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Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?

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  • AxtremusA Away
    AxtremusA Away
    Axtremus
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    #7

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/30/liz-truss-uk-economic-crisis

    How Liz Truss plunged the UK to the brink of recession in just one month
    The new prime minister began September promising a ‘new era’ for Britain. One economic crisis later, she has delivered
    ...

    So ... how much influence does a President Prime Minister have on the economy?

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    • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on last edited by
      #8

      The future ex-Prime Minister is doing a fantastic job, but she's not alone. She's got a hand-picked team of heartless greedy self-serving assholes assisting her.

      The next government will not be Conservative.

      I was only joking

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      • AxtremusA Away
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        Axtremus
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        #9

        https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/13/british-pound-jumps-on-reports-uk-government-may-reverse-parts-of-its-tax-cutting-proposals-.html

        Report of the UK government reversing parts of its tax cutting proposals.

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        • AxtremusA Away
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          Axtremus
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          #10

          https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/16/liz-truss-fights-for-survival-as-even-allies-say-she-could-have-only-days-left

          “Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left”

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          • AxtremusA Axtremus

            https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/16/liz-truss-fights-for-survival-as-even-allies-say-she-could-have-only-days-left

            “Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left”

            George KG Offline
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            George K
            wrote on last edited by
            #11

            @Axtremus said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

            https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/16/liz-truss-fights-for-survival-as-even-allies-say-she-could-have-only-days-left

            “Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left”

            LOL. And they say the US is dysfunctional.

            She's been PM for, what, 10 days?

            I may be wrong, but even Jeffrey Epstein lasted longer than that.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • RenaudaR Offline
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              Renauda
              wrote on last edited by Renauda
              #12

              At least BoJo offered comic relief to his government’s sinking ship. Truss appears to be a muggins tossed out as a forlorn hope in the face of certain annihilation by who knows what.

              Perhaps an application to rejoin the EU would be a good start at recovery.

              Elbows up!

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              • George KG Offline
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                George K
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                #13

                Seen on twitter:

                "My son has lived through four chancellors, three home secretaries, two prime ministers and two monarchs.

                He's four months old."

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • George KG George K

                  Seen on twitter:

                  "My son has lived through four chancellors, three home secretaries, two prime ministers and two monarchs.

                  He's four months old."

                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #14

                  Brexit’s going well. I remember them telling us how it would let Britain fully govern itself at last.

                  Should have stuck with the Germans.

                  I was only joking

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                  • George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    #15

                    U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns After Six Weeks

                    U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss said she would resign, after a risky plan to cut taxes and boost spending caused turmoil on financial markets, forcing her to backtrack and her political authority to disintegrate.

                    The 47-year-old will become the shortest-serving prime minister in British history and the third Conservative Party leader pushed out of office in as many years. Ms. Truss said that a leadership election would be held within the next week to find her replacement.

                    “I recognize that given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party,” she said standing outside Downing Street on Thursday.

                    The resignation comes months after rebel lawmakers forced outBoris Johnson as prime minister following a series of scandals.

                    Ms. Truss’s successor must now navigate a political crisis and economic turbulence, with Britain dealing with stagflation—the combination of slow growth and high inflation. The new leader is almost sure to face a long winter of discontent, with real wages forecast to fall, labor unions promising a series of strikes and many voters demanding elections.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #16

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • jon-nycJ Online
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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #17

                        So they’ve listed No 10 Downing on AirBNB - apparently great for short stays.

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                        • jon-nycJ Online
                          jon-nycJ Online
                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #18

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                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                          -Cormac McCarthy

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                          • jon-nycJ Online
                            jon-nycJ Online
                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #19

                            How many Scaramuccis is that, anyway?

                            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                            -Cormac McCarthy

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                            • George KG George K

                              @Axtremus said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

                              https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/16/liz-truss-fights-for-survival-as-even-allies-say-she-could-have-only-days-left

                              “Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left”

                              LOL. And they say the US is dysfunctional.

                              She's been PM for, what, 10 days?

                              I may be wrong, but even Jeffrey Epstein lasted longer than that.

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                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by
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                              @George-K said in Hey Phibes! Whaddya think about a Truss?:

                              “Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left”

                              LOL. And they say the US is dysfunctional.

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                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              • jon-nycJ Online
                                jon-nycJ Online
                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #21

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                                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                -Cormac McCarthy

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                                • jon-nycJ Online
                                  jon-nycJ Online
                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #22

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                                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                                  • RenaudaR Offline
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                                    Renauda
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #23

                                    Would seem that the Tories themselves are leading the campaign for a Labour majority in the next general election.

                                    BBC is reporting that BoJo is considering another run for the leadership.

                                    Elbows up!

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                                    • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                      Doctor Phibes
                                      wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                      #24

                                      They really ought to call a general election now, and let the people vote to decide the leader of the country, rather than a very small group of Tories.

                                      Obviously, that would lead the Conservatives trying to find a leader who can win an election, which might be a bit of a struggle.

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • MikM Away
                                        MikM Away
                                        Mik
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #25

                                        Britaly.

                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                          Doctor Phibes
                                          wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                          #26

                                          This is pretty much David Cameron's fault.

                                          Of course, he's off somewhere raking in the money for doing sweet FA.

                                          Governing by referendum is a really bad idea.

                                          I was only joking

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