Conservatives Generally

Re: Conservatives Generally#68251

By Malcolm Armsteen - Fri May 24, 2024 6:28 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 6:28 pm #68251

I think he intimated that he was prepared to renounce his peerage.

Truly a hero of the Dunning Kruger effect.

The moneychangers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply values more noble than mere monetary profit.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68254

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 24, 2024 6:45 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 6:45 pm #68254

I don't normally stick up for CCHQ, but I think their judgment that Frost is a freelancing liability isn't looking wildly wrong.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68259

By Youngian - Fri May 24, 2024 7:09 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 7:09 pm #68259

The last thing the ‘get Brexit done’ government wants is a wildcard idiot like Frost going around banging on about Brexit.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68266

By Spoonman - Fri May 24, 2024 7:50 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 7:50 pm #68266

And after Gove, you can apparently add Andrea Leadsom to the list of MPs standing down.

"Grey will never go out of fashion, because it's never been in fashion!"

Re: Conservatives Generally#68268

By Malcolm Armsteen - Fri May 24, 2024 8:09 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 8:09 pm #68268

Go Gove Gone...

The moneychangers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply values more noble than mere monetary profit.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68269

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 24, 2024 8:15 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 8:15 pm #68269

I wonder if some of these decisions are not unconnected to the standard of Sunak's campaigning.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68272

By satnav - Fri May 24, 2024 8:27 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 8:27 pm #68272

Do we really need a general election. Surely we could just have 80 by-elections in all the seats where Tory MPs are standing down. We could have a new government without the expense and hassle of a general election.

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Re: Conservatives Generally#68273

By kreuzberger - Fri May 24, 2024 8:28 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 8:28 pm #68273

Spoonman wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 7:50 pm And after Gove, you can apparently add Andrea Leadsom to the list of MPs standing down.

As a muvva, she can also get tae fuck.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68275

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 24, 2024 8:42 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 8:42 pm #68275

Confirmed.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68277

By Youngian - Fri May 24, 2024 8:49 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 8:49 pm #68277

The old Tory saying involving a bottle of Scotch and a revolver, they now need an Uzi.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68278

By kreuzberger - Fri May 24, 2024 8:51 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 8:51 pm #68278

A "Portillo Moment" is now A Thing, isn't it? They are all running shit-scared of being humiliated in a grim leisure centre at 3am.

Good!

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Re: Conservatives Generally#68279

By Watchman - Fri May 24, 2024 8:54 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 8:54 pm #68279

All these constituencies rushing round trying to find candidates………..”has anyone one got Nadine’s phone number?”

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Well, I don't know, but I've been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwin' up, tired of going down
Tired of myself, tired of this town

Re: Conservatives Generally#68281

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 24, 2024 9:00 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 9:00 pm #68281

Is Frosty going to get the call? Campbell-Bannerman? Richard Tice? Seb Payne?

Re: Conservatives Generally#68284

By Malcolm Armsteen - Fri May 24, 2024 9:20 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 9:20 pm #68284

Campbell-Bannerman has been nixed.

The moneychangers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply values more noble than mere monetary profit.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68286

By Youngian - Fri May 24, 2024 9:46 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 9:46 pm #68286

Gove throwing in the towel is the most surprising. Yes he’s a creepy slime ball and a political zealot but is a competent man of government by all accounts who could live to fight another day.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68288

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 24, 2024 10:10 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 10:10 pm #68288

Gove is 56. The way the campaign's going so far, he'll need a Methusaleh like performance to get into government again.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68290

By Abernathy - Fri May 24, 2024 10:29 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 10:29 pm #68290

Seems Redwood is chucking it as well. He is 72, I suppose, but bugger me with a duty free Toblerone, they're dropping like flies.

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Re: Conservatives Generally#68291

By satnav - Fri May 24, 2024 10:36 pm

- Fri May 24, 2024 10:36 pm #68291

Robert Peston reckons that there will be a lot more Tory MPs announcing that they are standing down over the weekend. If the figure reaches 100 it will be a serious vote of no confidence in Sunak.

Re: Conservatives Generally#68296

By Bones McCoy - Sat May 25, 2024 12:14 am

- Sat May 25, 2024 12:14 am #68296

satnav wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 10:36 pm Robert Peston reckons that there will be a lot more Tory MPs announcing that they are standing down over the weekend. If the figure reaches 100 it will be a serious vote of no confidence in Sunak.

How do the panel think they'll find replacements at such short notice?

Re: Conservatives Generally#68297

By Bones McCoy - Sat May 25, 2024 12:14 am

- Sat May 25, 2024 12:14 am #68297

Ugly scenes as Gove and Leadsom announce their retirements.