General British politics discussion thread

A few months back they were "saying and doing nothing" and it was just used as a rod for their back.

Often by the same people now complaining when the say stuff.

"Hard Left" 🙄

Why does every political thread on this site have to descend into nonsense?

Extraordinary that it has come to this. Would Trump do it even?

You mean the Royal family in the UK are blow ins, agree with that.

Something very obnoxious when people of colour espouse the race/immigrant card, I agree.

The media still pay attention to what Liz Truss says, WTF?

The party conference seems barking mad. Lots of speakers praising GB News and Nigel Farage (since when are Farage and the Tories working hand in hand?).

I have raised eyebrows at the fact that a supposedly radical and outspoken independent TV channel 'giving a voice to the voiceless' just happens to find itself totally in cahoots with the current government with its 80s seat majority. You would nearly expect such a channel to be attacking the current govt on many issues (even if they have a similar right wing populist agenda) not working as its official propaganda arm.

And I actually think she’s a good guest for the podcast, and I don’t believe in an echo chamber, or in being rude to people- but there was no need for Stewart’s sycophancy either.

Lewis Goodall says on social media it's like a UKIP or Brexit Party conference...the lurch in that direction by the Tories is incredible.

Unbelievably, Farage is actually attending the conference and is being treated like a hero by the delegates.

The likes of Pritti Patel, Suella Braverman and Richi Sunak would sell their grandmothers for a seat at a particular table (i.e. the whites of a certain class one), even if it was only the table leaf that was reluctantly unfolded for the purpose. It's no accident that people like Patel and Braverman were chosen to be the faces of the Tory party's more distasteful policies.

As far as Al Fayed was concerned, there's more going on there than would meet the eye. Al Fayed was a pretty "obnoxious" character and wouldn't have been admitted within certain Royal circles, irrespective of his racial background or how much money he tried to but access with. And his son knocking about with Diana was never going to be anything but a scandal within the houses of Royalty, especially as the ink wasn't even dry on her and Charles' divorce papers. Speaking of Charles, even he wasn't allowed to marry the woman he wanted to because her past was considered less than savoury...as in she wasn't a virgin and had had previous relationships.

I'm not sure the party is even representing its own voters any longer. Many of them would be uncomfortable with Braverman's carry on and the links with Farage and GB News etc.....a lot of them also think Liz Truss is barking mad, so God knows what they made of her being treated like a party celebrity yesterday.

She wants tax rates to come down to the Irish levels. And here in Ireland, the current parties want to drop taxation again.

I have some time for Rory Stewart, but I wouldn't share his respect for Teresa May. In fairness to her, though, she was handed the poison chalice of Brexit and had to run with it. But her lean into it (plus the gibberish campaign she headed) is what makes her distasteful and she was spectacularly unsuitable for the big job even if, in comparison to the likes of what came after her she almost ends up looking like a female Clement Atlee*. In reality, however, her days were numbered as soon as she moved into No.10 precisely because of her limitations.

There is part of me that sort of feels sorry for her though.

*Academic ranking of British PM's have, thus far, placed Teresa May's tenure at rock bottom. But the rankings for 2020 and beyond have yet to be determined AFAIK.