UK General Discussion: Rishecession

[Middle-aged Europe]

William Henry Harrison resigned?

[YL]

https://twitter.com/TmorrowsPapers/status/1583201389395574784

[MillennialModerate]

I know the monarch is supposed to stay neutral but in a situstion like this it’s be nice if the King could nudge the government to call an election

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

I know the monarch is supposed to stay neutral but in a situstion like this it’s be nice if the King could nudge the government to call an election

An elected President probably would have done so last week.

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

William Henry Harrison resigned?

He resigned from life

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

William Henry Harrison resigned?

He resigned from life

Yes.

[Mike88]

https://twitter.com/BJPMarshall/status/1583206638886203392

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

The Daily Star’s head of lettuce live stream got its own Wikipedia page.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Star_lettuce

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/Alan_McGuinness/status/1582780559989739522

[Storr]

https://twitter.com/WalkerMarcus/status/1583203005222223872?s=20&t=gVUnW7gdu...

[Middle-aged Europe]

https://twitter.com/Alan_McGuinness/status/1582780559989739522

Interesting times, interesting times.

[Torrain]

With all the talk of Boris, let’s just remember that he’s:
a) under investigation for misleading the House of Commons over partygate
b) a sleazy, manipulative SOB:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Gabriel_Pogrund/status/1583211432635604992

[brucejoel99]

I’ve got a very important surgery on the 28th. Bets on whether there’ll be a new PM in office by then?

As it turns out, the 28th has been announced as the date on which the final members' ballot (if it ends up going that far) will close, the results will be announced, & Truss & the new leader will successively head over to the Palace

[MABA 2020]

I’ve got a very important surgery on the 28th. Bets on whether there’ll be a new PM in office by then?

As it turns out, the 28th has been announced as the date on which the final members' ballot (if it ends up going that far) will close, the results will be announced, & Truss & the new leader will successively head over to the Palace

I appreciate that they're doing the leadership election on fast forward this time

[Angel of Death]

https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1583209400671809537

I'm not sure it's a good idea to just wade in another country's internal politics like that...

[Middle-aged Europe]

https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1583209400671809537

I'm not sure it's a good idea to just wade in another country's internal politics like that...

BoJo/Zelenskyy is the weirdest bromance since Putin/Trump.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1583209400671809537

I'm not sure it's a good idea to just wade in another country's internal politics like that...

If popularity in Ukraine was all-determinative, then Boris would serve as PM for at least as long as Thatcher.

[LostInOhio]

I know this has been the butt of a joke but seriously: CAN King Charles dissolve parliament and call for a general election? How would the British public receive such an action? I just cannot get over how ridiculous this is that there is now going to be a second unelected PM in like two months.

What use is he if he can’t intervene in such a situation? This is like the one rare situation in which a king would be advantageous.

[Estrella]

I know this has been the butt of a joke but seriously: CAN King Charles dissolve parliament and call for a general election? How would the British public receive such an action? I just cannot get over how ridiculous this is that there is now going to be a second unelected PM in like two months.

There's no written law that says he can't, but the British constitution consists of a lot more than just written laws. The only thing stopping him is tradition, but that tradition is the constitution.

What use is he if he can’t intervene in such a situation? This is like the one rare situation in which a king would be advantageous.

No, this is where a republican head of state would be advantageous. A head of state with no legitimacy to intervene in politics is pretty useless in a situation like this.

[Joe Republic]

Summer 2022 leadership election: 60 days
Eventual winner's tenure as leader: 50 days

Autumn 2022 leadership election: 4 days
Eventual winner's tenure as leader:   7 hours?

[Pericles]

My take is it has to be Rishi. Boris is toxic with both MPs and the public. Mordaunt and Wallace are unknowns, they have high upsides and downsides but right now it should be someone who is already respected by the markets, the public and MPs. Sunak is unpopular and Labour have plenty of attack lines against him, but he is the least unpopular of the lot. He has some economic credibility and is the least tainted by the mini-budget disaster (unlike those who signed off on it in Cabinet). He can calm the markets and start to repair the Tory brand, so at least Starmer is held to a minority government.

[RFK Jr.’s Brain Worm]

Summer 2022 leadership election: 60 days
Eventual winner's tenure as leader: 50 days

Autumn 2022 leadership election: 4 days
Eventual winner's tenure as leader:   7 hours?

[If my soul was made of stone]

Summer 2022 leadership election: 60 days
Eventual winner's tenure as leader: 50 days

Autumn 2022 leadership election: 4 days
Eventual winner's tenure as leader:   7 hours?

When this trend continues to the point of multiple PMs and leadership elections being superimposed upon the same instant, will Number 10 become a wormhole?

[Joe Republic]

Summer 2022 leadership election: 60 days
Eventual winner's tenure as leader: 50 days

Autumn 2022 leadership election: 4 days
Eventual winner's tenure as leader:   7 hours?

https://twitter.com/Sansom_Rob/status/1583156024621805568

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So yesterday at work, I randomly thought of the og Spitting Image skit where the whole Commons expresses its desire for Thatcher to "GO NOW".

Then this happens.