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Labour isn't working - Thread 32

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Nuthatch26 · 11/05/2026 11:06

A chat thread for those who don't like this Labour government. 💙* *

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

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Nuthatch26 · 13/05/2026 11:47

TheNoWord · 13/05/2026 11:43

I was very fortunate to have worked in the HoL and was at the last state opening.
Whatever your views on the monarchy, the whole shebang is awe inspiring and I felt very privileged to have been able to walk those halls in my capacity as a minion of the state 😉
Kemi does look very chipper!

Wow, lucky you. Very envious. I love it.

We should deport all republicans imo 🤣🤣

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Unrivalled · 13/05/2026 11:48

If Kemi doesn't quote from Jess P's letter I'll be surprised. Oh yay they're going on with their awful educational and SEN money stealing reforms. Brilliant. Three more years of this nonsense...

EasternStandard · 13/05/2026 11:49

Upstartled · 13/05/2026 11:47

I'm here for the pomp. Watching Charles flick through the notes, like 'when will this end?' is a bonus.

Haha laughed at this, that’s what you do 😬

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Nuthatch26 · 13/05/2026 11:49

EasternStandard · 13/05/2026 11:43

That gold, the throne, fur and crown

Incredible 😬

Yep me too. Always find time to visit the palace when I'm in London. Best bit.

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EasternStandard · 13/05/2026 11:51

What’s left out for this year at least - digital ID and jury trials apparently. Good.

Nonnaleone · 13/05/2026 11:52

Did Reeves borrow her suit from Raynor?

I do love all the pomp!

Nonnaleone · 13/05/2026 11:54

EasternStandard · 13/05/2026 11:51

What’s left out for this year at least - digital ID and jury trials apparently. Good.

I'm sure Charles mentioned digital ID. it was hard to concentrate on the monotone.

TheNoWord · 13/05/2026 11:54

Nonnaleone · 13/05/2026 11:52

Did Reeves borrow her suit from Raynor?

I do love all the pomp!

Ha ha I just said the same thing to my DH. Looks like a leftover suit from a Duran Duran video.

Nuthatch26 · 13/05/2026 11:55

TheNoWord · 13/05/2026 11:54

Ha ha I just said the same thing to my DH. Looks like a leftover suit from a Duran Duran video.

I thought the same but thought I'd better not comment. 😂
Very Rayner-esque.

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EasternStandard · 13/05/2026 11:56

Nonnaleone · 13/05/2026 11:54

I'm sure Charles mentioned digital ID. it was hard to concentrate on the monotone.

Ah I may have misheard both might be in. Damn

EasternStandard · 13/05/2026 12:02

Does Streeting like digital ID? Hopefully he can squash it. Or whoever takes over.

Nuthatch26 · 13/05/2026 12:06

EasternStandard · 13/05/2026 12:02

Does Streeting like digital ID? Hopefully he can squash it. Or whoever takes over.

I think he was supportive initially, but then expressed doubts later in the process. Fingers crossed.

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Sarahconnor1 · 13/05/2026 12:07

Yep digital ID is still there. No one wants it, it'll cost an absolute fortune, overrun and overspend

There has to be a hidden motive around it

EasternStandard · 13/05/2026 12:09

It wasn’t even on the manifesto. Incredible. I can only hope the political fighting takes it out.

Pacificsunshine · 13/05/2026 12:11

What if Charles got exasperated and said: right, I am in charge again until you lot sort yourselves out!

😂

I bet he wishes that he could!

luckylavender · 13/05/2026 12:14

Nuthatch26 · 13/05/2026 11:55

I thought the same but thought I'd better not comment. 😂
Very Rayner-esque.

Horrible comments. Is there any need for it?

TheNoWord · 13/05/2026 12:16

MPs are now back in the Commons and I am having a coffee and playing ‘Where’s Wes’ 😋

NoWordForFluffy · 13/05/2026 12:16

luckylavender · 13/05/2026 12:14

Horrible comments. Is there any need for it?

Nonsense. Saying that a suit looks to be from the 80s, and is reminiscent of another MP's usual style isn't 'horrible', it's observational.

Nonnaleone · 13/05/2026 12:18

luckylavender · 13/05/2026 12:14

Horrible comments. Is there any need for it?

Why exactly is that horrible. I thought her suit looked like something Raynor would wear. Please explain.

Upstartled · 13/05/2026 12:21

luckylavender · 13/05/2026 12:14

Horrible comments. Is there any need for it?

It's just an observation. What's horrible about it @luckylavender ? Don't you like Rayner's clothes?

CaveMum · 13/05/2026 12:21

TheNoWord · 13/05/2026 11:37

Found him, right at the back alongside James Cleverley 😅

Do we think JC just kept whispering “Do it. Do it. Do it” as they walked along? 😜

CaveMum · 13/05/2026 12:24

Nuthatch26 · 13/05/2026 12:06

I think he was supportive initially, but then expressed doubts later in the process. Fingers crossed.

Weather Vane Wes? He’ll go with whatever he thinks will serve him best 😜

MNLurker1345 · 13/05/2026 12:24

Unrivalled · 13/05/2026 11:48

If Kemi doesn't quote from Jess P's letter I'll be surprised. Oh yay they're going on with their awful educational and SEN money stealing reforms. Brilliant. Three more years of this nonsense...

But no welfare reform.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 13/05/2026 12:25

luckylavender · 13/05/2026 12:14

Horrible comments. Is there any need for it?

Yeah.

That’s the horror in this whole mess.

A gentle sartorial remark on here.

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 13/05/2026 12:26

luckylavender · 13/05/2026 12:14

Horrible comments. Is there any need for it?

I might have had some sympathy with that question if Labour posters hadn’t spent years attacking how Johnson, Truss and Sunak - among other Tories - look and dress.

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