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Thread 23. Sunak - Unicorn Kingdom

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DuncinToffee · 27/04/2023 09:43

previouus thread
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4769680-thread-22-sunak-taxes-truth-and-tories?page=40&reply=125746141

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Eyesopenwideawake · 27/04/2023 14:14

Posted this earlier in politics;

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2023/04/27/kay-burleys-textbook-one-two-takedown-of-james-cleverly-was-magnificently-done/

Kay Burley's textbook one-two takedown of James Cleverly was magnificently done

Over on Sky News Kay Burley was asking foreign secretary – foreign secretary! – James Cleverly about people attempting to come to the UK on small boats. In particular, whether or not it was illegal. And it was the first part of a textbook one-two which...

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2023/04/27/kay-burleys-textbook-one-two-takedown-of-james-cleverly-was-magnificently-done

SerendipityJane · 27/04/2023 14:17

BringBackCoffeeCreams · 27/04/2023 14:12

I don't understand this. Blizzard is an American company, based in America, as is Microsoft. What has it got to do with with the UK? And how have they managed to block it?

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Because they have a regulatory presence in the UK. (Which makes it easier to tax them for a start).

We need to be careful here - Microsoft are a behemoth - truly one of the worlds Big Beasts. And just because it can' get it's way, may not be a bad thing. However by allowing this narrative to explode onto the world stage, the UK government has lost this battle before it started. Because even if the UK is right here (and I have some sympathy with the decision) the pisspoor control of messaging in and of itself tells you how shit Unicorn Sunak is.

Meanwhile

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BringBackCoffeeCreams · 27/04/2023 14:52

30p Lee making an absolute twat of himself. How can they get away with being so bloody rude to people?

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2023/04/27/lee-anderson-lawsplaining-to-the-met-police-commissioner-is-a-most-extraordinary-watch-13-arresting-responses/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pic&utm_campaign=facebookpic&fbclid=IwAR1nEdxnqODkH7wIchJWlscpUu7zYdhQfCMgdZee80vK7k-UF7tqLs5mpww

Lee Anderson lawsplaining to the Met Police commissioner is a most extraordinary watch - 13 arresting responses

You’ll already be aware of Conservative MP (and party deputy chair) Lee Anderson, who is paid £100,000 a year by GB News and thinks perfectly nutritious meals can be cooked for 30p a time. We mention him again – with some reluctance – after he took Met...

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2023/04/27/lee-anderson-lawsplaining-to-the-met-police-commissioner-is-a-most-extraordinary-watch-13-arresting-responses?fbclid=IwAR1nEdxnqODkH7wIchJWlscpUu7zYdhQfCMgdZee80vK7k-UF7tqLs5mpww

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DuncinToffee · 27/04/2023 15:03

Eyesopenwideawake · 27/04/2023 14:14

Posted this earlier in politics;

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2023/04/27/kay-burleys-textbook-one-two-takedown-of-james-cleverly-was-magnificently-done/

Well done Kay Burley and about time the 'illegal' part got challenged.

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Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 15:08

Kay Burley was magnificent. Did anyone see Marina Purkiss in action with Rees Mogg? Sisters are doing it for all of us.

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DuncinToffee · 27/04/2023 15:09

Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 15:08

Kay Burley was magnificent. Did anyone see Marina Purkiss in action with Rees Mogg? Sisters are doing it for all of us.

I saw the clip, she was on fire!

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Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 15:21

For anyone who missed it.

https://twitter.com/mrjamesob/status/1650965858909298689?s=20

pointythings · 27/04/2023 15:27

I can't listen to that clip with JRM. Two second of that upper class shitty drawl and my head explodes.

Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 15:35

pointythings · 27/04/2023 15:27

I can't listen to that clip with JRM. Two second of that upper class shitty drawl and my head explodes.

It’s worth persevering with.

Coffeeandbourbons · 27/04/2023 15:36

Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 15:08

Kay Burley was magnificent. Did anyone see Marina Purkiss in action with Rees Mogg? Sisters are doing it for all of us.

She wasn’t against Mick Lynch! She was a Tory sellout

Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 15:38

Coffeeandbourbons · 27/04/2023 15:36

She wasn’t against Mick Lynch! She was a Tory sellout

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She was bloody brilliant this morning.

TokyoSushi · 27/04/2023 15:39

L1ttledrummergirl · 27/04/2023 10:07

Thank you @DuncinToffee.

Unicorn Britain, where the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and we are told to ignore the evidence we see around us in favour of what the government decides is right today.

Magic money tree when Truss broke the country, no magic money tree for public sector workers.

Unicorn Britain, where there is a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow, you just need a tory friend to help you find it.

Exactly this!

jgw1 · 27/04/2023 15:39

TokyoSushi · 27/04/2023 15:39

Exactly this!

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Is it called unicorn Britain because all our ration will be each day is one corn?

RafaistheKingofClay · 27/04/2023 15:43

Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 15:35

It’s worth persevering with.

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Especially the very end where he cuts to the weather to avoid answering a question.

newnamethanks · 27/04/2023 15:51

Well done Kay. Now you need to get 30p into the studio. He'll explain the legal position to you. Voters of Ashfield, we beg you, free us from this tosser.

jgw1 · 27/04/2023 15:52

newnamethanks · 27/04/2023 15:51

Well done Kay. Now you need to get 30p into the studio. He'll explain the legal position to you. Voters of Ashfield, we beg you, free us from this tosser.

Bit harsh on tossers.

Coffeeandbourbons · 27/04/2023 16:00

Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 15:38

She was bloody brilliant this morning.

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I’ll have a look, it’s hard to imagine her being ‘brilliant’ after that

Kay Burley and RMT Union's General Secretary Mick Lynch Media Interview

Pugnacious Mick Lynch appears not to have a care in the world in this interview. This approach is not to be recommended by most media trainers as it is a hig...

https://youtu.be/809-KxuhVeU

Coffeeandbourbons · 27/04/2023 16:00

Watch it for the comic value even if you really like her, it’s hilarious

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DuncinToffee · 27/04/2023 16:15

I remember that interview and how bad she was but that doesn't mean we can't give her credit for holding Cleverly to account.

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IClaudine · 27/04/2023 16:39

What a tosser not-very-Cleverley is. "Semantically er, er, er".

Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 16:48

I know this is below the belt but did anyone else notice how porky Cleverly’s become? He’s got about four paunches these days. I’ll now retire with my saucer of milk.

Notonthestairs · 27/04/2023 17:17

"GPs have voted overwhelmingly to ballot for industrial action if ‘disastrous’ changes to their working contract, which they say threaten patient safety, are not reviewed in the coming months, says @TheBMA

98% in favour of starting the process of entering into a dispute with NHS"

twitter.com/shaunlintern/status/1651613869893140482?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

itsgettingweird · 27/04/2023 17:31

L1ttledrummergirl · 27/04/2023 10:07

Thank you @DuncinToffee.

Unicorn Britain, where the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and we are told to ignore the evidence we see around us in favour of what the government decides is right today.

Magic money tree when Truss broke the country, no magic money tree for public sector workers.

Unicorn Britain, where there is a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow, you just need a tory friend to help you find it.

Spot on

itsgettingweird · 27/04/2023 17:32

pointythings · 27/04/2023 10:11

Thanks, @DuncinToffee . I'm here for the continuation of all the nonsense. In other news, I've got a job - back to the NHS (I must be mad) as a PA in specialist services (which is where my heart lies).

Congratulations.

Notonthestairs · 27/04/2023 17:32

Blossomtoes · 27/04/2023 15:21

For anyone who missed it.

https://twitter.com/mrjamesob/status/1650965858909298689?s=20

I had to turn this off at the point that JRM stated the reason our energy prices are so high is because we aren't fracking.

Very difficult to have any kind of discussion with somebody prepared to lie like that.

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