The New Tories - Ruthlessly Incompetent. Post Examples of Tory Stupidity Here

[stavros]

Gove was interviewed by Sophie Ridge this morning, He made the comment that most of Scotland voted for non independence parties. Why the fuck didn't she point out that most people didn't vote Tory in 2019.

He said exactly the same thing to Marr this morning. He didn't mention that his party had 56% of the Commons seat on less that 44% of the votes. Maybe he's advocating for some kind of PR...

 

[ViolentPanda]

Mince.

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Fascism-adjacent mince.

 

[Calamity1971]

' what kind of yob tosses litter out of their window'
Litter campaign MP accused of hypocrisy after £100 fine at election count - for dropping litter

 

[MrSki]

PCC candidate with a drink drive conviction that excludes him from office.

 

[existentialist]

PCC candidate with a drink drive conviction that excludes him from office.

Which is only a part of the story. Tory legal advice assured him that it was not relevant, so he went onto the ballot. Now, it turns out, they were wrong. Which makes them either incompetent, or cynical.

 

[magneze]

Why not both?

 

[existentialist]

Why not both?

Or both

 

[two sheds]

Tory MPs investigated for lobbying judges before Elphicke hearing

Group used Commons stationery to write to judges before hearing in relation to disgraced former MP

www.theguardian.com

Using Commons stationery to try to prevent the public from knowing who's giving references in favour of a jailed sex offender.

Five Conservative members of parliament are under investigation over attempts to lobby judges ahead of a hearing in relation to the disgraced former Conservative MP, Charlie Elphicke.

Parliament’s sleaze watchdog confirmed it was investigating the MPs; Roger Gale, Adam Holloway, Bob Stewart, Theresa Villiers and Elphicke’s estranged wife, Natalie, who succeeded him in his Dover and Deal seat.

Using Commons stationery, the group wrote to senior judges to intervene in a hearing on whether references to support the former MP at his sentencing for sexual assault could be made public.

They are being investigated by Kathryn Stone, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, for “use of facilities [stationery] provided from the public purse” and for “actions causing significant damage to the reputation of the house as a whole, or of its members generally.”

 

[stavros]

Hancock on R4 this morning, when asked about the lack of social care reform in Johnson's nearly two years in Number Ten, replied that "we got Brexit done".

Justin Webb was evidently getting pissed off with him, but the daft antiquated "balance" of the BBC prevented him from shouting "Answer the fucking question!".

 

[tim]

This photo ID thing is going to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of elderly Tory voters; truly both ruthless and incompetent.

 

[quiet guy]

Isn't there a flaw in this because if you apply for a postal vote you don't have to show ID?

 

[tim]

Isn't there a flaw in this because if you apply for a postal vote you don't have to show ID?

It's a policy they've unthinkingly nicked from the US Republicans. It'll be interesting to see how much internal Tory opposition there is. David Davis is against it, but that's hardly a surprise

 

[Puddy_Tat]

This photo ID thing is going to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of elderly Tory voters; truly both ruthless and incompetent.

it depends what forms of photo identification are required.

suggestion is that a senior citizens' bus pass (which requires you to have proved your age and residence to the local council) will be OK but a young person's railcard won't be OK, and student ID might not be.

not sure they are being stupid here...

 

[tim]

it depends what forms of photo identification are required.

suggestion is that a senior citizens' bus pass (which requires you to have proved your age and residence to the local council) will be OK but a young person's railcard won't be OK, and student ID might not be.

not sure they are being stupid here...

I don't think you should be in any doubt about their stupidity. This is a back of fag packet policy. Just look at the trouble Blair, who was a far more consummate political operator than Johnson got into with his ID card policy.

 

[gosub]

FCA investigates Greensill as David Cameron’s lobbying texts are made public

Financial regulator announces move as 56 of ex-PM’s messages to Rishi Sunak, Michael Gove and others are released

www.theguardian.com

Telegraph has it at 68 messages Guardian 56

 

[not a trot]

Hancock on R4 this morning, when asked about the lack of social care reform in Johnson's nearly two years in Number Ten, replied that "we got Brexit done".

Justin Webb was evidently getting pissed off with him, but the daft antiquated "balance" of the BBC prevented him from shouting "Answer the fucking question!".

Much better, would have been the sound of Webb knocking the shit out of Hancock.

 

[gosub]

full, independent, public Covid inquiry – with Legal Powers beginning in Spring 2022.....So they've already long grassed that for the 2024 election.

 

[stavros]

Much better, would have been the sound of Webb knocking the shit out of Hancock.

Such things belong on TV.

Hancock more or less repeated it to Gary Gibbon on C4 yesterday evening. I'd like to see them employ the Paxman-on-Howard approach, to drum home their obfuscation.

 

[prunus]

Or both

Also cunts.

 

[Ground Elder]

 

[Badgers]

 

[Artaxerxes]

Built in 1825

West Suffolk Hospital - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[two sheds]

Well they're green hospitals for a zero carbon future. If they're already built there's no new effect on the environment. .

 

[Storm Fox]

The Tory police and crime commissioner in Wiltshire stands, wins, then remembers he has a drink-drive conviction. Then stands down, causing £1.4 million to be spent on a re-election, which very few people will bother voting in. Jonathon Seed wins PCC election by a landslide - but what next?

 

[Curiouscarl]

I don't understand why people are annoyed.

If ANYONE, organizational or otherwise, is allow to get away with ANYTHING, then they will.

 

[ruffneck23]

you might , I certainly wouldnt

 

[Artaxerxes]

The Tory police and crime commissioner in Wiltshire stands, wins, then remembers he has a drink-drive conviction. Then stands down, causing £1.4 million to be spent on a re-election, which very few people will bother voting in. Jonathon Seed wins PCC election by a landslide - but what next?

Tbf he was open about it, the Tory party lawyers said it was fine then the electoral committee lawyers noticed after he’d won and suddenly it wasn’t.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Well that's just great eh?

UK Tory MP Rob Roberts will not be dismissed over ‘unacceptable’ texts to intern

The Conservative MP reportedly said the 21-year-old had ‘lovely legs.’

www.politico.eu

By-election imminent for Robs seat.

 

[PR1Berske]

By-election imminent for Robs seat.

Depends on the details, alas. If the suspension is over 10 days, then the petition opens, and 10% of the electorate in Delyn would have to sign it. Of the three petitions so far, two have been successful, and one (Ian Paisley Jr.) has not.

 

[hitmouse]

Proper amazing this one. "I'M STANDING OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING THAT IS GOING TO EXIST AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE."