The Conservative Party

[Fred_Quimby]

If this goes badly we might have a new PM by Monday.

There’s a lot of MPs who will lose their jobs if they vote in favour of fracking.

I wonder how much this will be reported in the local press? ‘Local MP votes for fracking in our backyard’

 

[Bodicoteblue]

A Party at war with itself

Liz Truss's special adviser suspended and faces investigation

Jason Stein faces a formal investigation by the team responsible for standards across government.

www.bbc.co.uk

Former advisor to Prince Andrew eh?
This is a man who needs to buy a stack of copy-books to accommodate all his blots.

 

[mat]

another policy that was really only ever a soundbite bights the dust

Great British Railways transport bill shelved

The transport secretary admits the full plan for overhauling how the railways are run will be delayed.

www.bbc.co.uk

"This bill has been delayed due to militant trade unionists refusing to take extensive pay cuts. The UK government apologises for the inconvenience caused..."

 

[MillionMilesAway]

No one picked her up on that, she kept repeating it as a victory when in reality we could be facing some horrific bills this time next year.

I thought Starmer mentioned that she'd been having a go about the Labour 6-month plan last week while bragging about the 2-year plan of their own.
A week later...

 

[Hart of the Matter]

Lisa Nandy just handed Steve Baker and the Tories their arses, pity Perry Mason can't do the same.

Watched that and thought she was great. The BBC crew were shitting it as usual but Steve Baker needs to be watched to be believed. That is one scary mindset typical of the 'new' Tory party. No shame and no realisation of current reality ... Instead, quoting policies from 1911 and potential impact in 2044.... I kid you not...

 

[metalblue]

A few months ago I was given an agency contract to sign, by default I was expected to contract out of 48 hour limit, there was no option to choose it was just a standard term of the contract.

I didn't sign it and didn't approach the agency.

I'm not sure the experience of a senior financial services worker is as of much relevance to the Tories' evil plan as those of the workers at the bottom.

If people in finance want to voluntarily work themselves into an early grave because of their own addiction to their job or greed, that's their own business.

I’m in mining these days mate, proper man’s work. Bankers can work all the hours god sends for all I care, the fannies ;)

I do agree that it’s there to protect those workers from unscrupulous bosses who have less options to tell them to poke it - and as such I believe it should remain. Removing it will have zero impact on GDP but could make life less enjoyable for a section of workers.

 

[Vic]

Govt abstained on economy responsibility, lost, so has to produce reports to parliament.

 

[Vic]

Rees Mogg's amendment on fracking is to delay further consideration until the government has worked out what they meant when they said it would need local consent.

 

[Gabriel]

I suspect Hunt has told Truss she’s not getting a second series, ala Alan Partridge, and will have to make changes, so she’ll be running around sacking people for ridiculous reasons: ‘and who left this coffee cup here?’

 

[MCFC1993]

Shits going down tonight, looks like quite a few Tory's will be going against the whip and voting against fracking tonight. Senior tories too and I can't imagine Truss has the sort of backing to remove them.