It’s a joke about spiking a woman’s drink with an illegal drug that’s synonymous with date rape in order to impair her judgment.
I’m not saying it’s the greatest scandal in political history but this is a strange hill to die on!
No. tbf the offhand jokes in private, if edgy or bad taste or whatever, are probably not the thing to go after politicians on (we'd never stop!), and also tbf it'll all die down and be forgotten soon enough. There's plenty enough to criticise them for, both in terms of competence and morality, in their policy after all!I’m not saying it’s the greatest scandal in political history
No. tbf the offhand jokes in private, if edgy or bad taste or whatever, are probably not the thing to go after politicians on (we'd never stop!), and also tbf it'll all die down and be forgotten soon enough. There's plenty enough to criticise them for, both in terms of competence and morality, in their policy after all!
I mean, changing the law to toughen up on drinks spiking is a good thing (a rare good thing for this government!).
The end of the Mirror article also says "conversations at Downing Street receptions are usually understood to be “off the record”. The Sunday Mirror decided to publish what Mr Cleverly said because we believe these are exceptional circumstances given his role as Home Secretary and the subject matter."Its a shitty precedent that ends up with shite like the Beer Korma nonsense or Jess Phillips “stab him in the front” or “call off the dogs” whoever that was, judge politicians on policy and what they actually said not on the worst possible interpretation you can imagine.
I still can’t believe she continues to blame the “left-wing economic establishment” for bringing her down. She’s a fucking idiot.The new years honours list, what a joke.
That cow Truss handing them out to her cronies, what a pathetic nation we are.
If Argentina had gone first?I still can’t believe she continues to blame the “left-wing economic establishment” for bringing her down. She’s a fucking idiot.
Yes and no, as much as they are a joke they should be looked at as a joke.The new years honours list, what a joke.
That cow Truss handing them out to her cronies, what a pathetic nation we are.
Who is it?Another by-election incoming. Tory MP quits. In a change of pace on an actual principle not a flounce or in disgrace.
Skidmore.Who is it?
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Why do they all have funny names?Skidmore.
I'ts amazing how many MPs suddenly realise they're not really Tories (or Labour) just before an election which they expect to lose.
Yes.You on about the minister for the environment?
He’d already announced that he wouldn’t be standing for election at the next GE, he’s resigned early on a single point of principle.Yes.
He's so 'principalled' he's forcing his hard-pressed local council to spend £250,000 on an election for a seat which is scheduled to be abolished at the next general election anyway.He’d already announced that he wouldn’t be standing for election at the next GE, he’s resigned early on a single point of principle.
I never said he was principled (plural) I said that he resigned on a single principle (singular).He's so 'principalled' he's forcing his hard-pressed local council to spend £250,000 on an election for a seat which is scheduled to be abolished at the next general election anyway.
Call me cynical but I think that the governments sudden interest in the post office scandal is precisely because it keeps the public distracted from things like the Mone scandal.So Sunak has interest in stripping that woman from the post office of CBE (rightly so) will he be so keen to go after a few others like Mone?
Call me cynical but I think that the governments sudden interest in the post office scandal is precisely because it keeps the public distracted from things like the Mone scandal.
Think we need a total clean out of the Lords. Look at balance of expertise and contribution levels and cut it down to size and have a proper committee that makes appointments instead of the PMs mates.
Spectacularly undemocratic. That's not a fine / good concept surely100%. The concept of the lords is fine/good but the whole things been abused for years.
Spectacularly undemocratic. That's not a fine / good concept surely
No, that's what you would like it to be. Who picks the committee? The government? What happens when the committee is Johnson Give and Truss?The point of the Lords is to provide balance to the populism of the Commons with expertise from around society
Spectacularly undemocratic. That's not a fine / good concept surely
No, that's what you would like it to be. Who picks the committee? The government? What happens when the committee is Johnson Give and Truss?
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