British Politics Guide

[alice]

Note that Scottish schools generally start their summer holidays at the end of June or the start of July. As John Swinney pointed out, Rishi didn't know, or care.

[Richard W]

Note that Scottish schools generally start their summer holidays at the end of June or the start of July. As John Swinney pointed out, Rishi didn't know, or care.

The Conservatives are traditionally better at getting out the postal vote. Voter suppression is Tory policy nowadays.

[bradrn]

This man seems quite mad… I just saw the following headline:

Sunak vows to bring back national service for school leavers

Is he trying to sabotage the miniscule chance he has of re-election? I struggle to explain his actions in any other coherent way…

[Travis B.]

This man seems quite mad… I just saw the following headline:

Sunak vows to bring back national service for school leavers

Is he trying to sabotage the miniscule chance he has of re-election? I struggle to explain his actions in any other coherent way…

Is Sunak insane?

[bradrn]

This man seems quite mad… I just saw the following headline:

Sunak vows to bring back national service for school leavers

Is he trying to sabotage the miniscule chance he has of re-election? I struggle to explain his actions in any other coherent way…

Is Sunak insane?

It does seem quite likely, doesn’t it? At some point you do have to admit it as a serious possibility.

(Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I like Starmer quite a lot, from what I’ve seen of him.)

[Travis B.]

This man seems quite mad… I just saw the following headline:

Sunak vows to bring back national service for school leavers

Is he trying to sabotage the miniscule chance he has of re-election? I struggle to explain his actions in any other coherent way…

Is Sunak insane?

It does seem quite likely, doesn’t it? At some point you do have to admit it as a serious possibility.

(Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I like Starmer quite a lot, from what I’ve seen of him.)

The explanation I have read is that he has given up on winning the general election and instead is focused on winning the Tory leadership election by pandering to the far right.

[bradrn]

Is Sunak insane?

It does seem quite likely, doesn’t it? At some point you do have to admit it as a serious possibility.

(Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I like Starmer quite a lot, from what I’ve seen of him.)

The explanation I have read is that he has given up on winning the general election and instead is focused on winning the Tory leadership election by pandering to the far right.

Hmm… OK, yeah, that sounds quite plausible too. (Very sadly.)

[Raphael]

The explanation I have read is that he has given up on winning the general election and instead is focused on winning the Tory leadership election by pandering to the far right.

Hmm… OK, yeah, that sounds quite plausible too. (Very sadly.)

I don't see even that working, though. Isn't the Tories' far-right wing still angry at Sunak for being the guy the somewhat-less-far-right wing forced on them when Johnson and Truss hadn't worked out? And that's before we even get to the fact that his name is "Rishi Sunak".

[Richard W]

The explanation I have read is that he has given up on winning the general election and instead is focused on winning the Tory leadership election by pandering to the far right.

Hmm… OK, yeah, that sounds quite plausible too. (Very sadly.)

I don't see even that working, though. Isn't the Tories' far-right wing still angry at Sunak for being the guy the somewhat-less-far-right wing forced on them when Johnson and Truss hadn't worked out? And that's before we even get to the fact that his name is "Rishi Sunak".

The present Conservative leadership seems fairly tolerant of such matters. Despite a recent run of prime ministers of Scottish origin - Blair, Brown, Cameron - Kemi Badenoch doesn't seem to have been hurt by the in your face Scottishness of her husband's name (Hamish Badenoch). Sunak seemed to produce a reasonable reading of the lesson from the King James Bible at the coronation. I doubt Priti Patel would improve her chances by using her married name (Sawyer).

[Raphael]

Wow. I didn't see that coming - Tory backbenchers were trying to un-call the election:

https://davidallengreen.com/2024/05/tho ... to-an-end/