O/T:- ⚠️Impressed with the leadership [The UK Party Politics Thread]

[Old_pie]

Things will be as bad as thought, as soon as the BoE turns the money printer off.

Eh eh The programmers didn't put an off switch in the system. It'll only turn off when there's no power supply left, probably around mid-Feb. We're flucked.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station was running at full whack when I passed it yesterday evening. I see it's had a stay of execution for another two years at the request of the Government and to which the German owners have agreed (at what cost?).

[hissingdwarf]

Ignoring the people such as Suckerman as that generation of Tory blue rinses will never take the blinkers off...this country is fecked. The hole the UK economy is in now will lead to a Labour Government sooner rather than later. And that doesn't even account for the last ten years of Tory rule and the clown Johnson and his antics.

I'm not a Starmer fan at all, to the point I left the Labour Party when he was elected as leader, but will the country be better off than it currently is under a Tory government? 100% yes.

I've kept well out of the left/right debate on here, but the current situation is going to turn this country into a rich mans graveyard.

[macse15]

Today's financial and market data seems to indicate that things aren't as bad (note I haven't said good) as thought. Pound has recovered to pre-minibudget levels, we weren't (technically) in recession. USA and China markets are in the red (not helping my pension). Europe including UK in the green (green = plus or black).

Nothing will become clear whilst the Ukraine situation exists. Putin will play all the tricks he can to try and get the West to back off due to the pain.

Yes and it only cost us via Bank of England £65 billion for things not to be as bad as thought

[countygump]

Yes and it only cost us via Bank of England £65 billion for things not to be as bad as thought

Have they left a note for the next Governor?

[magpie_mania]

45 minute meeting today with ONS to tell them that everyone wants a report asap but we will leave it until 23rd November, so no rush.

[sinophile]

And that £65 billion is taxpayers' money, that is you, me and every other taxpayer. It has to be found from somewhere, and after 12 years of austerity there isn't anything left to cut, except public services and benefits. Not bad for three weeks as PM.

[Magpies1959]

End of the week trading, pound higher against the US Dollar and the Euro than before the mini budget ... Some Effiong crash ��
The anti Tory bias of the msn and BBC in particular is scandalous at best very worrying at worse.
My energy bill as actually going to be lower for the next six months, at least, as I am sure lots of other people's will as well. Project fear strikes again.
My guess that the total Tory bashing on the BBC , is because they know the gravy train will end if Truss is allowed to her her feet under the table and get her teeth into the job.

[Elite_Pie]

Labour 33% ahead in one poll today. Keir in Downing Street and Notts back in the EFL, it’s happening lads!

If Putin doesn’t get us first…

Liz Truss has lost a staggering number of Tory voters in just three weeks. The public clearly have no faith in her, and she must be walking a tightrope already. A large majority of the Tory MPs didn’t want her either, and these latest polls will have many of them twitching. I wonder if the 1822 committee have had a few letters requesting a change to the rule that she can’t be challenged for 12 months?

[Elite_Pie]

My guess that the total Tory bashing on the BBC , is because they know the gravy train will end if Truss is allowed to ger her feet under the table and get her teeth into the job.

The only people who can stop her getting her feet under the table are her own MPs.

I bet a few plans are already being drawn up.

[magpie_mania]

End of the week trading, pound higher against the US Dollar and the Euro than before the mini budget ... Some Effiong crash ��
The anti Tory bias of the msn and BBC in particular is scandalous at best very worrying at worse.
My energy bill as actually going to be lower for the next six months, at least, as I am sure lots of other people's will as well. Project fear strikes again.
My guess that the total Tory bashing on the BBC , is because they know the gravy train will end if Truss is allowed to ger her feet under the table and get her teeth into the job.

Obviously the BoE decided to spend £65bn of our money to save pension funds because they read the BBC website.

If you look hard enough you will find bias either way.

Project fear about energy costs? My bill was around £120 per month, it is already well over that now and looks like it will be £300. I think I will hold Truss to her lie at worst, misleading at best that no-one will pay more than £2500.

Truss is like a rabbit in headlights. Could be an interesting interview with Kuenssberg on Sunday. Of course, it will be totally biased though.