Who will be the next UK prime minister (Conservative leader)

But that’s not how (British) democracy works.

And Red Ken ought to know.

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He attended several parties and knew about many more while forcing ordinary people to stay at home under threat of law and then lied repeatedly about it. How is that not a big deal?

He is an advocate for the protection of newts (collective noun: an armada) and keeps them as pets. Gussie Fink-Nottle (one of the best Jeeves and Wooster characters) kept them in his bath tub and frightened poor Madeline Bassett with them.

And that’s everything there is to know about newts.

I do admire Red Ken for the balls out way he has lived his life. Truly the eccentrics eccentric.

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Check out Grant Shapps. Another horrific human being who is in with a shout.

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Yeah, this. I don’t think anybody gives a rat’s ass about the parties as such. The point was that the UK was under some sort of weird martial law at the time where parties weren’t allowed because of … well, just because. The elephant in the room does tend to be ignored when parties are mentioned, though.

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Are you serious? There’s an actual possibility that Del Boy Trotter might end up running the country?

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They’re all horrific candidates, but you can rule out Patel and Hunt for sure. It’ll be decided on who proposes the most agreeable fiscal policy to the party.

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My friend works for London Transport quite high up and she says he is without doubt the biggest arsehole going. He looks like he is an angry little prick before he even opens his gob.

Oddschecker has him at 99/1 Patel is 100/1, for comparison.

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It’s an enduring mystery to me how people like that get anywhere in life. You’d think that pretty much anyone he encounters would just punch him in the mouth and then ignore him. He’s got that sort of demeanour. But for some reason, he goes up and up the ladder.

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For sure. Our economy really is in the toilet at the moment. Prices are going crazy. Tesco have stopped selling Heinz baked beans for gods sake. It’s potty.

I wonder if our American friends read these threads, where the Brits talk to each other about politics, and notice that we don’t attack each other’s political positions or even give a shit to ask. We just know a cnut when we see one, no matter what colour their tie. :v:

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Incidentally, I suspect one reason Jeremy Hunt is unlikely to get the job is down to the British penchant for rhyming slang.

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Here she is, national legend Victoria Derbyshire.

And the classic from James Naughtie

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Whole bunch of callous, ruthless c###ts you wouldn’t want any as a friend.
I’m going for Javid.

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Steve Baker from that lot. The rest are fake conservative corporate socialists.
Either way, nothing much will change.

Johnson could choose to run.

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I liked the way she justified her mistake by saying men normally say that.

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You mean you’d prefer Javid, or you think it will be Javid?

If I had to put money on it, I’m thinking either Sunak or Javid. Those two were responsible for 80% of the mess we’re in now (plus bloody Matt Wanksock, although of course he’s probably retired somewhere in the Bahamas by now). So they’ll most likely be put into a position where they can carry on buggering things up with even more efficiency.

She’s so obnoxious

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Yep, all arseholes tho.

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Australia will offer up former PM Tony Abbott as a candidate. He was born in London, so should be able to reclaim his UK Citizenship. Australia will be happy to get rid of him too - even pay for a One-Way ticket back to the UK. :neutral_face:

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