Thread 39 Sunak - Government by Gaslight

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Why don't they all just quit now? It is so sleazy, taking all the money and the chances to make contacts and then stepping down.

Well if Sam Coates is to be believed many of them have overextended themselves financially. Probably round about the same time some Tory commentators were suggesting we'd have Johnson as PM for a decade.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/15/no-compelling-examples-of-what-levelling-up-has-delivered-watchdog-finds

Rishi Sunak’s levelling up agenda is beset by an “absolutely astonishing” level of delay, and the government cannot give “any compelling examples” of what it has delivered, parliament’s spending watchdog has found.

Its almost as though it would be better if the money was just distributed to councils on a regular basis, rather than defunding them and giving a little bit back.

I have the teensiest bit of sympathy for them because I don’t think anything less than a full clear out and completely new faces at every level can even begin to repair the damage they’ve done to their reputation. Even if they do have a ‘success’ in any way, from now on it’s immediately viewed through a lens of ‘that’s the least you could do, now what about this pile of shit over here’.

I have no sympathy for them whatsoever. All the damage is self inflicted.

I think it’s a real life demonstration of how much a tory mp’s morals are worth in GBP.

True, it is really a teeny tiny bit. Like watching a robber trying to escape a locked room. I think it’s the pathetic flailing.

I predict a summer of discontent. The Tories really are oblivious.

When Sunak thinks he has turned a corner, is what he has actually done is moved around the locked room to another impenetrable wall?

They’re in a maze really.

It's interesting, almost as if they are on a one way road to a cliff edge. There are plenty of off ramps which they can use, but are choosing to ignore, and instead of slowing to change direction, they are getting faster.

The longer this farce goes on, the more damage they are doing to themselves. The trouble is they are taking the country down with them.

There isn't a good date for them.

All they've got is the hope that something out of their control happens and somehow they can benefit from it.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/general-election-2024-date-rishi-sunak-b2513281.html

10th October 😱

Oh BTW has anyone listened to Londongrad on Tortoise Media? Its pretty interesting in what it says about Britains current role in the world

It is irresponsible because there lots of critical decisions piling up in government departments and Ministers are increasingly absent.

If this country has a crisis, how good would the reaction be? We have some idea after COVID- and we are in much weaker state in terms of the economy and leadership.

The only thing I would add to that image is them stuffing their pockets and smashing up anything left on their way over

Fully agree. It's weakening existing systems and our prospects month on month.
Heaven only knows where we will be by October.

Well the Tories don't have anything to lose leaving it as late as possible. The poor British people on the other hand....

I'd bet on a January GE, holding out for as long as possible, power and the remote chance they'll have another crisis in which to rally the nation around.

The numbers of Tories standing down is quite something, younger MPs too, they'll want as long as possible to set up new careers and milk the system.

And they get a 5.5% payrise for their lack of---- efforts

Me too

NEW POLL - Westminster voting intention:

LAB: 46%
CON: 18%
REFORM: 13%
LIB: 10%
GREEN: 7%
SNP: 4%
OTHER: 2%

via @PeoplePolling, 07 Mar

x.com/pollingreportuk/status/1768652854879731771?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

That would put them on 24 seats. Lol.

YouGov have a narrower gap - but it's still a gap!

NEW POLL - Westminster voting intention:

LAB: 44%
CON: 20%
REFORM: 14%
LIB: 9%
GREEN: 7%
SNP: 3%
PLAID: 1%
OTHER: 2%

via @YouGov, 12-13 Mar