58 yo woman plots to overthrow the government

[shakingmytambourineatyou]

Right. I am now so sick of just about everything, the plots, the lies, the policies, that I am thinking of nipping down south (if there are any trains/tubes) and overthrowing the government. What will I need? Should I take sandwiches?

@Platax

DS wanted to volunteer me for cub leader when he was in cubs because "when you get cross, Mum, you get really cross". So I think I'd be very qualified for giving Johnson, Gove, Patel, Raab and Rees Mogg a good Talking To before sending them to sit on the naughty step. Also for getting rid of any pesky cops or soldiers who dare to try to stop us taking over.

I'll join you in that 😁 I'll use my firm teacher voice. Michael Gove is top of my list for a good telling off, possibly with a pack of the Irritable Pets of Mumsnet circling him threateningly

I'm in. We can do a far better job than the current bunch of corrupt incompetent fools.

Can i be foreign secretary? I speak French and German.

We should probably start a political party. God knows there needs to be a plausible opposition, and I believe we have the right mixture of common sense, energetic exasperation, and teatime provisions for the job. And a pillory.

I'll have a crack at education 😆

@KloppsTeeth

Can we have a transparency law that all politicians have to wear the logos of the companies that sponsor them, like in Formula 1?

Oh, I missed that one. Brilliant.

I'm up for joining. I have a warm waterproof coat and decent bought for trailing round parks with toddlers during winter lockdowns!
I don't actually want to live in London though. Can I work in Education and be responsible for leveling up education in the north without creaming off tons of funding to private companies doing ineffective tutoring. I'm happy to multitask and supervise a bit of HS2 from this end also.

I've been thinking over the last few days I need renewed purpose in life..

My hair's badly in need of a cut so I could be your stooge.

@EducatingArti

I'm up for joining. I have a warm waterproof coat and decent bought for trailing round parks with toddlers during winter lockdowns! I don't actually want to live in London though. Can I work in Education and be responsible for leveling up education in the north without creaming off tons of funding to private companies doing ineffective tutoring. I'm happy to multitask and supervise a bit of HS2 from this end also.

Many countries have a political capital and an economic one. London economic, where for political?

I vote Liverpool.

Can i come? I'd love to be Culture secretary, i can knit so kinda artistic..

Plus i'm tall, so will be useful for cleaning the No. 10 cobwebs and shit on top of the cabinet!

Should we all bring our own flasks or will there be a tea urn? I’ll organise the milk rota shall I?

I’m not sure that I really want a position of power but
I’ve got folding chairs. I’ll bring them on the bus.

@shreddednips photo please. Of Alan, not the scrotum.

@Camdenish

Should we all bring our own flasks or will there be a tea urn? I’ll organise the milk rota shall I?

I’m not sure that I really want a position of power but
I’ve got folding chairs. I’ll bring them on the bus.

Ooo a tea urn @Camdenish there's an idea. Don't forget the cake please, mines a Victoria sponge please, extra cream. An army marches on its stomach don't you know!

If everyone brings their own mugs it should work. I’m sure theHouse had tea urns. As soon as we get in it will be my job to commandeer them.

I've got loads of camping mugs, I'll bring them on the train shall I, bit more sturdy than normal ones

I'll rally my church ladies aswell, we have a tea and cake making rota on a Sunday so I'm sure we can get ourselves organised when we get there. Whose on washing up duty?

Ok this is coming together nicely. I will bring thermoses of homemade tomato soup, and bottles of Baileys for, um, medicinal purposes 😬

Is that one of you I can see sneaking round the back of the lecturn?

Count me in. But will there be much walking because I'll need to wear my comfy shoes, if so?

Wear your comfy shoes but we will have a basket of visitor slippers by the door of no. 10.
I’ll do the washing up rota. If we all reuse our mugs it should simplify things.

@Camdenish

Wear your comfy shoes but we will have a basket of visitor slippers by the door of no. 10. I’ll do the washing up rota. If we all reuse our mugs it should simplify things.

This reminds me of a thread a few years back where one poster shared that she had a basket of "artisanal slippers" by the door for guests

On a serious note I'd bloody love it if we could have a Mumsnet march on Downing Street.

How quickly do you think we could collapse the government if we were able to get Jacob Reese-Mogg’s Nanny to come over to us?

(Sadly[?] no connections there.)

I've asked my old friend from uni if I can stay in his tiny spare room in Ealing for as long as it takes and he said yes. Have train ticket from Newcastle for tomorrow morning. Shall I come straight to Number 10 when I arrive at King's Cross?
Do I need a packed lunch or will there be something hot?

Masks and handgel mandatory?

@LuluBlakey1

Masks and handgel mandatory?

Well if there's cheese and wine there we don't need to socially distance so.....

Besides, Im deaf and can't lip read If you are all wearing masks so won't be able to hear the rally cries of @shakingmytambourineatyou

Does anyone remember “The Amazing Mrs Pritchard “ TV series BBC from 2006 about just this - an English Mum taking over parliament. Must be some old DVD’s somewhere - would be excellent for pre-planning!