The Conservative Party

[Vic]

Bizarrely, I've seen a few Tories mention that "no money left" note from 2010 recently. Andrea Ledsom said yesterday that the reason Rishi hasn't yet delivered on any of his promises was because "Labour left us with no money"!

Apparently it's been floated in focus groups, and people still believe it, so they're genuinely considering blaming the last 13 years of shitshow austerity, Brexit, Truss, and economics that even most big businesses despair of, on Gordon Brown.

I was amazed, but mentioned it to a few people, who all said that they know Tory voters who still go on about it all the time, whenever anything is wrong :/

And after 13 years of austerity cuts, worse services, and more cuts for the hell of it, and a falling standard of living and falling life expectancy except for the rich, is there any money left?

 

[dave_blue12]

The Tory Party inherited a difficult situation and made it worse.

Comparable countries did not go down the doctrinaire austerity route, or certainly not to the same extent. It was a sham. The objective was to reduce the size of the state using austerity as an excuse. They did not understand the macroeconomic consequences, or if they did, they did not care. The objective was to make the rich even richer, and in that, they have succeeded admirably.

Most people do not understand macroeconomics. They just knew it was hurting. That pain was a major factor in getting us the disastrous Brexit. Indeed, many voted for Brexit as a way of 'getting back' at Cameron and Osborne. (Osborne was arguably the worst Chancellor since WW2.)

The result has fucked us even further economically while dividing the country as nothing else has done since religion stopped being contentious. In some ways, this suits the Tories. They thrive on division and chaos, not least in their private moneymaking schemes.

The great British public is easily conned. Just give them someone to blame.

Yeah but we got more billionaires and they are all way richer.

Rejoice !

Tory cunts.

 

[journolud]

The result has fucked us even further economically while dividing the country as nothing else has done since religion stopped being contentious. In some ways, this suits the Tories. They thrive on division and chaos, not least in their private moneymaking schemes.

erm, have you seen the religion thread?

 

[Vic]

I still feel like either of the parties are just the same shit with a different tie.. Far too interested in cross party conflict than doing the right thing

Hard to do the right thing without a conflict with the people who are doing the wrong thing.

So effectively you want the parties to agree on the same shit so you can complain there's no difference.

 

[Bluemanc100]

Hard to do the right thing without a conflict with the people who are doing the wrong thing.

So effectively you want the parties to agree on the same shit so you can complain there's no difference.

If they could actually work together and pull in the same direction we’d be in a much better place..

It’s never happening though

We’re a fucking embarrassment of a country from top to bottom.. Govt and public alike

 

[woody1968]

Just remembered the STories have had several successes- more people in prison - more people waiting for operations- more children living in poverty - more food banks and more billionaires - well done STory Party you should be very proud of your achievements

 

[BrianW]

erm, have you seen the religion thread?

People used to be willing to die for their particular version of Christianity. That's how important it was.

No longer the case. Most people laugh at religion now, and the rest are relaxed about it. I'm happy to go into any church, there's only one God if you believe. And if you don't, it's irrelevant as the stamp-collecting club.

 

[Vic]

If they could actually work together and pull in the same direction we’d be in a much better place..

It’s never happening though

We’re a fucking embarrassment of a country from top to bottom.. Govt and public alike

You mean like the Tories and LibDems pulling together on austerity cuts for five years? Work together to rescind Brexit? Or work together to pretend we can make Brexit work?

Work to keep through traffic out of residential areas or work together to ensure drivers can go where they like?

Work together for a Mottram bypass (or build houses) or work together to protect the green belt?

Etc etc etc

 

[Vic]

And still pissing off rural Britain.

Ditching of English horticulture strategy ‘beggars belief’ - Farmers Weekly

Industry bodies have hit out after the government ditched plans for an English horticulture strategy. The promise to put together a plan for the sector,

www.fwi.co.uk

 

[Bluemanc100]

You mean like the Tories and LibDems pulling together on austerity cuts for five years? Work together to rescind Brexit? Or work together to pretend we can make Brexit work?

Work to keep through traffic out of residential areas or work together to ensure drivers can go where they like?

Work together for a Mottram bypass (or build houses) or work together to protect the green belt?

Etc etc etc

I guess you’re saying the whole fucking thing is a shambles?

I agree