HanoiVillan Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Useful graphic: (from: https://twitter.com/instituteforgov/status/1438220102432956417) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 15, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 15, 2021 Lots of talk in the media about Raab / Truss being the story of the day but hardly any mention of Gove no longer being CotDoL and now actually having to to do some work (in theory.) I think that is somewhat the bigger story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdabush Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Imagine how bad things must be when Liz Truss and Nadine Dorries are your best alternative. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 hours ago, djdabush said: Imagine how bad things must be when Liz Truss and Nadine Dorries are your best alternative. Now deleted tweets from before she spotted a route for career progression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 16, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, Genie said: Now deleted tweets from before she spotted a route for career progression. Her flip from Remain to Hard Leave would have had Olga Korbut seething with envy Essentially she thought she'd picked the winning side, she was unfortunately wrong and just chose to go down the other path as hard as she could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Rejoice Tory Brexit! There it is in a newspaper! This is the team to deliver! Is it sinking in yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, Xann said: Rejoice Tory Brexit! There it is in a newspaper! This is the team to deliver! Is it sinking in yet? How do you level up the whole country? It doesn’t make any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 16, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, Xann said: Rejoice Tory Brexit! There it is in a newspaper! This is the team to deliver! Is it sinking in yet? Tbh I think vast swathes of the country have actually tuned out of anything he says but actually just expect him to lie and they'll still vote for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 16, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Genie said: How do you level up the whole country? It doesn’t make any sense. When did he ever? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Just now, bickster said: When did he ever? It’s like saying “we’re going to level up women’s and men’s wages” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 16, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2021 If he's levelling up the whole country, everyone moves up a level and the gaps remain the same. Nothing actually changes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, bickster said: If he's levelling up the whole country, everyone moves up a level and the gaps remain the same. Nothing actually changes Sounds like he’s covering his arse when people question why so much money is still going into the south east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blandy Posted September 16, 2021 Author Moderator Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2021 15 minutes ago, Genie said: How do you level up the whole country? It doesn’t make any sense. It’s simple. You first look at the prosperous, wealthy part and people and level them up a bit. It’s best to start with them, because they’re nearest and you know them. Anyway, then you…oh, I’m dreadfully sorry, there’s no more levelling up money left, we’ll think about considering the possibility of reviewing the situation in due course. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, bickster said: Tbh I think vast swathes of the country have actually tuned out of anything he says but actually just expect him to lie and they'll still vote for him That's a given. The post was more about the opinions of the wealthy, that bank in tax havens, that own our media. Though that headline is not really an opinion, it's more a blatant lie to comfort the dolts. * Bungalow Liz to the rescue! Lap it up, you witless pricks. * Nowt up top 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 31 minutes ago, Genie said: How do you level up the whole country? It doesn’t make any sense. The key to understanding this IMO is remembering that it's just some shit they say, not an actual plan to do very much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: The key to understanding this IMO is remembering that it's just some shit they say, not an actual plan to do very much. I hope he gets pulled up on it (I won’t hold my breath) because for a long time the sound bite was to level up the north with the south… now he’s saying he’s levelling up the whole country like it’s better than just doing 1 region. Somebody please ask him how levelling up the whole country works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Just now, Genie said: I hope he gets pulled up on it (I won’t hold my breath) because for a long time the sound bite was to level up the north with the south… now he’s saying he’s levelling up the whole country like it’s better than just doing 1 region. Somebody please ask him how levelling up the whole country works. The problem is that everyone understood 'levelling up' to be referring to the north, and then they won a by-election in Hartlepool and lost one in Amersham, and it became clear that southerners were in danger of understanding 'levelling up' as 'taking our stuff and giving it to northerners' which they obviously hated. Hence we get 'levelling up everywhere'. But as I say, there wasn't really a plan before, and there is even less of one now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 They do have plans to redistribute funding, but they'll be like the 'extra' monies for the NHS. A further privatised NHS that is. So their chums get the extra funding and services deteriorate as the private companies seek year on year growth. You also have to balance any redistribution against: Covid loans, HS2 overspend, Brexit damage to agriculture and industry (see O'Brien vs Rees Mogg), the future job market being affected by AI and automated services... yada yada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Genie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Just seen another great quote from our new foreign secretary 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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