Liz Truss’s time is up

[Karl Masks]

"home secretary, do you love fluffy vulnerable kittens?"

"I'm sorry, I don't understand the question"

 

[two sheds]

There's one of that woman's statements I can imagine Patel and her mates will implement very soon, where she said that she has to claim benefits and that's not right, to a huge round of applause. Simple, stop people in work claiming those benefits.

 

[Petcha]

Lol.. I tuned in for a bit of this, had no idea who this guy was because they weren't labelling the panellists very often, thought he was a right wing nutter, not a comedian, and turned it off. in my defence it was early and i was hungover.

the liz truss segment... why does she talk like a robot? say what you will about rishi but at least he speaks like he's alive.

 

[Bingoman]

Whole shitshow is a fucking joke tbf.

Your not wrong there

 

[danny la rouge]

say what you will about rishi but at least he speaks like he's alive.

He’s even got friends who are all classes, even working class. Well, not working class.

 

[Pickman's model]

Coffey for health sec?

This better be a fucking joke. Though I don't suppose it matters which demon runs the show

She is at least a doctor. Only in chemistry

 

[gosub]

loving the "commitment" to "drive this forward"

Standard meaningless drivel

Tbf she did listen. Though if the media is to be believed.. won't be in cabinet to argue that (and others) WPC's point

 

[Artaxerxes]

Christ Laura K has all the charm and personality of a decaying jellyfish.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Nice bit of trickle down economics; very New Labour. Also always remember that National Insurance has ceiling above which you pay nothing extra no matter how much you earn. If that sounds a bit regressive that's because it is.

Cheers - Louis MacNeice

Indeed. Also, Truss’ argument that tax cuts for the rich will generate investment and growth is undermined by lived reality. We already have the lowest tax rates on the rich across much of Europe and yet growth and investment in the UK is anaemic (almost like the rich offshore the money instead or invest it in forms of unearned income like property). Truss should know this as she’s been a minister through the period where low tax, low investment and low growth has become embedded. But she doesn’t seem to.

 

[danny la rouge]

Indeed. Also, Truss’ argument that tax cuts for the rich will generate investment and growth is undermined by lived reality. We already have the lowest tax rates on the richest across much of Europe and yet growth and investment in the UK is anaemic (almost like the rich offshore the money instead or invest it in forms of unearned income like property). Truss should know this as she’s been a minister through the period where low tax, low investment and low growth has become embedded. But she doesn’t seem to.

I was going to argue that she knows fine. But actually I think she knows fuck all, including that an in-breath is needed after each out-breath.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

I was going to argue that she knows fine. But actually I think she knows fuck all, including that an in-breath is needed after each out-breath.

Yeah, I can’t work out if she’s a lying scumbag or a thick scumbag either. I’m leaning towards the latter as I’m still minded of her inability to do basic maths which saw her brave plans to cut public sector pay in the poorest parts of Britain collapse in less than a day.

 

[Supine]

 

[danny la rouge]

I mean, I know. And in a way it’s funny. But we’re going to be living through it.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

I mean, I know. And in a way it’s funny. But we’re going to be living through it.

Spot on. This notion that Truss’ stupidity and her performative Thatcher tribute act stuff is a bit of a laugh feels off. People are genuinely terrified about how they are going to eat and put the fire on. You hear they genuinely nasty vicious bastards like Redwood are going back in to government and it feels too dark for gallows humour.

 

[danny la rouge]

People are genuinely terrified about how they are going to eat and put the fire on.

Exactly. I’m watching even standard wholemeal sliced bread leaping up in price at Lidl. And some food items have got security tags. Security fucking tags.

Grim.

 

[two sheds]

I'm not so sure. I think there's a place for black humour as a way of coping. Russians were famous for it in Cold War times.

 

[Petcha]

tbf to kuennsberg i guess it was a risky booking for her debut show

Laura Kuenssberg's BBC show under fire as Joe Lycett mocked Liz Truss

Comedian Joe Lycett stole the programme with scathing comments on Liz Truss and the cost of living crisis, leading to criticism that he was allowed to 'hijack' the show.

www.dailymail.co.uk

but hey, it's gone viral

 

[LDC]

The climate stuff that's coming under her is fucking out of control. She's making noises that looks like she'll throw out any attempt to cut carbon.

 

[Sue]

Yeah, I can’t work out if she’s a lying scumbag or a thick scumbag either. I’m leaning towards the latter as I’m still minded of her inability to do basic maths which saw her brave plans to cut public sector pay in the poorest parts of Britain collapse in less than a day.

I'm going with both lying and thick.

 

[redsquirrel]

Nice bit of trickle down economics; very New Labour.

Indeed.
Of course Truss is filth but what she said (below) could have been said by plenty of Labour and LibDem - what is is but a slightly different version of Mandelson's "[New Labour] is intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich."

Pressed on whether richer people would benefit more from the cut, she said: "The people at the top of the income distribution pay more tax - so inevitably, when you cut taxes you tend to benefit people who are more likely to pay tax."
But she added: "To look at everything through the lens of redistribution I believe is wrong. Because what I'm about is growing the economy - and growing the economy benefits everybody.
"The economic debate for the past 20 years has been dominated by discussions about distribution. And what's happened is we've had relatively low growth".

This has been the policy of all governments for decades.

 

[gosub]

tbf to kuennsberg i guess it was a risky booking for her debut show

Laura Kuenssberg's BBC show under fire as Joe Lycett mocked Liz Truss

Comedian Joe Lycett stole the programme with scathing comments on Liz Truss and the cost of living crisis, leading to criticism that he was allowed to 'hijack' the show.

www.dailymail.co.uk

but hey, it's gone viral

I thought he was called Hugo Boss these days.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

tbf to kuennsberg i guess it was a risky booking for her debut show

Laura Kuenssberg's BBC show under fire as Joe Lycett mocked Liz Truss

Comedian Joe Lycett stole the programme with scathing comments on Liz Truss and the cost of living crisis, leading to criticism that he was allowed to 'hijack' the show.

www.dailymail.co.uk

but hey, it's gone viral

Any chance of a c&p so we don’t have to click on a filthy fucking link you’ve posted?

 

[Artaxerxes]

Any chance of a c&p so we don’t have to click on a filthy fucking link you’ve posted?

Twitter link a page or do prior

 

[Fairweather]

Exactly. I’m watching even standard wholemeal sliced bread leaping up in price at Lidl. And some food items have got security tags. Security fucking tags.

Grim.

We went to our local Lidl yesterday and I was stunned to see tags on powdered baby food, fucking grim.

 

[Petcha]

Any chance of a c&p so we don’t have to click on a filthy fucking link you’ve posted?

Doesn't seem to let me. I don't think you clicking on the link will massively improve the Mail's ad revenue though.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Any chance of a c&p so we don’t have to click on a filthy fucking link you’ve posted?

I've copied the URL and put it into the archive.ph site, so you can read it without visiting the Mail's site.

 

[danny la rouge]

Doesn't seem to let me. I don't think you clicking on the link will massively improve the Mail's ad revenue though.

It’ll fuck with the recommendations of anyone who clicks it though.

 

[tommers]

We went to our local Lidl yesterday and I was stunned to see tags on powdered baby food, fucking grim.

70% of hospitality going bust is 600k job losses on its own. Tags on baby milk will seem like the good old days.

 

[SpookyFrank]

That explains why income equality has (checks notes) gone up.

 

[Calamity1971]

Coffey for health sec?

This better be a fucking joke. Though I don't suppose it matters which demon runs the show