Tory Leadership contest 2022

[xenon]

Well Truss will have to do media appearances between now and the final vote, which you'd think would cost her, but then she's been on TV before and is still somehow in the running so who fucking knows. Maybe sentience is just not something tories look for in a party leader.

According to Chris Bryant on LBC earlier, she has not done one single TV interview. I mean I’ve heard her on the radio a couple of times and it was bad, shambolic.
I know terrible situation for the country et cetera. But I’m just going to enjoy this a little bit.

 

[sleaterkinney]

I was a bit worried by Mordaunt but these two have no hope.

 

[SpookyFrank]

who are Find Out Now UK?

They're an agricultural supplies firm. Or a polling company. I'll let you have a think about it and see if you can work out which one.

 

[sleaterkinney]

According to Chris Bryant on LBC earlier, she has not done one single TV interview. I mean I’ve heard her on the radio a couple of times and it was bad, shambolic.
I know terrible situation for the country et cetera. But I’m just going to enjoy this a little bit.

I remember I was talking about the Irish Tea-sock thing with someone and whether it was a wind-up and they said no, she really is that stupid.

 

[brogdale]

Cummings rates her.

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[Chilli.s]

That is one scary publicity pic

 

[Pickman's model]

That's like a cross between Truss and fabricant

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[8ball]

I really hope it's Truss, but I'm expecting Sunak.

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[Artaxerxes]

I've been saying Truss4PM ever since the Pork Markets thing aired so... well, sorry everyone. Monkeys paw is sticking a finger up.

 

[A380]

who are Find Out Now UK?

Find out.

 

[Bingoman]

Is she doing a This is your life on Gove

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[littlebabyjesus]

That's depressing in itself. What are Labour going to offer? Financial 'good sense' by the looks of it. Fuck's sake.

 

[steeplejack]

That loathsome, repugnant mould growth Cummings has no time for dim Liz:

 

[Raheem]

Well hopefully it's good news for the opposition

Yes, they'll be able to go a bit further to the right with their next manifesto.

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Pizzagate comes to Britain



(actual tweet)

 

[Calamity1971]

Woman Tory ( pork market supporter) getting interviewed on sky kept insisting on calling truss Elizabeth. Wonder if she's trying to re brand?

 

[redsquirrel]

Counter argument: politicians are dumb and shouldn't be trusted.

Look at where political meddling in interest rate policy has got Turkey. They are facing a currency crisis and an eye watering inflation rate of over 80%.

There are plenty of semi-independent bodies set up to act as checks and balances on the government of the day.

You don't want to get rid of those do you? That way lies autocracy.

What do you propose to change to make the BoE more accountable? It's already fully transparent and it's 100% under direct political influence if not always direct control.

I put it to you that your stance is based on ideology not facts.

What's amazing(/stupid) is that you appear to think the above is opposed to Thatcherism, when it is the natural outcome of it - economics are the method

 

[redcogs]

The tory desire to win make for a fascinating spectacle as the GE day approaches - will the deep racism of many Conservative's allow them to vote Sunak and improve prospects for their longer term political and economic self interests? The future is full of squirming for the vermin - brilliant . Whatever happens it's only the leftish parents of Truss who deserve sympathy.

 

[Petcha]

Woman Tory ( pork market supporter) getting interviewed on sky kept insisting on calling truss Elizabeth. Wonder if she's trying to re brand?

Neither Liz nor Elizabeth is her given first name anyway (she's actually Mary)

 

[JimW]

Woman Tory ( pork market supporter) getting interviewed on sky kept insisting on calling truss Elizabeth. Wonder if she's trying to re brand?

Get a bit of that platinum jubilee love.

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[AmateurAgitator]

Maybe I'm wrong but I think Sunak will win the leadership

 

[Cat Fan]

What's amazing(/stupid) is that you appear to think the above is opposed to Thatcherism, when it is the natural outcome of it - economics are the method

It was Gordon Brown who gave the BoE independent control over monetary policy, not sure where Thatcher comes in.

What would you have done differently if you were the BoE MPC?

They've hit the 2% target for years until the latest energy crisis/war. The government could have changed the target if they wanted.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

First as tragedy, then as farce….

 

[Cat Fan]

Wow! You honestly believe that the BoE is100% transparent? And you believe that the current means of political influence are the equivalent of democratic accountability? It's so good that your beliefs are free from any ideological underpinning/assumptions.

Cheers - Louis MacNeice

You didn't answer my question on what you would have done differently?

They have public minutes of every meeting. Unlike our super "democratically accountable" government which is run by WhatsApp and secret meetings with donors.

Which do you prefer?