This Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

[CumbrianLefty]

Keegan the latest to fall foul of the "rising star" curse, then.

(some of us are old enough to remember John Moore!)

[Blair]

Keegan the latest to fall foul of the "rising star" curse, then.

(some of us are old enough to remember John Moore!)

I suspect this is a sign of the problems caused by promoting people on the basis of what line you can give to the lobby after- it was frequently touted that she was a good appointment as she did an apprenticeship which is of course good in itself but unsure what she did of note in her other short ministerial roles, or what extra brilliance she brings.

But ofc her swearing distracts from the real people to blame- her boss and the current Levelling up Minister.

Some of us had to google him!

[Torrain]

Today in Tory comms - CCHQ asked Christian Wakeford to do a broadcast round for this evening. Might be a bit late for that.

[CumbrianLefty]

It is one year today since......well, you know.

[Torrain]

Truss has announced she's writing a book - "Ten Years to Save the West". Which, you know, big swing from someone who didn't make it to ten *weeks* in office to take that responsibility on.

It's being put out by Lord Ashcroft's "Biteback Publishing", the same people who brought us that David Cameron biography with the unsubstantiated rumour involving a particular farm animal.

It was previewed in an editorial she's written for the Mail today, and it's kinda fascinating how sharply she's pivoting towards the conservative US speech circuit. She endorses the GOP for next year's presidential election (Biden is a hardline socialist, apparently), hints at the existance of some sort of global left-wing conspiracy, and declares Greta Thunberg the head of some sort of civilisation-threatening, anti-capitalist movement. Like most things she does these days, it reads like a cover letter for a Heritage Foundation job.

[afleitch]

Truss has announced she's writing a book - "Ten Years to Save the West". Which, you know, big swing from someone who didn't make it to ten *weeks* in office to take that responsibility on.

It's being put out by Lord Ashcroft's "Biteback Publishing", the same people who brought us that David Cameron biography with the unsubstantiated rumour involving a particular farm animal.

It was previewed in an editorial she's written for the Mail today, and it's kinda fascinating how sharply she's pivoting towards the conservative US speech circuit. She endorses the GOP for next year's presidential election (Biden is a hardline socialist, apparently), hints at the existance of some sort of global left-wing conspiracy, and declares Greta Thunberg the head of some sort of civilisation-threatening, anti-capitalist movement. Like most things she does these days, it reads like a cover letter for a Heritage Foundation job.

[afleitch]

We didn't dodge a bullet as it certainly scraped us, but a Truss premiership was only a few additional months away from causing genuine civil unrest. Possibly the most dangerous person to have held the office of PM in modern political history, even if it was fleeting.

[MABA 2020]

Truss has announced she's writing a book - "Ten Years to Save the West". Which, you know, big swing from someone who didn't make it to ten *weeks* in office to take that responsibility on.

It's being put out by Lord Ashcroft's "Biteback Publishing", the same people who brought us that David Cameron biography with the unsubstantiated rumour involving a particular farm animal.

It was previewed in an editorial she's written for the Mail today, and it's kinda fascinating how sharply she's pivoting towards the conservative US speech circuit. She endorses the GOP for next year's presidential election (Biden is a hardline socialist, apparently), hints at the existance of some sort of global left-wing conspiracy, and declares Greta Thunberg the head of some sort of civilisation-threatening, anti-capitalist movement. Like most things she does these days, it reads like a cover letter for a Heritage Foundation job.

Amazing how she seems to feel no shame in what she did to this country and has instantly pivoted to cashing in.

[Blair]

The fun thing is that other than a handful of IEA types almost everyone thinks that she was a terrible PM- no need for a painful debate, or endless back and forth like with Blair, Thatcher- just universal agreement.

She ironically helped Mr Blobby rebuild his image…

[CumbrianLefty]

The fun thing is that other than a handful of IEA types

Who are, however, massively over-represented in our pundit class.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You may wish to note the publisher of her book. Normally a former Prime Minister can be guaranteed of a discreet, informal bidding war between major publishing firms if they decide to write a book: Theresa May's, for instance, is published by an imprint of Hachette. Truss's tract is to be published by Biteback Publishing. Who are Biteback, exactly? Not a large publisher and not, in fact, a mainstream publisher at all: they are an outfit owned (through his usual complex legal structures) by Lord Ashcroft and it really is only a step up from self-publishing. This is the right-wing equivalent of being published by Verso.

[Blair]

The fact she isn’t doing an autobiography and her comments about the lettuce show a rather weird manner in which she is unable to actually talk about what happened in her premiership- almost as if it’s a repressed memory.

It’s almost Bushie Esque for old enough atlas users…

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It’s almost Bushie Esque for old enough atlas users…

It works horrifyingly well, including the objectively frightening diet.

[CumbrianLefty]

I suppose the "Global Left" (including the international finance markets, well known for their Marxism) being the cause of all our ills makes a change from invoking the "Blob" at least.

[Cassius]

Truss’ problem is that she simply isn’t articulate and entertaining (or, frankly, intelligent) enough to make it on the right-wing intellectual circuit.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I suppose the "Global Left" (including the international finance markets, well known for their Marxism) being the cause of all our ills makes a change from invoking the "Blob" at least.

Forex and Bond Market traders included. A notorious cabal of lefties, indeed.

[Zinneke]

The fact she isn’t doing an autobiography and her comments about the lettuce show a rather weird manner in which she is unable to actually talk about what happened in her premiership- almost as if it’s a repressed memory.

It’s almost Bushie Esque for old enough atlas users…

Was Bushie ever into BDSM symbology?

[Torrain]

There’s a push from undisclosed ‘grandee’ MPs for Sunak to intervene in party selections, with a David Cameron-style “A-list”, driven by the discovery that 85% of new candidates selected for next year’s election are men.

Which, while well-intentioned, seems unlikely to be taken up, given Sunak’s unwillingness to upset the apple cart. Especially given the selection strategy has already been so distorted by MPs doing the chicken run to the remaining safe seats.

[Cassius]

I don’t think selecting more candidates like Liz Truss, Anna Soubry and Amber Rudd is the surefire way to win back support that these alleged ‘grandees’ think it is.

[Blair]

They funnily enough seem to be doing the 2010 labour approach of putting loads of ex staffers into safe seats.

It worked really well that time at least!

[CumbrianLefty]

They funnily enough seem to be doing the 2010 labour approach of putting loads of ex staffers into safe seats.

It worked really well that time at least!

This does seem in part an attempt to avoid the fruitcakes a bit too evident in the 2019 intake. But as you say, it has possible pitfalls of its own.....

[Torrain]

The one I’m still stuck on is Nick Timothy. And the fact they sent him to Matt Hancock’s seat.

It’s no small thing to overturn a 23k majority. But all the ingredients for protest voting are there at this stage. Unpopular incumbent, new candidate with bad press (I’m sure Labour will run with the ‘author of the dementia tax’ thing), and a history of some pretty marginal results in the Blair years.

If Hancock did decide to leave early, for whatever reason, it would be a cracking by-election.

[TheTide]

I don’t think selecting more candidates like Liz Truss, Anna Soubry and Amber Rudd is the surefire way to win back support that these alleged ‘grandees’ think it is.

Speaking of notable 2010 intake Tories, Rory Stewart has seemingly made a very public defense of Jeremy Corbyn. Prelude to the most bizarre Mayoral ticket ever next year? Probably not, but it's a mad world (as a certain song goes).

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Truss’ problem is that she simply isn’t articulate and entertaining (or, frankly, intelligent) enough to make it on the right-wing intellectual circuit.

Yes: I think Kwasi will remain a weird fixture in such circles and try and build his rep as an intellectual unsuited for politics who was betrayed by his craven ally, like a right wing Varafoukis, but Truss is just too shallow.

[Blair]

I don’t think selecting more candidates like Liz Truss, Anna Soubry and Amber Rudd is the surefire way to win back support that these alleged ‘grandees’ think it is.

Speaking of notable 2010 intake Tories, Rory Stewart has seemingly made a very public defense of Jeremy Corbyn. Prelude to the most bizarre Mayoral ticket ever next year? Probably not, but it's a mad world (as a certain song goes).

His answer revealed he’s someone who wants to show himself as a parliamentarian who sees people like Corbyn as part of the backbench furniture see Benn and Powell