Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,655
With all the Tory MPs giving up it will be entertaining/ depressing to see the quality of candidates that they choose to replace them.
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[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...
- Thread starter TomandJerry
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Marty McFly
Seagulls Over Canada
He was, for an extensive period of time, my MP. Good riddance.
Ethelwulf
Well-known member
Jumped ship as polling has shown his seat will go to Labour at next election
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,655
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,655
He is a self serving, self promoting arse. But he's a Abraham Lincoln compared to most of the current/ recent Tory ministers.
Cordwainer
Well-known member
- Jul 30, 2023
- 340
Um, err, um, err, blather, generalisation, um, err, um, err..can a colleague help me..
Kinnell.
- Oct 17, 2008
- 10,722
Try watching Canadian PM Justin Trudeau for the most umms and uhhs from a politician. Makes Racist Cruella look downright erudite
Very happy to see him go. Unfortunately his legacy is to have encouraged and championed the over development of Shoreham with unaffordable, ugly, out of place blocks of flats.
He’s as much of a **** as the rest of them.
Stato
Well-known member
- Dec 21, 2011
- 6,594
David Cameron claims Tories deserve to win election and says recovery for party not impossible – UK politics live
Foreign secretary talks up party’s prospects – and his ‘very good boss’ Rishi Sunak – on morning broadcast round
www.theguardian.com
"When LBC’s Nick Ferrari put it to him that his record as an election winner made him the equivalent of Manchester United’s Alex Ferguson, and asked if he had any advice for Sunak, whom Ferrari described as the team’s Erik ten Hag, Cameron suggested a Tory recovery was possible.
"I prefer to point to the example of Unai Emery for [Aston] Villa yesterday who looked like they were on a losing run against Arsenal and in the last few minutes slotted into two. So anything is possible in football as in politics.""
Yeah: - Up Emery's Super Hammers, eh Dave?
I'm not sure about Ferrari's analogy. I suppose failing to win an overall majority, but sneaking in with a coalition, could be compared to the 1990 FA Cup win with Nick Clegg playing Lee Martin, but I seem to remember Ferguson went on to win 13 League titles, whereas Cameron limped to one overall win before gambling away the nation's future and doing a bunk. I'd suggest a better football manager analogy might be Don Revie.
Jesus H Christ…….worth seeking the full interview out (on BBC Iplayer) if you want some entertainment 
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 14,867
Not strictly an election, but he didn't do so well in 2016 when there was another quite important vote for the country...David Cameron claims Tories deserve to win election and says recovery for party not impossible – UK politics live
Foreign secretary talks up party’s prospects – and his ‘very good boss’ Rishi Sunak – on morning broadcast round
"When LBC’s Nick Ferrari put it to him that his record as an election winner made him the equivalent of Manchester United’s Alex Ferguson, and asked if he had any advice for Sunak, whom Ferrari described as the team’s Erik ten Hag, Cameron suggested a Tory recovery was possible.
"I prefer to point to the example of Unai Emery for [Aston] Villa yesterday who looked like they were on a losing run against Arsenal and in the last few minutes slotted into two. So anything is possible in football as in politics.""
Yeah: - Up Emery's Super Hammers, eh Dave?
I'm not sure about Ferrari's analogy. I suppose failing to win an overall majority, but sneaking in with a coalition, could be compared to the 1990 FA Cup win with Nick Clegg playing Lee Martin, but I seem to remember Ferguson went on to win 13 League titles, whereas Cameron limped to one overall win before gambling away the nation's future and doing a bunk. I'd suggest a better football manager analogy might be Don Revie.
Machiavelli
Well-known member
He was riding the crest of the wave having won two other referenda. What he didn't factor in was that he had the press on his side for those two, whereas he didn't for the one that followed.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman have been at a 'convention' in Belgium, under the guise of National Conservatism, with Viktor Orban due to speak to tomorrow, but the Mayor of Brussels has had enough and sent the police in, after complaints. The place holds 800, and around 250 turned up.
National Conservatism Conference: Police told to shut down right-wing Brussels event
Attendees are not being allowed into the National Conservatism Conference after authorities ordered it to close.
www.bbc.co.uk
Nobby Cybergoat
Well-known member
- Jul 19, 2021
- 7,059
Amusing.Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman have been at a 'convention' in Belgium, under the guise of National Conservatism, with Viktor Orban due to speak to tomorrow, but the Mayor of Brussels has had enough and sent the police in, after complaints. The place holds 800, and around 250 turned up.
National Conservatism Conference: Police told to shut down right-wing Brussels event
Attendees are not being allowed into the National Conservatism Conference after authorities ordered it to close.www.bbc.co.uk
But probably a bad development. They will be able to claim, with some justification, that their right to peacefully state their views has been frustrated by an executive power because it disagrees with them.
Although Farage and their like shouldn't have their voices artificially amplified, they should be allowed to be heard .... and have their feeble utterings robustly debunked
Just need a simple apology with this one:
Where as this one…..
www.dailymail.co.uk
Tory MP suspended over alleged misuse of campaign funds
Mark Menzies, who represents the seat of Fylde, told the Times he strongly disputed the allegations.
www.bbc.co.uk
Where as this one…..
Police probe 'multiple allegations' against Angela Rayner
The Labour deputy leader is being investigated over claims she wrongly declared on the electoral roll she was living at a council house she bought under right to buy in Stockport.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The meltdown continues from a majority of 80 in 2019, now only 43, with nearly 60 current Tories not wanting to stand again.
TomandJerry
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2013
- 11,539
- Thread starter
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A Conservative MP has lost the party whip after an investigation was launched following claims that he misused campaign funds.
Mark Menzies, 52, also faced allegations that he made a late-night call to a 78-year-old aide asking for help because he had been locked up by “bad people” demanding thousands of pounds for his release.
Mark Menzies, 52, also faced allegations that he made a late-night call to a 78-year-old aide asking for help because he had been locked up by “bad people” demanding thousands of pounds for his release.
nicko31
Well-known member
But what about Angela Rayner and her 1500 quid?