Tory Leadership contest 2022

[Elpenor]

Badenoch finishing 4th despite being the second least well known person to put their name forward (after the bloke everyone has already forgotten) - must be in line for a senior cabinet position as she’s had some decent exposure, appears competent (and dangerous, and theoretically could co exist with the other 3.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Prime Minister gets the casting vote, which is worth 120 votes. Write-in candidates accepted, no exclusions against voting for himself.

It was an obvious plan all along, really.

 

[belboid]

I'm not sure this is quite true. Technically there were 358 tory MP's before doodah lost the whip. But that number includes the rapist, doesnt it? Who is unnamed but not allowed into the commons, thus being unable to vote.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I'm not sure this is quite true. Technically there were 358 tory MP's before doodah lost the whip. But that number includes the rapist, doesnt it? Who is unnamed but not allowed into the commons, thus being unable to vite.

Ah ok so Johnson has been voting. I had assumed the one who hadn't voted at all was him.

 

[Chilli.s]

119 is enough if they dont give wotsisname the whip back

penalty shout off

 

[billy_bob]

Badenoch finishing 4th despite being the second least well known person to put their name forward (after the bloke everyone has already forgotten) - must be in line for a senior cabinet position as she’s had some decent exposure, appears competent (and dangerous, and theoretically could co exist with the other 3.

She's very dangerous indeed. I think she's probably the most unhinged of all of the contender in terms of batshit views, but superficially plausible and a lot less thick than some of the other most repugnant members of the government coughPatel. She could do some real harm if she's given a bigger role.

 

[maomao]

I'm not sure this is quite true. Technically there were 358 tory MP's before doodah lost the whip. But that number includes the rapist, doesnt it? Who is unnamed but not allowed into the commons, thus being unable to vote.

He reputedly voted in the Tory party vonc a few weeks ago. Wanker hasn't been seen in his constituency though.

 

[PR1Berske]

I'm not sure this is quite true. Technically there were 358 tory MP's before doodah lost the whip. But that number includes the rapist, doesnt it? Who is unnamed but not allowed into the commons, thus being unable to vote.

Fair points.

 

[Wilf]

Stations of the Truss, like the stages of grief.

Banned From the Trussy.

Needs work.

 

[Wilf]

I'm not sure this is quite true. Technically there were 358 tory MP's before doodah lost the whip. But that number includes the rapist, doesnt it? Who is unnamed but not allowed into the commons, thus being unable to vote.

On the rapist, I think he's pretty much been identified if not officially named. He's one of the 12 tories who didn't vote in the vonc, 4 of whom are female:

https://votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/Division/1351#notrecorded

 

[Artaxerxes]

I don't care if she will do maximum damage to the tories, I don't want that nauseating fuckwit Liz Truss running the country for any length of time.

Choose your Fuckwit.

 

[brogdale]

Come on Trussy!

 

[Dogsauce]

Yeah, fuck off Badenoch. Some millionaire business cunt donor was bigging her up on the wireless yesterday, saying how he’d not donated to the party recently but would if she was leader, because those sort always want to bankroll the libertarian extremist types to keep their tax bill down.

I suspect some of Sunak’s supporters will likely ‘lend‘ their votes to Mordorant in the next round to keep Truss out of the final two, which would be funny.

 

[ska invita]

Truss now bookies favourite

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-prime-minister

 

[two sheds]

I'd have liked to see nadine dorries win it

 

[marty21]

Liz Truss has been a LibDem loyalist the whole time and only comes across as animatronic due to the mental strain of being a sleeper agent nearing her goal.

Deep , Deep , Deep , DEEP undercover .

 

[JimW]

I'd have liked to see nadine dorries win it

They talk about you in press,
There's nothing that can stop the stress,
And the crying when they print your name, Nadine.
Nadine, Nadine, Nadine, Nayyy-deeeen,
I'm begging of you please don't ever stand.

 

[Cat Fan]

I suspect some of Sunak’s supporters will likely ‘lend‘ their votes to Mordorant in the next round to keep Truss out of the final two, which would be funny.

I don't think Rishi is far ahead enough to attempt this sort of dark arts stuff. That would be a very dangerous game.

 

[marty21]

I don't think Rishi is far ahead enough to attempt this sort of dark arts stuff. That would be a very dangerous game.

I don't think the contenders can order their current voters to do anything .

 

[Smokeandsteam]

I don't think the contenders can order their current voters to do anything .

As Braverman proved less than a week ago.

 

[flypanam]

She's very dangerous indeed. I think she's probably the most unhinged of all of the contender in terms of batshit views, but superficially plausible and a lot less thick than some of the other most repugnant members of the government coughPatel. She could do some real harm if she's given a bigger role.

She seems impressive because the others are slugs. None of her ideas bar political control over the BofE are worth much. Faced with real problems she would go to pieces like the rest of run out of ideas tory party and the followers.

 

[AverageJoe]

I'm not sure this is quite true. Technically there were 358 tory MP's before doodah lost the whip. But that number includes the rapist, doesnt it? Who is unnamed but not allowed into the commons, thus being unable to vote.

I might be wrong here because I'm not good at politics, but from Wilfs post couldn't they be the same person? So only one missing vote.

 

[billy_bob]

She seems impressive because the others are slugs. None of her ideas bar political control over the BofE are worth much. Faced with real problems she would go to pieces like the rest of run out of ideas tory party and the followers.

I vacillate between this view and the one you're quoting, tbh. Perhaps the greatest damage is more of an Overton window one of pushing the acceptable public discourse even further into previously uncharted territory. Her concrete achievements might be limited but it could still open up space for more and more fellow travellers to crowd in and have a go sooner or later.

 

[belboid]

I might be wrong here because I'm not good at politics, but from Wilfs post couldn't they be the same person? So only one missing vote.

The named one is just too young I believe

 

[AverageJoe]

Ah OK. It was just a quick cross reference.

 

[A380]

Badenoch 59
Mordaunt 92
Sunak 118
Truss 86

1 spoiled

I hope the spoiled ballot had a spunking cock drawn on it...

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I vacillate between this view and the one you're quoting, tbh. Perhaps the greatest damage is more of an Overton window one of pushing the acceptable public discourse even further into previously uncharted territory. Her concrete achievements might be limited but it could still open up space for more and more fellow travellers to crowd in and have a go sooner or later.

Thing is, what are her ideas? Her idea that there should be more political involvement in the Bank of England is a good idea! Other than that, from what I've heard, it's mostly vague stuff about shrinking government but with no specifics about what should be shrunk. That's the kind of thing that tends to disappear once you're in government. The 'anti-woke' shit is kind of an easy thing to spout about as it doesn't need to involve actually doing anything. Wanting to scrap climate change pledges is of course very bad.

Essentially I don't see her as any worse than any of the others. She wants to run government for the benefit of the banks and businesses whose interests she represents. In other words, she's a Tory.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I hope the spoiled ballot had a spunking cock drawn on it...

That would be read as a vote for Truss, surely.

 

[maomao]

That would be read as a vote for Truss, surely.

Or Sunak. Or Mordaunt.

 

[brogdale]

Yeah, all those nonsense little squiggly lines and all that...good on her, eh?