UK politics thread – meet the new boss, same as the old boss

[Rust]

 

[Pocket]

The UK elects someone who's a tiny bit more competent and we move on back to our march to V for Vendetta.

Ironbite-duh.

So far they seem to be mostly going in the opposite direction. Third time's the charm?

 

[Cradok]

He's not actually resigned yet, that usually involves saying 'I resign' and ******* off. He's just blathered enough to chase the wolves from the door for a while, probably in the hope that by the time everyone gets their jive together he can weasel into staying on for just a bit longer.

 

[Anonymous X]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1547475831651459073

A sitting member of the House of Lords (and former MP and MEP), everyone. Perfectly normal country.

 

[Ironbite4]

.................................what in the bullcrap did I just read?

 

[Ungnome]

I thought the anti-catholic rules applied to the monarchy, not the Prime Minister, but either way it's a stupid rule from a bygone age.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

So the kind of thing that old white politicians thrive on.

 

[Rust]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1547475831651459073

A sitting member of the House of Lords (and former MP and MEP), everyone. Perfectly normal country.

Quick, someone inform Lord Kilclooney about the fact Henry VIII died clutching a rosary. I want to see his head explode.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Someone should tell him that including religion as a reason to deny someone access to participating in democracy is why the united kingdom is collapsing.

 

[Cradok]

Wait until you hear about the government of Northern Ireland...

 

[Anonymous X]

The Tory leadership contest seems to consist of the contenders trying to be more anti-Europe, transphobic and economically right-wing than each other.

Also, we’re having a major heatwave tomorrow where temperatures are forecast to reach an unprecedented 40 degrees in parts of Britain, and Tory politicians are queuing up to say “it’s called summer, shut up and enjoy the sunny weather, you weakling snowflakes”.

 

[Ungnome]

That's hot even for the American South. If the Tories are so unconcerned, let them spend 8 hours outside in those temps. See if they change their tunes then(assuming they survive it, that is. Heat stroke is no joke)

 

[Nevermore]

The Tory leadership contest seems to consist of the contenders trying to be more anti-Europe, transphobic and economically right-wing than each other.

Also, we’re having a major heatwave tomorrow where temperatures are forecast to reach an unprecedented 40 degrees in parts of Britain, and Tory politicians are queuing up to say “it’s called summer, shut up and enjoy the sunny weather, you weakling snowflakes”.

Can corporate paychecks be used as a coolant?

 

[Wheelimus]

I'd bet money I don't have that not a single Tory lawmaker leaves their central heating and cooling during the heatwave.

 

[Pocket]

Or ever.

 

[Anonymous X]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1548971132413530113

To be fair, there’s only so much of seeing rich right-wing people calling each other “socialists” that one person can take.

 

[abates]

I'm not entirely sure why they were televising debates in the first place. It's not like the general public is going to get any say in who gets the job. Did they do this when May resigned?

 

[wonko the sane?]

They wanted to do it because "politician" and "narcissist" are interchangeable these days.

 

[Pocket]

I'm not entirely sure why they were televising debates in the first place. It's not like the general public is going to get any say in who gets the job. Did they do this when May resigned?

The general public has no say in what's being debated in Congress, but C-SPAN exists anyway.

 

[Anonymous X]

I'm not entirely sure why they were televising debates in the first place. It's not like the general public is going to get any say in who gets the job. Did they do this when May resigned?

Yeah. Was a bit weird. I guess it’s reinforcing the idea that the Tory party = British state in some way. Apparently less than 200,000 people are Tory party members, which is a small proportion of a country with seventy million people in it…