Brexit.

Started by T Fearon, November 01, 2015, 06:04:06 PM

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seafoid

https://mobile.twitter.com/RussellEngland/status/1567455519714992128Brexitshambles

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Sep 6

So we're having a chuckle about Truss' cabinet, but the appointment of Steve Baker's man, Chris Heaton-Harris as SoS for NI, six years chair of the ERG, and once accused of breaching ministerial code for off-the-books meeting with the Spanish far-right Vox, is no laughing matter.

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Presumably signed off by the DUP
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Franko

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62959374

It would seem that the only glimmer of hope for a actual tangible Brexit benefit, rests with Trump being elected in 2024

The Brits' view of their position in the world is taking an absolute pummelling

keep her low this half

Quote from: Franko on September 20, 2022, 01:06:47 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62959374

It would seem that the only glimmer of hope for a actual tangible Brexit benefit, rests with Trump being elected in 2024

The Brits' view of their position in the world is taking an absolute pummelling

I would not be so sure about Trump doing a deal with them either. There are plenty of Irish americans in the republican party as well. Protecting the GFA is a cross party process in the USA.



mouview

Truss is like that scene from The Simpsons where Sideshow Bob steps onto a rake whichever way he turns. It's so wonderful! Any truth in the rumours that men of fighting age in the UK are fleeing to Russia?

seafoid

Brexit makes inflation worse. the weaker pound would normally benefit UK exporters who could sell more stuff to Europe at lower prices. But Brexit cuts the UK off from Europe.
Imports become more expensive, driving up inflation.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

seafoid

Boris Johnson is a nice price for next PM

Starmer is favourite but that assumes an election.

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-prime-minister-after-liz-truss
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

yellowcard

Latest YouGov poll now has Labour on 54% and Tories on 21%. That's an absolute landslide and thats before the worst impact of the mortgage interest rises and winter energy bills. There is no way the Tories come back from this unless there is a reversal of the budget policies in which case Truss is under big pressure anyway.   

93-DY-SAM

Quote from: seafoid on September 29, 2022, 05:20:33 PM
Boris Johnson is a nice price for next PM

Starmer is favourite but that assumes an election.

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

It's an election or Truss for the next 2 years. Even the Tories couldn't justify another unelected PM. But then this is a party of deceitful, obnoxious, loathe some, self serving bastards we are talking about here. Labour need to be turning the screw. 

Fear Bun Na Sceilpe

Quote from: seafoid on September 29, 2022, 05:20:33 PM
Boris Johnson is a nice price for next PM

Starmer is favourite but that assumes an election.

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

Election miles off unfortunately

yellowcard

Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on September 29, 2022, 06:51:35 PM
Quote from: seafoid on September 29, 2022, 05:20:33 PM
Boris Johnson is a nice price for next PM

Starmer is favourite but that assumes an election.

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

Election miles off unfortunately

There is one due in 2 years time anyway which will give Labour enough time for the worst impact of Tory policies to take full effect. They will get obliterated at the polling booths next time around, all Starmer has to do is play it reasonably safe and target enough centre ground voters and he has the keys to number 10 next time. Depending on which polling company you use he has a 20 point lead at the minute which is huge. I don't even think Blair had those sort of numbers and he had the backing of Fleet Street.

pbat

If the polling numbers stay strong will Murdoch switch teams on who he backs? Self interest with a potential Labour government for a decade he could soon turn on Truss.

He threw Trump under the bus at the last. 

yellowcard

Quote from: pbat on September 29, 2022, 09:48:55 PM
If the polling numbers stay strong will Murdoch switch teams on who he backs? Self interest with a potential Labour government for a decade he could soon turn on Truss.

He threw Trump under the bus at the last.

The minute that the Tories become unelectable (which events of the last week have almost ensured) and providing Starmer gives Murdoch some policy guarantees he'll be off that sinking ship sooner than you can say boo. That's providing he's still actually alive! If Starmer wants to retain his credibility though he'd better steer well clear of that cnut.

mouview

Guardian deliciously putting the boot in.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/29/half-witted-and-reckless-librium-liz-truss-may-be-even-worse-than-theresa-may-and-boris-johnson

"First, an apology. I should never have christened Theresa May "the Maybot". With hindsight, she appears positively emotionally present. Touchy-feely. Almost functional. If not entirely competent. Certainly not the 1980s piece of Amstrad junk she always seemed when she was running the country. If you can call it that.

But the Tories are just playing with us. It's as if the members said: "So you think David Cameron is useless? Just wait until we give you Theresa." And once we'd all had about enough of May, they gave us a narcissistic, sociopathic liar instead.

Now, to top it all – at least we hope so; surely there can't be another one who is even worse? – we've been landed with Liz Truss. Someone who is not just half-witted and robotic, but reckless enough to bankrupt the country. The ideologue with only a tenuous grasp on reality. There's always a job waiting for Truss in an automated call centre: a deathless loop that sucks the life out of you."