May 31, 20196 yr Mark Harper is apparently the new underdog. A former Chief Whip. The last time I saw an underdog with a whip it was during Fetish Week in the Canaries.
May 31, 20196 yr Author Mark Harper is apparently the new underdog. A former Chief Whip. The last time I saw an underdog with a whip it was during Fetish Week in the Canaries. :rofl:
May 31, 20196 yr Just wondering when he'll tell us Scots that He won't ALLOW another indyref. Maybe he needs #permissionfromSajid first.
June 1, 20196 yr There's still a lot of activity surrounding Rory Stewart. Before people get too excited, perhaps it's worth reminding them of the last two major party leaders to have started as an underdog with little chance of winning - Cameron and Corbyn.
June 1, 20196 yr Just wondering when he'll tell us Scots that He won't ALLOW another indyref. Maybe he needs #permissionfromSajid first. Quite. Thankfully that hashtag is a masterpiece in Scottish humour. Daft git has just given the union more rope with which to hang itself.
June 2, 20196 yr Author Okay No. of Tory MP's pledged so far now exceeds 100: Hunt - 30 Boris - 29 Gove -27 Raab - 22 Edited June 2, 20196 yr by Common Sense
June 2, 20196 yr Okay No. of Tory MP's pledged so far now exceeds 100: Hunt - 30 Boris - 29 Gove -27 Raab - 22 are you sure it's not the number of Tory leadership candidates? I think it must be up to 100 by now.
June 3, 20196 yr Author are you sure it's not the number of Tory leadership candidates? I think it must be up to 100 by now. LOL. No. 13 I think still.
June 3, 20196 yr Quite. Thankfully that hashtag is a masterpiece in Scottish humour. Daft git has just given the union more rope with which to hang itself. Our esteemed Foreign Secretary, Mr Hunt, payed out more rope by using Canary Wharf and Culloden for alliteration. He couldn't even pronounce the latter's name far less understand how that name and the aftermath of what happened there have resonated down through the centuries throughout Scotland and its diaspora. There are many places in Scotland beginning with C. Only an idiot with no understanding of Scotland/Scots would choose Culloden's name as indicative of a UNITED Kingdom.
June 4, 20196 yr Author NEW RULES TO BE INTRODUCED TO ELECT NEXT LEADER. 1922 Committee put the following proposals to the party's Board which they're expected to approve later this week. To be nominated by one MP, one seconder and 6 other MP'S. 8% of votes needed to progress to next round and then 10% to reach 3rd round. Senior party members are said to be having "quiet words in ears" to get some candidates to withdraw to bring the number down to 6 or 7 going to MP's vote. Edited June 4, 20196 yr by Common Sense
June 4, 20196 yr It doesn't take a genius to guess what sort of headlines tomorrow's papers would carry if Labour changed the rules part way through a leadership contest. Yes, I know it hasn't formally started yet, but it is effectively under way.
June 4, 20196 yr Well given every junior minister with vague designs on power was starting to throw their name in, any more and the divided Tory house becomes too obviously apparent.
June 4, 20196 yr Author It doesn't take a genius to guess what sort of headlines tomorrow's papers would carry if Labour changed the rules part way through a leadership contest. Yes, I know it hasn't formally started yet, but it is effectively under way. Those headlines will be kind of overshadowed though tomorrow! May get a small mention on about page 10 in some papers.
June 4, 20196 yr Those headlines will be kind of overshadowed though tomorrow! May get a small mention on about page 10 in some papers. Well done on missing the point as ever.
June 4, 20196 yr Those headlines will be kind of overshadowed though tomorrow! May get a small mention on about page 10 in some papers. You completely missed the point.
June 4, 20196 yr LOL. No. 13 I think still. Interesting that there finally is one candidate who is a current remainer, Sam Gyimah, in the list, but I don't think he has much of a chance in the leadership contest.
June 4, 20196 yr Interesting that there finally is one candidate who is a current remainer, Sam Gyimah, in the list, but I don't think he has much of a chance in the leadership contest. Given the winner is decided by the Tory party membership, whose average age is 70 and unanimously voted FOR Brexit and would support no deal I'd say you could be right there, his percentage chance of winning starts with a Z.
June 5, 20196 yr It will be interesting to see how much support Gyimah gets. If his vote is derisory then he could see that as a sign that he has no future in the party. His supporters could reach the same conclusion. OTOH, if he gets a decent vote that could encourage Remainers in the party to step up the fight.
June 5, 20196 yr Could we please just skip to September. I can't be bothered with any of this. It hasn't even been good for memes.
June 5, 20196 yr There’s an underlying expectation that the premiership will be short and disastrous which does make me pretty unengaged. They’re all Tories obviously and Leadsom hasn’t even had the decency to do an ‘as a mother’ scandal yet. Cleverly and Walthouse dropping out is so uneventful no one has even mentioned it in this thread.
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