Who is going to win the 2016 Tory leadership election?
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Careful what you wish for. If she wins, it will be because enough Tories think she can be the next Thatcher. Thatcher also didn't have a massively high profile pre-election, although it wasn't quite as low as Leadsome.
weltweit
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Why would you want someone, less than experienced / competent, in charge of the most important negotiations the country will have?
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
It's like you've never met Britain before.
Let me fix that for you.
Hey, Britain! Come over here! Someone I'd like to introduce you to - say hello to weltweit, Britain
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Till brexit is thrown in the bin
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Not the same without William G.
big eejit
She looks like Alan Gilzean
They've put Oliver Letwin in charge of the Department for Brexit, a gaffe laden buffoon. Might as well go the whole hog and have a swivel eyed nutcase for his boss.
weltweit
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Letwin is indeed a buffoon, there should be distance between him and anything remotely important!
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
you reckon the 'department for brexit' is going to be important? Minister for Administrative Affairs.
weltweit
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I haven't seen any evidence that Letwin could negotiate his way out of a damp paper bag, so hopefully he won't be involved in any meaningful way.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Also more right-wing than the average voter.
And more likely to have voted Brexit? Leadsome will have her fans.
weltweit
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Indeed, which is what worries me. I don't want Leadsom as PM, especially not now, but I can see it as a possibility, didn't Cameron win it because of a good speech without notes at their conference, Leadsom has more experience now than he had then.Also more right-wing than the average voter.
And more likely to have voted Brexit. Leadsome will have her fans.
I guess it'll be May.
/golf clap
/golf clap
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Don't think Gove would have stood any chance whatever. But Leadsome just might. But she hasn't won it yet, not be a very long way.
Given the results I can't think Leadsome has anything near a chance of winning.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
What results?
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Social Affairs and Citizenship
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Bit like the culture secretary, but without the 'culture' bit.
May got 199 votes, Leadsome got 84 (Gove got 46).
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
They only get to decide which two get presented to the membership. Not up to them now.
Right, but i dare say it's fairly representative. May is the clear favourite.
Hobson's choice if you ask me.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Why? The Labour MPship clearly isn't representative of Labour membership.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Of course, but you're not a tory.
J Ed
Follow Back Pro Expropriation
Is there really anything that Leadsom would do that May wouldn't? The prospect of either is awful but I strongly suspect that the discourse surrounding the election battle is going to legitimise May a lot in a way that is not reflective of the reality of just what an authoritarian monster she is.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Dunno. They're both fucking Tories. May would be continuity-Cameron, I guess, while Leadsom is potentially something more radical. Again like Thatcher, she's the radical option.
Workhouses, called workhouses, with uniforms and the like? That's exaggerating a little, but that's the kind of thing. At the very least, as a matter of principle and personal pride, she would be revoking a goodly sum of EU labour legislation. Like Thatcher with the Unions.
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