Rishi Sunak's Time is Up

[cupid_stunt]

It might as well have been an appeal for people not to add mint sauce to gravy.

 

[Rob Ray]

Nice to see he's maintaining that level-headed technocratic tone we've all been needing.

 

[Elpenor]

Also amusing to see an unelected prime minister going on about democracy

 

[Artaxerxes]

My goodness, is that the sound of the Overton Window being shifted towards 'All protests are extremism' ?

[Implied '...if we approve of them...']

Tbf thats been the direction of travel for the last 30 years if not longer.

 

[Calamity1971]

Snivelling Sam coates trying to prove why Roland was right.
If you can be arsed

 

[Aladdin]

I'm liking this Galloway chap

Eta
.I am in Ireland.. and know not a lot about him. But he is pro free Palestine so that's good.

Eta 2.. ok..had a look at some info on him.
Ugh.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I'm liking this Galloway chap

You seriously don't want to be doing that.

 

[Aladdin]

Why the sad face ddraig ?

 

[Aladdin]

You seriously don't want to be doing that.

I know nothing about him... what's the deal?

 

[ddraig]

Why the sad face ddraig ?

He's an opportunist scumbag just after the limelight, amongst other shit things

 

[Rob Ray]

He's a gigantic social reactionary (rape apologism, anti-choice, wildly transphobic) and while he was correct on not going to war in Iraq, he was also known far and wide for his absolute crawling performance toward Saddam Hussein:

 

[ddraig]

I'm liking this Galloway chap

Eta
.I am in Ireland.. and know not a lot about him. But he is pro free Palestine so that's good.

To your edit, you are able to read this site though, plenty here

 

[JimW]

It's depressing that he's one of the few in politics able to field that sort of feeble centrist slimeball questioning without squirming.

 

[Aladdin]

To your edit, you are able to read this site though, plenty here

Ok. Fair enough.
I dont tend to read about British politicians..
But I will read up on him now.

 

[lazythursday]

Snivelling Sam coates trying to prove why Roland was right.
If you can be arsed

He may be a scumbag but that is a joy to watch.

 

[planetgeli]

he was also known far and wide for his absolute crawling performance toward Saddam Hussein:

And his (literal) crawling towards Rula Lenska.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Ok. Fair enough.
I dont tend to read about British politicians..
But I will read up on him now.

The Rochdale by-election thread will demonstrate why the scumbag is not popular around these parts.

 

[brogdale]

rat-boy's mucker weighs in perpetuating the myth that state actors are merely "doing a job"

 

[Looby]

When he came into shot I thought it was an interview with Elvis Costello.

 

[JimW]

Sometimes the business of citizens is to protest in the streets, Kieth. You there for them?

 

[planetgeli]

They don't like it up 'em do they.

 

[Rob Ray]

He may be a scumbag but that is a joy to watch.

"You'll just have to suck it up" legit made me burst out laughing.

 

[Aladdin]

The Rochdale by-election thread will demonstrate why the scumbag is not popular around these parts.

Fair enough..

I retract my earlier opinions..

 

[gosub]

Sorry but what on earth was that?

Panic.

 

[redsquirrel]

They don't like it up 'em do they.

There have even been some people standing outside their offices the poor dears!

 

[Plumdaff]

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A small group hijacking our streets

These extremists closed a main road in Cardiff on Thursday.... I assume they'll get similar sentences to Just Stop Oil then.

 

[Dogsauce]

Tbh, he’s giving Galloway more oxygen of publicity with this performance, that’s probably deliberate shit stirring to try and fuck with Labour a bit, open fracture lines and encourage opposition from the (nominal) left. Similar to how some on the left enjoyed Farage peeling support off the Tories, divided the right.

 

[Storm Fox]

I cannot see how this is going to improve the Tories rating. If the police come down hard on the protests, there are going to be riots and as far I remember, riots in the streets are never good for the party in power.

 

[Ax^]

you be surprised plenty of people enjoy the cops smashing head as long as it not theirs

look at the reaction to the just stop oil protester from the mail and sun readers etc "I'd just run the over in my car for making me late .. I hard innit"

 

[Rimbaud]

Tbh, he’s giving Galloway more oxygen of publicity with this performance, that’s probably deliberate shit stirring to try and fuck with Labour a bit, open fracture lines and encourage opposition from the (nominal) left. Similar to how some on the left enjoyed Farage peeling support off the Tories, divided the right.

Reckon you're overestimating Sunak's tactical foresight here.

Seems more like he has had a sudden realisation that the political class is badly out of touch with the general populace, got a bit spooked, and felt like he should do something to address it but didn't really kniw what.