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Summarise the performance of the current UK government

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guilttripjourno · 06/09/2020 03:51

Summarise in maximum 3 words the performance of the current UK government

OP posts:
GetOffYourHighHorse · 09/09/2020 15:46

'note neither you or GetOffYourHighHorse have given 3 (supportive) summaritive words on the Government's performance unlike so many other posters who were able to find 3 words to sum it up'

So what? I think I've said previously they are acting on the exact same medical and scientific advice that any Government would and doing as well as anyone could in a country with a 54million population and a very dense 500 people per sq mile. I'm sorry that's more than 3 words like 'Fat Boris smells'. I'm a bit more intelligent than that.

MonkeyToesOfDoom · 09/09/2020 15:48

Usual Tory selfishness

nosswith · 09/09/2020 15:48

Criminal.

CeaseAndDesist · 09/09/2020 15:50

[quote Clavinova]Do you have a line in the sand?

Yes, I was crestfallen that Labour's promise of £6,700 for every household didn't hold true - my one consolation if they had won the general election in December;

fullfact.org/election-2019/labour-claims-about-savings-under-their-policies-are-not-credible/[/quote]
This right here is exactly why engaging with @clavinova is completely pointless.

They are not posting in good faith.

Posters really need to stop allowing threads to be derailed with cut-and-paste jobs.

VinylDetective · 09/09/2020 16:11

Clavinova always cuts and pastes. It’s her modus operandi, much as it pisses so many of us off, nobody’s ever found a way of stopping it.

Personally I find some posters’ refusal to acknowledge any facts that interfere with their odd worldview more annoying.

GetOffYourHighHorse · 09/09/2020 16:13

'Clavinova always cuts and pastes. It’s her modus operandi, much as it pisses so many of us off'

Yes so someone said earlier. Those pesky facts eh? Nevermind. Back to 3 words vinyl, how about Boris is Smelly!

Mumratheevergiving · 09/09/2020 16:14

@GetOffYourHighHorse as the Government are fans of the 3 word slogan I would have thought you'd be in favour of them.

I wouldn't dismiss the intelligence of this Government's detractors especially their ability to succinctly summarise.

@Clavinova I agree they are working in difficult circumstances. As would be expected they are handling some things better than others (e.g reintroducing measures to stop larger groups meeting socially to try and stop spread in key populations) and mishandling others (I think most people would agree testing should have better capacity for the start of Autumn term) The Teflon 'it's everyone else's fault' is wearing thin.

VinylDetective · 09/09/2020 16:20

I prefer Johnson, I couldn’t care less whether he smells or not, I just want intelligence and competence.

So my three words are incompetent, irresponsible and duplicitous.

Port1aCastis · 09/09/2020 16:33

Clear
As
Mud

StormzyinaTCup · 09/09/2020 16:42

Damned either way

loobyloo2020 · 09/09/2020 17:22

@GetOffYourHighHorse

'read this in an article earlier: “Our problem is that Starmer’s appeal is his competence," one Tory MP said"

What has he been competent at? He supported Jezza for years that shows poor critical thinking skills for starters.

Granted, Starmer is more articulate at public speaking than Johnson, even. if. he. overeggs. the. pauses. Thats about it.

Look at his shadow cabinet, that weasly little shadow health Secretary who has copied his hair do and then we have Sir Keith and Angela Rayner taking the knee before researching what BLM was actually about. Hang on! They support the phrase not the defund the police organisation silly! Or something. Doesn’t seem competent if you ask me.

It is very easy for the opposition to mudsling in something no one has had to manage before. They would have had the very same health advice and reacted exactly the same, or probably much worse. Look at #ThankyouNicola's high care home death rate. Even with a low density population compared to England the SNP have had the highest care home death rate in England yet she gets away that for some reason.

Agree
Yellowbutterfly1 · 09/09/2020 17:38

Dictatorship, Dictatorship, Dictatorship

Divide and conquer

Blame all others

Just off the top of my head

Clavinova · 09/09/2020 18:08

Mumratheevergiving
But the OP was:
Summarise in maximum 3 words the performance of the current UK government i.e. what is your own short judgment on the Government's performance.
My first post to the thread was 3 words "^All of the above"

I've just noticed that's 4 words, not 3 - better luck next time! Grin

KetoPenguin · 09/09/2020 18:13

m.youtube.com/watch?v=kJKYcZiqK5Y

Mumratheevergiving · 09/09/2020 20:12

@Clavinova

A typo my original post on Sunday read:
^ All the above

Still stands.

ListeningQuietly · 09/09/2020 22:56

Look after chums

Screw the poor

get rich quick

AKissAndASmile · 09/09/2020 23:03

Incompetent corrupt liars

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