Should he stay or should he go?

[Anchorman]

As he clings to power like a dried turd on a sheep's tail, I wonder who his new chancellor will be....Nadine, knowing Boris.......

[SteveH]

You wait for ages for a resignation and then two come along at once:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-62048657

Gosh!

[Anchorman]

https://newsthump.com/2022/07/06/i-will-never-ever-leave-you-boris-you-are-my-everything-by-nadine-dorries/?fbclid=IwAR07mBnWNt4G2pPq1ZtU2NZHt_NQGbl9TzSDERZquX_Br2eYonvPuIazGJw

[Nearly Sane]

Every single fucker that voted Tory. This is what you voted for. Bathe in it.

[Gordon]

Every single fucker that voted Tory. This is what you voted for. Bathe in it.

Yep.

[Aruntraveller]

From a friend on FB:

The irony that after all the xenophobia, racism & division caused by Brexit, the right wing majority who voted to keep the brown people out may soon have to decide who they want to lead this country:
Nadhim Zahawi,
Sajid Javid,
Rishi Sunak or
Priti Patel.
Be careful what you wish for.

[SusanDoris]

Every single fucker that voted Tory. This is what you voted for. Bathe in it.

That is really a very silly remark and in fact I think I'd call it bigoted. I think perhaps you owe those of us who are intelligent and thoughtful voters of the Conservative Party an apology.

[SusanDoris]

From a friend on FB:

The irony that after all the xenophobia, racism & division caused by Brexit, the right wing majority who voted to keep the brown people out may soon have to decide who they want to lead this country:
Nadhim Zahawi,
Sajid Javid,
Rishi Sunak or
Priti Patel.
Be careful what you wish for.

It is certainly ironic. For an ancient person like me, it is somewhat sad to see the lack of 'English'* names in the top jobs in Government. I much admire the Aisian-English MPs who have worked hard to obtain those positions but I suppose it is all part of the general disillusionment of those who might otherwise have decided on a career in politics. *sdeep sighs*

*the word English here used as a cover-all word

[SteveH]

That is really a very silly remark and in fact I think I'd call it bigoted. I think perhaps you owe those of us who are intelligent and thoughtful voters of the Conservative Party an apology.

Yes, it was a rather silly remark. Of course it wasn't what they voted for. You might as well say that all the 2001 Labour voters voted for the Iraq war.

[Aruntraveller]

Yes, it was a rather silly remark. Of course it wasn't what they voted for. You might as well say that all the 2001 Labour voters voted for the Iraq war.

Nope. The nature of Johnson was clear for years before he became PM. That analogy doesn't work.

That some voters refused to see those faults speaks volumes for either their own venality or alternatively, naivety.

It is, unfortunately exactly what they voted for.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

It is certainly ironic. For an ancient person like me, it is somewhat sad to see the lack of 'English'* names in the top jobs in Government. I much admire the Aisian-English MPs who have worked hard to obtain those positions but I suppose it is all part of the general disillusionment of those who might otherwise have decided on a career in politics. *sdeep sighs*

*the word English here used as a cover-all word

It is ironic, for me, it is somewhat sad to see the lack of Mr M.Mouse, Mike Hunt, I.P. nightly in the list of the top jobs in government.

[Harrowby Hall]

It is certainly ironic. For an ancient person like me, it is somewhat sad to see the lack of 'English'* names in the top jobs in Government. I much admire the Aisian-English MPs who have worked hard to obtain those positions but I suppose it is all part of the general disillusionment of those who might otherwise have decided on a career in politics. *sdeep sighs*

What "English" names?

Those that came from Normandy with William the Conqueror? Those that have come from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Cornwall over the centuries? Those that came with Huguenot refugees? Those that came with Jews chased from their homes in continental Europe?
Are you suggesting that these names are more acceptable than those of immigrants from countries which we colonised and gave their inhabitants the status of British subjects?

I celebrate the presence of people with these names in Government. They are a sign of a multicultural society which - for the most part - is at ease with itself.

[SusanDoris]

Nope. The nature of Johnson was clear for years before he became PM. That analogy doesn't work.

That some voters refused to see those faults speaks volumes for either their own venality or alternatively, naivety.

It is, unfortunately exactly what they voted for.

No, it is not. I voted for my local MP and, yes, he is a member of the Conservative Party. At no point was I unaware of the opinions of Boris which is why I did not vote for him at all. To dare to think that all the mistakes the Conservative Party are making are because all Conservative Party   members havne't got a sensible brain amongst them is in itself an unintelligent opinion. To imply that all Conservative Party members are empty-headed is an arrogance.

[SusanDoris]

What "English" names?

Those that came from Normandy with William the Conqueror? Those that have come from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Cornwall over the centuries? Those that came with Huguenot refugees? Those that came with Jews chased from their homes in continental Europe?
Are you suggesting that these names are more acceptable than those of immigrants from countries which we colonised and gave their inhabitants the status of British subjects?

I celebrate the presence of people with these names in Government. They are a sign of a multicultural society which - for the most part - is at ease with itself.

Read my post again and carefully this time, including the last line.

[SteveH]

Has a reply of mine been removed? If so, why? I replied to HH's post, but it's disappeared. Maybe I neglected to hit "post".

[Nearly Sane]

That is really a very silly remark and in fact I think I'd call it bigoted. I think perhaps you owe those of us who are intelligent and thoughtful voters of the Conservative Party an apology.

I think Tory voters owe everyone an apology.

[SweetPea]

He's going - later today. Put the flags out!

[Gordon]

Has a reply of mine been removed? If so, why? I replied to HH's post, but it's disappeared. Maybe I neglected to hit "post".

Moderator:

Nope - we've not removed anything, Steve.

[Anchorman]

How can the lying plook stay as PM with his cabinet - what's left of it - rebelling against him, half his government resigned, an economic crisis and a Europan war.....for THREE MONTHS?
What kind of farce of a government can he cobble together?

[Gordon]

He's going - later today. Put the flags out!

Apparently he's going to resign but hang on until a replacement is found: the Tory party haven't even got the brains to get rid of this mendacious fuckwit immediately.

[ad_orientem]

Good that he's going but you they're just going to replace him with another idiot toff!

[Nearly Sane]

Good that he's going but you they're just going to replace him with another idiot toff!

Utterly farcical at moment.

[Nearly Sane]

https://twitter.com/MrJonDePlume/status/1544771621566746627?t=Ty2y6-UiP_sd0Pzy0YUxhw&s=19

[Nearly Sane]

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[Nearly Sane]

From a 'sympathetic' commentator. Though it should be tribune of the plebs. I don't think that gets Johnson though, more Nero than Clodius.