Who should be the next leader of the Tory party?

[SWP's back]

Either our third female PM or our first ethnic minority PM. Both seem excellent choices.

 

[SWP's back]

Only these people get to decide

So they’re predominantly older white males and yet the Tory party is once again about to do something Labour have never done. Have a female or ethnic minority PM. It’s about time Labour woke up and realised that it’s 2022 and maybe promote some women rather than rely on old, middle class white guys.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I know many people don’t like Neil and some don’t like Mair, but God they could take politicians to pieces.

Won’t be long before Truss starts claiming that she will ‘get the big calls right’.

Yes, the half hour interviews that Neil did which merely expected the prospective PM to have understanding of a range of possible issues were hard but exposed the charlatans, which is probably why Johnson ducked his.

I don't think I've heard much of Mair to know, but I know he has a similar reputation.

 

[west didsblue]

Either our third female PM or our first ethnic minority PM. Both seem excellent choices.

I think you've been out of the country too long mate.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Either our third female PM or our first ethnic minority PM. Both seem excellent choices.

Put down the crack pipe.

 

[hilts]

She makes Abbott look like a towering intellect.

Impossible

 

[hilts]

All liars.

She forgot the biscuits?

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Only these people get to decide

I’m not sure they would be the conservative party if their membership was representative of the nation’s demographic but that goes for most political parties, doesn’t it.

 

[threespires]

Either our third female PM or our first ethnic minority PM. Both seem excellent choices.

I cannot deny that the tories track record in giving opportunities to women and people from different ethnic backgrounds sends an important signal that colour of skin and sex really are irrelevant and that ability or personal qualities are not connected to ethnicity or gender. They have made it crystal clear that callous incompetent self-serving arseholes with zero empathy for ordinary people can come in all shapes and sizes, not just fat white men.

 

[hgblue]

So the MPs have delivered a choice between Sunak and Truss, which makes this a very easy decision. To his credit, Sunak has refused to be swayed from his jam tomorrow argument, which at least demonstrates his willingness to tell people something they don't want to hear, so fair play. Problem is, I disagree with this policy, as do the majority of Tory members. so I suspect he's heading for a defeat.

I think it's worthwhile to just mention why a low tax/high growth approach is the one which will prove popular with Tory supporters, because this gets to the root of why people are Tories in the first place. The basic idea is that hard working people should keep as much of their hard earned money as possible, this encourages people to work, and entrepreneurs to set up businesses, which in turn leads to economic growth.

This economic growth drives prosperity, more people in work, paying more taxes, actually raises the tax take, the more you can stimulate growth the more money you have available to fund the good causes that everyone cares about, the nhs, the education system, the welfare system, etc. So the Tory approach is not to penalise wealth creation but to encourage it, as a low tax, low regulation environment provides an incentive for businesses to locate themselves here, which benefits the wider community in the long run as these businesses provide job opportunities.

The situation we find ourselves in post covid is dire, we need a fresh approach via targeted tax cuts to help working families to cope with the cost of living crisis, and help get the economy moving again in order to stave off a looming recession, which will cost jobs, slash the tax intake and prove far more costly in the long run than some well placed tax cuts implemented asap, which is why I like Truss's commitment to an immediate emergency budget if she's elected and why I think ultimately she'll win this contest.