Hunt.
I think Kemi could be a future Tory leader one day - certainly Cabinet material. He maiden speech was excellent - but then I am a leave voter from Essex too!
I thought the lots of people only voted Labour because they were going to lose myth was busted a while back?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-labour-shadow-cabinet-thangam-debbonaire-cancer-a7141341.html
I'm sure that most voters think the NHS is more important than who is responsible for sending a weekly e-mail to Tory candidates.
Although I wonder how many of the over 65's who didn't vote were Labour voters who couldn't vote for Corbyn rather than potential Conservative voters?
There may be a number of them but I question whether they are even there in enough numbers to counter the demographic change against the Conservatives let alone actually increase their lead.
All of this isn't to say the Tories can't win just that to increase or stand still I feel they need to change voters minds.
Most people would get sacked for attacking their employer in public. She could always see how much Russia today or Al Jazeera would pay her on the open market?
Brave would be resigning and leaving the BBC entirely.
Why can't we get back to the good old days of discussing how Jezza ties his tie and what Ed's dead dad said 70 years ago?
Within your grand total of 84 posts, I am yet to see a non-partisan, or non-trolling post from you.
I'm sure there's more to you than that, so will wait to be impressed by the real you.
Considering turnout fell 3% among 65+ and this group voted CON 61 LAB 25 doesn't that make it more likely the abstainers were Labour and other non Tory voters rather than Tories?
I mean, OGH once moved the currency with a mistake.
Look in the mirror - the Tories need to be ejected out of power and quickly...
https://twitter.com/spectator/status/950362082653982721
What a small man your hero is.
Johnson should be sacked for sheer incompetence. He is a massive security risk for citizens of this country. Also he is a disengious liar who only cares about his pathetic self.
Davies should be sacked for being clueless on how to negotiate with our EU friends. Even though he comes across a congenial man unlike the c*nt Johnson, he is totally out of his depth.
Alternatively Rudd has been invited round for an Avon meeting.
https://twitter.com/Torcuil/status/950365534666805248
Isn't the Chief Whip traditionally the bully and the Deputy Chief the one who kisses and makes up afterwards?
I realise that all the Glastonbury Guff about being PM by Christmas made your man look a pillock, but we aren't moving anytime soon, just to make him look less so....
Just to reiterate: THE GREAT BRITISH PUBLIC DOESNT CARE.
https://twitter.com/mashagessen/status/950060946768257025
I completely disagree: this is tabloid journalism at its best. Unlike the "serious" journalists, Michael Wolff gives us a sense of the circus.
https://mobile.twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/950365774266425345
Gove was a giant by comparison when he was sacked. Then again, he cares about things greater than himself.
But I reckon give the importance of the role at the moment she'll give Norn Iron to a friend.
But where's Hunt going to go?
"Worthless prattling" in any meeting is as much a reflection on the chairman as it is on the prattler, of course.