Defending the indefensible - another PM thread

[JohnL]

or maybe Truss is now favourite

It's like the magic Roundabout.

[Spartacus]

The real question is

Regardless of political party or current role in government or shadow governents, who would you vote for as prime minister if there was an election tomorrow ?

To be honest my choice is simply none of the current MPs

[JohnL]

Tom Tugendhat seems to be the closest who aren't in the tight Boris Clique in the Tories.

Nobody around seems to have the gravitas of even Gordon Brown and he had his problems.

[diable rouge]

JohnL Wrote:

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> It's like the magic Roundabout.

If only.

Zebedee knew when to fook off...

[TheCat]

This gave me a chuckle from Matt this morning....

[JohnL]

SO if you want to stop human trafficking

Send the victims to Rwanda

[diable rouge]

A desperate PM and Gov doing desperate things shocker.

Don't be surprised if Article 16 is triggered in order to throw some red meat at the Brexit base...

[Sue]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Their appeal to populism & nationalism, their

> capture of elite support though government favours

> to the wealthy (VIP lanes), limits on public

> protest and extension of executive power

> (proroguing parliament), attacks on legal

> professionals ('activist lawyers') and now on the

> independent media through threats against the BBC

> and privatisation of Channel 4... it's all pretty

> worrying imo.

Yes.

[diable rouge]

There's been plenty of U-turns under Johnson's Gov, but the one today on whether Tory MPs could have a free vote on an investigation into whether Johnson misled parliament, rather than whipped to vote to block it, does feel significant.

Could be a sign that Johnson has lost control of his backbenchers, despite having such a huge majority.

While the cat's away the mice will play...

[TheCat]

diable rouge Wrote:

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> While the cat's away the mice will play...

I havent gone anywhere......

[Waseley]

Funny how the term defend the indefensible was used today in parliament. Either politicians are tuning into the forum, or/and they are fans if 5 Live's Fighting talk

[Moovart]

Are then any MPs who are decent people who actually achieve anything of any importance? Not just write letters that have no effect.

Or are the only things that MPs effectively influence and change are those things that are self serving and ego boosting.

Is it possible to be an effective MP who achieves useful things of local or national importance without being self serving and egotistical.

It's a genuine question, I'm trying to think of a good and successfully influential one.

[diable rouge]

Waseley Wrote:

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''Funny how the term defend the indefensible was used today in parliament. Either politicians are tuning into the forum, or/and they are fans if 5 Live's Fighting talk''

I heard that too on Newsnight last night and also the reporter Nicholas Watt use ''while the cat's away...''.

Obviously just a coincidence but there are a number of journos who live in the area who could well tune-in to the forum...

[Sephiroth]

This is good on the absolute piece of garbage

https://philipstephens.substack.com/p/the-last-days-of-boris-johnson?utm_source=twitter

[KidKruger]

Sephiroth Wrote:

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> This is good on the absolute piece of garbage

>

> https://philipstephens.substack.com/p/the-last-day

> s-of-boris-johnson?utm_source=twitter

Wow good article.

No conjecture !

[JohnL]

So on his way to India the PM says we need more immigrants to do IT jobs after years of saying the NHS and other services are overused because of immigrants.

Thanks Boris.

[malumbu]

My word even the Leader of the Opposition is using this term now. What did I start. Interesting that he is distancing himself from the current misogyny row. Strange times. You can always tell when an official has carefully created a response - no doubt with briefing not to crack a joke or go off on a strange tangent aka dead cat.

[diable rouge]

It's hilarious watching Johnson having to be 'woke' because there's been a backlash against the Mail on Sunday's awful misogynistic attack on Rayner, something he was probably 'aware of' before publication...

[JohnL]

Nadine copied his email word for word - she is so smitten

[TheCat]

On the 'indefensible' thematic...watching p0rn in the commons??

Im less horrified than I am absolutely intruiged....

[Waseley]

He was watching Angela Rayner. A bit below the belt. Oh dear jus dug myself in further, apologies. It's so awful you couldn't make it up.

[diable rouge]

Gotta love the sheer audacity of Porngate MP Neil Parish.

And to then finish off with a little hand wave at the end.

That's what your right hand's for, eh Neil :)

 

[Spartacus]

Got to say, this is doing the rounds and made me smile

 

[diable rouge]

''It was a work w*nk event...''

ETA: End italics

[TheCat]

diable rouge Wrote:

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> ''It was a work w*nk event...''

I bet he regrets not W*nking From Home on that day...