Nadine Dorries

[ZenHalfTimeCrock]

In the name of all that is good, a warning about content would have been nice!

Some of the replies to the tweet are good too (‘Kids are crying now’).

 

[bluethrunthru]

given all the money he gets not allow him to afford a fucking tailor the scarecrow?

 

[ZenHalfTimeCrock]

 

[MillionMilesAway]

ignoring the minor point that Ofcom's rules say that serving politicians shouldn't be interviewers without good reason, or something like that, this is Tom Peck (satirist, Independent columnist) made of Dorries:

Dorries might be a genius – this was the most embarrassed Johnson has looked

‘Friday Night with Nadine’ was far, far worse than surely anyone dared imagine

www.independent.co.uk

He doesn't seem to be impressed.

 

[west didsblue]

ignoring the minor point that Ofcom's rules say that serving politicians shouldn't be interviewers without good reason, or something like that, this is Tom Peck (satirist, Independent columnist) made of Dorries:

Dorries might be a genius – this was the most embarrassed Johnson has looked

‘Friday Night with Nadine’ was far, far worse than surely anyone dared imagine

www.independent.co.uk

He doesn't seem to be impressed.

When even the Telegraph is saying pretty much the same thing, I suspect Dorries’ career in broadcasting might be quite short lived.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/friday-night-nadine-dorries-review-carefully-rationed-boris/

 

[law74]

When even the Telegraph is saying pretty much the same thing, I suspect Dorries’ career in broadcasting might be quite short lived.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/friday-night-nadine-dorries-review-carefully-rationed-boris/

I am fairly certain that there is going to be a civil war in the Self-Servative PARTY within the next 5 years, probably just after the next general election, which I expect to see a Labour majority of over 100 seats.
I expect them to try and put on a united front in front of the media between now and then, but the ultra right wing ERG are pushing them ever further and away from any chance of electability and their attack on the workers isn't having the effectthey would wish, indeed, the consensus of the people is that the unions are correct to be fighting for just and fair pay, safe staffing, and defending hard won rights.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

I am fairly certain that there is going to be a civil war in the Self-Servative PARTY within the next 5 years, probably just after the next general election, which I expect to see a Labour majority of over 100 seats.
I expect them to try and put on a united front in front of the media between now and then, but the ultra right wing ERG are pushing them ever further and away from any chance of electability and their attack on the workers isn't having the effectthey would wish, indeed, the consensus of the people is that the unions are correct to be fighting for just and fair pay, safe staffing, and defending hard won rights.

If you look at their polling numbers with under 40s they are going to need to reinvent themselves to prevent complete wipeout in the decades to come. Even at the last election which was a high watermark for them they secured less than 20% in that demographic. It’s not beyond imagination to think they could get <10% in the next election. And voters are no longer leaning more to the right as they age because they are not accruing wealth like previous generations.

They’ve basically shot themselves in the foot massively. If they do let the lunatics take over the asylum it’s easy to see them devolving into UKIP 2.0 and the Lib Dems taking their place as the party of conservative fiscal policy with a liberal social agenda.

There’s no doubt in my mind the Conservative Party in the form of which it exists today will be extinct in 20 years. The question is whether it will be on their own terms or because they’ve painted themselves into a corner and lack the talent or smarts to get themselves out of it.

 

[BrianW]

Is there actually space for a 'sensible' Tory Party?

Labour has moved so far to the right there are quite similar to the old MacMillan-style Tories. Of course, there are some people, especially in the south, and in rural areas, who will never vote for Labour as they still perceive them as 'socialists'. But those people may well vote Lib-Dem or even Green.

Many of the more dotty Tories seem strangely attracted to 'Reform' which is a rehash of the Brexit Party, and basically a group of xenophobes and libertarian nutters who hate paying tax. Apart from the fact that FPTP will stop them from getting seats, I can't think they will win many voters under the age of 60. In effect, they are competing with the Tories for a declining market share.

I think to survive the Tories will need a very serious rethink. There are successful centre-right parties in Europe that might serve as a model. The snag is, they actually look a lot like Kier Starmer's version of Labour. On the other hand, if they go pursuing the Reform vote, they lose all the young, and vast swathes of the middle class, not least in southern England.

It's a tough one for them. What a shame!

 

[bluethrunthru]

just announced she won't stand in the next GE - Johnson is strapping his chute on

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

just announced she won't stand in the next GE - Johnson is strapping his chute on

An MP doesn’t stand because her Boss was sacked?