This is what always impressed me in hurricanes past: thousands of utility vehicles from all over the country staged just outside of the storm's reach. A day or two from now, crews from across the country will be repairing thousands of downed power lines. (It took 12 days to get my home town's electricity wholly restored in 2004.)
Quote: Aaron @ 28th September 2022, 12:06 PMI'll definitely stick with Truss & co.
Even the IMF have had to speak out about their atrocious policies
God help us all
After years and years of constant criticism from left and labour, it's water off a ducks back and meaningless.
How about bigging up your own party and extolling its virtues.
Always chiding the government in power never wins a single heart.
Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 28th September 2022, 7:02 PMAfter years and years of constant criticism from left and labour, it's water off a ducks back and meaningless.
How about bigging up your own party and extolling its virtues.
Always chiding the government in power never wins a single heart.
This is a bit rich...
Truth can be.
French MPs boycott charity football match over inclusion of Right-wingers.
Do they want all the play to go down the left wing?
Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 28th September 2022, 7:02 PMAfter years and years of constant criticism from left and labour, it's water off a ducks back and meaningless.
How about bigging up your own party and extolling its virtues.
Always chiding the government in power never wins a single heart.
It's not the same thing though is it?
The Opposition are supposed to attack the government in power. That is their official function. The Tories will do the same when they're in Opposition again (perhaps fairly soon!)
But the IMF is a non-partisan organisation, a conservative, international institution with real authority.
The government ignore their words of warning at their peril!
Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 28th September 2022, 7:02 PMAfter years and years of constant criticism from left and labour, it's water off a ducks back and meaningless.
How about bigging up your own party and extolling its virtues.
Always chiding the government in power never wins a single heart.
You first, Steve.
Never heard you defend a single Tory policy.
Just sniping from the sidelines.
I put up a list of new policies from the Labour Conference.
Did you have an opinion?
Did you bollocks.
Anyway - concerning the current financial meltdown.
Either they expected this to happen, or they didn't.
So, incompetent or reckless.
Not exactly ideal qualities.
This is why (elected) Tory MP's didn't want this lot in charge.
Sadly, the (unelected) Surrey Golf-Club Set had a different idea.
So. an unelected Prime Minister working from an unelected manifesto.
What could possibly go wrong.
Quote: Chris Hallam @ 29th September 2022, 8:01 AMIt's not the same thing though is it?
The Opposition are supposed to attack the government in power. That is their official function. The Tories will do the same when they're in Opposition again (perhaps fairly soon!)
But the IMF is a non-partisan organisation, a conservative, international institution with real authority.
The government ignore their words of warning at their peril!
Personally I think the 2+ parliamentary party system is daft. I think each MP should think and vote for their own beliefs/(what they promised the people who elected them) and the 'government' should be composed of the most qualified/best members of the whole parliament, regardless of their former 'party' stance.
Quote: billwill @ 29th September 2022, 12:29 PMthe 'government' should be composed of the most qualified/best members of the whole parliament
How are they chosen from the full cohort though?
Quote: Aaron @ 29th September 2022, 12:30 PMHow are they chosen from the full cohort though?
Trial by Ordeal
Quote: Aaron @ 29th September 2022, 12:30 PMHow are they chosen from the full cohort though?
Same way they select the managing director for any big successful Company.
It can't be worse than the present system can it?
Quote: billwill @ 29th September 2022, 12:41 PMSame way they select the managing director for any big successful Company.
It can't be worse than the present system can it?
Having seen how insulated and self-aggrandising they are be magnified to the nth degree in recent years: yes. Yes it very much can!
I don't know, I think Truss really has lowered the bar to a whole new level.
Here's my take on it..................
