UK conservatives: as dumb as America's?

@kevcvs57 said
I’m not sure how unions openly funding the party that was started by them can be construed as the same corruption as a bunch of non doms furtively pumping money into a political party for services to be rendered.
I was watching Farage on GBnews last night and the right wing of the party is describing the recent change in Home Office Ministers as a “remainer coup” how is a p ...[text shortened]... s fighting it’s enemy and turns in on itself, it’s not a bad thing to not live in a one party state.

@kevcvs57 said
It seems to be a thing in the UK parties stay in power longer than two terms and eventually explode because there is no pressure from an outside force like an alternative government to keep them focused on elections

@divegeester said
If the Labour Party weren’t soft on unions due to their funding, and had a more robust economic strategy then they would undoubtedly be in a much stronger position; certainly with floating voters like myself.

@divegeester said
Truss is a very smart

Thoughts?

@metal-brain said
So democracy in the UK is a farce too, right?

@shallow-blue said
She "thought" it was a disgrace that you import a lot of cheese.

@divegeester said
Get rid of Truss, get Sunak in number 10 and I think it will be Conservatives who will win the next general election.

Sticking my neck out here, for sure.

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@shallow-blue said
If that's sticking your neck out, I'm a Scotsman.

Come on, you've had Tory governments for the last forty years Hidden content removed and unless you make the ridiculous mistake of letting Gurning Liz head the next general election, you'll be in government for at least the next forty as well - if Scotland does manage to secede, for the next one hundred and forty.

@kevcvs57 said
Well there was the Blair interlude but I can see where the confusion came from.

Anyway the halfwit has resigned

@shallow-blue said
You didn't un-hide my hidden remark, then.

Anyway the halfwit has resigned

Wow, that's breaking news and no mistake!

What next, finally a general election where the real Englishman, not just the party member, gets a vote?

Nah, can't be allowed. The Party must prevail. Me, I'd vote for Nicola if I were allowed to.

Wow, I didn't know she resigned until reading this thread.

https://www.axios.com/2022/10/20/liz-truss-uk-prime-minister-resigns

. . . .in the wake of a chaotic vote on Wednesday evening over fracking, which Truss supports but many Conservative MPs oppose. . . .a chaotic scene played out in which the chief whip reportedly announced she was resigning and Truss left the chamber to chase after her — causing both to miss the vote. That episode seemed to sum up Truss' short tenure.

@shavixmir said
The tories are going through mad-hatter leaders like a Thai bar dancer goes through ping pong balls.

@vivify said
God damn. This is an epic downfall.

I bet those tories are going to cling to power like snot clings to a nose, like 💩 clings to an arse, like Metal Brain clings to insanity.

@kevcvs57 said
Unions are made up of working people who pay a portion if their union fees to finance a political party that is supposed to defend the interests of working people. How often has the Conservative party had cosy chats with the CBI, if the workers cannot have a party that represents them why should the Businesses or the city.
I agree that labours association with the Trades Un ...[text shortened]... act of working people having direct overt access to the policy formation of a major political party.