Page 15 | Oh Andy, Andy, Andy.. just Why?

Bonkers2026 · 28/08/2026 15:11

Jopo12 · 28/08/2026 14:24

The man has no clue how to run a country. But then no one in the labour party does so nothing new there

Agree, its like we have an influencer trying to cos play a prime minister

Cadeaukatze · 28/08/2026 15:11

SoThatwasSummer · 28/08/2026 14:20

@Badbadbunny agree on the vape shops etc landlords cant have shops sat empty for ages with standing charges and water rates to keep paying.

They could reduce the rents but it is apparently better for them to have no rent than low rent.

And needing to make ends meet doesn't mean that it's ok to rent to criminals.

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WallowingInMud · 28/08/2026 15:11

andthat · 28/08/2026 15:04

Unfortunately @WallowingInMud, there are many, many people in the population who have the vote - but are not politically savvy.

You might not like it, but the PM recognizes that an interview in the Times won't reach these voters... and.. also like it or not... he's had a lot of success with some parts of the electorate with this SM style.

Honestly I get the reasoning. But that’s what annoys me so much - just because you are not politically savvy doesn’t mean you need your leader playing with a little bus to convey that the message is about buses.

I want him to do well. I’m just not sure that building little Lego houses or cosplaying being a shop worker or a bit part in High Noon is way to do it.

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Imdunfer · 28/08/2026 15:09

I'm a bit more worried about the fact that the man who resigned as defence minister with a blistering attack on Starmer for not raising defence spending now appears to be saying that he's not going, as Chancellor, to be planning how or when to increase defence to the levels he was calling for when he assisted in deposing Starmer.

Jaxhog · 28/08/2026 15:08

This bus thing is just a nonsense. Unless you live in or very near a major conurbation, there ARE no buses! I live less than 30 miles from London, and we have very few. I even have a free bus pass, which I've used exactly twice. In Bognor, which is nowhere near me.

andthat · 28/08/2026 15:04

Unfortunately @WallowingInMud, there are many, many people in the population who have the vote - but are not politically savvy.

You might not like it, but the PM recognizes that an interview in the Times won't reach these voters... and.. also like it or not... he's had a lot of success with some parts of the electorate with this SM style.

Beepen · 28/08/2026 15:04

StandFirm · 28/08/2026 15:01

And when we get old Nige we'll be longing for Andy back.

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I want Andy to be the leader this country needs. But he needs to make the shift from mayor of Manchester to leader of a country which includes many many people in the south who also feel ground down and cut off

bafta16 · 28/08/2026 15:03

MissMappsGardenProduce · 28/08/2026 14:21

He is a bumping weight prick.
He was a bumping weight prick when he was mayor.
He will be a bumping weight prick for all his time as PM.

We are ruled by a bumping weight prick.

Other bumping weight pricks like him.

People with four or more brain cells don't.

eh?

Beepen · 28/08/2026 15:03

Therewegothen · 28/08/2026 14:58

Yeah buses have been dire for years and years, why has not a single government addressed it?

I loved in Cumbria in my teen years, around 2000 and the bus stop was 1.5 miles away from my house, across fields, and ran once an hour, stopping at 6pm. It was impossible to commute via bus. And trains, forget it.

The public transport infrastructure outside of cities is absolutely dreadful. And even in cities it isn't great, most of Manchester is served by buses going to and from the city centre, a 10minute car journey going east to north will take an hour and 10 on the bus.

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Yes its maddening how little investment there has been in public transport infrastructure. We need more public transport, in more places, and more frequently. Otherwise the free bus fare policy is just rubbing salt in the wound. (I am a disabled person who lives in a big urban area but could most certainly not risk relying on a bus)!

Beepen · 28/08/2026 15:01

Thought of this thread when I saw this!

StandFirm · 28/08/2026 15:01

CelticSilver · 28/08/2026 14:04

I can't believe I'm longing for Starmer back!

And when we get old Nige we'll be longing for Andy back.

NewFrock · 28/08/2026 14:59

We are similar here. Buses run from 12pm to 1pm with an hour off for lunch

There's a bus every hour at the end of our village between 10am and 5pm, but it's a ribbon development and the bus stops at a T junction on the road at the end. So there's a mile walk to the bus stop for those (like me) who live at the opposite end. Very time consuming. Not much use for getting to and from work for more than one reason.

JoshLymanSwagger · 28/08/2026 14:58

WallowingInMud · 28/08/2026 14:43

On what part of his body is he ‘wearing’ the hat?

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His head.

Therewegothen · 28/08/2026 14:58

BindweedIsMyNemesis · 28/08/2026 14:08

Absolutely @Beepen . We have a bus service on Wednesdays (yes, just on Wednesdays) and it is one way.....

Yeah buses have been dire for years and years, why has not a single government addressed it?

I loved in Cumbria in my teen years, around 2000 and the bus stop was 1.5 miles away from my house, across fields, and ran once an hour, stopping at 6pm. It was impossible to commute via bus. And trains, forget it.

The public transport infrastructure outside of cities is absolutely dreadful. And even in cities it isn't great, most of Manchester is served by buses going to and from the city centre, a 10minute car journey going east to north will take an hour and 10 on the bus.

AnitaCam · 28/08/2026 14:45

LlynTegid · 28/08/2026 14:36

Just unfollow, it's not that difficult.

Though given how stupid some Reform voters are, perhaps sometimes there is a value in a version of Play School.

It’s lucky that only Reform voters are stupid, isn’t it……………..

Weeellokthen · 28/08/2026 14:43

BasildonBonds · 28/08/2026 14:17

For some reason I initially read that as a mini Kemi.

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We need a Kemi, wish she wisnae a tory though

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WallowingInMud · 28/08/2026 14:43

JoshLymanSwagger · 28/08/2026 14:41

I have a photo of DH wearing nothing but a hard hat. 😁👷🏻‍♂️

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On what part of his body is he ‘wearing’ the hat?

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WallowingInMud · 28/08/2026 14:42

LlynTegid · 28/08/2026 14:36

Just unfollow, it's not that difficult.

Though given how stupid some Reform voters are, perhaps sometimes there is a value in a version of Play School.

But I don’t want to unfollow.

I want him to be better. I want to see him being better. If I unfollow I might miss the moment when his comms become better and that would make me sad. I don’t want to be sad.

I want Labour to do well and get more than one term in office in order to make big changes to our society. I worries that if he is spending time building little LEGO houses and practising his cowboy throw then he’s not actually doing big things. He’s just communicating about everyday stuff through the medium of little things.

Come on Andy. You can Be Better #DitchTheToys

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HeatWaving · 28/08/2026 14:42

WallowingInMud · 28/08/2026 13:59

[I categorically refuse to put the word ‘lighthearted’ in the title to indicate that Im not actually traumatised. Also because saying this post is lighthearted is just as facile as holding a little bus or building a Lego haus to illustrate my point.
See below.]

I realise that I don’t need to follow Mr B on instagram but I do and I’m feeling deeply patronised:

First a little toy bus (talking about buses innit), then a Lego house (building more Lego houses to amuse the homeless), a bit of cosplay by dressing up as a Sainsbury’s man of the people (to show that you can work at Sainsbury's and a sexy uniform is thrown in) and now… throwing a cowboy hat at the camera/phone to illustrate that cowboy builders are …cowboys.

Make it stop.

AIBU

You okay hun?(As they say here)

Not seen anything you are writing about.

JoshLymanSwagger · 28/08/2026 14:41

BasildonBonds · 28/08/2026 14:28

She does like to pose whilst wearing a hard hat!

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I have a photo of DH wearing nothing but a hard hat. 😁👷🏻‍♂️

EasternStandard · 28/08/2026 14:40

Yanbu but for some reason I get hardly any of it which is fine by me.

AnswerIsNo · 28/08/2026 14:38

Speaking of buses
Don't worry, the Number 350 will be here soon, I promise...
but it terminates at the Sunlit Uplands

Persephonia1966 · 28/08/2026 14:37

SoThatwasSummer · 28/08/2026 14:20

@Badbadbunny agree on the vape shops etc landlords cant have shops sat empty for ages with standing charges and water rates to keep paying.

It is circular though. Empty shops or shops that just sell vapes etc deter people from going to the high street so the few regular shops remaining get less custom and close. If you get rid of the vape shops you need to do other stuff to tempt regular shops and regular shoppers back. If you are spending money on schemes to tempt regular shops/shoppers back you need to get rid of the dodgy vape shops at the same time. So it's part of the puzzle

Part of the problem though is that rents are too high in a lot of places for most shops so only the dodgy places can afford it (because money laundering is more profitable than running a florist I guess). That isn't landlords being evil. Often it's the council and the 🐘 in the room is that they are so cash strapped they need the rent money. But it's ironic if the vape shops selling drugs are the only ones who can afford the council rent so that the council can spend money dealing with anti-social behaviour issues etc etc.

LlynTegid · 28/08/2026 14:36

Just unfollow, it's not that difficult.

Though given how stupid some Reform voters are, perhaps sometimes there is a value in a version of Play School.

AnitaCam · 28/08/2026 14:33

He’s trying very hard to keep people on side whilst shafting the country. It’s like a very malicious episode of PlaySchool.