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el gato malo's avatar

how not?

it may also be a prime bit of political opportunism, but it's still quite the rebuke.

these are the canny rats jumping ship to distance themselves from the implosive failure that's clearly coming.

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Richard's avatar

I just don't agree. They see an opporunity to execute the final blow to a dastardly corrupt and inept leader and in doing so parlay the credited virtue into promotion.

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Sandra Barwick's avatar

Love you gato malo, bow down continuously to your IQ and courage, but Richard is right on this funny English political rat behaviour thing.

You are right in that if the Tory MPs ever spot that Covid was got wrong and people are dying and kids are sick as a result they will kick Boris's head in. But we are a long way away from that day.

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Cary Bee's avatar

I think The Telegraph comments are a good indicator of Tory party feelings and people have become very aware of covid failures recently. They have 70,000 subscribers.

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UK refugee's avatar

I can't see, I subbed for a month in 2020, before realising they're on the wrong side too, went along entirely with the narrative at key moments. If anything only the Daily Mail printed anything about VitaminD and Matt Hancock being questioned about it in the commons. And all the papers wrapped their entire publications with 'get boosted' double spreads last November. All corrupt.

But yes, I notice comment sections have become pretty partisan and almost nobody biting on the narrative.

I have seen wokesters masking up again, as they're being asked to this week in their inner-chambers and Welsh Daily Post had it on the front cover today.

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Sandra Barwick's avatar

They will certainly be fed up. But they tend to be elderly, and I would think 90 per cent have taken the jabs and the boosters. Is there any sign of awakening on the vaccine front?

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Cary Bee's avatar

I can't see Tory party members voting for either of them as PM. They are too mired in the recent policy failures and chaos. There is a lot of anger in the ranks about recent failure to have conservative policies. I really hope that's the case. I think we'll get an outsider if Boris goes.

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UK refugee's avatar

It'll be Liz Truss (Baroness Von Thatcher 2)

oh, apparently Penny Mordaunt! Never heard of her.

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-prime-minister

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Richard's avatar

Liz Truss isn't fit to lick Thatcher's boots. As for Mordaunt, she's a globalist. The list of replacements are dire. The next election will pitch one globalist against another - just as the EU and WEF like it.

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