The elder statesman* circuit is more profitable now than it was 40 years ago, but there is no way that Liz Truss will be able to do that now, except as the comedy warm-up.
The House of Lords is the best she can hope for, and I can see her being offered it so that she goes quietly.
* What is the gender neutral term for statesman? Statesperson seems a bit clunky.
U-turn of the day:
The ātriple lockā on state pensions (increase every year by the highest of inflation, earnings, or 2.5%) is now dead.
This was a key Tory policy back from the David Cameron days, and the Conservative voting base skews heavily towards pensioners, to this is a big break.
He has the unfortunate nickname of āDripfordā for supposedly being a bit soft which is unfair on him, heās been doing a good job as first minister and we should all be sick to the back teeth of personality politicians.
Heās managed to keep Labour in Wales both in power and distanced from the UK party, which has allowed them to avoid the infighting and pursue distinctively different policies in the Senned. All this has combined to make Welsh Labour almost uniquely ānot shitā.
Yeah, theyāve managed to avoid the Tory psycho-drama drag them down and just got on with the job.
Not necessarily as a peer (if she can be trained which end of a broom to hold).
Yet again I am reminded why I donāt drink. My liver would never forgive me if I started now.
Well, because heād be good forā¦ umā¦ for, erā¦ forā¦ well, heād be there and I think, yes, absolutely, I think Iāve been very clear on why.
To be fair, at the rate that waves at everything demands heavy drinking, your liver wouldnāt live to hate you for very long.
And yet the fuckery continuesā¦
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3153
The latest Home Sec demonstrating they can be worse than the last one.
I canāt keep up itās the wokerati this week, Jason and the Wokeonauts last week. Maybe they need to grow the fuck up or something? Maybe, and this is just speculation, but maybe they should consider their personal responsibility mantra and ponder the idea that it is THEIR FUCKING FAULT?
Weāll have truly autonomous flying cars powered by cold fusion before that happens.
I saw the headline and had my first ever craving for tofu.
Good riddance. I await the next cruel, puppy kicking Home Sec.
I donāt know much about him. He canāt be as bad, can he?
Heās a Tory, heās as bad no question. If they had even a shred of decency theyād have left the party years agoā¦
