• Quick note - the problem with Youtube videos not embedding on the forum appears to have been fixed, thanks to ZiprHead. If you do still see problems let me know.

Our next unelected PM?

So now Amber Rudd has come out to back Jeremy Hunt as has Philip Hammond. As an arch remainer (Rudd) and soft Brexiteer (Hammond), one wonders if that'll be the kiss of death for Hunt amongst Tories grass roots who'll do the voting? I dare say there'll be plenty who are pro-Europe.
 
Hard to see how it won't be Johnson. And given even those who are trying to become leader he still stands out a mile as the worse possible candidate!
 
Darat said:
Hard to see how it won't be Johnson. And given even those who are trying to become leader he still stands out a mile as the worse possible candidate!
Click to expand...

As a Prime Minister, I think there may be a couple in the race who might be even worse (but it's a close call), but as a means to get the Conservatives in with a comfortable majority after a snap election, he's ideal. :(
 
dudalb said:
Hey, an "Unlected" PM is what you get when you have a Parlimentary form of government.
Don't know hat Darat meant by that;I know the last few elections have not gone the way Darat wanted but still, short of moving to something closer to the American System the PM will contiuet to be "unelected"
Click to expand...
What he means is that going into a general election the parties all have leaders. The leader of the party that gets the most votes becomes PM (ignoring fptp and coalition vagaries). Many people will vote for the party whose leader they like best although in practice they are actually voting for their local MP.
It is a common complaint when a PM steps down mid term and is replaced that the replacement will be 'unelected'. There has been an old Torygraph Article doing the rounds complaining of just that when Blair stood down for Brown. The author was livid that the people's PM wishes were betrayed and was adamant that a General Election was the only fair way to replace the PM. I am at a total loss to understand why Mr Boris Johnson's views have changed since he penned that article.
 
Last edited:
Johnson vs Corbyn. Bloody hell. The UK has had some great PMs. These two clowns.....what can I say.
 
Jeremy Hunt seems to have come on strongly. I thought he came out well. Considering he's the best of a bad lot and I never used to be able to stand him, it shows how dreadful the others must be. Stewart is too 'Remain' to have any hope, plus there was his opium revelation.
 
tonights hustings gave some insight to the candidates, kind of. venezuela got mentioned more than scotland and wales, cuba got a shout out too!
tory membership will no doubt vote for the malfunctioning wardrobe with brain damage and a wig so a somewhat moot exercise overall, interesting to see what becomes of these reprobates in the aftermath however.
gove had a very public falling out with bojo but his wife runs the daily heil and sajid javid is the parties token muslim so they likely get top jobs somewhere. raab c brexit came across as a sociopath while hunt is still deluded enough to think he did well with the nhs so they probably have to take a timeout for a reshuffle or two. the only guy getting any public support, despite demanding brexit just not the brexit farage wants but the same brexit the others support namely a noel edmonds deal brexit, mr 18 going on 80 rory martha stewart likely takes the naughty step becoming this generations ken clarke.
 
Somebody reversed a car (probably not theirs) into his front railings when he lived near me (Colebrooke Row Islington) several years ago. He was mayor at the time. I felt considerable sympathy when I saw it and I rated him quite highly at the time (and voted for him twice which are my only two Tory votes). Once or twice I saw him jogging on the nearby Regents Canal and he said hello.

It's a different Boris now though
 
Boris Johnson demonstrates how Political Correctness is ultimately feelgood platitudes that get chucked out the window the moment it becomes inconvenient.
 
picture.php


The police have released this photo of the neighbour who reported Boris Johnson.
 
Belgian thought said:
[qimg]http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=317&pictureid=12188[/qimg]

The police have released this photo of the neighbour who reported Boris Johnson.
Click to expand...

The recording apparently has Boris's girlfriend screaming at him to leave the flat, some mumbled response from him, and then her shouting "Leave means leave!"
 
Matthew Best said:
The recording apparently has Boris's girlfriend screaming at him to leave the flat, some mumbled response from him, and then her shouting "Leave means leave!"
Click to expand...

Boxit? Joxit? BoJoxit?

Is it actually her flat, and he's just hanging out there collecting parking tickets? I was thinking of him as a slightly smarter Trump with slightly better hair. I should re-think that.
 
An Old Etonian with a cultivated air of "charming" incompetence and 1930's views on domestic abuse - I think he should play this whole thing up to the max, it can only enhance his standing among Conservative members :(
 
The Don said:
An Old Etonian with a cultivated air of "charming" incompetence and 1930's views on domestic abuse - I think he should play this whole thing up to the max, it can only enhance his standing among Conservative members :(
Click to expand...
That's what it is all about. Amazingly I've already heard from 1 lady over 70 that his girlfriend probably deserved it, these young girls are always giving lip!
 
zooterkin said:
Er, what?

Who ever accused Boris of being PC, anyway?
Click to expand...

Its more that political correctness has failed to stop someone like Boris from taking office. The fact that people constantly complained about it shows that it was merely lip service.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top Bottom