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The view of those ready to risk their cash betting on politics is that Johnson’s cabinet appointments suggest that the new PM is aiming for an early general election perhaps this year. GE2019 is now almost an evens chance on the Betfair exchange.
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A government of all the talentless.0
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https://twitter.com/KennyFarq/status/1154104891373215744TheScreamingEagles said:A government of all the talentless.
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A government of all the truth-deniers?TheScreamingEagles said:A government of all the talentless.
Or how about a government of all the Butts?0 -
Serious question. If, and it's a big if (obviously) moderate Tories wanted to try and breakaway from the existing party, how many could potentially take their local party (and membership?) with them? For the sake of argument, let's say Wandsworth decided that they had enough, theoretically could they do it?0
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Wait for the lower ministerial posts...TheScreamingEagles said:A government of all the talentless.
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A government of liars.0
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I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.0
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The Isle of Jura is popular for KLF style symbolic burningsTheScreamingEagles said:I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.
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As the self proclaimed doyen of the pbTories, I’m staying and pledge to be as unrelentingly and unswervingly loyal to this government as most of its leading members were to its predecessor.0
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!!!TheScreamingEagles said:I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.
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Senior job for Amber Rudd apparently, let it never be said Boris' cabinet isn't a place for remainers
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Doing it there would be whisky. What if it rained?RochdalePioneers said:
The Isle of Jura is popular for KLF style symbolic burningsTheScreamingEagles said:I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.
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Evening all
I'm left with two thoughts.
First, having been a member of a political party for nearly 40 years, I fully understand Richard N's emotional struggle and turmoil at cutting himself away from something which has ben part of his life. I've walked the line myself on two or three occasions but never crossed it. I respect Richard N as a conservative and while I don't always agree with him, I have always known he puts the welfare of the citizens of the country at the highest level. We don't I think differ much on ends but we do differ on means.
Second, sometimes when you are a leader of men and women you have to make a tough call - do you have around you people who support you, people you can trust or do you surround yourself with the best people for the job who may not like you but you know are the people you need in that role. Neither Churchill in 1940 nor Thatcher in 1975 (as two examples) inherited teams which were full of allies and supporters. The art is to trust the people best able to do the job to do the job - that's what counts not whether they cheer you to the rafters every time you say something.
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Are you going to campaign for Laura in Hallam?TheScreamingEagles said:I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.
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You mean, other than the fact that we can't legally agree any trade deals, and other countries don't want to commit because their negotiating position improves with every passing day?rottenborough said:And the satire continues:
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Blimey, if Johnson has even lost you...JohnO said:As the self proclaimed doyen of the pbTories, I’m staying and pledge to be as unrelentingly and unswervingly loyal to this government as most of its leading members were to its predecessor.
But at least I presume he still has the Ullapool-Inverness ferry seadog.0 -
Well if you’re staying then I have to as well.JohnO said:As the self proclaimed doyen of the pbTories, I’m staying and pledge to be as unrelentingly and unswervingly loyal to this government as most of its leading members were to its predecessor.
I mean what else will we call our regular lunches for PB Tories.1 -
I see what you did there.JohnO said:As the self proclaimed doyen of the pbTories, I’m staying and pledge to be as unrelentingly and unswervingly loyal to this government as most of its leading members were to its predecessor.
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A government of democratically elected Tory MPs.
It's making me cry with laughter reading all the bleating about what a bunch of useless wankers have risen to the top of the Tory party.
This is your party, Tories. Your party selected them as candidates, your party made them what they have become. Suck it up, the rest of us have to.
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Had a chat with George Osborne yet? Is he still holding out for head of the IMF?TheScreamingEagles said:I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.
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I’m going to vote for her, I’m not a Lib Dem, so I cannot campaign for them.Gallowgate said:
Are you going to campaign for Laura in Hallam?TheScreamingEagles said:I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.
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World's swiftest U-turn!TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you’re staying then I have to as well.JohnO said:As the self proclaimed doyen of the pbTories, I’m staying and pledge to be as unrelentingly and unswervingly loyal to this government as most of its leading members were to its predecessor.
I mean what else will we call our regular lunches for PB Tories.0 -
Far worse than anything Thatcher put together.0
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At a time like this we need, God how we need, a decent opposition.
And instead we have Corbyn’s Labour.1 -
Villiers to Environment0
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This is definitely a Cabinet put together for an election.0
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How is this cabinet uniting the country?0
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It does rather seem as though Johnson doesn't realise what throwing a dozen and a half talented and respected ministers onto the back benches is likely to do to his ability to erm... govern. Maybe he's trying to deliberately provoke an election without having to call one himself? In the age of stupid populists I've stopped assuming tactics as the default and assume any move that seems dumb in the abstract is just as dumb in the detail.0
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If you're not a Conservative either, you can do what you like. You don't have to be a Lib Dem to support and work for a Lib Dem.TheScreamingEagles said:
I’m going to vote for her, I’m not a Lib Dem, so I cannot campaign for them.
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Honestly, I'm edging my way to the exit door of the party after many, many years.0
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I think George is currently on suicide watch.alex. said:
Had a chat with George Osborne yet? Is he still holding out for head of the IMF?TheScreamingEagles said:I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.
He never wanted the job, he’s about to become a lone parent and wants to put the kids first.0 -
I have to say I think that Johnson has been politically very smart indeed. This Cabinet all but guarantees a big swing from BXP to the Tories. How can Farage not endorse it? With a split opposition he has to be a huge favourite to win the next election. The only spanner in the works is that what Johnson has done is so extreme that it may galvanise non-Tories to be very careful with their votes. I can see a scenario where Labour keeps most of its English seats, while the LDs pick up quite a few in the SE and SW, as well as some in Scotland. I am more confident that the LDs will do well than Labour will, but it could happen.0
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At least we’ll have enough cheese.1
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In fairness, while I defer to nobody in my loathing of Johnson and my contempt for his lack of integrity -Scott_P said:
- any organisation even tangentially associated with Labour accusing someone else of lying is a bit like Mao Zedong accusing somebody else of running a misguided agricultural policy.0 -
I know. I am weeping into my beer. Tears of frustration.Cyclefree said:At a time like this we need, God how we need, a decent opposition.
And instead we have Corbyn’s Labour.
Still, surely Johnson combined with Jezza will allow moderate centre Britain to unite now and get rid of both these parties?
What a moment. I await Blair's next video.0 -
Harry Potter theme now !0
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Yes it looks like the plan is to pitch a rancid brand of cheap softhead populism and hope that the British people succumb in a 'crisis' election.
Might work. Because to paraphrase BoJo - if you bet against the delusion of the British people that they are in some way special you will probably lose your shirt.0 -
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Yes, and Jez has just called for an election, so Labour will be whipped to back one of Boris goes for it. Whatever one thinks of Bozza, he's a good campaigner unlike Theresa.rottenborough said:0 -
It nearly did in 2017.kinabalu said:Yes it looks like the plan is to pitch a rancid brand of cheap softhead populism and hope that the British people succumb in a 'crisis' election.
Might work. Because to paraphrase BoJo - if you bet against the delusion of the British people that they are in some way special you will probably lose your shirt.
Johnson is as much Corbyn's creation as he is Farage's.0 -
Another Johnson lie.chloe said:How is this cabinet uniting the country?
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Good strong new Cabinet from Boris. A more mixed top team with 3 Remainers replaced by Javid as Chancellor, a Remainer but first Asian Chancellor and Raab as Foreign Secretary and Patel as Home Secretary, both Leavers and Patel first female and first Asian Home Secretary
Promotions too for women like Villiers and Truss so far-1 -
David Herdson is trolling me (and sucking up to JohnO)
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Rotten to the core, and full of louses.ydoethur said:0 -
Sadly all true. I expect bring back hanging for police killers to be a central feature of the campaign.kinabalu said:Yes it looks like the plan is to pitch a rancid brand of cheap softhead populism and hope that the British people succumb in a 'crisis' election.
Might work. Because to paraphrase BoJo - if you bet against the delusion of the British people that they are in some way special you will probably lose your shirt.0 -
Still...ydoethur said:
Doing it there would be whisky. What if it rained?RochdalePioneers said:
The Isle of Jura is popular for KLF style symbolic burningsTheScreamingEagles said:I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.
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Who knows...he may yet reach an agreement with the EU though that looks highly improbable. I am simply whistling amiably from the sidelines and biding my time. And our new Foreign Secretary is my MP in a constituency that voted 60% Remain and which the LibDems are now fiercely targeting......he currently has a 20k majority that on paper should be unassailable. Who knows indeed?ydoethur said:
Blimey, if Johnson has even lost you...JohnO said:As the self proclaimed doyen of the pbTories, I’m staying and pledge to be as unrelentingly and unswervingly loyal to this government as most of its leading members were to its predecessor.
But at least I presume he still has the Ullapool-Inverness ferry seadog.0 -
https://twitter.com/tseofpb/status/1154082002208825344?s=21chloe said:How is this cabinet uniting the country?
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...HYUFD said:Good strong new Cabinet from Boris. A more mixed top team with 3 Remainers replaced by Javid as Chancellor, a Remainer but first Asian Chancellor and Raab as Foreign Secretary and Patel as Home Secretary, both Leavers and Patel first female and first Asian Home Secretary
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I must admit I did laugh today when watching Boris Johnson going to the Palace. I wonder if the Queen has a sense of humour given Johnsons racial comments in his newspaper columns of the past. To meet the new PM as he arrived at the palace a smiling ethnic minority member of staff ushered Johnson in to be given permission by the Queen to become PM. I thought of Johnsons smiling pickaninny and watermelon smile comments...0
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Here's a thought. Patel will be in charge of controlling the mass civil disorder following a No Deal.0
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This looks like a reverse takeover of the Brexit party to me.0
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Hopefully drawing and quartering for traitor remainers as well.rottenborough said:
Sadly all true. I expect bring back hanging for police killers to be a central feature of the campaign.kinabalu said:Yes it looks like the plan is to pitch a rancid brand of cheap softhead populism and hope that the British people succumb in a 'crisis' election.
Might work. Because to paraphrase BoJo - if you bet against the delusion of the British people that they are in some way special you will probably lose your shirt.0 -
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Oh good, so along with everything else, we'll get a lesson on how the FTPA breaks loss of supply.rottenborough said:0 -
It must go against the grain for TSE, though.Ishmael_Z said:
Still...ydoethur said:
Doing it there would be whisky. What if it rained?RochdalePioneers said:
The Isle of Jura is popular for KLF style symbolic burningsTheScreamingEagles said:I shall be live streaming the burning of my membership card next week.
100% proof of how dire the situation is.
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How does one oppose them? My constituency is already Labour. I can’t support Corbyn anyway.ydoethur said:
I really fear that rights we have eg for equality will be taken away when you have people like Patel as HS and Cummings behind the scenes0 -
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@Gardenwalker I'm a Boris optimist but LOL.TheScreamingEagles said:
https://twitter.com/tseofpb/status/1154082002208825344?s=21chloe said:How is this cabinet uniting the country?
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Any job for his brother yet?0
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Can the hard left entitled remoaners such as cyclefree stop whining and recognise what is good for Britain! I am surprised roger and Tyson arent on too.
Good news HYUFD and I are here to represent voice of reason
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Boris isn't wasting any time - thank goodness!!0
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Williamson to Education confirmed.
Heaven help us.0 -
Looks like Bozo will cement the pensioner vote .
The ones who took away their grandkids freedom of movement will also now be complicit in removing their human rights when the nutjob cabinet dupes the plebs into waving away the ECHR under the guise of getting rid of those nasty terrorists .
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By voting for the person who most closely matches your own views. That may be not very closely at all but everything is relative and it has to be someone.Cyclefree said:
How does one oppose them? My constituency is already Labour. I can’t support Corbyn anyway.ydoethur said:
I really fear that rights we have eg for equality will be taken away when you have people like Patel as HS and Cummings behind the scenes0 -
Those polling numbers summarised....
Boris terrifies us we're worried shitless, was voting leave a good idea ?!??!
BUT Corbyn over my dead body0 -
Not wanting to chuck fuel on the "is Corbyn ill" theory, but I can't help but notice he is looking very thin in the face these days.0
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Is this what you hoped and voted for in 2016?HYUFD said:Good strong new Cabinet from Boris. A more mixed top team with 3 Remainers replaced by Javid as Chancellor, a Remainer but first Asian Chancellor and Raab as Foreign Secretary and Patel as Home Secretary, both Leavers and Patel first female and first Asian Home Secretary
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A near-perfect cabinet?HYUFD said:Good strong new Cabinet from Boris. A more mixed top team with 3 Remainers replaced by Javid as Chancellor, a Remainer but first Asian Chancellor and Raab as Foreign Secretary and Patel as Home Secretary, both Leavers and Patel first female and first Asian Home Secretary
Promotions too for women like Villiers and Truss so far
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Not seeing much sign of the 2015 in take yet...0
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41% Boris, 22% Corbyn best PM - absolubtely devastating for Labour lol0
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We are all impressed by the way you are keeping up appearances. Don't worry. You are among friends here. If you want to have a little cry that is fine.HYUFD said:Good strong new Cabinet from Boris. A more mixed top team with 3 Remainers replaced by Javid as Chancellor, a Remainer but first Asian Chancellor and Raab as Foreign Secretary and Patel as Home Secretary, both Leavers and Patel first female and first Asian Home Secretary
Promotions too for women like Villiers and Truss so far0 -
The majority would still be three in the event of a LibDem win next week - albeit because Labour supplies two Deputy Speakers with the Tories providing just one.0
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Agreed.TOPPING said:
By voting for the person who most closely matches your own views. That may be not very closely at all but everything is relative and it has to be someone.Cyclefree said:
How does one oppose them? My constituency is already Labour. I can’t support Corbyn anyway.ydoethur said:
I really fear that rights we have eg for equality will be taken away when you have people like Patel as HS and Cummings behind the scenes
In the end, tactical voting works in a very limited number of constituencies. Registering an opinion remains important, nonetheless.0 -
Williamson educating people to do what?0
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Those numbers will reverse after sustained No Deal.Pulpstar said:41% Boris, 22% Corbyn best PM - absolubtely devastating for Labour lol
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He has just made 17+ enemies who will make his life hell, with no majority in parliament.Scott_P said:
I actually wonder if Boris is a deluded fantasist? He is gambling everything on winning and getting his way but what will be the cost if these poor decisions end in disaster? You do not run a successful country by taking risks with such unpalatable downsides. It is illogical.0 -
lol Leadsom to business !0
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On Topic
Have been saying for months there would be a general election in October.0 -
Hilariously unaware... Your man has terrified your party an infuriated the rest of us... The only questions now are how quickly and how badly does this fiasco end?HYUFD said:Good strong new Cabinet from Boris. A more mixed top team with 3 Remainers replaced by Javid as Chancellor, a Remainer but first Asian Chancellor and Raab as Foreign Secretary and Patel as Home Secretary, both Leavers and Patel first female and first Asian Home Secretary
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One things for sure any Labour MP propping up this right wing coup in a VONC better leave the country .
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Leadsom bringing the mother's touch to business.0
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Not sure I have ever been so angry and fearful about the state of the nation.OblitusSumMe said:0
