The Conservative Party

[mosssideblue]

Why do the Tories insist they know that the public don't want a GE and say what we really want is for a united Tory party?

 

[bobmcfc]

So the person who was self evidently the least shit option during the last leadership election will now become the leader. But in the interim about 81,000 people decided that indulging in a bit of casual racism and childish revenge for the downfall of their beloved fat bastard leader was worth putting an imbecile in charge who managed to tank the economy tout suite. So I reckon each one of those 81,000 owes the country at least £800,000. Not sure how we are going to collect it from them but whatever format it takes it should be known as the fuckwit tax.

That sounds about right

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Why do the Tories insist they know that the public don't want a GE and say what we really want is for a united Tory party?

The people who were clambering for Johnson to come back are now saying Sunak has no mandate and must call a snap election. They weirdly weren’t saying that when Truss got the gig.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Well, at least if he takes revenge and gives none of them a job, Sunak won't be missing out on a lot of "talent".

True, but I doubt he'll be looking for revenge - the current cabinet is Truss'.

I think Trevelyan and Wallace will stay on, it would be pretty risky to actively eject those two as they're inoffensive mostly and it's an unneeded distraction to do so. Cleverly may also be kept for a while, although Foreign Sec has been neutralised over the last 10 years. Sharma is irrelevant, just as COP26 is proving to be.

Clarke and Mogg will likely go in fairly short order, although he may let Clarke stew in the Levelling Up fiasco for a while. Mogg will likely be furious when Sunak restates that fracking is suspended.

 

[bonespost]

See that Patel was counting the Johnson votes

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Why do the Tories insist they know that the public don't want a GE and say what we really want is for a united Tory party?

Telling you what they want you to think.

 

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

Policies often react to events - only ideological policies don’t but they are always curbed by realities and realities are driven by events.

By your reckoning Labours cost of living policy is not a policy then. You should probably let them know.

Not too sure all policies are driven by events....Labour provided (for example ... the list is not exhaustive)

Free TV licences to over 75s
Free eye tests for the over 60s
Free admission to Museums & galleries
Free prescriptions for cancer patients
Free bus passes for the over 60s
Freedom of Information Act

Obviously not policies that benefited everyone but not driven by events either.

 

[mosssideblue]

Telling you what they want you to think.

Exactly.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Why do the Tories insist they know that the public don't want a GE and say what we really want is for a united Tory party?

Because they know they would lose - possibly very badly

 

[Brooklands Blue]

Not too sure all policies are driven by events....Labour provided (for example ... the list is not exhaustive)

Free TV licences to over 75s
Free eye tests for the over 60s
Free admission to Museums & galleries
Free prescriptions for cancer patients
Free bus passes for the over 60s

Obviously not policies that benefited everyone but not driven by events either.

For balance Blair and Labour supported the invasion of Iraq and intervention in Afghanistan which unleashed massive instability in the region which exists to this day and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. I'm not a Tory or a supporter of that party but Labour in its current guise is not the solution to this country's problems but then neither are the Tories.