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[Steve Bullman]

It’s no stihl calendar 

 

 

[Johnsond]

3 hours ago, Big J said:

Sadly J the merry go round will continue with whom ever comes in after the Tories. Possibly a honeymoon period, but no doubt that will be followed by absolute forensic scrutiny and saturation MSM coverage and criticism thereafter. Possibly a bit of regional destabilisation and a military intervention or two if they listen to Blair. My eldest son is an absolute Labour fanatic, part of me is hoping he gets his wish and experiences a period of Labour governance if only so he gets to see first hand  how shit they are too and how little changes in reality, seeing as he’s too young to remember the shambles that the last Labour administration left things in. I can’t help cringing every time I see that woke,  whining, knee taking covid warrior Starmer on tv and thinking that’s the best opposition we can muster. 

Edited October 15, 2022 by Johnsond

[Mick Dempsey]

Sure let them do what they please without scrutiny or accountability from the press.

 

That always works well.

[Johnsond]

4 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Sure let them do what they please without scrutiny or accountability from the press.

 

That always works well.

Don’t be a twat this early in the day Mick, no one said at any time that a government should not be held accountable, any fool can see the level of MSM frenzy and scrutiny at the moment at any opportunity is not helpful in any way shape or form. 
PS 

You wonder why I bothered my arse to point out your mistake regards the  Docherty quote 🤷‍♂️
 

[Stere]

 

 

Trussonomics whole  plan completely abandoned then whats the point of her stilll being PM?

 

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

50 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Don’t be a twat this early in the day Mick, no one said at any time that a government should not be held accountable, any fool can see the level of MSM frenzy and scrutiny at the moment at any opportunity is not helpful in any way shape or form. 
PS 

You wonder why I bothered my arse to point out your mistake regards the  Docherty quote 🤷‍♂️
 

”The level of scrutiny is not helpful” (yes I’m paraphrasing)

 

I rather think it is, so do most people.

 

After BJ the days of letting them get on with it and giving them the benefit of the doubt (especially this crop of Tories) are long gone.

 

Edited October 15, 2022 by Mick Dempsey

[Johnsond]

48 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Don’t be a twat this early in the day Mick, no one said at any time that a government should not be held accountable, any fool can see the level of MSM frenzy and scrutiny at the moment at any opportunity is not helpful in any way shape or form. To be honest and I’m sure you’ll be the first to use your favourite moonbat wisecrack, but I’m starting to wonder what the point of even voting for either or is etc the attached pic is hard not raise an eyebrow at. 
PS 

You wonder why I bothered my arse to point out your mistake regards the  Docherty quote 🤷‍♂️
 

 

[Johnsond]

3 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

”The level of scrutiny is not helpful” (yes I’m paraphrasing)

 

I rather think it is, so do most people.

 

After BJ the days of letting them get on with it and giving them the benefit of the doubt (especially this crop of Tories) are long gone.

 

I look forward to the day when the scrutiny you seem to get off on is used on the next incumbents of Downing Street. It’s toxic and long term does nothing, accountability yes of course, what we witness nowadays 🤷‍♂️No thanks, you think it’s helpful!! most people I talk to are rather weary of the tactics used by MSM over the past couple of years in particular the relentless scaremongering regards covid. 

[Mick Dempsey]

Wow that’s so profound! My eyebrow is raised despite my best efforts.

[Big J]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

Sadly J the merry go round will continue with whom ever comes in after the Tories. Possibly a honeymoon period, but no doubt that will be followed by absolute forensic scrutiny and saturation MSM coverage and criticism thereafter. Possibly a bit of regional destabilisation and a military intervention or two if they listen to Blair. My eldest son is an absolute Labour fanatic, part of me is hoping he gets his wish and experiences a period of Labour governance if only so he gets to see first hand  how shit they are too and how little changes in reality, seeing as he’s too young to remember the shambles that the last Labour administration left things in. I can’t help cringing every time I see that woke,  whining, knee taking covid warrior Starmer on tv and thinking that’s the best opposition we can muster. 

 

Hmmm, hard to know what the best course of action is. 

 

At the moment, to use the analogy that the UK economy/welfare state/public services are a company, and each successive PM that's being brought in is another CEO tasked with bringing it back from the brink of bankruptcy. It's not that the leaders are in themselves awful (with the exception of Truss, I suppose), but that the trajectory is already set and very difficult to avoid.

 

How much is 12 years of Tory rule and how much is the prevailing socioeconomic pressures of the global economy? Probably pretty even, I'd guess. 

 

The UK is in a worse position as a result of Brexit than it otherwise would have been. It's not to say that with Covid and the war in Ukraine that it wouldn't still be struggling, but Brexit has added a lot of fuel to that fire, and also locked the door that would have allowed many people to escape the inferno....

 

And the responsibility for Brexit falls firmly with the Tories. It's difficult to find anyone that can point to an upside. Even the most ardent Brexiteers seem begrudgedly resolute in their commitment to the notion, without offering any benefits.

 

But it's happened and the situation definitely needs to be improved. The UK is heading towards economic oblivion at the moment. The soaring interest rates are going to collapse the property market, put millions into negative equity and result in scores of people having their homes repossessed. 

 

The UK has the lowest level of unemployment for decades, yet the highest level of job vacancies in recent memory. Productivity remains the elephant in the room, with the UK scoring very badly compared to it's European counterparts.

 

The welfare state and healthcare is totally unfit for purpose. How can a supposedly developed country allow ambulance to queue for hours outside hospitals? Social services cannot be put in place to support patients leaving hospital, so they can't leave and beds cannot be freed up.

 

I'm only scratching the surface, but against this backdrop, I think it'd be tough for any Tory leader to make a success of it now. The Conservatives have had 12 years in charge. They've not done a good job and whoever is chosen to succeed Truss is always going to be fighting against that legacy.

 

It's time for a change and I honestly believe Kier Starmer is a much better choice.