Breaking news: Liz Truss is the next PM

[ErmagerdtheQuern]

God help us all.

I don't think Truss' dad has literally cut her off in the never-darken-my-door-again sense. He has publicly refused to support her politically, which is a bit different.

Ah, yes, well if that's the case, I agree that's very different.

I certainly wouldn't voice any support for my dd as a politician with views that I found abhorrent.

I like her dad sounds like a top bloke and very popular with his students.

@vera99
I take the points you have quoted but I think that people will be trying to save energy costs even IF they are frozen @ todays prices because the cost of living is going up in all other areas as well, especially food (& fuel, compared to 12m ago). So, people will still be economical with the heating this winter anyway.

Saving energy wherever you can is no bad thing we have certainly changed our habits for the better but some don't have the luxury of a financial cushion and are close to or over the edge already. It seems crazy to be so untargeted if true and benefitting the energy companies and other shareholders so generously.

Fair enough. I'm surprised anyone could "passionately" dislike Starmer though. I can understand people find him boring or whatever.

No system is perfect, but for households I would prefer to see a tiered rate where the first x units of energy (low usage) is relatively cheap, then y (moderate usage) is more moderately priced and z (high usage) is expensive. Exceptions made for those whose high usage is essential due to medical conditions.

I don't want to be paying for Sue down the road's hot tub parties. Let Sue pay for those. There are plenty who are sensible with the energy use and plenty others who aren't because "we can afford it".

Haha yes he doesn't seem the passion inspiring type!

@BooksAndChooks maybe if we’d had a half competent cabinet in power back in the first couple of quarters of the year a more complicated system like the one you’re suggesting could have been implemented, as it is we’re a few short weeks away from the next round of price rises and I doubt they’ve got the time to implement anything like that successfully.

Yes, Sir Keir Starmer is a decent honourable man - who was a barrister who rose to the highest role as DPP. He is loyal to his wife and children, has a blameless life and bought a donkey sanctuary for his ailing mum. His wife who works in the NHS is Jewish and has two children who are brought up in the faith. Anyone hating on him needs to have a good look in the mirror. And as to boring well if I want a clown I will go to the circus. Corbyn was a hedonistic womaniser in comparison as well as being much farther to the left. But both were blameless as to extravagant expenses, corruption or 'bungs' - in the current Tory camp, such probity is like the proverbial rocking horse shit.

Truss nearly ready to speak...

Therese Coffey perhaps health secretary?? WTF? Another useless spectacle. And James Cleverly. FFS. The man who can’t answer a question.

The convoy is taking a long time - only just gone past Shepherd's Bush Roundabout!

The new possible health secretary;

@vera99

what has Starmer’s wife’s religion got to do with anything?

Who is the education minister?

And deputy Prime Minister!

@Sporty2022

She has a PhD in chemistry. Worked for Merkel

Oh dear.. it’s raining on Liz’s parade..

Nothing it was mentioned in his wiki - and woe betide that anyone who accuses him of being anti-Semitic which he is most obviously not. Chucking it down massively in Downing Streets - the gods are speaking...

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yq1Ji8UWAhg

Sherlock Holmes is on it…

I feel the hand of history is on her shoulder.... hope the techies don't get electrocuted.

Interesting fact No 10 door can only be opened from the inside.

She'll be feeling car sick by now!

Wtf? Tribute to Johnson? 😡