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happyhippy
Feb 21, 2005

Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup
Pillbug

Jel Shaker posted:

reminds me of those cyborg ladies in system shock 2

More the spitter zombie in L4D2

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Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
The real question is did he poo poo himself at the queen's funeral?

https://twitter.com/hannahrosewoods/status/1575148218140266503?t=p0Qieijq7pR3d6t7Jaz4bg&s=19

Biplane
Jul 18, 2005

happyhippy posted:

More the spitter zombie in L4D2

oh my god

gonadic io
Feb 16, 2011

>>=
https://twitter.com/JimMFelton/status/1575498096808980480

RealityWarCriminal
Aug 10, 2016

:o:
they absolutely need to let Keith win an election in order to fully crush the Labour left, but for as bad as Truss is doing, i don't see how the tories dont just hold on for the next two years

Ardennes
May 12, 2002

RealityWarCriminal posted:

they absolutely need to let Keith win an election in order to fully crush the Labour left, but for as bad as Truss is doing, i don't see how the tories dont just hold on for the next two years

Yeah, their absolutely going to try and wait it out until they have an opportunity. Can’t they technically delay an election until January 2025?

(It is also very possible they give Truss 1-2 years, then dump her for a slightly more palatable candidate before they have to call an election.)

gonadic io
Feb 16, 2011

>>=
that's why the lib dems exist

gonadic io
Feb 16, 2011

>>=


guess there wasn't a tickbox for "doctor administered speedball"

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

tories would be idiots to collapse their own government and call elections early. ride it out, let keef fail and come back in 2029

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

I guess the real big brain move would be to immediately call elections because they know labour is structurally unable to handle any of the issues the tories also can't handle

atelier morgan
Mar 11, 2003

super-scientific, ultra-gay

Lipstick Apathy

gonadic io posted:

that's why the lib dems exist

the lib dems exist in the same way that labour does

theoretically, but not really

gonadic io
Feb 16, 2011

>>=

atelier morgan posted:

the lib dems exist in the same way that labour does

theoretically, but not really

what are you talking about, a lib dem/tory coalition is a serious possibility, that happened recently when the tories were super unpopular, that the media wouldn't instantly sabotage

e: or if you mean in terms of policies being indistinguishable from a pure tory gov, then yeah lol

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

how many right wing parties does one country need .

Lostconfused
Oct 1, 2008

euphronius posted:

how many right wing parties does one country need .

at least two.

atelier morgan
Mar 11, 2003

super-scientific, ultra-gay

Lipstick Apathy

gonadic io posted:

what are you talking about, a lib dem/tory coalition is a serious possibility, that happened recently when the tories were super unpopular, that the media wouldn't instantly sabotage

e: or if you mean in terms of policies being indistinguishable from a pure tory gov, then yeah lol

the lib dems would never have exactly one electoral plank, get a ton of mps, go into coalition with the tories and completely give up on the literal singular reason for their entire parties existence to just rubber stamp everything the tories want

labour would never take parliament under a thatcherite and then literally just do everything the tories want for years and destroy the backbone of their own party in the doing

i mean, not again anyway!!

Chinese Gordon
Oct 22, 2008

Zero chance of an early election. Quite a big chance Truss is booted by Christmas lol

https://twitter.com/BritainElects/status/1575522731101245440

MikeCrotch
Nov 5, 2011

I AM UNJUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF MY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE RECIPE

YES, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY SIMPLE DISH

NO, IT IS NOT NORMAL TO USE A PEPPERAMI INSTEAD OF MINCED MEAT

YES, THERE IS TOO MUCH SALT IN MY RECIPE

NO, I WON'T STOP SHARING IT

more like BOLLOCKnese
He actually did it. He got 20 points ahead

gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007
no matter what incredibly dumb stuff truss does, if keith replaces her he'll continue her policies. the only objection he's ever had about tory policies is that they should be 2% more vile.

the white hand
Nov 12, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
what a run lmao

Ardennes
May 12, 2002
The best part will be when Labour just doesn’t quite make it and Starmer is “forced” to purged whatever is left of old Labour.

gonadic io
Feb 16, 2011

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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:

no matter what incredibly dumb stuff truss does, if keith replaces her he'll continue her policies. the only objection he's ever had about tory policies is that they should be 2% more vile.

his whole thing recently is that his one policy now is he'll replace the 45% 150k tax bracket i.e. make things back to how they were a week ago. that's exactly how progressive he wants to be, absolutely no further.

the status quo must be preserved at all costs

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

gimme the GOD drat candy posted:

no matter what incredibly dumb stuff truss does, if keith replaces her he'll continue her policies. the only objection he's ever had about tory policies is that they should be 2% more vile.

aren't truss' economic ideas unorthodox for a tory? I guess I actually don't know if she's pro-inflation or not since the BoE intervention yesterday

Chinese Gordon
Oct 22, 2008

i say swears online posted:

aren't truss' economic ideas unorthodox for a tory? I guess I actually don't know if she's pro-inflation or not since the BoE intervention yesterday

Truss' ideas (give money to the rich + starve the poor = magical growth) are what most Tory MPs believe. Where she differs from the majority is that she's so ideologically deranged/stubborn/plain thick that she wants to implement them immediately with zero regard for anything else that's happening or the reaction of the markets.

Regarde Aduck
Oct 19, 2012

c l o u d k i t t e n
Grimey Drawer

gimme the GOD drat candy posted:

no matter what incredibly dumb stuff truss does, if keith replaces her he'll continue her policies. the only objection he's ever had about tory policies is that they should be 2% more vile.

as bad as he is i don't actually believe that

Boris' policies yeah, but Truss is plainly mad and a bit much even for a Blairite

so we'd get status quo under Keith while under Truss it's looking like people on benefits are going to get squeezed during a cost of living crisis

RealityWarCriminal
Aug 10, 2016

:o:
yeah Truss seems exceedingly dumb. not fake dumb like Boris, but actually doesnt understand how anything works dumb.

ex post facho
Oct 25, 2007
it seems like it all started to go wrong with Thatcher

A Buttery Pastry
Sep 4, 2011

Delicious and Informative!
:3:

MikeCrotch posted:

He actually did it. He got 20 points ahead
any other leader would be 50 points ahead

Der Meister
May 12, 2001

atelier morgan posted:

the lib dems would never have exactly one electoral plank, get a ton of mps, go into coalition with the tories and completely give up on the literal singular reason for their entire parties existence to just rubber stamp everything the tories want

labour would never take parliament under a thatcherite and then literally just do everything the tories want for years and destroy the backbone of their own party in the doing

i mean, not again anyway!!

what’s his face makes a fortune for Facebook now lol

AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018

Jose posted:

Oliwan is Swiss and pretends to be Dutch to support a better football team

thats incredibly pathetic lmfao

dead gay comedy forums
Oct 21, 2011


Chinese Gordon posted:

Zero chance of an early election. Quite a big chance Truss is booted by Christmas lol

https://twitter.com/BritainElects/status/1575522731101245440

imo (as a foreigner) the biggest argument against that guy is how bloodless he is in the role of "leader of the opposition"

this is the sort of chaos under heaven scenario that makes the spectacular possible and his animus is equivalent to a slightly wet fart. like, I'm not even criticizing in terms of Actual Socialism (lol lmao), I mean simply as a political animal. This man as a tory wouldn't hack it as well

New Found Power
Aug 18, 2005

As in atom bomb... As in nuclear fission.. As in the end of the world.
It's one poll, and FPTP elections definitely don't work like that, but just imagining the utter carnage of this is incredible:

https://twitter.com/theJeremyVine/status/1575592409907412992

Nonsense
Jan 26, 2007

Corbyn must resign his seat to Tiny Blair

notaspy
Mar 22, 2009

Nonsense posted:

Corbyn must resign his seat to Tiny Blair

It would be funny if he kept the seat while every Tory got wiped out

the white hand
Nov 12, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
the press: who do you want to be ruled by? by nonces?

brits: mmph

the press: by insane austerity wolves? wolf nonces?

brits: mmmph. nnm

the press: green nonces?

brits: mm! mm!

Casey Finnigan
Apr 30, 2009

Dumb ✔
So goddamn crazy ✔
why'd you guys pick the dumb lady who wants to destroy the economy for no reason instead of the short guy richie? cause he was too short??

CoolCab
Apr 17, 2005

glem

Casey Finnigan posted:

why'd you guys pick the dumb lady who wants to destroy the economy for no reason instead of the short guy richie? cause he was too short??

he only got there imo because truss wanted an easy win and the commentatiat wanted to pretend that the conservative membership has voted for the minority afaik ever? since Thatcher?

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Casey Finnigan posted:

why'd you guys pick the dumb lady who wants to destroy the economy for no reason instead of the short guy richie? cause he was too short??

We didn't get to choose, only Tory members get to vote. I'm not paying £25 to vote in elections between 2 psychos OP

Regarde Aduck
Oct 19, 2012

c l o u d k i t t e n
Grimey Drawer

Casey Finnigan posted:

why'd you guys pick the dumb lady who wants to destroy the economy for no reason instead of the short guy richie? cause he was too short??

we're racist :twisted:

ro5s
Dec 27, 2012

A happy little mouse!

Casey Finnigan posted:

why'd you guys pick the dumb lady who wants to destroy the economy for no reason instead of the short guy richie? cause he was too short??

It was a vote of a narrower set of racists than a normal UK election

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CoolCab
Apr 17, 2005

glem
like legit if you wanna win the Conservative party leadership, remember the following: the membership has afaik always other than thatcher decided white man beats white woman, white woman beats minority. sunaks only shot was a ballot with him and some other PoC which is imo partially why they all got eliminated super super early.

you have these incredibly long contests where they pretend this isn’t true. may was probably the best she managed to not only get another woman to compete against she got one who quit before it went to the membership.

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