Labour isn't working - Thread 32

[Nuthatch26]

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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Nice. Good on her

That was a barnstormer from Kemi. I’ve muted the bollard though, I’ll skim read his contribution later.

Agree that slapdown of Lady Nugee was top class @DancingFerret 😆

For some reason I cannot imagine what that might be, Starmer is standing and praising his own individual MP’s.

Well, it appears that we otherwise agree.

Starmer banging on about school breakfasts - again.🙄

Talking about the cost of fuel, but no mention of reducing fuel duty to help "working people".

Same old, same old; he's basically a very broken record.

A terrific piece in the FT about Kemi.

Will try to share.

Yes please 🙏
I think I've got a girl crush after that speech 😂

Taking one for the team @DancingFerret

I’ll listen to Kemi later

His speeches are stuck in that toolmaker mode. My childhood family schtick he just can’t get out of it. Maybe because he’s sacked so many people, no new content.

Starmer is a joke. Stuttering, dithering, lying mess of a man.

We don’t entirely agree. I think he has qualities that Starmer doesn’t have. I don’t cult worship him. I don’t vote Labour. But I don’t refuse to acknowledge what he could bring to the Labour front bench.
I do agree the country is lurching to the right.

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Interesting article ,but I don't think anyone cares about Farage's age he seems like a whipper snapper compared to starmer and compared to the states and biden and trump he's a toddler but...good point about kemi having years ahead.

What a shame I missed that speech ! Is there anyway to replay it ?

True but Farage is a boozehound and a smoker, and he survived that light aircraft crash - which may have added a few years.

So was winston Churchill !

Scroll back to 12 minutes past 3pm:

https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/a3cd2c1b-ae49-4e8f-9cad-1ae35026a3ff

Thanks 😊
Good read. I think she's under priced too.

Just caught up. Kemi was blistering in her appraisal of the government today. Fantastic.

Excellent and well-observed article. Thank you.

I confess I've never considered the ages of PMs or PM-hopefuls, but there any actuary will testify it cannot be ignored - so that's another feather in Kemi's hat.

Speech also available via X:

https://x.com/Conservatives/status/2054588111317811649?s=20

@TheNoWord wow!
Wes streeting face when she spoke to him like a naughty toddler and "their legacy is going to be breakfast clubs and mandelson "!!

I’ll watch Badenoch’s whole speech when I have time. But I have seen a brief clip of her putting down Streeting. Glorious stuff. Her face! She gave him a verbal seeing-to like a tough sixth form girl swatting away some gobby first year boy. Her expression to him when she’d finished was superb side-eye. And all of it was off the cuff.

Yes, that look was the parliamentarian equivalent of, 'come and have a go if you think you're hard enough'.

I laughed when she said it had been quoted that all the candidates for prime minister were F useless.

Reeves face 🤣🤣🤣

It wasn’t me @Nuthatch26

Kemi was amazing. She is getting so good at this!

Just watched her.

Bloody love Kemi - she’s a natural.