My impression is that we see (and hear) more of Zahawi those last weeks. He is inceasing his media profile. Could he be the one?
Why Sunak? I don’t get it. His only appeal is he has kept his head down during the sleaze (probably because it’s him leaking a lot of it) and is very focused on his image. Policies? This is the cunt behind universal credit uplift removal, free school meals, the second covid wave with eat out to help out, and £4.3 billion written off from fraud for businesses. To be fair though, no one on that list inspires confidence…
Edit: typo.
Priti Patel! Cos jfc, why not go full throttle fascism
I’m genuinely rooting for Truss, she’s so obviously incompetent that she could actually get the tories out
Strangely, Patel, Raab, Gove, and Javid don’t get a mention despite all being likely to give it a try.
My money’s been on Hunt for a while. The Tories will want maximum distance from Boris, and Sunak, Truss etc are all Team Boris.
Luck is probably the wrong word but Sunak is incredibly lucky that he was at the wheel when he had no choice but to enact quasi-socialist policies, which went some way to humanising him, even though he would have been cursing when he signed them off. And he has certainly made the most of them.
Tangentially, it also shows this country isn’t adverse to a bit of socialism it just, apparently, needs to be delivered by a total arsehole.
They may as well get Sam Allardyce in to ‘steady the ship’ whilst they’re at it.
With Sammy Lee as his assistant, of course.
Is there *anybody* who would make a decent leader in the entire Conservative ~~Party~~ “Work Event”?
Forgive me for the long post as I am trying to understand how the system works and what is the future to all of these. It seems quite strange that they do not mention a few that seems to have more publicity than some on that newspaper.
OK, Boris is one of a kind, not the smoothest cut of a diamond but more rough cuts on its edges. Whether it still sparkles all depends on personal preferences. With him, UK’s economy has grown to pre-pandemic and its stock market is at its highest in recent years. Surely there is some form of confidence. If he did go, the country would be rudderless and whether it is going to be chaos or mayhem will be a debate.
So what if Boris stepped down, who would get his mantle and be that strong and stable? I could only think of a few for what seems to be potential candidates:
Michael Gove seems to be a recent divorcee and is likeable because he does do what normal people seem to do, clubbing, mingling with the general public. While as a person in high position, he seemed to deliver reforms and what he was set out to do. His reforms were criticized but they were not as heavily criticized as other leaders in their government positions. If he was selected to be the next UK leader, things would seem to be same as before.
Rishi Sunak seems to be young, charming, confident and sophisticated. A guy with a good family and little to no baggage except for being possibly filthy rich. He does not seem to have many detrimental news around him. If he was selected to be the next leader, it would be monumental because he’d be like the Obama of the UK and would be seen as a progressive country because he would be the first person of color to have held a very high position.
Jeremy Hunt is a bit of a wild card because most of his controversies is about hospital or NHS privatization (going from socialism to capitalism; how its being privatized, I admit I do not follow how because it is not like people are now asked to buy medical cards or insurance as a health protection). However, like Rishi, he is quite confident, pleasant, charming and sophisticated although he is neither young nor old. About the ripe age for a person who is going to be the next leader. He has an interracial family so he is pretty much progressive and could be also seen as his future policies being progressive too.
Liz Truss seems to have little controversies except for in recent times as she is now holding the very important Brexit and trade leadership roles which seem to be getting more attention and scrutiny from media. If she was the next leader, it would also be progressive for the UK as she is the third women leader to lead such a super-power since the days of Maggie Thatcher. Like some other countries around the world, it seems that having a bit of feminine touch does make a difference to those countries.
Notably, almost forgetting to mention Sajid Javid. He seems to be a seasoned politician who walks in the political inner circle having taken different important posts in the past as internal home minister, finance and now health, he would seem to be quite capable like Rishi. He is quite a good looking chap and is also presentable as a public facing figure and like a few here, he seems to be quite progressive as he too has an interracial family. To be frank, he does seem like an honest family man with no controversies that I see in the news.
Finally, you have Priti Patel. She seems to be a bit of a disciplinarian or the authoritative mother who wants the best for her children so she can be seen sometimes as rigid and strict by many because she is trying to level up her house so it would not descend into a mad house. Probably because of being a rigid and strict character, she gets a lot of criticism for them. However, deep down she could be also progressive as well since she also has an interracial family. If she was the next UK leader, she’d probably be similar to Maggie Thatcher because of her unique character.
Does anyone have same view too and so who would be the next UK leader and why do you think so?
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My impression is that we see (and hear) more of Zahawi those last weeks. He is inceasing his media profile. Could he be the one?
Why Sunak? I don’t get it. His only appeal is he has kept his head down during the sleaze (probably because it’s him leaking a lot of it) and is very focused on his image. Policies? This is the cunt behind universal credit uplift removal, free school meals, the second covid wave with eat out to help out, and £4.3 billion written off from fraud for businesses. To be fair though, no one on that list inspires confidence…
Edit: typo.
Priti Patel! Cos jfc, why not go full throttle fascism
I’m genuinely rooting for Truss, she’s so obviously incompetent that she could actually get the tories out
The six are, according to this article:
* Sunak
* Hunt
* Mordaunt
* Zahawi
* Tugendhat
* Truss
Strangely, Patel, Raab, Gove, and Javid don’t get a mention despite all being likely to give it a try.
My money’s been on Hunt for a while. The Tories will want maximum distance from Boris, and Sunak, Truss etc are all Team Boris.
Luck is probably the wrong word but Sunak is incredibly lucky that he was at the wheel when he had no choice but to enact quasi-socialist policies, which went some way to humanising him, even though he would have been cursing when he signed them off. And he has certainly made the most of them.
Tangentially, it also shows this country isn’t adverse to a bit of socialism it just, apparently, needs to be delivered by a total arsehole.
They may as well get Sam Allardyce in to ‘steady the ship’ whilst they’re at it.
With Sammy Lee as his assistant, of course.
Is there *anybody* who would make a decent leader in the entire Conservative ~~Party~~ “Work Event”?
Forgive me for the long post as I am trying to understand how the system works and what is the future to all of these. It seems quite strange that they do not mention a few that seems to have more publicity than some on that newspaper.
OK, Boris is one of a kind, not the smoothest cut of a diamond but more rough cuts on its edges. Whether it still sparkles all depends on personal preferences. With him, UK’s economy has grown to pre-pandemic and its stock market is at its highest in recent years. Surely there is some form of confidence. If he did go, the country would be rudderless and whether it is going to be chaos or mayhem will be a debate.
So what if Boris stepped down, who would get his mantle and be that strong and stable? I could only think of a few for what seems to be potential candidates:
Michael Gove seems to be a recent divorcee and is likeable because he does do what normal people seem to do, clubbing, mingling with the general public. While as a person in high position, he seemed to deliver reforms and what he was set out to do. His reforms were criticized but they were not as heavily criticized as other leaders in their government positions. If he was selected to be the next UK leader, things would seem to be same as before.
Rishi Sunak seems to be young, charming, confident and sophisticated. A guy with a good family and little to no baggage except for being possibly filthy rich. He does not seem to have many detrimental news around him. If he was selected to be the next leader, it would be monumental because he’d be like the Obama of the UK and would be seen as a progressive country because he would be the first person of color to have held a very high position.
Jeremy Hunt is a bit of a wild card because most of his controversies is about hospital or NHS privatization (going from socialism to capitalism; how its being privatized, I admit I do not follow how because it is not like people are now asked to buy medical cards or insurance as a health protection). However, like Rishi, he is quite confident, pleasant, charming and sophisticated although he is neither young nor old. About the ripe age for a person who is going to be the next leader. He has an interracial family so he is pretty much progressive and could be also seen as his future policies being progressive too.
Liz Truss seems to have little controversies except for in recent times as she is now holding the very important Brexit and trade leadership roles which seem to be getting more attention and scrutiny from media. If she was the next leader, it would also be progressive for the UK as she is the third women leader to lead such a super-power since the days of Maggie Thatcher. Like some other countries around the world, it seems that having a bit of feminine touch does make a difference to those countries.
Notably, almost forgetting to mention Sajid Javid. He seems to be a seasoned politician who walks in the political inner circle having taken different important posts in the past as internal home minister, finance and now health, he would seem to be quite capable like Rishi. He is quite a good looking chap and is also presentable as a public facing figure and like a few here, he seems to be quite progressive as he too has an interracial family. To be frank, he does seem like an honest family man with no controversies that I see in the news.
Finally, you have Priti Patel. She seems to be a bit of a disciplinarian or the authoritative mother who wants the best for her children so she can be seen sometimes as rigid and strict by many because she is trying to level up her house so it would not descend into a mad house. Probably because of being a rigid and strict character, she gets a lot of criticism for them. However, deep down she could be also progressive as well since she also has an interracial family. If she was the next UK leader, she’d probably be similar to Maggie Thatcher because of her unique character.
Does anyone have same view too and so who would be the next UK leader and why do you think so?