Rishi Sunak’s time is up!

[littlebabyjesus]

Really? I think it is quite remarkable. As is this:

'Of the 541 MPs with higher education degrees in the 2015-2017 Parliament, only 93 (17%) held degrees in STEM subjects; for comparison, 46% of UK students in 2019 graduated in STEM subjects. This lack of scientific experience among MPs is at odds with the increasing pertinence of scientific issues and techniques to political decision-making.'

MPs with both an educational and occupational background in STEM are the most likely to demonstrate engagement with STEM issues in Parliament

Joshua Myers and Hilde Coffé investigate the effect of having a STEM background on both the likelihood of MPs proposing a STEM Private Members’ Bill and the proportion of proposals an MP dedi…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

There are a lot of lawyers, aren't there. 119 with law degrees in the 2015 parliament, so nearly 20 per cent.

I can't find the number of bankers. Must be a fair few.

Thatcher was famously both a scientist and a lawyer, of course. One of history's oddities is that she briefly worked in the lab of communist sympathiser Dorothy Hodgkin.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Rashid Sanook‘s time is up!

 

[brogdale]

OK, own up...which one of you lot was it?

 

[Knotted]

Sunak's record as chancellor is one of reluctant furlough scheme, scotching the levelling up agenda and eat out to help out. He's a classic Thatcherite Tory, although most Tories think he was a wet to Johnson's hardline, it's more the other way round. It's possible he'll prove me wrong but I think we're in for no frills, non-populist, austerity Toryism and I think the time is up on that. A question of clinging on for two years and minimising the decline.

 

[skyscraper101]

That was some odd waving before he walked into No.10. Why do they always turn into weird robots?

 

[MickiQ]

Just watched his speech whilst eating my airfried steak and ale pie. As speeches go it was quite good unlike his robotic performance yesterday, clearly he has had a stint in front of the mirror practicing it.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

 

[cupid_stunt]

That was some odd waving before he walked into No.10. Why do they always turn into weird robots?

That's because he had to stand still for photographers, mixed with a bit of waving for the TV cameras.

 

[StakerOne]

That was some odd waving before he walked into No.10. Why do they always turn into weird robots?

Might be something with a huge crowd of journalists to the left with about a hundred different cameras streaming live to the entire planet.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Just watched his speech whilst eating my airfried steak and ale pie. As speeches go it was quite good unlike his robotic performance yesterday, clearly he has had a stint in front of the mirror practicing it.

I was surprised by yesterday's performance, because he's always handled media appearances well in the past.

Putting aside the politics for a moment, he certainly comes across as more prime ministerial than Johnson and Truss, not that it's a high bar.

 

[MickiQ]

I was surprised by yesterday's performance, because he's always handled media appearances well in the past.

Putting aside the politics for a moment, he certainly comes across as more prime ministerial than Johnson and Truss, not that it's a high bar.

Yes but to be fair so does Larry the Cat

 

[bimble]

 

[maomao]

What does 'prime ministerial' mean? Based on the evidence of Prime Ministers I have seen in my lifetime it can only mean 'slimy lying cunt'. He certainly looked Prime Minesterial.

 

[cupid_stunt]

The worm that turned.

 

[Karl Masks]

I guess it depends whether the ERG tanks his leadership

 

[likesfish]

What does 'prime ministerial' mean? Based on the evidence of Prime Ministers I have seen in my lifetime it can only mean 'slimy lying cunt'. He certainly looked Prime Minesterial.

can wear a suit and look solemn and Grown up like Boris you always knew was trying desperately hard not to tell a fart joke and made Michael foot look well dressed.
strangely he wasn't called on his lack of grooming on armistice day

 

[Wilf]

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What's next: 'Nadine Dorries - why I always thought Boris Johnson was a cunt - can I have a job?'

 

[friedaweed]

What's next: 'Nadine Dorries - why I always thought Boris Johnson was a cunt - can I have a job?'

Michael Gove dancing in front of Sunak for a job.

 

[Bingoman]

Just come back from the shops to find out that Jacob Rees Mogg had resigned hopefully Sunak will get rid of the likes of Coffey too

 

[moochedit]

Just come back from the shops to find out that Jacob Rees Mogg had resigned

Jumped before he is pushed!

 

[moochedit]

Is his resignation letter out yet?

 

[MickiQ]

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But not for long it seems

 

[moochedit]

Dan Hodges tweets Mogg was a "decent man".

 

[Bingoman]

Dan Hodges tweets Mogg was a "decent man".

Hmmm

 

[Bingoman]

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis resigns

 

[spitfire]

 

[spitfire]

 

[Supine]

Loosing Mogg must be a real blow to Sunak

 

[spitfire]

Fucksakes I have work to do.

 

[Ted Striker]

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Do you think Tony Diver sings the song Holy Diver to himself, changing the words to apply to his view on the world?

(I so would, tbf )