This is what worries me!
She's desperately incompetent and has never really been supported but I'm struggling to think of any Tory I'd prefer.
The thought of JRM or bojo getting in as PM is genuinely giving me sleepless nights! Both have absolutely no compassion for poor and I think if they could get away with it would euthanise or at best institutionalise us if they thought they had a chance of getting away with it!
"Although why she can’t just say it’s untenable and cancel the whole sorry shit show is beyond me." Precisely - a brexiter taking over as PM would at least mean they'd FINALLY have to put up! And sort the shitty mess they created. But I doubt they will as they haven't the spine for it!
In opposition I like keir starmer myself, I like Corbyn too but sadly the msm have done a stellar job for their paymasters by destroying his reputation to too many.
But generally I agree, there's a real lack of charismatic potential leaders who also have integrity and compassion.
And don't even get me started on lib dems!
I'm in Scotland so I also have the option of SNP when voting but honestly last election I voted labour as I strongly felt we needed the tories out and the only chance of that was a labour victory.
I'm a "floating voter" except I will never and have never voted tory.
PLEASE not Jo Johnson who not only consistently votes against welfare improvements but also votes against job creation and votes against higher taxation on the wealthy. He may be quieter than Boris but he holds the same views possibly even more strongly.
AnneLovesGilbert - I don't think the secret was his, he was happily going along with the leadership election then suddenly pulled out of tv appearances for "personal reasons" and then said that exposure to scrutiny for his family was too high a cost. Even at the time I strongly felt a personal secret of a family member was used to blackmail him out of running. Absolutely disgusting if so.
When it comes to the crunch I don't think they will get rid of Theresa simply because nobody else really wants the poisoned chalice that is brexit.
Ruth Davidson I like well enough (for a Tory) but she struggles with her mh and has said for that reason she'd not run for leadership. Plus she's an msp and I think probably still on maternity leave at the moment.
"I've never known it to be as bad as this and I lived under Thatcher." Same - thatcher was bad and many of the issues we're dealing with in terms of poverty are due to her policies but there are certain things even she wouldn't have tried - messing with the nhs, emergency services and armed forces are the ones that spring to mind. I don't think necessarily in an altruistic way but more as they're the biggest uk employers! So therefore that's where a hell of a lot of voters are working! I'm amazed that this hasn't led to huge reduction in Tory voters & I'm hoping by next election (whenever that might be ill be very surprised if it goes to when it HAS to be done) people have realised the tories are only for the wealthy and vote accordingly.
"I can hand on heart say that 20ish years ago I could name all the top ranking MPs and knew their strengths & weakness's.
Now I just wouldn't know who is who they are on that merry-go-round of am I a MP or am I not and who do I support this week" same - and I read a lot on this stuff and watch news & politics shows.
StrumpersPlunkett - on here, in real life, on tv & in papers and online comments there I've seen quite a few saying they voted leave but now they know how bloody complicated & expensive it's turning out they'd vote remain if asked again - not come across one remainer saying they'd vote leave.
And while not all those who didn't vote would vote remain I suspect more of them would have than would have voted leave and perhaps didn't vote as they really didn't expect so many to vote leave.
Problem with "a new centrist party" was we got one - lib dems and they betrayed their voters by throwing in with the tories just to get a taste of power! And then folded far too easily on their key beliefs.