Tory Leadership contest 2022

[JimW]

I wonder how many will drop out before tomorrow's vote.

Braverman, Tugendhat, and Badenoch would seem likely, leaving it to Sunak, Mordaunt, and Truss.

Badenoch comes over as too much of a zealot to drop out before she has to, though not like I'd know,

 

[bimble]

Mourdant has got the best website name.
No idea what her pitch is but it’s true for sure that her goodlooking-ness will be a factor, maybe especially now after everyone who cares about such things has spent years moaning about the prime minister’s bad hairdo.

 

[danny la rouge]

That's true of a number of them though. I've heard different pronunciations of Badenoch, Braverman, Tugendhat and Hunt.

Badenoch is an historic district of the Scottish Highlands. I’ve been pronouncing her name that way in my head, as I haven’t yet heard it spoken. (Her name. I’ve heard Badenoch plenty of times).

 

[belboid]

Embarrassing for Hunt to do so disastrously after being the runner-up last time.

The vote was fiddled last time so that he came second, so slightly misleading.

 

[maomao]

Badenoch is an historic district of the Scottish Highlands. I’ve been pronouncing her name that way in my head, as I haven’t yet heard it spoken. (Her name. I’ve heard Badenoch plenty of times).

Her husband is Scotch, so I guess the proper pronunciation is the same.

 

[belboid]

Her husband is Scotch

Single malt or blended?

 

[JimW]

Mourdant has got the best website name.

Far too phones4u, awful spiv, tsk.

 

[billy_bob]

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No idea what her pitch is but it’s true for sure that her goodlooking-ness will be a factor, maybe especially now after everyone who cares about such things has spent years moaning about the prime minister’s bad hairdo.

She looks to me like the kind of woman - good-looking in a statuesque sort of way - who would remind most Tory members of matron from school. Seeing her in a swimming cossie on Splash must have short-circuited them a bit.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

TBF, she does appear to have a thing for twats...

Can't disagree with that. You'd get on famously

 

[danny la rouge]

Her husband is Scotch, so I guess the proper pronunciation is the same.

Ah, you said they were all fucking idiots.

 

[billy_bob]

The vote was fiddled last time so that he came second, so slightly misleading.

I'd not heard that. Surprised they needed to - his remainingness was surely enough to put the members off at that point?

 

[Sue]

Badenoch is an historic district of the Scottish Highlands. I’ve been pronouncing her name that way in my head, as I haven’t yet heard it spoken. (Her name. I’ve heard Badenoch plenty of times).

I've a colleague with an 'ch' in the middle of his surname. I automatically pronounce it like in 'loch' but everyone looks at me funnily so think that's maybe not right. (Keep meaning to ask him.)

 

[PR1Berske]

Round 2 is tomorrow I assume?

 

[maomao]

Ah, you said they were all fucking idiots.

Fucking jokers I said. Idiot joker cunts.

 

[agricola]

I wonder how many will drop out before tomorrow's vote.

Braverman, Tugendhat, and Badenoch would seem likely, leaving it to Sunak, Mordaunt, and Truss.

I wouldn't be surprised if Truss drops out TBF, she seems to have pitched herself at the loon fringe but most of it hasn't backed her there. Of the five below her Badenoch is more likely to pick up Zahawi and Braverman's votes I think, and then in comes down to a game of chicken between Badenoch and Truss over getting on to the last two (which I think Badenoch would win because of her support from the media types).

 

[danny la rouge]

I've a colleague with an 'ch' in the middle of his surname. I automatically pronounce it like in 'loch' but everyone looks at me funnily so think that's maybe not right. (Keep meaning to ask him.)

I used to pronounce Sandbach that way until I found out ts Sandbatch. I still have to correct myself though.

 

[danny la rouge]

Fucking jokers I said. Idiot joker cunts.

That’s right. I stand corrected.

 

[maomao]

She looks to me like the kind of woman - good-looking in a statuesque sort of way

She's five foot six. Hardly statuesque. Braverman's a six footer. She's statuesque.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Badenoch comes over as too much of a zealot to drop out before she has to, though not like I'd know,

Badenoch will be the repository of Barverman's vote won't she (assuming Braverman is next eliminated with Tugenhot staggering on by getting most of Hunt's supporters). I'd say she's got plenty of road to run yet.

 

[danny la rouge]

She's five foot six. Hardly statuesque. Braverman's a six footer. She's statuesque.

Is that what statuesque means? Height? I thought it was an elegant bearing, or suchlike.

 

[maomao]

Is that what statuesque means? Height? I thought it was an elegant bearing, or suchlike.

Yes.

 

[JimW]

Badenoch will be the repository of Barverman's vote won't she (assuming Braverman is next eliminated with Tugenhot staggering on by getting most of Hunt's supporters). I'd say she's got plenty of road to run yet.

Sounds about right and you feel she's in this to speak her truth/swivel her eyes on whatever hustings are going.

 

[JimW]

Is that what statuesque means? Height? I thought it was an elegant bearing, or suchlike.

Means we're allowed to hoy them into Bristol docks.

 

[danny la rouge]

Means we're allowed to hoy them into Bristol docks.

 

[stavros]

No idea what her pitch is but it’s true for sure that her goodlooking-ness will be a factor

I briefly caught about 20 seconds of GBN discussion the other night, when they suggested whoever won the UK would have the least attractive world leader. Covering the important issues, as ever.

 

[agricola]

I used to pronounce Sandbach that way until I found out ts Sandbatch. I still have to correct myself though.

given the people from there find it annoying, Sandbach (as in the Welsh word for small) is perfectly acceptable

 

[danny la rouge]

I briefly caught about 20 seconds of GBN discussion the other night, when they suggested whoever won the UK would have the least attractive world leader. Covering the important issues, as ever.

Come on, Rishi is dishi, surely?

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Sounds about right and you feel she's in this to speak her truth/swivel her eyes on whatever hustings are going.

100%. She's not running for leader, she's running to impose an ideology and reposition a particular brand of neo-liberalism economically and socially. Gove is right, in my view, that she's the one to watch - just not in the way he means.

 

[agricola]

I briefly caught about 20 seconds of GBN discussion the other night, when they suggested whoever won the UK would have the least attractive world leader. Covering the important issues, as ever.

as opposed to now, with our stale uncooked meatball rolled on the floor of a Swedish barbers of a leader?

 

[cupid_stunt]

I briefly caught about 20 seconds of GBN discussion the other night, when they suggested whoever won the UK would have the least attractive world leader. Covering the important issues, as ever.

I've just flicked on GB News for about 2 mins, they were reading out e-mails hating on Mordaunt for being woke, then went to Calvin Robinson moaning about her wokeness.

Therefore, I hope she wins.