BoJo banished - Liz Truss down. Is Rishi next for the toaster? threadbans in OP

breezy1985 · 05-09-2022 03:52PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119574807#Comment_119574807

Like when when did Labour ever miss an open goal ?

Actually fk it today is not about Labour. The Tories just replaced two of the worst PMs ever with an even worse candidate.

Quin_Dub · 05-09-2022 04:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119574745#Comment_119574745

I don't know , she is lacking all of thing things that made Boris Boris as it were.

He'd mumble and flubble and make some bizarro connection with Ancient Greek poetry or something to distract and then just brass neck it and move on.

She is a terrible public speaker , has zero charisma and lacks the ability to distract.

She will walk herself into doing something really really unnecessarily drastic and stupid simply because she lacks the ability do anything different.

Others might have rattled the Article 16 sabre, but she'll accidentally unsheathe it and chop her own foot off.

ArmaniJeanss · 05-09-2022 04:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119574648#Comment_119574648

That poster had very quickly gravitated to 'what a great choice she'd be' and was talking about "Team Truss" in his posts. Roughly around the time it became apparent that she was going to be in the final 2 with a favourites chance.

dontmindme · 05-09-2022 04:27PM

Liz Truss...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7wtNOkuHo&ab_channel=amsmiles

Hoop66 · 05-09-2022 04:35PM

The problem she has is that nearly all the senior Tories are now imbeciles, only in position because they could be relied on to wave Brexit through. So who's going to help her come up with new and brilliant ideas to help the country? Rees-Mogg? Dorries? I mean, jfc.

Economics101 · 05-09-2022 05:10PM

Truss is such an odd name, so I looked it up in the Collins English dictionary. It means either (a) to tie someone up very tightly so that they cannot move, or (b) a special belt with a pad that a man wears when he has a hernia in order to prevent it from getting worse. I hope this does not portend something nasty for the UK. 😁

Floppybits · 05-09-2022 05:16PM

Has Truss named her cabinet yet? Will be interesting to see who she keeps and who she gets rid off? Will Patel survive?

Tonesjones · 05-09-2022 05:20PM

Sunak would have been a better choice but so be it. Could be worse it could be Eamon Ryan!

Congratulations Liz Truss

Leroy42 · 05-09-2022 06:01PM

Patel has just announced she will return to the back benches

cmac2009 · 05-09-2022 06:10PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119574977#Comment_119574977

PMQ's will be a riot.

Capt'n Midnight · 05-09-2022 06:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119575324#Comment_119575324

In engineering terms a truss is a frame comprised of triangles that's simple, cheap and lightweight but very prone to collapse in heated situations or pressure from the sides.

As firefighters say "never trust a truss".

For Forks Sake · 05-09-2022 06:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119575561#Comment_119575561

The last thing Truss needs is the likes of Patel with time on their hands..

Beasty · 05-09-2022 08:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119575352#Comment_119575352

Think she has to wait until the Queen gives her the green light tomorrow

intellectual dosser · 05-09-2022 08:17PM

Its probably been said here many times that not many expect Truss (or Rishi had it been him) to last long. They bring too much of Boris' baggage and have tethered themselves to his policies through unwavering support. I suspect this is why the likes of Ben Wallace, Jeremy Hunt and some of the other senior conservatives sat this one out. They'll put themselves forward to do a cleanup job when Truss inevitably calls a general election when the penny drops she's out of her depth.

Today's speech was one of the most unimpressive I've ever seen a national leader give. Both the writing and her delivery were abysmal.

Spanish Eyes · 05-09-2022 08:40PM

Agree about her speech, it was one of the more cringe inducing sycophantic bits of drivel I have heard in a long time. "Boris, you got Brexit done" and now she intends to renege on the Protocol! Not impressed. I hope she is acting and will turn into wonder woman as soon as Queenie gives her the go ahead.

The one bit of good news is Patel going out of cabinet today. Not a likeable person with zero emotional intelligence IMV. I'd say there will be more resignations to follow and a slew of letters from back benchers also.

Truss must be a stooge, and others who are keeping their powder dry are just waiting in the wings. Maybe that's far too ambitious a thought though.

Fr Tod Umptious · 05-09-2022 09:14PM

Back around 10 years ago or less there was a spate of oustings and heaves of the PM in Australia.

No one seemed to last more than a year.

The UK is doing the same right now.

05-09-2022 09:29PM

Deleted wrong thread

AMKC · 05-09-2022 10:43PM

I too would have preferred to see Rushi Sunik get it but its going to be interesting seeing how long Liz Truss lasts.

AllForIt · 05-09-2022 10:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119574151#Comment_119574151

I have to say I find the updated thread tile to be in very bad taste, and not in the slightest bit clever.

AllForIt · 05-09-2022 10:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119574285#Comment_119574285

Yeah that's what you said about GB News.

breezy1985 · 05-09-2022 10:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119576976#Comment_119576976

I think most people would find Truss toast to have a very bad taste.

But the title will make a lot more sense when she goes down in history as the Tory Edwin Poots.

AllForIt · 05-09-2022 10:54PM

I do agree her acceptance speech today was poor. However I do think she preformed quite well in the hustings interviews overall.

As for her future success that will be all about the economy stupid. Not for the quality of her speech performances.

HalloweenJack · 05-09-2022 10:54PM

I'm just reminded of this scene from the Simpsons:

https://youtu.be/JMYnGYonZUU

I can only see this ending in tears. No principles, no beliefs, she's only interested in clinging on to power but she doesn't have any of the charisma or intelligence to keep people on her side.

Seth Brundle · 05-09-2022 10:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119576976#Comment_119576976

Why? Because you think people should judge her on her actions as PM?

Should people not be able to judge her on her actions as an MP and Minister and on the economic mess that is now the UK of which she was an active participant?

AllForIt · 05-09-2022 11:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119577047#Comment_119577047

Why? Because you think people should judge her on her actions as PM?

No, because she's not even PM yet. That's what I'm getting at. Youz are judging her before she's even been given a chance.

She may turn out to be a dreadful PM, in which case then criticize all you like.

walterking · 05-09-2022 11:15PM

Truss may surprise many.

She played a blinder on the leadership contest. Hooked Sunak into thinking she'd be easy to beat, he "lent" his votes to her in the MP voting rounds.

Once she was in the final 2, she went gung ho for the Brexit/loyalists/grey Tory party membership.

Caught Sunak totally off guard.

I would not underestimate her.

Already it seems she is telling the unionists to get a grip and really has no interest in NI.

05-09-2022 11:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119574435#Comment_119574435

She has one thing in common with Thatcher- she talks at people not to people- this won’t bode well for her in the 21st century

briany · 05-09-2022 11:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119577137#Comment_119577137

I think the Bullingdon Club boys foresee a Winter of Discontent approaching and decided to install another punching bag to absorb the blame. She'll take a beating and the party will cast her back to the backbenches so another old boy can come in and take the job 'for real'.

Seth Brundle · 05-09-2022 11:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119577106#Comment_119577106

Yes, she isn't even PM yet and already she is attempting to antagonise the EU with her continuation of Johnson's rhetoric

AllForIt · 05-09-2022 11:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119577252#Comment_119577252

Tom Connolly was saying on RTE News this evening that the EU stated, 'anyone but Truss'.

I would call that antagonizing the Brits.

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BoJo banished - Liz Truss down. Is Rishi next for the toaster? threadbans in OP