Eric Potts
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[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...
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Mellor 3 Ward 4
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He should have been sacked a long, long time ago over his (mis)handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Whilst he stayed on holiday in Cyprus, we left behind men (and women) who had worked for the British through sheer incompetence and lack of leadership.
Whilst he stayed on holiday in Cyprus, we left behind men (and women) who had worked for the British through sheer incompetence and lack of leadership.
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
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Lefty lawyer Adam Tolley KC, who's made his fortune in the woke world of employment law ....
Machiavelli
Well-known member
Esher and Walton was formed in 1997, and it's returned Conservative MPs ever since, Raab from 2010. It was formed by combining Esher and Chertsey & Walton, and you have to go back until 1906 when one of those component parts didn't return a Conservative MP.
Randy McNob
Now go home and get your f#cking Shinebox
- Jun 13, 2020
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or the anti-growth coalition? or China?
crodonilson
He/Him
Olly Dowden back in the cabinet as Deputy PM.
The "victim of a plot by unionised officials" no less
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Another objectionable narcissist bites the dust, to be replaced by another...
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, we don’t get...
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, we don’t get...
- Jul 10, 2003
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Sent to me this afternoon by someone who worked with him
Just then there was the sound of a front door being kicked in. Moments later a sweaty Raab forced his way into the prime minister’s office. He stood in front of Sunak’s desk, his mouth opening and closing without saying anything. He then ripped off his jacket and shirt to expose his glistening pecs. He dropped into 100 one-arm press-ups before punching a hole in the wall. Only then could he bring himself to speak.
“Who the f***ing f*** is calling me a bully?” said Psycho.
Sunak tried not to look too intimidated. Amazing how quickly he switched from Dennis the Menace to his natural Cuthbert Cringeworthy. “Er. No one,” Rish! stammered anxiously. “I mean, not me, for certain. Well, not yet anyway. Possibly never. Though everyone you’ve ever worked with seems to have a different view.”
Psycho climbed on to the desk and stared down at the prime minister. “Do I look like a bully? Do I? How lucky do you feel, punk?”
“Oh very … Um, a little … Not much … And you definitely don’t look anything like a bully. Just my cuddly old mucker, Dom. But we do have a problem …”
“You’re the one with problems sunshine,” yelled Psycho. With that, he grabbed Sunak by the hair and dragged him to the toilets. Shoving his head down the bowl and flushing repeatedly. “I’ll show you what bullying really looks like.”
“Gosh, yes.” said Sunak. “My hair did need a wash.”
“I’m sorry, I don’t know quite what came over me,” Raab mumbled apologetically. “I’m not normally like this.”
“Yes you are,” observed more than two dozen civil servants. “That’s the point.”
“Anyway,” said Rish! “Back to the problem … The problem is that one civil servant claims you hacked her puppy to death with a machete …”
“It wasn’t a machete. It was a zombie knife that I’d confiscated from a drug dealer …”
“Leave Michael Gove out of it …”
“And I did everyone a favour. The dog wouldn’t stop yapping. Plus it was just a bit of fun. People get squeamish at the sight of blood in the office these days.”
“Mmm.”
“Well, I tell you one thing. I’m not going to resign. You and I both know that I’ve done nothing. Don’t we, sonny? So don’t even think of trying to sack me. Suella and the Tory right wing will never let you forget it if you do. You’ll never take me alive.”
Psycho picked up his shirt and strode out of the room. Rish! leant back in his chair and started sobbing. He didn’t have a clue what to do. He wanted to clear Dom. But he knew it would make him look shit. The public had long-since identified Raab as a wrong ’un and knew he was bang to rights.
So Sunak did what he always did when confused. Nothing. Maybe he’d feel braver tomorrow.
From here https://www.theguardian.com/politic...rishi-sunak-dear-friend-dominic-raab-so-wrong
Just then there was the sound of a front door being kicked in. Moments later a sweaty Raab forced his way into the prime minister’s office. He stood in front of Sunak’s desk, his mouth opening and closing without saying anything. He then ripped off his jacket and shirt to expose his glistening pecs. He dropped into 100 one-arm press-ups before punching a hole in the wall. Only then could he bring himself to speak.
“Who the f***ing f*** is calling me a bully?” said Psycho.
Sunak tried not to look too intimidated. Amazing how quickly he switched from Dennis the Menace to his natural Cuthbert Cringeworthy. “Er. No one,” Rish! stammered anxiously. “I mean, not me, for certain. Well, not yet anyway. Possibly never. Though everyone you’ve ever worked with seems to have a different view.”
Psycho climbed on to the desk and stared down at the prime minister. “Do I look like a bully? Do I? How lucky do you feel, punk?”
“Oh very … Um, a little … Not much … And you definitely don’t look anything like a bully. Just my cuddly old mucker, Dom. But we do have a problem …”
“You’re the one with problems sunshine,” yelled Psycho. With that, he grabbed Sunak by the hair and dragged him to the toilets. Shoving his head down the bowl and flushing repeatedly. “I’ll show you what bullying really looks like.”
“Gosh, yes.” said Sunak. “My hair did need a wash.”
“I’m sorry, I don’t know quite what came over me,” Raab mumbled apologetically. “I’m not normally like this.”
“Yes you are,” observed more than two dozen civil servants. “That’s the point.”
“Anyway,” said Rish! “Back to the problem … The problem is that one civil servant claims you hacked her puppy to death with a machete …”
“It wasn’t a machete. It was a zombie knife that I’d confiscated from a drug dealer …”
“Leave Michael Gove out of it …”
“And I did everyone a favour. The dog wouldn’t stop yapping. Plus it was just a bit of fun. People get squeamish at the sight of blood in the office these days.”
“Mmm.”
“Well, I tell you one thing. I’m not going to resign. You and I both know that I’ve done nothing. Don’t we, sonny? So don’t even think of trying to sack me. Suella and the Tory right wing will never let you forget it if you do. You’ll never take me alive.”
Psycho picked up his shirt and strode out of the room. Rish! leant back in his chair and started sobbing. He didn’t have a clue what to do. He wanted to clear Dom. But he knew it would make him look shit. The public had long-since identified Raab as a wrong ’un and knew he was bang to rights.
So Sunak did what he always did when confused. Nothing. Maybe he’d feel braver tomorrow.
From here https://www.theguardian.com/politic...rishi-sunak-dear-friend-dominic-raab-so-wrong
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Mr Privet Hedge
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
That Dominic Rabb is a right needy, whiney little shit is he not? Almost the text book bully.
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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I've worked with people like that and not surprising he has given everyone a lecture on bullying on the way out.
They usually do.
Everyone knows what you are Dominic even if you are the last to work it out.
They usually do.
Everyone knows what you are Dominic even if you are the last to work it out.
- Oct 17, 2008
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I’ve underperformed and got too comfortable and benefitted hugely from a bollocking. You need to respect your manager for that approach to work and you need to know your staff.This isn’t that. This is him being a massive **** who seemingly nobody liked and good riddance to him I say.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Great story.
Motogull
Todd Warrior
- Sep 16, 2005
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I'm not so sure. I believe protocol requires a resignation to spare your PM from having to sack. That Patel and Johnson pissed on that tells you all you need to know about them.
I’ve been found guilty of bullying so I suggest we redefine the definition of bullying so I’m no longer guilty of it.
Haven’t we seen this tactic before? Every time a Tory gets caught they don’t apologise and modify their behaviour, they seek to redefine the law/moral compass.
It never ends.
Using empathetic language, coax the lot of them into a ditch.
Haven’t we seen this tactic before? Every time a Tory gets caught they don’t apologise and modify their behaviour, they seek to redefine the law/moral compass.
It never ends.
Using empathetic language, coax the lot of them into a ditch.
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
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There really isn't the need to give someone a "bollocking" unless they have endangered life.
The reality is with people like Raab is they aren't actually very good at their job themselves. It only takes limited research to discover that it is him that has serially underperformed, rather than his civil servants.
So how was he in his job ?
People like Raab are usually the product of their seniors who require an attack dog so they don't have to do the dirty work themselves and be seen to upset people.
Those sort of people strive to be loved (Johnson a case in point and I suspect Sunak is the same) so it's very useful to have someone who actually gets off on people disliking them. They also tend to very loyal, another bonus for their emotionally challenged manager but when they inevitably f*** up, it makes the getting rid of them usually very strung out.
I've met a number of serial bullies in my time, every single one the product of their weak needy manager.
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