Re: Snap General Election called
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:19 pm
Dear god, what a fucking dinosaur. Tax cuts. Any details or justification, no, because tax cuts.Son of Mathonwy wrote:She's going to destroy the Tories but it's going to be a tough 2 years with long-lasting damage.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ction-plan
Entirely possible; if she can demonstrate a fix for that she will get a lot of support.Puja wrote:I'm actually quite worried that she'll leap upon an easy, populist policy, like freezing the energy price cap funded solely by borrowing, get a massive popularity boost by being the face of change that saved the average Briton (amplified by the Mail and Sun), and then saunter through a spring 2023 election to give us 5 more years of enriching the shareholders at the expense of the country,
Puja
sounds like she's going to adopt the Energy companies suggestion of loaning them money in order to cap prices. None of the solutions are great in fairness.Puja wrote:I'm actually quite worried that she'll leap upon an easy, populist policy, like freezing the energy price cap funded solely by borrowing, get a massive popularity boost by being the face of change that saved the average Briton (amplified by the Mail and Sun), and then saunter through a spring 2023 election to give us 5 more years of enriching the shareholders at the expense of the country,
Puja
That’s probably the quickest solution to this mess.Banquo wrote:sounds like she's going to adopt the Energy companies suggestion of loaning them money in order to cap prices. None of the solutions are great in fairness.Puja wrote:I'm actually quite worried that she'll leap upon an easy, populist policy, like freezing the energy price cap funded solely by borrowing, get a massive popularity boost by being the face of change that saved the average Briton (amplified by the Mail and Sun), and then saunter through a spring 2023 election to give us 5 more years of enriching the shareholders at the expense of the country,
Puja
Did he bolloxWhich Tyler wrote:Did anyone watch? did he actually answer? or was it a genuine IT glitch?
Watching again, you can see him nod at the end of the set-up to the question, acknowledging that he'd heard and understood. You can see him nod again when Charlie starts up after pausing for him - so he could definitely hear the question.Sandydragon wrote:Did he bollox
I was watching it this morning and whilst he did eventually speak, he didn't answer the question.Which Tyler wrote:Watching again, you can see him nod at the end of the set-up to the question, acknowledging that he'd heard and understood. You can see him nod again when Charlie starts up after pausing for him - so he could definitely hear the question.Sandydragon wrote:Did he bollox
I didn't have much hope that he'd actually answer, but wanted to give the benefit of the doubt, given that I haven't seen beyond the point that video cuts out.
Wow. That is full on "If I don't move, then can't see me," levels of freezing up.Which Tyler wrote:Did anyone watch? did he actually answer? or was it a genuine IT glitch?
I do that on Teams calls sometimes.Puja wrote:Wow. That is full on "If I don't move, then can't see me," levels of freezing up.Which Tyler wrote:Did anyone watch? did he actually answer? or was it a genuine IT glitch?
Puja
Sandydragon wrote:I do that on Teams calls sometimes.Puja wrote:Wow. That is full on "If I don't move, then can't see me," levels of freezing up.Which Tyler wrote:Did anyone watch? did he actually answer? or was it a genuine IT glitch?
Puja
Never thought I'd see anyone try Drax's invisibility trick in real life, let alone on live TV.Puja wrote:Wow. That is full on "If I don't move, then can't see me," levels of freezing up.Which Tyler wrote:Did anyone watch? did he actually answer? or was it a genuine IT glitch?
Puja
While the person she's currently trying to beg an audience with is either finding some morals or has had his twitter account hacked.morepork wrote: ↑Wed Sep 21, 2022 12:02 am Liz Trust is about to go full Trickle Down in front of the UN. What a cynical cunt. Red card bitch, red card.
https://academic.oup.com/ser/article/20/2/539/6500315