The fall of the Tory party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm-RE95lKJ0

Is it a budget pub?

“Transform the prosperity of this country for generations to come”, eh? Mission accomplished, I reckon.

Is getting more viewers than TalkTV currently.

Something about those who the gods want to destroy they first make mad?

Have been reflecting on the cycle home
I mean, as resignation speeches go, it wasn’t so bad
And the optics will be looking favourable this evening

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Jesus, that is scraping the barrel, you set the bar really low with that one.

Have been reflecting on the cycle

Me too.
However compelling this soap opera is, reflecting on cycles, saddle choice, gravel v fixed, gear ratios etc. seems a much healthier thing to do

In the Truss dimension, it is apparently all still the media's fault
https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1580960210201767936

Silly question, if Truss resigns does the deputy PM automatically take over?

Been enjoying the NewsAgents podcast recently with Emily Maitlis and crew including this paraphrased zinger from today‘s show:

“Truss’ argument that Britain needed growth and anyone opposing this argument was part of an anti-growth coalition, a group that now must include herself.”

Labour just having fun at this point
https://twitter.com/UKLabour/status/1580953771185766408

Long read:

https://twitter.com/RussInCheshire/status/1580968759337971712

No. The pm can stay in place until the replacement is sorted.
cf. Boris Johnson

Thanks, the thought of the deputy PM in charge just filled me with even more dread.

Superb

Great fun
Good job this is all just satire
Isn’t it

My money is on the lettuce
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Chant down babylon

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Ha!

Truss raced out to do a “charm offensive” for backbenchers, and got the latter part right

was a genuine lol

This new episode of Quantum Leap is WILD
https://twitter.com/pipmadeley/status/1580952656558051329

That's great

There really should be a system where someone who has failed as spectacularly as Kwasi Kwarteng, should be sacked as an MP. He can never re-establish any credibility as a politician.
However with his constituency, he could hang around on the back benches for 40 years, hoovering up 'consultancies' for his worthless opinions.
See John Redwood for more details.

https://twitter.com/OOCThickOfIt/status/1580912574778200065?t=ryVJW8OB6X_-EPnDtGJAPg&s=08

The Thick of It as fly on the wall documentary

Who is the deputy PM today?

It was Raab at some point, wasn't it? What's he up to at the moment? I haven't seen his name for a while - is he just biding his time... ?