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T_i_B

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5. You've just hit the nail on the head there!
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 03:55 AM
Oct 2017

Last edited Fri Oct 13, 2017, 06:42 AM - Edit history (5)

I can't see Tory MP's, let alone Tory activists accepting somebody even vaguely non-loony like Phillip Hammond.

Boris Johnson is unfit to run a bath, let alone a government department, and his backstabbing has alienated a fair few people. Same goes for Michael Gove.

David Davis is failing catastrophically in his current job. Jeremy Hunt is not a good health secretary. Amber Rudd is not a good home secretary, and has a wafer thin majority in her constituency. Not only is Liam Fox terrible at his job, he should never have been let back into government after having previously being forced to resign over a nepotism scandal.

Jacob Rees Mogg is virtually a parody of Tory MP, has no ministerial experience and is also a complete idiot. Dominic Raab's name has also been mentioned, which is concerning as he may be an even bigger idiot!

Denzil may possibly be preoccupied with the idea of Ruth Davidson as Tory leader, but I don't think English Tories would accept her for a number of reasons, not least of which being that she isn't a Westminster MP.

Even though Theresa May is an atrocious PM, the alternatives are all really bad. My recommendation to Tories would be to forget about the willy-waving rubbish and concentrate on the basic stuff. Even if that means revoking article 50!

Here: Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #1
Thanks. Don't know why I wasn't able to do that. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #2
No problem. The Independent site's coding's always been odd. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #3
Indeed. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #4
You've just hit the nail on the head there! T_i_B Oct 2017 #5
"Denzil may possibly be preoccupied with the idea of Ruth Davidson as Tory leader" Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #6
She cannot be the saviour of saner Tories.... T_i_B Oct 2017 #7
Well, of course, I agree! Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #8
I disagree about the "non-southern English/RP accent" bit as it happens! T_i_B Oct 2017 #9
I look forward to my hypothesis being disproven. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #10
Heh. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #11
There's also the "rhyming slang" issue with Jeremy Hunt. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #12
"there's the fact that most English Tories simply haven't heard of her" Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #13
I would say she's the 2nd most prominent Scottish politician... T_i_B Oct 2017 #17
Probably a fair assessment. She's been on "Have I Got News for You" and everything. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #18
I wasn't speaking of her qualifications-just familiarity. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #19
I didn't say anything about Davidson's "qualifications", I was directly addressing familiarity Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #20
I stand corrected then. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #21
Nowadays, they have LeftishBrit Oct 2017 #15
Fair enough. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #22
Anyway, we sidetracked on to Davidson etc. because Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #16
Exactly LeftishBrit Oct 2017 #14
Ruth Davidson The King of Prussia Oct 2017 #23
Speaking as somebody with an openly gay Tory for an MP.... T_i_B Oct 2017 #24
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