Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Brexit

The Westministenders / Media Baron Hunger Games continues. Who is trying to outmanoeuvre who?

973 replies

RedToothBrush · 07/07/2016 16:21

Don't worry we've all lost track.

In the Blue Corner
It started out with Cameron and Osborne trying to win the battle of the Tories, but they got stung in a UK wide vote. Some of us thought it was about the 'EU'. Instead it has turned out it was an internal Tory Bitch fight between some old Oxford and Eton mates, whilst for others a protest vote at being disenfranchised.
Gove and Johnson stabbed Cameron & Osborne in the back to run for Team Leave. Then they won when they didn't expect to. And there was no Plan. Uh Oh. Then it all started to go really wrong.
Cameron quit in disgust. Johnson went all President Churchill, before he also got stabbed by Gove (possibly with the assistance of the dark influence of Osborne).
We now have a Tory Smackdown with the shadowy influence of the Media Barons in the background.

#Team Gove has been doing their best with the knives. This is a mission to stab as many Tory MPs in the back as possible in order to become PM. Sponsored and supported by Murdoch

#Team Leadsom has been selling more unicorns and trying to pretend her CV and tax return are completely transparent. Think positive and the economy will be just fine. She is the homeopathy of politics. Sponsored and supported by Arron Banks, Leave.eu, UKIP and Britain First.

#Team May has been threatening to deport everyone if the EU don't play nice. Sponsored and supported by The Daily Mail's Dacre

In The Purple Corner
Tragically, it appears that not only do UKIP have a Plan A, they also have outwitted everyone by having Plan B. Yes that’s right TWO plans.
Farage has swanned off –sacked—for a life on CBB so they are looking for a new leader.
The potential candidates are all equally loathsome. They include Arron Banks himself, a suspended member of the party and several other people with an uncanny ability to put their foot in their mouths.
If this wasn't horrible enough, Team Leadsom is increasingly starting to look like a UKIP take over bid of the Conservative Party, which might be a neat way of avoiding a leadership battle of their own considering the quality of the candidates on offer.

In short, its a bit like a Bad Dystopian Movie that invokes Godwin, set in 2016 Westminster. Except its real.
In the Red Corner
Meanwhile the WMD has finally gone off in the Labour Camp, as Chilcot has been published. However the Chicken Coup rattles on regardless.

Corbyn is STILL clinging on, putting in a good claim for the Westminster 'Charlie off Casualty' Award. He has however had his Big Moment in the Commons. Which was a bit of a let down really. ...

The Unions have been trying to talk some sense into everyone. Meanwhile everyone else is has given up and are now just praying for a ruddy miracle to end this torture and give the country an opposition party.

Angela Eagle is still outside for the 5th day in a row, going "I will stand. Soon. If he doesn't quit" The BBC now qualify for a discount deal at the local Travel Lodge.

We FINALLY know who the fuck Owen Smith is! He's a Welsh MP and sounds like he's not completely away with the political fairies.

George Galloway appears to be trying to make a late bid to be included on the ballot paper for any leadership election.
Bliar's cried. We didn't. Chilcot took over 2 million words to tell us everything we already knew. As well as the fact that Mi6 like Nicholas Cage a lot.

The Cult of Momentum are still worshiping their Dear Leader by sending death threats to PR companies they suspect of disloyalty. Somehow they still manage not to get the title of the most vile pressure group in the UK.

And I suppose I should ask, when will a50 be triggered....? And by whom?

All these questions and more.
Tin foil hats now available upon request

Sense of humour compulsory. No experience necessary though

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/2670552-Has-Boris-been-outmanoeuvred?pg=1 Previous thread 1

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/2672388-Has-Boris-been-outmanoevered-Will-someone-please-tell-me-who-is-in-charge Previous thread 2

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/a2673982-Have-Boris-and-Jeremy-been-stabbed-in-the-back-Please-can-we-have-some-leaders Previous thread 3

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/2675432-Boris-outmaneovered-Et-tu-Gove-Corbyn-The-Westministenders-Hunger-Games-Continues? Previous thread 4

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/2678198-The-Westministenders-Hunger-Games-continues-Boris-still-trying-not-to-be-outmanoeuvred Previous thread 5

OP posts:
Thread gallery
16
RedToothBrush · 07/07/2016 22:53

There is photo doing the rounds on twitter from ‏@ben_hart.

It is alleged of a campaign / policy strategy someone took on the train over someone's shoulder.
It reads:
Something about sharia law (you can't read it all)
Positive discrimination made explicitly illegal.
Trigger Article 50 in sept
Human Rights Act
Grammar schools and talk to Toby Young
Labour Party weak on economy, immigration and ?
Transfer power back to local parties
Be a party leader who helps the party not just a PM
Boris to campaign around the country for her
Wage war on political correctness
Win back some of the UKIP voters
Win the 52%
Adopt Theresa May's old line on ECHR

I am hoping its fake.

OP posts:
colouringinagain · 07/07/2016 22:54

Anyone watching Newsnight? Galloway on first Angry

RedToothBrush · 07/07/2016 22:55

I'm watching.

OP posts:
colouringinagain · 07/07/2016 22:57

Ian Hislop Grin a little ray of smart sunshine

RedToothBrush · 07/07/2016 22:57

Ian Hislop is going to rip them all to shreds.

OP posts:
MrsLupo · 07/07/2016 22:58

Toby Young is possibly the most frightening thing on that list. And that's saying something.

Maybe she should add, 'Be more discreet'?

RedToothBrush · 07/07/2016 23:01

So much for 'no bonfire of rights'.

OP posts:
DetestableHerytike · 07/07/2016 23:02

Toby Young is the most frightening thing on any list.

Unless the list is headed First Against The Wall When The Revolution Comes.

MrsLupo · 07/07/2016 23:09

Detestable Grin It's going to need to be a mighty long wall.

officerhinrika · 07/07/2016 23:13

detestable. Grin

squoosh · 07/07/2016 23:16

First against the wall? No, no, no. I'd make dear old Tobes wait for ages. He'd be between Noel Edmonds and Jeremy Kyle.

SwedishEdith · 07/07/2016 23:23

I've seen that list on Twitter - spoof surely? But probably accurate. What do you call an accurate spoof?

Remember the supposed photo of Johnson on the tube on Referendum night? People believe all sorts on Twitter.

squoosh · 07/07/2016 23:24

I think it's legit

twitter.com/ben_hart

RedToothBrush · 07/07/2016 23:26

It could be fake. It could be real.

I think we will find out soon enough.

OP posts:
citroenpresse · 07/07/2016 23:34

Loving Ian Hislop really listening to some really great questions in Brighton. Just because you lose a referendum doesn't meant you have to stop using the same argument...

colouringinagain · 07/07/2016 23:35

Yes me too

RedToothBrush · 07/07/2016 23:35

Ian Hislop is angry.

He is great.

OP posts:
MrsLupo · 07/07/2016 23:40

That list is fabulously embarrassing if real. I love it. If it refers to Theresa May and ECHR, then it must be Loathsome's. And May would never have Boris campaigning on her behalf.

Scary stuff to tweet something on the way home and find the Fail on your doorstep when you get there. Shock

citroenpresse · 07/07/2016 23:41

And George Galloway is not too repulsive. Yet.

RedToothBrush · 07/07/2016 23:42

Interesting that the Tory rep on the panel thinks there needs to be a 2nd ref or a GE...

OP posts:
EmilyDickinson · 07/07/2016 23:45

I've found watching Question Time very interesting tonight. Ian Hislop was great, especially his point that after a General Election you don't expect the opposition to just shut up for the next five years so why should those who were in the minority in the referendum stop giving their views.

I also thought George Galloway Shock and the Conservative MP spoke well.

Charlie Falconer looked shifty and uncomfortable throughout and tried to defend the indefensible.

squoosh · 07/07/2016 23:47

I feel a bit discomifted to not have been outraged by George Galloway yet. I'm sure it's just temporary though.

squoosh · 07/07/2016 23:47

That cat suit thing will follow George 4-eva.

squoosh · 07/07/2016 23:49

'especially his point that after a General Election you don't expect the opposition to just shut up for the next five years so why should those who were in the minority in the referendum stop giving their views.'

A big fat YES to this.

SwedishEdith · 07/07/2016 23:51

It was a lot calmer than pre-referendum. Well, apart from Ian Hislop. Thank god, for Ian Hislop