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  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 55,039
    kle4 said:

    Tory candidates have teaser trailers ahead of the full theatrical trailers now?
    https://twitter.com/TeamSaj/status/1138137690644328448

    "Oh, look, there it is. It's still there.."
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 116,719
    IanB2 said:

    HYUFD said:

    dixiedean said:

    dixiedean said:

    Of course Boris' main weakness may well turn out to be his tax plan. A massive transfer of funds to already wealthy pensioners is not really what the country is crying out for. Even if Tory members might like a bung.
    Not much sense of how it will be paid for.


    How many Tory members will even benefit from Boris's tax cut plan? I suspect a lot are comfortably off, but how namy over 65s are on pensions of >£50k?
    The point is rather that it would be paid for by an increase in NI. Which pensioners don't pay. Therefore, it would be a transfer of wealth from the lower paid in employment to the wealthier, in assets, at least, if not income.
    Boris is only proposing an increase in the upper rate of NI which only applies to those earning over £962 a week ie £50 024, so anyone earning under £50k will not be affected either way by Boris' tax plans, it is mainly a shift from income tax to higher NI (but with wealthy pensioners net beneficiaries and the voters most likely to go to the polls and vote Tory but many currently voting Brexit Party).


    It is a welcome move as higher NI should be the first target to raise more funds for the NHS and social care
    The submarine strategy for policy announcements and campaigning having worked so well for the Conservatives before?
    May's problem was she offered only tax rises and spending cuts and as a Remainer not all Brexiteers trusted her, a miserable offering. Boris is going to offer more money for the NHS and tax cuts and Brexit
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 66,769

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 116,719
    eek said:

    HYUFD said:

    Scott_P said:
    Nothing to stop the SNP matching his plans as income tax is devolved to Holyrood
    but NI isn't and that's a problem when Boris ratches up the NI side of things and reduces the income tax bit the SNP has control over...
    It actually contrasts Boris' income tax cut with the SNP high income tax agenda
  • eekeek Posts: 24,797
    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    eek said:

    Rory's focussed on getting to TV debates:

    https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1138132393959788545

    Stewart strikes me as someone who might just be bright enough to be playing the long game.

    He knows that in all probability winning this time is probably a poison chalice but taking part and getting into the TV debates is a chance to get his name and ideas out there with a view to the following leadership campaign - which may not be that many years further ahead. All he has to do this time around is perform well, not make any stupid mistakes and definitely not make any promises that might come back to haunt him in the future.
    As I posted as this thread was created - anyone sensible wants to raise their profile in this election ready for the next one.

    Realistically I don't think you want to win this one or the next one. The winner of this election has to keep both the DUP and all current Tory MPs on side to win the immediate VONC that is coming and there is little chance of most candidates pulling that trick off except possibly Gove / Hunt (so it's highly possible the winner may actually never become PM).

    You then need to delivery Brexit and no candidate has a chance of deliverying Brexit without an election (to change the Parliamentary arithmetic) yet they won't win an election without / before delivering Brexit.
    If Parliament refuses to vote for the Withdrawal Amendment even after a renegotiation then you call a general election to get a mandate for it or No Deal.

    YouGov had Boris winning a majority even now as he halved the Brexit Party voteshare to 13% as enough of their voters trusted him to deliver Brexit
    What renegotiation? The EU are not going to renegotiate - why would they?
    The UK is the EU's biggest export destination, who knows what compromise may be agreed on the backstop
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbU3zdAgiX8
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,097

    dixiedean said:

    dixiedean said:

    Of course Boris' main weakness may well turn out to be his tax plan. A massive transfer of funds to already wealthy pensioners is not really what the country is crying out for. Even if Tory members might like a bung.
    Not much sense of how it will be paid for.

    Isn't it just a re-run of the referendum bus?

    The details don't matter. The more his opponents attack him on the details the more it is established that Boris is a low-tax politician who is most likely to deliver tax cuts to Conservative Party members and core voters.
    The trouble is money for the NHS was something all could benefit from. If the core vote is only top rate tax payers in England and Wales, then they are in difficulty.
    Approximately 4.7m higher rate tax payers in the UK apparently. What proportion of them are non-Tory voters who will be swayed to vote Tory by a tax cut?

    Not many.
    A big criticism of BJ is that he has no strategy or bigger picture and little thinking, simply an instinct for assessing everything through the prism of his own personal short term interest. This tax proposal simply proves that the critics are right.
  • NickPalmerNickPalmer Posts: 21,265

    Not sure how Jezza is going to get through Lab conference with his fence sitting.

    It is going to be a bloodbath. And even Len might not be able to massage and fudge this one away.

    No - there are lots of super-Remainers and some super-Leavers, but most members don't care that much and will vote for a fudge after much agonising. The votes to force the issue just aren't there. (I say that as someone who'd like us to go 2nd Ref.)
  • surbiton19surbiton19 Posts: 1,469
    FF43 said:

    Thread. Useful checklist of Tory leadership hopeful's proposals for the Irish border. Only one that bears a moment's consideration is from Rory Stewart, which is to pass May's Deal on the fourth time of asking. Matt Hancock gets half a point for vagueness to the point of vacuity. Who is Harper? I've never heard of him.

    https://twitter.com/JP_Biz/status/1138129784083554306

    I am not aware of only one side negotiating. What makes anyone think the EU will countenance these changes for even one minute ? Actually they know the EU won't. This is just posturing.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,044
    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    Marian Hyde:

    "Any footage of Melania Trump, whose miserable countenance seems living testament to the old adage that when you marry for money, you earn every penny."
  • williamglennwilliamglenn Posts: 47,789

    kle4 said:

    Tory candidates have teaser trailers ahead of the full theatrical trailers now?
    https://twitter.com/TeamSaj/status/1138137690644328448

    "Oh, look, there it is. It's still there.."
    "This is where the blue plaque will go..."
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 55,039
    HYUFD said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    Short term it is but longer term it is about personality
    Only cosmetically for replication value which is very quickly superseded by social value. And attraction is not a choice.

    Honestly, there are so many books about this.
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 116,719
    kyf_100 said:

    dixiedean said:

    dixiedean said:

    Of course Boris' main weakness may well turn out to be his tax plan. A massive transfer of funds to already wealthy pensioners is not really what the country is crying out for. Even if Tory members might like a bung.
    Not much sense of how it will be paid for.

    Isn't it just a re-run of the referendum bus?

    The details don't matter. The more his opponents attack him on the details the more it is established that Boris is a low-tax politician who is most likely to deliver tax cuts to Conservative Party members and core voters.
    The trouble is money for the NHS was something all could benefit from. If the core vote is only top rate tax payers in England and Wales, then they are in difficulty.
    Approximately 4.7m higher rate tax payers in the UK apparently. What proportion of them are non-Tory voters who will be swayed to vote Tory by a tax cut?

    Not many.
    But a large number might be put off from voting Corbyn in 2022, after they've gotten used to the extra few hundred in their pay packet each month.

    It's actually quite a clever trap, the promise of a tax cut might not sway many voters, but forcing your opponent to come out in favour of taking that money away once it's been given is very different.
    Indeed, 38% of upper middle class AB voters voted Labour in 2017 and 10% voted LD, less than half, 46%, voted Tory so there are plenty of higher earning non-Tory voters who might be attracted by this as well as existing Tory voters in that higher earning bracket


    https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2017/06/13/how-britain-voted-2017-general-election

  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,097
    HYUFD said:

    IanB2 said:

    HYUFD said:

    dixiedean said:

    dixiedean said:

    Of course Boris' main weakness may well turn out to be his tax plan. A massive transfer of funds to already wealthy pensioners is not really what the country is crying out for. Even if Tory members might like a bung.
    Not much sense of how it will be paid for.


    How many Tory members will even benefit from Boris's tax cut plan? I suspect a lot are comfortably off, but how namy over 65s are on pensions of >£50k?
    The point is rather that it would be paid for by an increase in NI. Which pensioners don't pay. Therefore, it would be a transfer of wealth from the lower paid in employment to the wealthier, in assets, at least, if not income.
    Boris is only proposing an increase in the upper rate of NI which only applies to those earning over £962 a week ie £50 024, so anyone earning under £50k will not be affected either way by Boris' tax plans, it is mainly a shift from income tax to higher NI (but with wealthy pensioners net beneficiaries and the voters most likely to go to the polls and vote Tory but many currently voting Brexit Party).


    It is a welcome move as higher NI should be the first target to raise more funds for the NHS and social care
    The submarine strategy for policy announcements and campaigning having worked so well for the Conservatives before?
    May's problem was she offered only tax rises and spending cuts and as a Remainer not all Brexiteers trusted her, a miserable offering. Boris is going to offer more money for the NHS and tax cuts and Brexit
    and peace, sunshine and happiness and children will never have to scrounge for apples any more.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,044

    kle4 said:

    Tory candidates have teaser trailers ahead of the full theatrical trailers now?
    https://twitter.com/TeamSaj/status/1138137690644328448

    "Oh, look, there it is. It's still there.."
    "This is where the blue plaque will go..."
    Didn't John Major do this video in Brixton 25 years ago?
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 91,408
    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    His self confidence?
  • surbiton19surbiton19 Posts: 1,469

    Not sure how Jezza is going to get through Lab conference with his fence sitting.

    It is going to be a bloodbath. And even Len might not be able to massage and fudge this one away.

    No - there are lots of super-Remainers and some super-Leavers, but most members don't care that much and will vote for a fudge after much agonising. The votes to force the issue just aren't there. (I say that as someone who'd like us to go 2nd Ref.)
    However, Corbyn's position is marginally weaker after Emily came out so forcefully for 2nd ref. She was punished by letting Rebecca Long-Name standing in for JC in PMQ's.
  • Luckyguy1983Luckyguy1983 Posts: 25,048

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Give her her due, she was very prescient about Brexit back in 2013, stating that: "it would be a disaster for our economy and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty".

    Shame she didn't pay attention to herself.
    Gosh, changing her mind, what a truly foul individual.
    Why is someone who allegedly changed their mind before 2016 sound on Europe, but someone who changed their mind after 2016 is a traitorous Remoaner?
    I wouldn't call anyone traitorous, I prefer the word treacherous.

    Regarding people who've gone Remain since the referendum, I wouldn't call them treacherous, I'd call them credulous, skittish and easily demoralised. Not much else you can call people repenting something that hasn't even happened.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,044

    Not sure how Jezza is going to get through Lab conference with his fence sitting.

    It is going to be a bloodbath. And even Len might not be able to massage and fudge this one away.

    No - there are lots of super-Remainers and some super-Leavers, but most members don't care that much and will vote for a fudge after much agonising. The votes to force the issue just aren't there. (I say that as someone who'd like us to go 2nd Ref.)
    I defer to your greater knowledge, but aren't there a flood of motions coming in on the Brexit issue?
  • surbiton19surbiton19 Posts: 1,469
    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    His big...….wallet ?
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,044

    kle4 said:

    Tory candidates have teaser trailers ahead of the full theatrical trailers now?
    https://twitter.com/TeamSaj/status/1138137690644328448

    "Oh, look, there it is. It's still there.."
    :+1:
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 55,039
    viewcode said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    I don't agree with your last sentence, but I do agree that the PB collective opinion of Andrea Leadsome are a bit mismatched. Although if anybody would like to argue the case, happy to hear counter-argument
    Leadsom clearly kept something back so she qualified, but then again so did McVey and Stewart too both of whom were short on declared support.

    On the other hand Gyimah clearly couldn't even get that.

    It could just be backbench MPs being sporting or the sign of something more. I doubt it is because I think she'd definitely declare significant support if she had it to generate momentum. As it was she could only wheel out one new MP on Friday.

    So I think she's struggling whilst Stewart might just make it through the first round, but we'll see.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 66,769

    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    His big...….wallet ?
    Well, there's nothing else in the trouser area suggestive of ample size or fullness...
  • Luckyguy1983Luckyguy1983 Posts: 25,048
    _Anazina_ said:

    _Anazina_ said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    😂😂😂
    Case in point...

    _Anazina_ said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    😂😂😂
    Case in point...
    🤣🤣🤣
    So true you quoted it twice?
  • OmniumOmnium Posts: 9,688
    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.
  • FF43FF43 Posts: 15,547
    viewcode said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    I don't agree with your last sentence, but I do agree that the PB collective opinion of Andrea Leadsome are a bit mismatched. Although if anybody would like to argue the case, happy to hear counter-argument
    Her idea of pushing uncontroversial bits of the Withdrawal Agreement through parliament now is interesting and seems sensible to me. Her "managed exit" idea where we don't bother to deal with the EU but get deals anyway, is utter nonsense. But given the other candidates' suggestions for Brexit are just as batshit, I give Leadsom a pass for having one sensible idea.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 66,769
    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    I thought for a moment you meant Chris Williamson, and I was about to protest that (a) he's not eligible and (b) even the Tories wouldn't elect him right now.
  • surbiton19surbiton19 Posts: 1,469
    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    eek said:

    Rory's focussed on getting to TV debates:

    https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1138132393959788545

    Stewart strikes me as someone who might just be bright enough to be playing the long game.

    He knows that in all probability winning this time is probably a poison chalice but taking part and getting into the TV debates is a chance to get his name and ideas out there with a view to the following leadership campaign - which may not be that many years further ahead. All he has to do this time around is perform well, not make any stupid mistakes and definitely not make any promises that might come back to haunt him in the future.
    As I posted as this thread was created - anyone sensible wants to raise their profile in this election ready for the next one.

    Realistically I don't think you want to win this one or the next one. The winner of this election has to keep both the DUP and all current Tory MPs on side to win the immediate VONC that is coming and there is little chance of most candidates pulling that trick off except possibly Gove / Hunt (so it's highly possible the winner may actually never become PM).

    You then need to delivery Brexit and no candidate has a chance of deliverying Brexit without an election (to change the Parliamentary arithmetic) yet they won't win an election without / before delivering Brexit.
    If Parliament refuses to vote for the Withdrawal Amendment even after a renegotiation then you call a general election to get a mandate for it or No Deal.

    YouGov had Boris winning a majority even now as he halved the Brexit Party voteshare to 13% as enough of their voters trusted him to deliver Brexit
    What renegotiation? The EU are not going to renegotiate - why would they?
    The UK is the EU's biggest export destination, who knows what compromise may be agreed on the backstop
    The dog which didn't bark.
  • Luckyguy1983Luckyguy1983 Posts: 25,048

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Give her her due, she was very prescient about Brexit back in 2013, stating that: "it would be a disaster for our economy and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty".

    Shame she didn't pay attention to herself.
    Gosh, changing her mind, what a truly foul individual.
    I await your reaction when PM BoJo changes his mind and revokes A50 :smile:
    I'm not a Boris fan and it wouldn't surprise me.
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,097
    Apols if already posted:

    Rebel MP Chuka Umunna is set to continue his battle against Brexit by standing for the Liberal Democrats in his own rock-solid Labour seat.
  • _Anazina__Anazina_ Posts: 1,810
    edited June 2019
    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    Melania: Er, what on Earth makes you think I’m attracted to him?
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,097
    Theresa May already doesn’t seem quite so bad.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,044
    ydoethur said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    I thought for a moment you meant Chris Williamson, and I was about to protest that (a) he's not eligible and (b) even the Tories wouldn't elect him right now.
    It is comes to something when we are just plain relieved that the absolute nutjobs didn't make the cut.

  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 61,590
    ydoethur said:

    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    His big...….wallet ?
    Well, there's nothing else in the trouser area suggestive of ample size or fullness...
    I dunno... he’s a massive arse.

  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 66,769
    _Anazina_ said:

    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    Melanie: Er, what on Earth makes you think I’m attracted to him?
    Barron?
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 91,408

    ydoethur said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    I thought for a moment you meant Chris Williamson, and I was about to protest that (a) he's not eligible and (b) even the Tories wouldn't elect him right now.
    It is comes to something when we are just plain relieved that the absolute nutjobs didn't make the cut.

    They don't need to, they are very confident of getting what they want without doing so. Of course, Baker and Grieve cannot both be right, so one set of fanatics will be losing out.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 66,769

    ydoethur said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    I thought for a moment you meant Chris Williamson, and I was about to protest that (a) he's not eligible and (b) even the Tories wouldn't elect him right now.
    It is comes to something when we are just plain relieved that the absolute nutjobs didn't make the cut.

    I hate to break it to you, but you're wrong. Gove did.
  • NickPalmerNickPalmer Posts: 21,265

    Not sure how Jezza is going to get through Lab conference with his fence sitting.

    It is going to be a bloodbath. And even Len might not be able to massage and fudge this one away.

    No - there are lots of super-Remainers and some super-Leavers, but most members don't care that much and will vote for a fudge after much agonising. The votes to force the issue just aren't there. (I say that as someone who'd like us to go 2nd Ref.)
    I defer to your greater knowledge, but aren't there a flood of motions coming in on the Brexit issue?
    There are. But there are 650 constituencies, so it doesn't take a large proportion to give the feeling of a flood. There are certainly enough to force a debate and I expect some ground will be given, but it'll still end up fudged and IMO should do, because the actual outcome is so unpredictable, so we can't sensibly tie ourselves to a single outcome outside our control which could look completely unrealistic a few weeks later.

    An election manifesto is different, of course, since if you win you can then try to implement it.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 66,769
    Nigelb said:

    ydoethur said:

    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    His big...….wallet ?
    Well, there's nothing else in the trouser area suggestive of ample size or fullness...
    I dunno... he’s a massive arse.

    Good answer!
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 113,981
    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
  • OmniumOmnium Posts: 9,688
    ydoethur said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    I thought for a moment you meant Chris Williamson, and I was about to protest that (a) he's not eligible and (b) even the Tories wouldn't elect him right now.
    If your nightmares have Chris Williamson in them you need to get a new casting director. The actual undead are awful at acting in undead roles. Good in East-Enders though.

  • Ishmael_ZIshmael_Z Posts: 8,981

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Give her her due, she was very prescient about Brexit back in 2013, stating that: "it would be a disaster for our economy and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty".

    Shame she didn't pay attention to herself.
    Gosh, changing her mind, what a truly foul individual.
    Why is someone who allegedly changed their mind before 2016 sound on Europe, but someone who changed their mind after 2016 is a traitorous Remoaner?
    I wouldn't call anyone traitorous, I prefer the word treacherous.

    Regarding people who've gone Remain since the referendum, I wouldn't call them treacherous, I'd call them credulous, skittish and easily demoralised. Not much else you can call people repenting something that hasn't even happened.
    "hasn't even happened."

    Your case three years ago was that you could bring about a good brexit. It transpires that you are too fecking useless to bring about any sort of brexit at all either now or in the foreseeable, and you are presenting that as a point in your favour. I salute your indefatigability.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 66,769

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
    Hu are we? Hu are we?
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 61,590
    dixiedean said:

    Leadsom. "I tried cannabis. Since then I have become aware of the terrible effects it can have on ones mental health."
    Errrr. Not the best phrasing, Andrea.
    Nevertheless, watching her on C4 news, she seems sane, realistic and measured. Certainly in comparison with some others.

    I though that quote was Raab:
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/09/high-tories-how-the-leadership-candidates-drug-pasts-compare

    Which would make a great deal more sense.
  • kyf_100kyf_100 Posts: 3,911
    HYUFD said:

    kyf_100 said:

    dixiedean said:

    dixiedean said:

    Of course Boris' main weakness may well turn out to be his tax plan. A massive transfer of funds to already wealthy pensioners is not really what the country is crying out for. Even if Tory members might like a bung.
    Not much sense of how it will be paid for.

    Isn't it just a re-run of the referendum bus?

    The details don't matter. The more his opponents attack him on the details the more it is established that Boris is a low-tax politician who is most likely to deliver tax cuts to Conservative Party members and core voters.
    The trouble is money for the NHS was something all could benefit from. If the core vote is only top rate tax payers in England and Wales, then they are in difficulty.
    Approximately 4.7m higher rate tax payers in the UK apparently. What proportion of them are non-Tory voters who will be swayed to vote Tory by a tax cut?

    Not many.
    But a large number might be put off from voting Corbyn in 2022, after they've gotten used to the extra few hundred in their pay packet each month.

    It's actually quite a clever trap, the promise of a tax cut might not sway many voters, but forcing your opponent to come out in favour of taking that money away once it's been given is very different.
    Indeed, 38% of upper middle class AB voters voted Labour in 2017 and 10% voted LD, less than half, 46%, voted Tory so there are plenty of higher earning non-Tory voters who might be attracted by this as well as existing Tory voters in that higher earning bracket


    https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2017/06/13/how-britain-voted-2017-general-election

    Yep.

    The other thing it neutralises is the 2017 line Labour managed to trot out that taxes would only rise for those earning over 80k. "Taxes will rise for anyone earning over 50k" sounds a lot more scary, even for people on 40k, who will feel much closer to it.

    It's genuinely a good trap to set, because it will force Labour to parrot the Conservative attack line that taxes will rise under Labour. Not for the few, but for the many.
  • OmniumOmnium Posts: 9,688
    edited June 2019

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
    Is Williamson really Boris' campaign manager?

  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 61,590
    ydoethur said:

    Nigelb said:

    ydoethur said:

    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    His big...….wallet ?
    Well, there's nothing else in the trouser area suggestive of ample size or fullness...
    I dunno... he’s a massive arse.

    Good answer!
    Always a pleasure when you tee them up like that.
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 47,097
    kyf_100 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kyf_100 said:

    dixiedean said:

    dixiedean said:

    Of course Boris' main weakness may well turn out to be his tax plan. A massive transfer of funds to already wealthy pensioners is not really what the country is crying out for. Even if Tory members might like a bung.
    Not much sense of how it will be paid for.

    Isn't it just a re-run of the referendum bus?

    The details don't matter. The more his opponents attack him on the details the more it is established that Boris is a low-tax politician who is most likely to deliver tax cuts to Conservative Party members and core voters.
    The trouble is money for the NHS was something all could benefit from. If the core vote is only top rate tax payers in England and Wales, then they are in difficulty.
    Approximately 4.7m higher rate tax payers in the UK apparently. What proportion of them are non-Tory voters who will be swayed to vote Tory by a tax cut?

    Not many.
    But a large number might be put off from voting Corbyn in 2022, after they've gotten used to the extra few hundred in their pay packet each month.

    It's actually quite a clever trap, the promise of a tax cut might not sway many voters, but forcing your opponent to come out in favour of taking that money away once it's been given is very different.
    Indeed, 38% of upper middle class AB voters voted Labour in 2017 and 10% voted LD, less than half, 46%, voted Tory so there are plenty of higher earning non-Tory voters who might be attracted by this as well as existing Tory voters in that higher earning bracket


    https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2017/06/13/how-britain-voted-2017-general-election

    Yep.

    The other thing it neutralises is the 2017 line Labour managed to trot out that taxes would only rise for those earning over 80k. "Taxes will rise for anyone earning over 50k" sounds a lot more scary, even for people on 40k, who will feel much closer to it.

    It's genuinely a good trap to set, because it will force Labour to parrot the Conservative attack line that taxes will rise under Labour. Not for the few, but for the many.
    Except for the minor detail that the changes will never pass parliament in the first place.
  • FF43FF43 Posts: 15,547
    edited June 2019
    IanB2 said:

    Theresa May already doesn’t seem quite so bad.

    The UK is heading towards basketcase politics and economy. Italy without the sunshine and good food. Johnson will be the Berlusconi to Farage's Salvini, I suppose.

    It's debatable whether Brexit is the cause or the symptom of the decline.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 113,981
    Omnium said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
    Is Williamson really Boris' campaign manager?

    No, he's running the Parliamentary side, getting wavering MPs over
  • OllyTOllyT Posts: 4,911

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Give her her due, she was very prescient about Brexit back in 2013, stating that: "it would be a disaster for our economy and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty".

    Shame she didn't pay attention to herself.
    Gosh, changing her mind, what a truly foul individual.
    Changing your mind over time is fine but how do you go from statement to supporting Brexit 3 years later in the referendum?
  • MaxPBMaxPB Posts: 37,603

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
    How can Gavin be allowed back in the cabinet after his exit. It's ridiculous.
  • OmniumOmnium Posts: 9,688

    Omnium said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
    Is Williamson really Boris' campaign manager?

    No, he's running the Parliamentary side, getting wavering MPs over
    Ok, so that's just his story. Pick the fav and tell everyone you're pulling the strings. Definitely, definitely don't tell the papers though!
  • Luckyguy1983Luckyguy1983 Posts: 25,048
    Ishmael_Z said:

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Give her her due, she was very prescient about Brexit back in 2013, stating that: "it would be a disaster for our economy and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty".

    Shame she didn't pay attention to herself.
    Gosh, changing her mind, what a truly foul individual.
    Why is someone who allegedly changed their mind before 2016 sound on Europe, but someone who changed their mind after 2016 is a traitorous Remoaner?
    I wouldn't call anyone traitorous, I prefer the word treacherous.

    Regarding people who've gone Remain since the referendum, I wouldn't call them treacherous, I'd call them credulous, skittish and easily demoralised. Not much else you can call people repenting something that hasn't even happened.
    "hasn't even happened."

    Your case three years ago was that you could bring about a good brexit. It transpires that you are too fecking useless to bring about any sort of brexit at all either now or in the foreseeable, and you are presenting that as a point in your favour. I salute your indefatigability.
    Who is this 'you' of whom you speak? My case as a voter was that leaving the EU was a good idea. It is still my view that leaving the EU is a good idea, and I have seen nothing to remotely dissuade me.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 113,981
    MaxPB said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
    How can Gavin be allowed back in the cabinet after his exit. It's ridiculous.
    Welcome to Boris/Brexit world.

    Liam Fox made it back.
  • Peter_the_PunterPeter_the_Punter Posts: 13,227

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Give her her due, she was very prescient about Brexit back in 2013, stating that: "it would be a disaster for our economy and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty".

    Shame she didn't pay attention to herself.
    Gosh, changing her mind, what a truly foul individual.
    I await your reaction when PM BoJo changes his mind and revokes A50 :smile:
    I'm not a Boris fan and it wouldn't surprise me.
    Funnily enough, he could probably get away with it. His supporters are so credulous they would buy it from him, even though they would go apeshit if anyone else tried it.
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 49,614
    kyf_100 said:

    dixiedean said:

    dixiedean said:

    Of course Boris' main weakness may well turn out to be his tax plan. A massive transfer of funds to already wealthy pensioners is not really what the country is crying out for. Even if Tory members might like a bung.
    Not much sense of how it will be paid for.

    Isn't it just a re-run of the referendum bus?

    The details don't matter. The more his opponents attack him on the details the more it is established that Boris is a low-tax politician who is most likely to deliver tax cuts to Conservative Party members and core voters.
    The trouble is money for the NHS was something all could benefit from. If the core vote is only top rate tax payers in England and Wales, then they are in difficulty.
    Approximately 4.7m higher rate tax payers in the UK apparently. What proportion of them are non-Tory voters who will be swayed to vote Tory by a tax cut?

    Not many.
    But a large number might be put off from voting Corbyn in 2022, after they've gotten used to the extra few hundred in their pay packet each month.

    It's actually quite a clever trap, the promise of a tax cut might not sway many voters, but forcing your opponent to come out in favour of taking that money away once it's been given is very different.
    Very much so. See also Gordon Brown and tax credits.
  • Peter_the_PunterPeter_the_Punter Posts: 13,227
    OllyT said:

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Give her her due, she was very prescient about Brexit back in 2013, stating that: "it would be a disaster for our economy and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty".

    Shame she didn't pay attention to herself.
    Gosh, changing her mind, what a truly foul individual.
    Changing your mind over time is fine but how do you go from statement to supporting Brexit 3 years later in the referendum?
    Like Boris's volte-face, it springs from opportunism, not principle.

  • ChrisChris Posts: 11,010
    IanB2 said:

    Apols if already posted:

    Rebel MP Chuka Umunna is set to continue his battle against Brexit by standing for the Liberal Democrats in his own rock-solid Labour seat.

    Has he asked the Lib Dems about that?
  • OmniumOmnium Posts: 9,688
    Chris said:

    IanB2 said:

    Apols if already posted:

    Rebel MP Chuka Umunna is set to continue his battle against Brexit by standing for the Liberal Democrats in his own rock-solid Labour seat.

    Has he asked the Lib Dems about that?
    Perhaps he tried, but they were both busy?
  • nunuonenunuone Posts: 1,138
    Scott_P said:
    If Scottish tax payers end up having a higher tax bill than English ones, that is the fault of the SNP administration.
  • AndrewAndrew Posts: 2,900
    ydoethur said:

    I thought for a moment you meant Chris Williamson, and I was about to protest that (a) he's not eligible and (b) even the Tories wouldn't elect him right now.

    I still dream of a govt of national unity, spearheaded by the A-team of Williamson and Grayling.
  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    It would be interesting to see the full nomination paper for Andrea Leadsom in order to find out who her other supporters are, but I can't find it anywhere.
  • Peter_the_PunterPeter_the_Punter Posts: 13,227
    Andrew said:

    ydoethur said:

    I thought for a moment you meant Chris Williamson, and I was about to protest that (a) he's not eligible and (b) even the Tories wouldn't elect him right now.

    I still dream of a govt of national unity, spearheaded by the A-team of Williamson and Grayling.
    Which Nation did you have in mind...Yemen?
  • TheWhiteRabbitTheWhiteRabbit Posts: 12,387
    AndyJS said:

    It would be interesting to see the full nomination paper for Andrea Leadsom in order to find out who her other supporters are, but I can't find it anywhere.

    It's officially not published
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 61,590
    MaxPB said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
    How can Gavin be allowed back in the cabinet after his exit. It's ridiculous.
    It was ridiculous the first time. What’s changed ?
  • CharlesCharles Posts: 35,758
    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Sure: the reason is it’s insulting, dismissive, conveys contempt and has absolutely no factual basis that can be challenged or countered
  • AndrewAndrew Posts: 2,900


    Which Nation did you have in mind...Yemen?

    If we're going to screw up the country, let's do it properly. None of this cautious bureaucratic tip-toeing. Dive right in the deep end, I say.
  • Peter_the_PunterPeter_the_Punter Posts: 13,227
    edited June 2019

    Ishmael_Z said:

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Give her her due, she was very prescient about Brexit back in 2013, stating that: "it would be a disaster for our economy and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty".

    Shame she didn't pay attention to herself.
    Gosh, changing her mind, what a truly foul individual.
    Why is someone who allegedly changed their mind before 2016 sound on Europe, but someone who changed their mind after 2016 is a traitorous Remoaner?
    I wouldn't call anyone traitorous, I prefer the word treacherous.

    Regarding people who've gone Remain since the referendum, I wouldn't call them treacherous, I'd call them credulous, skittish and easily demoralised. Not much else you can call people repenting something that hasn't even happened.
    "hasn't even happened."

    Your case three years ago was that you could bring about a good brexit. It transpires that you are too fecking useless to bring about any sort of brexit at all either now or in the foreseeable, and you are presenting that as a point in your favour. I salute your indefatigability.
    Who is this 'you' of whom you speak? My case as a voter was that leaving the EU was a good idea. It is still my view that leaving the EU is a good idea, and I have seen nothing to remotely dissuade me.
    In fact it may still be a very good idea, but what if it cannot be implemented?

    If you read the Communist Manifesto, you may well come to the conclusion Communism is quite a good idea. Practical results to date have however been a little disappointing.
  • ChrisChris Posts: 11,010
    Charles said:

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Sure: the reason is it’s insulting, dismissive, conveys contempt and has absolutely no factual basis that can be challenged or countered
    I seem to remember something about her extolling the virtues of motherhood when she was standing against someone who couldn't have children. A lot of people thought that was pretty loathsome, but it was probably a wicked plot by Remainers.
  • MaxPBMaxPB Posts: 37,603
    Nigelb said:

    MaxPB said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
    How can Gavin be allowed back in the cabinet after his exit. It's ridiculous.
    It was ridiculous the first time. What’s changed ?
    He leaked information from a security council meeting. That makes him extremely untrustworthy.
  • nico67nico67 Posts: 4,502
    edited June 2019
    All this fuss over which Captain will be at the helm as the SS Brexit hits the iceberg .

    The Tories psychodrama over Europe is now becoming extremely tiresome . They really need to be removed as they’re a clear and present danger to the UK .

  • NickPalmerNickPalmer Posts: 21,265

    Andrew said:

    ydoethur said:

    I thought for a moment you meant Chris Williamson, and I was about to protest that (a) he's not eligible and (b) even the Tories wouldn't elect him right now.

    I still dream of a govt of national unity, spearheaded by the A-team of Williamson and Grayling.
    Which Nation did you have in mind...Yemen?
    A pan-Williamson unity government (Gavin and Chris) would have interesting dynamics.
  • Peter_the_PunterPeter_the_Punter Posts: 13,227
    Andrew said:


    Which Nation did you have in mind...Yemen?

    If we're going to screw up the country, let's do it properly. None of this cautious bureaucratic tip-toeing. Dive right in the deep end, I say.
    Willamson's your man then.
  • ChrisChris Posts: 11,010
    MaxPB said:

    Nigelb said:

    MaxPB said:

    Omnium said:

    The real horror stories are out of the way. No Baker, no Williamson, and no Davis.

    The expectation is that Boris Johnson will give Gavin Williamson a senior cabinet job as reward for running his leadership campaign.
    How can Gavin be allowed back in the cabinet after his exit. It's ridiculous.
    It was ridiculous the first time. What’s changed ?
    He leaked information from a security council meeting. That makes him extremely untrustworthy.
    Birds of a feather?
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 61,590
    Chris said:

    Charles said:

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Sure: the reason is it’s insulting, dismissive, conveys contempt and has absolutely no factual basis that can be challenged or countered
    I seem to remember something about her extolling the virtues of motherhood when she was standing against someone who couldn't have children. A lot of people thought that was pretty loathsome, but it was probably a wicked plot by Remainers.
    I’m a very, very long way from being a Leadsom fan, but there are far more deserving candidates in this contest for the loathsome appellation.
  • ChrisChris Posts: 11,010
    Nigelb said:

    Chris said:

    Charles said:

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Sure: the reason is it’s insulting, dismissive, conveys contempt and has absolutely no factual basis that can be challenged or countered
    I seem to remember something about her extolling the virtues of motherhood when she was standing against someone who couldn't have children. A lot of people thought that was pretty loathsome, but it was probably a wicked plot by Remainers.
    I’m a very, very long way from being a Leadsom fan, but there are far more deserving candidates in this contest for the loathsome appellation.
    Ten loathsomes don't make a lovely.
  • CharlesCharles Posts: 35,758
    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    When you marry for money you earn every penny
  • algarkirkalgarkirk Posts: 10,351
    TGOHF said:
    To the media - any media even the Spectator - there is no mileage in someone shutting up and saying nothing. People saying stuff is their food, drink and oxygen. If Boris's tactic is sound, and it may be, the media are not going to say so. It's still Boris's to lose.

    BTW, are the bookies underestimating Raab? Hope they are right though. But If Boris blows up he may be the next favourite with the Tory faithful.
  • TomsToms Posts: 2,478
    Chris said:

    Charles said:

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Sure: the reason is it’s insulting, dismissive, conveys contempt and has absolutely no factual basis that can be challenged or countered
    I seem to remember something about her extolling the virtues of motherhood when she was standing against someone who couldn't have children. A lot of people thought that was pretty loathsome, but it was probably a wicked plot by Remainers.
    I know what I think.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxu624RpEJE
  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    edited June 2019
    The bonkers odds on Leadsom haven't changed at all. She's still 8.4 compared to 20 for Gove who has hugely more support from MPs.

    https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/politics/market/1.125574963
  • Peter_the_PunterPeter_the_Punter Posts: 13,227
    Chris said:

    Charles said:

    kle4 said:

    Chris said:

    kle4 said:

    The comments in this thread about Leadsom are ridiculous. She's not remotely loathsome or witchy - she doesn't have a Thatcheresque demeanour, not that it would be reprehensible of she did. I can only conclude that she's the one people are scared will actually succeed in securing Brexit and a thriving UK.

    Just because people dislike soemone does not mean they are scared of them.

    That said, I don't recall why people think she is especially loathsome.
    Is it a sort of pun on her name - Leadsom?
    I meant besides that reason. I assume there has to be more of a reason than just the pseudo-pun.
    Sure: the reason is it’s insulting, dismissive, conveys contempt and has absolutely no factual basis that can be challenged or countered
    I seem to remember something about her extolling the virtues of motherhood when she was standing against someone who couldn't have children. A lot of people thought that was pretty loathsome, but it was probably a wicked plot by Remainers.
    She came across as noxious and incompetent when she ran previously. Gave a good interview on C4 News just now though. Once off the impossible subject of Brexit, she spoke sensibly and calmly.

    Maybe she's learned from that previous run, but I still don't see her making the dance-off.
  • Peter_the_PunterPeter_the_Punter Posts: 13,227
    Charles said:

    ydoethur said:

    Chris said:

    ydoethur said:

    Boris aide has said we will see more of him in next week or so.

    We will see.

    I hope not. His hands and face are quite revolting enough without seeing any more of him.
    Can anyone explain his appeal to the opposite sex?

    image
    Attraction isn't about looks.

    Biggest enduring myth there is.
    So tell me, Melania, what first attracted you to this elderly, ugly, misogynistic, and creepy billionaire?
    When you marry for money you earn every penny
    Speaking from experience, Charles? :)
  • dixiedeandixiedean Posts: 27,842
    Nigelb said:

    dixiedean said:

    Leadsom. "I tried cannabis. Since then I have become aware of the terrible effects it can have on ones mental health."
    Errrr. Not the best phrasing, Andrea.
    Nevertheless, watching her on C4 news, she seems sane, realistic and measured. Certainly in comparison with some others.

    I though that quote was Raab:
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/09/high-tories-how-the-leadership-candidates-drug-pasts-compare

    Which would make a great deal more sense.
    Leadsom said pretty much the same on C4 this evening.
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 61,590

    Andrew said:

    ydoethur said:

    I thought for a moment you meant Chris Williamson, and I was about to protest that (a) he's not eligible and (b) even the Tories wouldn't elect him right now.

    I still dream of a govt of national unity, spearheaded by the A-team of Williamson and Grayling.
    Which Nation did you have in mind...Yemen?
    A pan-Williamson unity government (Gavin and Chris) would have interesting dynamics.
    You are truly evil,
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 61,590
    dixiedean said:

    Nigelb said:

    dixiedean said:

    Leadsom. "I tried cannabis. Since then I have become aware of the terrible effects it can have on ones mental health."
    Errrr. Not the best phrasing, Andrea.
    Nevertheless, watching her on C4 news, she seems sane, realistic and measured. Certainly in comparison with some others.

    I though that quote was Raab:
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/09/high-tories-how-the-leadership-candidates-drug-pasts-compare

    Which would make a great deal more sense.
    Leadsom said pretty much the same on C4 this evening.
    So they’re all unhinged, then.

  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    edited June 2019
    More vintage Esther McVey footage, at 1 min 48 secs:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=108&v=bUC6G5xAeek
  • SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 20,407
    AndyJS said:

    More vintage Esther McVey footage, at 1 min 48 secs:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=108&v=bUC6G5xAeek

    Thanks for the link!
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 49,614
    Chris said:

    IanB2 said:

    Apols if already posted:

    Rebel MP Chuka Umunna is set to continue his battle against Brexit by standing for the Liberal Democrats in his own rock-solid Labour seat.

    Has he asked the Lib Dems about that?
    You reckon his ego thinks he should have to ask?
  • TheuniondivvieTheuniondivvie Posts: 39,756
    TGOHF said:
    For balance, been on Philip Davies and been on Sarah Vine should really have been included.
  • GallowgateGallowgate Posts: 19,072
    I find that tweet about Diane Abbott to be in pretty poor taste to be honest.
  • dodradedodrade Posts: 595
    algarkirk said:

    TGOHF said:
    To the media - any media even the Spectator - there is no mileage in someone shutting up and saying nothing. People saying stuff is their food, drink and oxygen. If Boris's tactic is sound, and it may be, the media are not going to say so. It's still Boris's to lose.

    BTW, are the bookies underestimating Raab? Hope they are right though. But If Boris blows up he may be the next favourite with the Tory faithful.
    The criticism of Crosby also feels misplaced given he just helped Scott Morrison pull off a shock victory in Australia.
  • Peter_the_PunterPeter_the_Punter Posts: 13,227
    What is the 92 Group and how do you join?
  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    I find it impossible to take Matt Hancock seriously as a potential PM.
  • nico67nico67 Posts: 4,502
    The 92 group . Hardly surprising they’re another bunch of right wing nutjobs . The fact Rory got zero votes cements my view that he’s sane and quite a nice guy .

    Je Suis Rory #
  • QuincelQuincel Posts: 3,949

    What is the 92 Group and how do you join?
    A right-wing bloc in the party.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/92_Group
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