Tory Leadership contest 2022

[littlebabyjesus]

Interesting piece by someone who went to Truss' school and says it was very different from what she's claimed, pushing a dishonest right wing agenda.

I grew up where Liz Truss did, attended the same school. She’s not telling you the truth | Martin Pengelly

What does it say about the foreign secretary that she is so prepared to misrepresent her education and denigrate those who helped her, asks Guardian US news editor Martin Pengelly?

www.theguardian.com

I only saw a few minutes of the debates, but I caught that bit. It's strange listening to the candidates, all of whom are younger than me but all of whom talk like they are from an older generation than me.

Tories are weird.

 

[ouirdeaux]

a tory, not being honest and truthful?

I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!

 

[two sheds]

I'd almost enjoy watching Truss as PM if she just remained her vacantly smiling vacuous self. The danger is that she invites the Spirit of Margaret Thatcher to live in her body, succumbs to the vampire mind meld, and starts channeling the Evil One. That wouldn't be pretty.

 

[Petcha]

I'd almost enjoy watching Truss as PM if she just remained her vacantly smiling vacuous self. The danger is that she invites the Spirit of Margaret Thatcher to live in her body, succumbs to the vampire mind meld, and starts channeling the Evil One. That wouldn't be pretty.

She seems the least likeable (i know its a low bar) and therefore least electable by the general population in two years so I'd also like her to win this. But she won't.

It will be a coronation for Rishi but hey, even he has to be better than the incompetent fuckwit we currently have sunbathing at Chequers. I'll take it right now.

 

[billy_bob]

I only saw a few minutes of the debates, but I caught that bit. It's strange listening to the candidates, all of whom are younger than me but all of whom talk like they are from an older generation than me.

One of the worst things about getting older is when the senior politicans are younger than you, and the last conceivable shred of the 'well, they seem like stupid cunts, but they're old, so maybe they do have some relevant experience I don't know about, and have learnt a thing or two, and do sort of know what they're talking about, possibly, maybe ...?' veil falls away, and you realise basically no one has the first fucking clue what they're doing ever, and anyone who volunteers to run anything more complex and impactful than a cake stand at a primary school fair is obviously a narcissistic sociopath if they're managing to believe otherwise.

 

[billy_bob]

She seems the least likeable (i know its a low bar) and therefore least electable by the general population in two years so I'd also like her to win this. But she won't.

It will be a coronation for Rishi but hey, even he has to be better than the incompetent fuckwit we currently have sunbathing at Chequers. I'll take it right now.

This is questionable. The one saving grace of Johnson is that he was fucking lazy, and probably only did a tiny fraction of the vile things that someone with exactly the same views but a bit more competence and work ethic might achieve.

 

[cupid_stunt]

'well, they seem like stupid cunts, ...'

 

[billy_bob]

Sorry, but you must have got used to people (almost) taking your name in vain over the last five or six years...

 

[cupid_stunt]

Sorry, but you must have got used to people (almost) taking your name in vain over the last five or six years...

No need to apologise.

 

[weltweit]

Someone on the radio has a very good track record.

Has there been another vote?

 

[steeplejack]

Has there been another vote?

Results out shortly. All the evidence points to Tugendhat trudging back to the pavillion after a scratchy and undistinguished innings.

 

[moochedit]

Is one of them getting eliminated tonight? (Not literally sadly)

 

[cupid_stunt]

Has there been another vote?

IIRC the result is due at 8pm.

 

[belboid]

oh my god Tugendhat is out! Who saw that coming?

 

[Petcha]

Can they not just end this misery, put Sunak in there as he inevitably will be, and get the fucking cunt currently squatting downing st/chequers off to the job centre? Please. It's hot. We're all a bit cranky. Just finish this shit. Do we really need 7 more weeks.

 

[belboid]

357 votes cast. It'd be great if the round after next ended 119 all

 

[quiet guy]

Damn I was looking forward to him having a go with his theme tune being "In the army now"

 

[MickiQ]

oh my god Tugendhat is out! Who saw that coming?

It was a toss up between him and Mad Bad Kemi, she'll get the chop tomorrow

 

[Petcha]

Some senior Tory on Sky saying that the Sunak/Mordaunt ticket would be a killer for labour in the next election. And sadly, I think he's right. And that's where this is all going.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Can they not just end this misery, put Sunak in there as he inevitably will be, and get the fucking cunt currently squatting downing st/chequers off to the job centre? Please. It's hot. We're all a bit cranky. Just finish this shit. Do we really need 7 more weeks.

its not inevitable. the tory faithful prefer mordant or truss (or bad enoch - although thankfully it looks like she wont be one of the final two)- they dont like sunak - and its them who decide. he could win it - but its not remotely a sure thing.

 

[Calamity1971]

Truss gained 7 points! She was fucking abysmal.
Someone on twitter said, ' liz truss has that look that you only see for a split second on your landing during a lightning storm'.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Some senior Tory on Sky saying that the Sunak/Mordaunt ticket would be a killer for labour in the next election. And sadly, I think he's right. And that's where this is all going.

they dont come as a double act - its either or. And they are all shit and totally beatable - even by fucking starmer

 

[Elpenor]

Mordaunt lost 1 vote compared to ballot 2.

 

[Yossarian]

I guess they didn't like the "2003 - 2013: Killing people and losing wars" part of Tugendhat's CV - he should have just said he was traveling during those years, would have been technically true.

 

[moochedit]

It was a toss up between him and Mad Bad Kemi, she'll get the chop tomorrow

Yeah that looks likely tommorow but i wonder where her votes will then go? Seems to be enough to put truss ahead of mordaunt on wed vote.

 

[Elpenor]

Yeah that looks likely tommorow but i wonder where her votes will then go? Seems to be enough to put truss ahead of mordaunt on wed vote.

I think that is the aim. Truss looks genuinely deranged though tbh.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

its not inevitable. the tory faithful prefer mordant or truss (or bad enoch - although thankfully it looks like she wont be one of the final two)- they dont like sunak - and its them who decide. he could win it - but its not remotely a sure thing.

I’d go further and argue that it’s now likely that Truss will win.

Mordaunt has stalled. The more she has to actually say something, the more she’s revealed as a Cameron/Osborne tribute act. Like Sunak politically in fact, just without the obscene wealth.

Presumably, the swivel eyed Badenoch’s supporters will swing largely to Truss when Badenoch is inevitably voted out next.

Truss will then win a vote off with Tory members over Sunak not least because she’s a lamentable Thatcher tribute act (without the brains, discipline, ideas and force of will of Thatcher).

So, as I said to those celebrating the demise of Johnson, the Tories would simply pick a bigger cunt to replace him. And here we are..

 

[Sue]

I guess they didn't like the "2003 - 2013: Killing people and losing wars" part of Tugendhat's CV - he should have just said he was traveling during those years, would have been technically true.

'Travelling' covers a multitude of CV sins it must be said.

 

[two sheds]

So, as I said to those celebrating the demise of Johnson, the Tories would simply pick a bigger cunt to replace him. And here we are..

Yeh I think we knew that though, it was just nice for once taking some time off from the relentless grind to celebrate the demise of the cunt.

 

[platinumsage]

Truss gained 7 points! She was fucking abysmal

Or to put it another way she only picked up 7 Braverman votes, most went to Sunak, which is pretty devastating for her.