UK General Discussion: Rishecession

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As for Truss, victory speech today was a bit awkward. (Love the thread title btw)

Has she ever given a speech that isn't

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Britain - the first country to voluntarily renounce it's status as a developed nation?

Didn't the US do that in 1980?

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Johnson left #10 like three hours ago.

Truss isn't there yet because she's still finishing a speech to her staff.

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Will Badenoch get something? I remember Truss hinted at making her Foreign Minister a month ago, lord help us all.

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Lucy Allan is complaining about Michelle Donelan being in cabinet.

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This might be embarrassing for the new PM.

https://twitter.com/itvcalendar/status/1567102473826885637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7...

That is the best thing she has ever said that i have heard.

(and even better than all nonsense keir starmer has ever said). This proofs to me that she actually is someone who cares.

Lol I hate the monarchy but there is more than enough evidence that Truss doesn't care about people.

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This might be embarrassing for the new PM.

https://twitter.com/itvcalendar/status/1567102473826885637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7...

That is the best thing she has ever said that i have heard.

(and even better than all nonsense keir starmer has ever said). This proofs to me that she actually is someone who cares.

Lol I hate the monarchy but there is more than enough evidence that Truss doesn't care about people.

What evidence? Your personal guts, the fact that she is a conservative?

Also, "i hate the monarchy but..." really doesn't sound like you hate the monarchy. The "but" indicates you don't care about it as an issue which at the end is the same as being in favour of the monarchy.

I strongly care about the issue, actually. I just think Truss's policies like not passing a windfall tax on new oil exploitation like the Norwegians did a couple decades back is proof that she doesn't care about working people.

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I do find it odd that the showrunners would choose to have the Queen die just as the "PM Truss" story arc gets going. I wonder if it is a sign that they don't expect Liz Truss to improve ratings and so have opted for something "bigger" to improve viewership.

The story arcs and angles have been becoming increasingly far-fetched and confusing since the debut of Tory Time in 2010 but this takes the cake. Hopes were high after the 2019 season that programming would return to normality but that clearly didn't happen.

The showrunners have indicated that the show will remain on the air until at least 2024, which leaves two more seasons, but after the 2024 season with its general election storyline, there will be calls to cancel the show. A sequel named Labour Land could then potentially take its place and boost viewership.

I personally think they went a little overboard with Suella Braverman. Like I get they needed new subplots, but it seems like the showrunners at Langley just went with the most cartoonishly evil character they could come up with.

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LOL:
https://twitter.com/DelicateFabrics/status/1567216691989385216

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So what countries will be next to become Republics?

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We should put the Northern Ireland religious issues aside and just resolve it for the sake of eliminating border gore.

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We should put the Northern Ireland religious issues aside and just resolve it for the sake of eliminating border gore.

How? The issue is that the religious and cultural issues prevent any resolution that's satisfying to a large enough proportion of the population to work.

/s

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What happens if a Tory MP votes against budget or parts of it.  I've heard scrapping the additional rate is unpopular with some Tory MPs.  Probably not enough to stop it but if one voted it down, do they get booted out of party.

Almost certainly they get booted out, yes.

Oh I forgot MPs can literally be kicked out of the party/disciplined for going against the leadership on one vote.

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Wow. IMF bailouts are usually for third world countries.

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In all seriousness, I want Theresa May back.

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Liz Truss is basically what happens when you combine the introverted awkwardness of Theresa May, the complete incompetence of Boris Johnson, the hatred of poor people of David Cameron into one Margaret Thatcher wannabe and then remove all residual charisma with an industrial strength garden hose.

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In light of the pound tumbling again this morning, I was searching up Kwasi Kwarteng's wiki page to see how someone this blindingly incompetent got into office and I noticed The Economist is thinking the same way:

How Not To Run A Country (The Economist)

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I've had Prime Minister Infinity runs where I'm trying to lose go better and more competent than this.

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Truss's cabinet is full of the overambitious grifter clowns too, so they'd probably begin to jump ship at some point within the next few weeks if this continues.

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More YouGov findings:

Truss approval: 15/65
Kwarteng approval: 7/60
Government approval on the economy: 11/76

LOL someone is getting sacked

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More YouGov findings:

Truss approval: 15/65
Kwarteng approval: 7/60
Government approval on the economy: 11/76

LOL someone is getting sacked

No chance: Number 10 is playing a much bigger role in economic policy now than they have for a while (certainly more than Boris ever did) and everyone knows this: so she'd have very little credibility in doing this and also it removes a key shield for her.

There's a point though where any help gained from using Kwarteng as a shield is outweighed by the fact that he's almost comically unpopular. Downing Street could save face by just firing him after this bout of disaster and then put all the blame on him.

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It’s notable that the insane Labour lead is no longer “a single poll”, but a trend replicated across most of the mainstream polling trackers:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ElectionMapsUK/status/1575874214170484737
For context, the Wikipedia polling aggregate now looks like this:

Jesus. There were some polls showing up to 55%?

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Yeah, Starmer (despite all the whining by some) has turned out to be a very good Labour leader. Beyond being more moderate in general I also think the 'Sir' helps with reassuring swing voters he's not some communist or whatever.

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Even Larry doesn't want anything to do with her.
https://twitter.com/Cat_Headley/status/1575612283719278593

I checked his age and he is believed to be almost 16 (so pretty old for a cat). I wouldn't be surprised if Liz Truss ends up killing him like she did for the Queen and the British economy.

Larry and I actually share a birth month and year.

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Who is favored in that case? Badenoch?