like the queen this thread will never die: in which we ALL resign (ourselves to disgusting miseries to post-boris politics 2022)

Yeah that was my understanding. Tory backbenchers are VHS level dumb but even then!

Lol, lmao, and similar sentiments. pic.twitter.com/c73V3uNtQi

— Elvis Buñuelo (@Mr_Considerate) October 21, 2022

neil lennon’s looking for work

Slightly stunned to find out this guy's a year younger than me, maybe he's just growing into his looks (if not his senses)

pic.twitter.com/nki9lbeEQ9

— Jacob Rees-Mogg (@Jacob_Rees_Mogg) October 21, 2022

This is quite right. You'd think the polling would narrow a bit if Boris came back, but again they are all faced with the housing market.

Key line here is ‘closest was 17% in spring 2019’, in other words the same year Tories won a landslide GE. Polls atm are not meaningless, but they do have to be put in context of our hyperreal, morbid-symptoms new normal, which produces wild volatility in mid term public opinion https://t.co/1GWWMsbEiU

— Alex Niven (@Alex_Niven) October 21, 2022

(xp) JRM's been in his mid 50s since he was 12.

the members want Boris, the country wants Boris, the liberal grifting community desperately needs Boris. stop fucking about Brady and give the people what they want

it's not often you find someone who resembles two comic characters, but JRM manages to be Walter the Softy *and* Lord Snooty!

I thought exactly the same when that story about him manhandling hapless Northern MPs emerged

the substantial difference, the ONE substantial difference, between Johnson now and Johnson in 2021 isn't the economy, isn't a waivering in the general public's attitude toward him, it is simply that the political media class has decided he no longer services his purpose and will call him on the shit that they ignored for 3 years. if it's a case of reducing the electoral process to personality then Johnson's popular support and brand recognition is still massively higher than Kieth's or anybody else the "Labour Party" could stand against him

Yes, skewering him is far too juicy a prospect for the media to pass up now

Kids read The Beano now and can report that Walter is no longer a "softie" but the smug & conniving son of the mayor, so yes that works.

however lord snooty's thing was literally palling around w/a bunch of working class kids (the ash can alley kids), letting them live in and have the run of his stately home bunkerton castle, defeating the nazis w/pranks and such -- the beano is quite clear on this

in respect of his political philosophy snooty is more sinned against than canute

(however the strip was cancelled back in the 90s, maybe spiked! shd invite him to their battle of ideas)

I would put money on Johnson beating Kieth in a stupid popularity competition. It would be a much tougher campaign than 2019 with the Tories on the ropes at this time and some of the right wing press might even endorse Kieth, but I still believe he'd have a very good chance of winning despite the current state of the polling.

Better call it immediately then before he does something stupid or the investigations catch up with him.

In 2018, Beano wrote to Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, requesting that he summarily cease and desist from infringing the intellectual property rights of Walter Brown, AKA Walter the Softy, whose dress sense, attitudes, glasses and hair parting have clearly been lifted, wholesale, by the MP.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/oct/20/beano-the-art-of-breaking-the-rules-review

interesting show someone shd have reviewed it for the lrb

I think Boris is a busted flush. I don't think he is as popular as everyone claims he is and I think he would lose an election - even against Starmer. The Tories are going go full on centrist with Sunak, Mordaunt and Hunt. That's my prediction anyway.

As far as the Tory Party are concerned their membership can go fuck themselves.

I think it’s funny people hyping up polls like 2015 & 2017 never happened.

never again betting against tom d's deep comprehension of borislore 😩

The pressure on mortgages and housing is going to be huge. The world the Tories built seems to be coming off, for sure. Boris can't do anything about that. No politician can.

Unless there is a plan to protect people from defaults I do think Lab win because this will depress the Tory vote xxp

ministry of all the talents, tanned rested and ready

Not gonna lie would love this guy to come back to front line politics. Just head and shoulders above in nearly every way. The vision, intellect and connection with voters far outweighs his negatives. pic.twitter.com/HeeYM5654r

— Ian Jones (@ian4downton) October 20, 2022

gotta say thank you @ian4downton choosing the most blood-hungry photo available lol

that is 18th century aristrocatic cannibal hair and some of his last meal (yr child) is still on his chin

He could be in a prog rock group 👍

at least when the food runs out we know there are many many people in the UK who can survive on boot leather

the prog rock uniform of blue suit and puce tie

Agree Boris is a busted flush. Even the dumb-fuck Tory members can probably see he's not the steady hand on the tiller supposedly needed after the catrusstrophe

I keep an eye on tory twitter and can report they still love Boris

Yeah, Johnson (still think if you call him 'Boris' you might as well be going out flyering for the conservative party tbh) will win with members if he's on the ballot

and don't forget many of those same members are right now emailing their MPs saying they need to back Johnson (ok not "Boris") or they will lose their support.

Imaging white Tories arguing with you because you’re too racist. https://t.co/XdBtNmvvEB

— MARCUS. 🇧🇧🏳️‍🌈 (@marcusjdl) October 20, 2022

how long have the telegraph been using nazi colours in their twitter pic?

Ben Wallace ruling himself out of the leadership race too, shame as I don't think the UK has had a Bald Bloke in charge since...Attlee?

Alec Douglas-Home was fairly bald but not cueball like.

churchill was a bit bald iirc (briefly returned post-attlee)

JRM without fail pledges to support whoever he thinks will win. he'll come out for someone elase if Boris doesn't happen.

(xp) He was there in body if not quite all there mentally.

Ben Wallace ruling himself out of the leadership race too, shame as I don't think the UK has had a Bald Bloke in charge since...Attlee?

what else can I say? everyone is bald

You know who should run?


Stephen Paul Barclay (born 3 May 1972)[1][2] is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 2018 to 2020, Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2020 to 2021, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 2021 to 2022, Downing Street Chief of Staff from February to July 2022, and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from July to September 2022.

Do you remember him being Health Secretary or in any of those other jobs? Can you easily picture his face in your mind? Perfect for next PM. Will make Starmer look like a flesh and blood person.

thismpdoesnotexist.com

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10/29/article-2225050-15C0229E000005DC-990_306x423.jpg

Now that you mention it, I am feeling very sleepy.

i remember him. theresa may had already run through a couple of “big beasts” (david davis istr?) and i guess in despair just closed her eyes and pointed wildly and it was this guy.

last chance saloon as big beast stalking horse throws hat in ring

just to get them all out of the way

For when you’ve tried the best, he’s the rest

He got the big calls right.

...on home decorations

One Sunak backer said:

"The next Conservative leader needs a team from the top of Cabinet right down that reflects the breadth of talent and of views in the Conservative Party.

Personally, I think that means that Rishi should offer both Penny Mordaunt and Boris positions in that team. Boris would be a great Home Secretary - able to finally deal with the issue of illegal cross-Channel migration he’s been talking about getting a grip on for years.”

I mean why not at this point