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

[upthemaggies]

Oh yes, and 3 bellies Thornberry as Health Secretary.

Apologies to anybody eating their tea right now.

[BanjoPie]

Apologies to anybody eating their tea right now.

That looks more like Ken Clarke in drag

[magpie_mania]

The prime minister says she will make sure people can get doctors' appointments and the NHS services they need. "We will put our health service on a firm footing," she said.

Cameron, May and Johnson said exactly the same. Truss will be another name to add to the list of Tory liars.

I thought it was ironic how she gave a list of how our great nation needs to be, effectively saying we are in a mess. Perhaps someone should tell her that they have had 12 years to do it, and that only a few hours earlier Boris had told us how great everything is! At least he had some warmth and charisma in his speech. Then again, if she can improve things, I won't really mind how automated her speeches.

Looking forward to how she is going to make sure we can all get doctor's appointments.

PMQ's should be interesting tomorrow.

[sidders]

Thatcher was known a the Iron Lady, a conviction politician. The French have dubbed Truss as the Iron Weathervane - will shift with the wind, or on a whim. A (wo)Man for All Seasons. I'd like to hope otherwise but I can't see it ending well. Seems to me that the party voters just got hooked on "lower taxes". Or as I think elite said some while back - couldn't see an Asian being elected. Maybe Labour should try levelling up and having a female and/or minority ethnic leader. I see Rayner wouldn't answer that question this morning.

Hold on to your safety belts folks! Oh sorry, none left.

Actually, Old Pie, it was I who said the Tories would never elect a practising Hindu as their leader, although Elite may well have gone along with it.
Sunak was much the smarter and more worldly politician. As a public speaker, Truss is a wooden puppet and couldn't inspire a class of 5 year olds.

[Elite_Pie]

Actually, Old Pie, it was I who said the Tories would never elect a practising Hindu as their leader, although Elite may well have gone along with it.

That's how I remember it, although when I said 'the Tories' I meant the (largely gammon) Tory membership who elected Truss. The Tory government MPs clearly favoured Sunak, but obviously not the rank and file members.

[Old_pie]

Actually, Old Pie, it was I who said the Tories would never elect a practising Hindu as their leader, although Elite may well have gone along with it.
Sunak was much the smarter and more worldly politician.

I bet though that it was closer than many thought it might be.

As a public speaker, Truss is a wooden puppet and couldn't inspire a class of 5 year olds.

She's possibly still running on a clockwork wind up mechanism. Let's hope that no-one overwinds her as I fear they did with BoJo.

I don't think I've ever been so fearful for the future of UK politics. It's not been good for decades ( I wonder when we can last say it was good - regardless of persuasion?) and it's hard to see it getting better in the foreseeable future. Though I'm naturally right of centre it is a massive shame that we never saw what John Smith might have achieved.

[the_anticlough]

I don't think I've ever been so fearful for the future of UK politics.

Yeah, understandable.
But politics isn't just parties, leaders, ministers, MPs. Someone saying 'I hate politics' or 'I give up' is taking a political stance themselves in leaving the field clear for others to keep or seize power. The way I see it, politics is just life - do you have any power to pursue your interests or not? Hope lies with the younger generations, maybe they'll fight back and not let the rich and powerful walk all over them.

You can see this Govt being so unpopular, hanging on for the next two years, and the state of the nation so grim, that 2024 might bring a cathartic moment politics-wise.

[Elite_Pie]

I don't think I've ever been so fearful for the future of UK politics.

Me too, after reading this:

We’re at five MPs who’ve now gone into Number 10 Downing Street. What do they all have in common? They all backed Liz Truss for leader. As we've noted, prominent Sunak backers Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps and Steve Barclay have all been sacked. Will any of Rishi Sunak supporters find themselves in Liz Truss’s cabinet? If not, the process of healing the party after a bruising leadership contest could prove more difficult.

So it looks like she's copying Johnson and surrounding herself with a bunch of toadying sycophants. Great for her position, but a slap in the face for the country if she selects the cabinet from the minority who supported her. That leaves the future of UK politics in a desperate place.

For the first time in my life, I hope we get a proper coalition government next time. I never previously liked the idea because it all seemed a bit wishy-washy, but now I think it's preferable to the current lot who put their personal career at the top of the list, and the needs of the country closer to the bottom of the list.

[magpie_mania]

Interesting cabinet being formed.

Criteria for being in should be best person for the job. Unsurprisingly it's Truss's mates who supported her.

[GranthamPie]

Apologies to anybody eating their tea right now.

Christ on a ****ing bike…. this lump of human excrement is our new “health secretary and deputy prime minister”?

Loooooooooooooooooooool…. take a deep breath…..

Loooooooooooooooooooool!