WhiteRoseKillie Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Apparently Dave the Pork Enthusiast is standing down as an MP. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 There can't be many things worse than reverting to a lowly MP having previously been PM. Even more so after a spectacular fall from grace. Correct decision, probably. Brown spent too much time dossing around* after 2010 and it'll probably be the same as Cameron. *charity work, to be fair to him, but tis caused neglect of the job he was paid to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream Cheese Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Knows the countries fucked. It's easier to jump ship when you have no attachments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarusQPFC Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Rats tend to escape a sinking ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Directorships and advisory roles no doubt await him. History will remember him best as the PM who did a passable job of an IRL re-enactment of a Charlie Brooker Black Mirror story though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaffenThinMint Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 56 minutes ago, Hillonearth said: Directorships and advisory roles no doubt await him. History will remember him best as the PM who did a passable job of an IRL re-enactment of a Charlie Brooker Black Mirror story though. No, they'll remember him as the guy that having done the political equivalent of winning the Lottery, then went down the local casino & put the whole lot on red or black - and picked the wrong one like the utter choad he is. The by-election will be fun though - full tilt far-right deathmatch as the ragged remains of the BNP, NF, BF & whatever Eddy Morrison's running in an alcoholic haze this week head on down to try & ruin the UKIP gloatfest over ridding the UK of PM Condomhead, inbetween fighting with one another in as many dive bars as possible. All that would be needed then would be for Class War to stand a candidate also (god knows where they'd get the ten signatures though) & it could be the electoral equivalent of the Jeremy Kyle Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 By the sounds of it he decided to resign when he saw May taking a steaming shite all over most of his domestic programme. Final straw seems to have been the revival of the grammar schools policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Was sat around achieving little other than promising to match Labours spending then the financial markets collapsed and suddenly declared that Labours spending had caused "the crisis", obviously never watched The Big Short. The public bought it and he accidentally became PM on a prospectus of rapid cuts to public spending that strangled any hope of sustained growth. Then he suddenly decided to give Scotland a referendum on independence because the polling was so in his favour and actually nearly lost Scotland. This however led to the wipe out of Labours Scotland seats and suddenly he could say that people had to vote for him or a Lab\SNP coalition would run the country. Again the public bought it so he then decided to have another referendum. This time on Europe because the polling.... well you can see where this is going. If there is one phrase to sum up his career at the top "all tactics no strategy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, dorlomin said: Was sat around achieving little other than promising to match Labours spending then the financial markets collapsed and suddenly declared that Labours spending had caused "the crisis", obviously never watched The Big Short. The public bought it and he accidentally became PM on a prospectus of rapid cuts to public spending that strangled any hope of sustained growth. Then he suddenly decided to give Scotland a referendum on independence because the polling was so in his favour and actually nearly lost Scotland. This however led to the wipe out of Labours Scotland seats and suddenly he could say that people had to vote for him or a Lab\SNP coalition would run the country. Again the public bought it so he then decided to have another referendum. This time on Europe because the polling.... well you can see where this is going. If there is one phrase to sum up his career at the top "all tactics no strategy". He did manage to turn his near disaster in Scotland into EVEL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, strichener said: He did manage to turn his near disaster in Scotland into EVEL. A constitutional fudge that will generate frictions along the Nationalist fault line for years to come? A great tactic but a terrible strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerwickMad Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Think Salmond summed his premiership up today when he said he was the lucky Prime Minister who's luck ran out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 He basically made the libs do anything for power then horsed millibands labour,lets not forget about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarusQPFC Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 24 minutes ago, doulikefish said: He basically made the libs do anything for power then horsed millibands labour,lets not forget about that I hate the c**t with all my being but during his time in charge both Labour and the Lib Dems have effectively been buried and you could strongly argue that actions he took lead to both. He has left the country in a far worse position than he left it but he has pretty much assured that the Tories will be the only strong party in England for the foreseeable future, he will be adored by the tories for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zidane's child Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 43 minutes ago, EdgarusQPFC said: I hate the c**t with all my being but during his time in charge both Labour and the Lib Dems have effectively been buried and you could strongly argue that actions he took lead to both. He has left the country in a far worse position than he left it but he has pretty much assured that the Tories will be the only strong party in England for the foreseeable future, he will be adored by the tories for that Spot on, probably the weakest opposition the Tories have had in a long time. I can see why Labour are looking to change tact under Corbyn (if elected back in). Could be looking at a Tory government until at least 2025. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarusQPFC Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, zidane's child said: Spot on, probably the weakest opposition the Tories have had in a long time. I can see why Labour are looking to change tact under Corbyn (if elected back in). Could be looking at a Tory government until at least 2025. A disturbing proposition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Gone to spend more time with his money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I hate the c**t with all my being but during his time in charge both Labour and the Lib Dems have effectively been buried and you could strongly argue that actions he took lead to both. He has left the country in a far worse position than he left it but he has pretty much assured that the Tories will be the only strong party in England for the foreseeable future, he will be adored by the tories for that Excellent summary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 16 hours ago, doulikefish said: He basically made the libs do anything for power then horsed millibands labour,lets not forget about that 16 hours ago, EdgarusQPFC said: I hate the c**t with all my being but during his time in charge both Labour and the Lib Dems have effectively been buried and you could strongly argue that actions he took lead to both. He has left the country in a far worse position than he left it but he has pretty much assured that the Tories will be the only strong party in England for the foreseeable future, he will be adored by the tories for that He, or his actions, didn't bury Lib-Dems and Labour. They, quite effectively fucked themselves up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37356873 He's getting the blame for the f**k up that is Libya now as well. So it's either this report or grammar schools or he just fancies making a lot of cash with some directorships that prompted his decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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