May's Cabinet

[Pickman's model]

Gove as Chancellor, or Foreign Secretary

Ambassador to Papua New Guinea

 

[SpookyFrank]

Considering how much Graying shat up justice, it seems deranged he'd get the treasury - surely she'll give it to someone with some measure of competence?

Like Cameron did?

 

[killer b]

Like Cameron did?

I don't think it's really credible to question Osborne's competence. He is an awful human being and did many bad things, but they were mostly on purpose, and have achieved what he meant them to do.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Osbourne can't even do basic maths.

 

[Treacle Toes]

why?

Mother May I? - Group games, team games, ice breakers

Because I see a 'game' and it reminded me of one I played as a child. I don't think she'd win an election and I can't help but imagine the contenders already plotting their steps forward.

 

[stavros]

Gove to head up the Ministry for Murdoch.

 

[DotCommunist]

Yeah that was truly WTF. Unbelievable vanity and narcissism. Foreword to the Bible FFS

technically means he's nailed on certain to go to hell. I mean we know he was anyway but:

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Dueteronomy 4:2

 

[billy_bob]

May made a point of saying she hadn't offered any jobs to anyone. I doubt the Treasury's view is any better informed than anyone elses. Since her speech this morning focussed on economic reform she'll want a Chancellor she can work with and who doesn't have his/her own agenda.

David Davis has also been floated as Minister for Brexit.

Don't want to read too much into it but I thought the line-up behind her as she made her media announcement was quite interesting - mostly nobodies, the only arguably familiar face really was Justine Greening, who's done about 18 months as the junior minister in the Treasury.

 

[billy_bob]

Osbourne can't even do basic maths.

killer b 's right though - it's too easy to ignore the difference between doing something shitty well and doing something badly, esp. on here and in relation to the Tories, because virtually none of us approve of anything they've done.

From a pro-austerity Tory perspective Osborne's been thoroughly effective.

 

[newbie]

It is, but there is vanity and then there is reality. He must have known what his level of support with Tory MPs was; and only one person benefited from Boris being taken out.

I think the whole country benefited. Goves reward can be the backbenches and journalism.

 

[brogdale]

killer b 's right though - it's too easy to ignore the difference between doing something shitty well and doing something badly, esp. on here and in relation to the Tories, because virtually none of us approve of anything they've done.

From a pro-austerity Tory perspective Osborne's been thoroughly effective.

Exactly, from the perspective of their constituency, (financialised capital), he's delivered.

 

[likesfish]

Dont know where the gove bible at my school ended up did ask nbody seemed to know

 

[wheelie_bin]

May made a point of saying she hadn't offered any jobs to anyone. I doubt the Treasury's view is any better informed than anyone elses. Since her speech this morning focussed on economic reform she'll want a Chancellor she can work with and who doesn't have his/her own agenda.

David Davis has also been floated as Minister for Brexit.

David Davis is definitely on for a big role; they've always got along well, he brought her the leave MPs and she made a point of hugging him after her initial speech yesterday.

 

[wheelie_bin]

As we type...Osborne is abroad, as in foreign. A clue?

Not Chancellor; if she likes him then she'll let him get into other offices to improve his future leadership chances and if she doesn't then she won't have him in a top role. He was negotiating US trade, clearly expecting her win and delighted, so he's Foreign, Brexit or Trade. Depends how Brexit / foreign trade deal responsibilities are being split in future, roles may have new names.

 

[brogdale]

Not Chancellor; if she likes him then she'll let him get into other offices to improve his future leadership chances and if she doesn't then she won't have him in a top role. He was negotiating US trade, clearly expecting her win and delighted, so he's Foreign, Brexit or Trade. Depends how Brexit / foreign trade deal responsibilities are being split in future, roles may have new names.

Not Brexit, surely?

 

[bi0boy]

Wonder if she'll retain Crabb as he seems to fit her "ordinary people" agenda. Perhaps Robert Halfon could replace him though.

 

[wheelie_bin]

Wonder if she'll retain Crabb as he seems to fit her "ordinary people" agenda. Perhaps Robert Halfon could replace him though.

He was practically running with her to keep Johnson off the ballot. He definitely has a job. No idea what he can do though, I keep forgetting everything about him. Ministry of Invisibility?

 

[wheelie_bin]

Not Brexit, surely?

Depends how she splits it, she doesn't have to stick with traditional departments + 1 Brexit. He wouldn't be Brexit negotiation given his remainer stance, but a Brexit-rest-of-world-focus, maybe.

 

[brogdale]

Wonder if she'll retain Crabb as he seems to fit her "ordinary people" agenda. Perhaps Robert Halfon could replace him though.

She'd have to be convinced that there's not more sexy/texty stuff to emerge, though.

 

[brogdale]

Depends how she splits it, she doesn't have to stick with traditional departments + 1 Brexit. He wouldn't be Brexit negotiation given his remainer stance, but a Brexit-rest-of-world-focus, maybe.

The swivel-eyed faction would go 'king ballistic. No chance...that's not a way to unify at all.

 

[wheelie_bin]

The swivel-eyed faction would go 'king ballistic. No chance...that's not a way to unify at all.

I don't know, he's clearly got something or he wouldn't have been so fucking smirky on the news.

 

[bi0boy]

I don't know, he's clearly got something or he wouldn't have been so fucking smirky on the news.

Probably a non-executive directorship at a private bank or something.

 

[DaveCinzano]

As we type...Osborne is abroad, as in foreign. A clue?

Colombia or Bolivia

 

[stavros]

Michael Ashcroft was so bitter about not being able to buy his way into the cabinet he wrote the infamous and almost certainly fictitious pig-gate story. I expect May will give him something, and he'll get his Bank of Belize cheque book out again.

 

[kebabking]

Michael Ashcroft was so bitter about not being able to buy his way into the cabinet he wrote the infamous and almost certainly fictitious pig-gate story. I expect May will give him something, and he'll get his Bank of Belize cheque book out again.

I wouldn't bet on it, May is reputed to prize loyalty - and despise disloyalty - above almost everything else. She's unlikely to be keen on a tax avoider who threw his toys out of the pram when Cameron wouldn't give him a job - and Cameron was far less fussy than May about the people he appointed...

She also has the luxury of monopoly - UKIP all over the place, Labour actually falling apart, and both the LD's playing the purity card - political millionaires don't have that many options.

 

[brogdale]

So Osborne, then?
Has he been told to fuck off yet?

 

[brogdale]

Christ, Hunt is all over the media like a rash. What's he been given?

 

[Orang Utan]

Uh oh, Boris Johnson has just arrived at No. 10

 

[billy_bob]

Christ, Hunt is all over the media like a rash. What's he been given?

Whatever it is, I hope it's slow, painful and lingering.

 

[Orang Utan]

Christ, Hunt is all over the media like a rash. What's he been given?

Cat feeding duties