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Not sure if it's genuinely political and I suppose some of JCs recent comments have kinda signposted this but FFS

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John Cleese set to join GB News as a presenter

Cleese said he would discuss issues surrounding cancel culture and “woke” politics on his show.

From the Life of Brian "Blessed are the poor that go out and find better paid employment".

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-63560901

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/tory-mp-mark-francois-criticised-after-using-outdated-racial-slur-in-commons-12741717

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On Tuesday, Mr Francois said he "meant absolutely no disrespect or offence to anyone by using the phrase" as an abbreviation, adding that he had "actually complimented the Japanese shipbuilding industry" in his remarks.

Some of his best friends are P*k** too.

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45 minutes ago, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said:
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Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said the use of racial terms "causes offence" and reminded MPs about "choosing the words they use carefully", before telling Ian Blackford to f**k off back to Jockoland

 

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On 08/11/2022 at 22:12, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said:

At least he didn't rape anyone (ETA: ALLEGEDLY). 

This time. 

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This is an interesting read:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/20/sullen-silence-among-tory-mps-speaks-volumes-they-are-reconciled-to-defeat

I particularly enjoyed the irony of this:

But the discomfort shows that some Tories feel their party doesn’t know what it stands for any more, to the extent that it will struggle to differentiate itself from Labour at the next election. “Why would you vote for us offering Labour-lite policies when you can get the real thing?” complains one senior rebel.

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48 minutes ago, Granny Danger said:

This is an interesting read:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/20/sullen-silence-among-tory-mps-speaks-volumes-they-are-reconciled-to-defeat

I particularly enjoyed the irony of this:

But the discomfort shows that some Tories feel their party doesn’t know what it stands for any more, to the extent that it will struggle to differentiate itself from Labour at the next election. “Why would you vote for us offering Labour-lite policies when you can get the real thing?” complains one senior rebel.

That’s absolutely correct.

We now have a supposed Tory government dishing out Brownite Labour policies.

Taxes at all-time high, public expenditure through the roof, the state controlling everything. 
For any socialist this is manna from heaven.

I think the Conservatives will lose the next election and someone like Farage will become leader of the Real Conservatives.

Looking back, all the money dished out during Covid lockdowns to pay people to do zilch was completely wasted and counterproductive.

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That’s absolutely correct.
We now have a supposed Tory government dishing out Brownite Labour policies.
Taxes at all-time high, public expenditure through the roof, the state controlling everything. 
For any socialist this is manna from heaven.
I think the Conservatives will lose the next election and someone like Farage will become leader of the Real Conservatives.
Looking back, all the money dished out during Covid lockdowns to pay people to do zilch was completely wasted and counterproductive.
They will lose but if that defeat resulted in the party completely imploding as you seem to be suggesting then they would be finished for a long, long time.
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4 hours ago, Dawson Park Boy said:
That’s absolutely correct.
We now have a supposed Tory government dishing out Brownite Labour policies.
Taxes at all-time high, public expenditure through the roof, the state controlling everything. 
For any socialist this is manna from heaven.
I think the Conservatives will lose the next election and someone like Farage will become leader of the Real Conservatives.
Looking back, all the money dished out during Covid lockdowns to pay people to do zilch was completely wasted and counterproductive.

They will lose but if that defeat resulted in the party completely imploding as you seem to be suggesting then they would be finished for a long, long time.

I wouldn't fret - he'll be suggesting the opposite next week. Like Douglas Ross, this one spins like a top to suit the tory mood du jour.

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9 hours ago, HTG said:

I wouldn't fret - he'll be suggesting the opposite next week. Like Douglas Ross, this one spins like a top to suit the tory mood du jour.

Absolutely. Things do change and I certainly change my views depending on circumstances.

Im certainly not someone who would vote for the same party come what may because I’ve always done so.

Ive voted Labour, Liberal (bad mistake), Conservative, UKIP, various Independents, not SNP but never say never especially as they’re now opening the door on a two tier health service.

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UK net migration rose sharply to record 504,000 in past year, ONS says – UK politics live (theguardian.com)

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Commons Speaker, started by saying that MPs are not allowed a criticise a member of the House of Lords unless they are debating a motion specifically referring to that peer. 

Westminter is fucking mental.

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10 minutes ago, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said:

I recently found out that the speaker is allowed to have an alcoholic drink in the chamber during the budget, and they usually do. I’m very disappointed that they haven’t gone for a holiday style pina colada with umbrellas and sparklers and served in a pineapple.

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3 hours ago, coprolite said:

I recently found out that the speaker is allowed to have an alcoholic drink in the chamber during the budget, and they usually do. I’m very disappointed that they haven’t gone for a holiday style pina colada with umbrellas and sparklers and served in a pineapple.

The fact that every single one has approached this kind of bollocks from the perspective of “oh, I say - what’s a jolly eccentric tradition - let’s keep it” and not one has said, “This is embarrassing, archaic madness - time to end it” tells us a lot about the UK establishment. 

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11 hours ago, Antlion said:

The fact that every single one has approached this kind of bollocks from the perspective of “oh, I say - what’s a jolly eccentric tradition - let’s keep it” and not one has said, “This is embarrassing, archaic madness - time to end it” tells us a lot about the UK establishment. 

It’s absolutely astounding,  I would absolutely love to know when anyone last proposed, let alone got anywhere near making the system better.  Absolutely mental we have a majority of MPs who think the weirdo behavior of jeering or whatever the call that shit they use as approval is good to go but normal behavior like clapping is unacceptable, complete madness.

 

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1 hour ago, parsforlife said:

It’s absolutely astounding,  I would absolutely love to know when anyone last proposed, let alone got anywhere near making the system better.  Absolutely mental we have a majority of MPs who think the weirdo behavior of jeering or whatever the call that shit they use as approval is good to go but normal behavior like clapping is unacceptable, complete madness.

 

Its quintessentially English...... and we're not.

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ITV threatening to cut news services unless they’re offered more protection from streaming services.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/06/itv-could-drop-news-pledge-unless-ministers-offer-help-against-streamers

I’m sure the Tory government would just hate that.  :rolleyes:

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