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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #350 on: October 15, 2022, 01:16:11 PM »
When the Tories start getting through leaders at the rate of one every two or three years, you know they're in trouble. It happened after their rout in 1997, and they were out of power then for 13 years, so hopefully there'll be another rout at the next election.
I once tried using "chicken" as a password, but was told it must contain a capital so I tried "chickenkiev"
On another occasion, I tried "beefstew", but was told it wasn't stroganoff.

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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #351 on: October 15, 2022, 01:18:05 PM »
When the Tories start getting through leaders at the rate of one every two or three years, you know they're in trouble. It happened after their rout in 1997, and they were out of power then for 13 years, so hopefully there'll be another rout at the next election.

Yes, but what does it mean when they go through chancellors at the rate of one a month?
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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #352 on: October 15, 2022, 01:35:08 PM »
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« Reply #353 on: October 16, 2022, 07:25:01 PM »
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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #356 on: October 17, 2022, 04:47:40 PM »
I love the reclining JRM
Yep, that was excellent. The pork markets end was just right. Anyway



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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #357 on: October 17, 2022, 09:39:13 PM »
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« Reply #358 on: October 17, 2022, 11:15:04 PM »
Oh - PRIME minister. Aha, aha, aha.  ::)
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On another occasion, I tried "beefstew", but was told it wasn't stroganoff.

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« Reply #359 on: October 19, 2022, 07:54:07 AM »
I've just, out of curiosity, had a look at Mail Online, to see what it is saying about Truss. Even they - well, Sarah Vine, anyway - hate her and want to see the back of her, although in Vine's case in order to save the Tory party. Kamikwasi is now the shortest-serving Chancellor who didn't die in office (the shortest of all was Iain Mcleod, who popped his clogs after 30 days, in 1970). The second-and third-shortest were Zahawi and Javid, also within the last two years or so. It comes to something when a complete numpty like Jeremy Rhyming-Slang ends up looking statesmanlike by comparison.
I once tried using "chicken" as a password, but was told it must contain a capital so I tried "chickenkiev"
On another occasion, I tried "beefstew", but was told it wasn't stroganoff.

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« Reply #360 on: October 19, 2022, 10:36:07 AM »
I've just, out of curiosity, had a look at Mail Online, to see what it is saying about Truss. Even they - well, Sarah Vine, anyway - hate her and want to see the back of her, although in Vine's case in order to save the Tory party. Kamikwasi is now the shortest-serving Chancellor who didn't die in office (the shortest of all was Iain Mcleod, who popped his clogs after 30 days, in 1970). The second-and third-shortest were Zahawi and Javid, also within the last two years or so. It comes to something when a complete numpty like Jeremy Rhyming-Slang ends up looking statesmanlike by comparison.
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« Reply #361 on: October 19, 2022, 10:37:07 AM »
You actually paid money to have a read?
Or is that just the Telegraph?
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« Reply #362 on: October 19, 2022, 11:28:16 AM »
You actually paid money to have a read?

Unfortunately you only have to sacrifice your dignity to read the Mail Online, not actual cash. Possibly a remarkable piece of future-proofing on the part of Paul Dacre, given the way the UK economy is going.

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« Reply #363 on: October 19, 2022, 11:29:21 AM »
It's the Telegraph. Mail Online is free. I never normally sully my computer screen with it, but I was curious to see what it was saying about Truss.
I once tried using "chicken" as a password, but was told it must contain a capital so I tried "chickenkiev"
On another occasion, I tried "beefstew", but was told it wasn't stroganoff.

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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #364 on: October 19, 2022, 04:48:11 PM »
Where's Suella? To lose one major minister of state...

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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #365 on: October 19, 2022, 05:48:38 PM »
Live scenes from the last week in the UK govt


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« Reply #366 on: October 19, 2022, 05:59:19 PM »
 Can we sort this mess by tomorrow, as I want an extra long 'Have I got News for You' on Friday.
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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #368 on: October 19, 2022, 07:49:00 PM »
BREAKINGChief whip and deputy resign

Chief Whip Wendy Morton and deputy Craig Whittaker have resigned, Tory MPs tell the BBC.





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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #369 on: October 19, 2022, 07:50:58 PM »
This is sounding a better and better method


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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #370 on: October 19, 2022, 08:17:46 PM »
We appear to be living in a paper pot dictatorship

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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #371 on: October 19, 2022, 08:53:08 PM »
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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #372 on: October 19, 2022, 08:56:36 PM »
BREAKINGChief whip and deputy resign

Chief Whip Wendy Morton and deputy Craig Whittaker have resigned, Tory MPs tell the BBC.

The BBC seems to think there might be some uncertainty about that.

Certainly JRM says he doesn't know what's happening.

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« Reply #373 on: October 19, 2022, 09:03:52 PM »
The BBC seems to think there might be some uncertainty about that.

Certainly JRM says he doesn't know what's happening.

It was taken from their news feed at the time.

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Re: The next PM...
« Reply #374 on: October 19, 2022, 10:16:35 PM »
This is quite extraordinary


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