| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? 11:05 - Jan 25 with 1482 views | WeWereZombies |
Don't know much about him but he makes the right noises on climate change:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60115969
However, he does also seem to try and take up positions that face both ways at the same time, e.g. expansion of Heathrow Airport:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alok_Sharma#Heathrow_Airport
Clearly a solution to the in all but name vacant Prime Minister position, presently occupied by someone who is Pretty Vacant, is needed urgently for the good of our four nations but perhaps Sharma would be best left in charge of the tricky business of trying to hold other nations (and our own ones too) to the commitments made at CoP26 for the next ten months? |  |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:09 - Jan 25 with 1457 views | bluelagos |
He comes across as very low energy. Having said that, a "Steady Eddie" might be just what is needed after the past couple of years. |  |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:13 - Jan 25 with 1436 views | stopmoaning |
Would the great British public vote for an immigrant? Bearing in mind who a lot of tory voters are?! |  | | |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:14 - Jan 25 with 1429 views | ElderGrizzly |
He's another Johnson sycophant.
So, no. |  | | |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:19 - Jan 25 with 1406 views | Churchman |
It’s a bit like asking which disease you least want, but he comes across as ok. Bit dull, but it’s more about whether he can do the job. Unlike Liz Truss, who I know is as thick as slurry, I know nothing about him.
Sunak seems quite capable and I’ve heard he’s very organised, but in truth I don’t know what he stands for. |  | | |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:27 - Jan 25 with 1386 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:13 - Jan 25 by stopmoaning |
Would the great British public vote for an immigrant? Bearing in mind who a lot of tory voters are?! |
Rishi Sunak is the clear favourite amongst Tory members. |  |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:30 - Jan 25 with 1372 views | WeWereZombies |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:27 - Jan 25 by GlasgowBlue |
Rishi Sunak is the clear favourite amongst Tory members. |
Maybe, but I am asking what is best for the nations.
Conservative Party members do not seem to have been very good at delivering that of late. | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:32 - Jan 25 with 1360 views | clive_baker |
No thanks |  |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:42 - Jan 25 with 1327 views | davblue |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:09 - Jan 25 by bluelagos |
He comes across as very low energy. Having said that, a "Steady Eddie" might be just what is needed after the past couple of years. |
Isn't that what they had before Boris? |  | | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:45 - Jan 25 with 1312 views | Swansea_Blue |
Difficult to say yes, as he's done his fair share of defending the indefensible during the term of this government. But then I suppose the odds of finding a good one amongst this lot are slim.
Sunak would be poor. There's more substance to a vacuum. |  |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:54 - Jan 25 with 1289 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:30 - Jan 25 by WeWereZombies |
Maybe, but I am asking what is best for the nations.
Conservative Party members do not seem to have been very good at delivering that of late. |
I was replying to the bloke who said that Tories wouldn't vote for an immigrant.
Re Sharma. I wasn't too impressed with him at business. But he did take the Cop role very seriously and worked very hard to get an agreement.
He was in tears when it fell short. Was that because he cares deeply for the environment or was it a sense of personal failure?
I don't know enough about the bloke to make a judgement.
But that opens up a whole new debate. Do we have a succession problem in UK politics?
Before John Major was fast tracked into position in order to stop Heseltine, the candidate for that position usually had a long and distinguished career in politics. They served as Secretary of State In several departments, were seasoned debaters in the HOC and their integrity and honesty had been tested over a long period of time.
Since Major we seem to have had a succession of party leaders and Prime Ministers with very little experience.
If Sunak becomes PM, then both leaders of the two great parties of government will have had less than 8 years each in the HOC. | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 12:08 - Jan 25 with 1253 views | FightingEssex |
I’d rather not have any of them. |  |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 12:19 - Jan 25 with 1242 views | WeWereZombies |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 12:08 - Jan 25 by FightingEssex |
I’d rather not have any of them. |
My position also, but under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 we are saddled with the various permutations this administration may take until 2nd May, 2024. | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 13:22 - Jan 25 with 1178 views | factual_blue |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 12:19 - Jan 25 by WeWereZombies |
My position also, but under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 we are saddled with the various permutations this administration may take until 2nd May, 2024. |
I'm very happy for boris to cling on to office until the next election, getting more and more damaged by the week. Even if he rides this catastrophe out, he'll continue to foul up everything he touches.
He's not Winston Churchill. He's Frank Spencer. |  |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 13:47 - Jan 25 with 1146 views | tractordownsouth |
I think there's more chance of Sharma losing his seat than being PM at the next election.
Although having Sharma v Starmer at PMQs would be amusing. |  |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 13:52 - Jan 25 with 1134 views | WeWereZombies |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 13:47 - Jan 25 by tractordownsouth |
I think there's more chance of Sharma losing his seat than being PM at the next election.
Although having Sharma v Starmer at PMQs would be amusing. |
Now I'm wondering if there could be some type of set up between those two and a llama setting off fire alarms... | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 13:52 - Jan 25 with 1132 views | Churchman |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 12:19 - Jan 25 by WeWereZombies |
My position also, but under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 we are saddled with the various permutations this administration may take until 2nd May, 2024. |
Thanks for depressing me with that.
The odd thing is that by clinging on to BJ they’re absolutely killing themselves. Burying their heads in the sand. Don’t the Tory MPs get that Johnson’s been found out? That his credibility is zilch?
The closer they get to the next GE, the less chance they have to do anything about it. Maybe, like John Major’s lot, they want to return to the glorious comfort of the opposition benches. Fine if you are like my constituency where a steaming pile of dog mess would get in with a blue rosette, but not so fine for the majority of their MPs. I don’t understand it | | | |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:00 - Jan 25 with 1119 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 13:52 - Jan 25 by WeWereZombies |
Now I'm wondering if there could be some type of set up between those two and a llama setting off fire alarms... |
Move over Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Make way for Starmer, Sharma & Bananarama. | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:03 - Jan 25 with 1113 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 13:52 - Jan 25 by Churchman |
Thanks for depressing me with that.
The odd thing is that by clinging on to BJ they’re absolutely killing themselves. Burying their heads in the sand. Don’t the Tory MPs get that Johnson’s been found out? That his credibility is zilch?
The closer they get to the next GE, the less chance they have to do anything about it. Maybe, like John Major’s lot, they want to return to the glorious comfort of the opposition benches. Fine if you are like my constituency where a steaming pile of dog mess would get in with a blue rosette, but not so fine for the majority of their MPs. I don’t understand it |
Though they were intending to repeal the fixed term parliament act. Well they announced that intention in Marcy 2021 |  |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:09 - Jan 25 with 1108 views | tractordownsouth |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 13:52 - Jan 25 by Churchman |
Thanks for depressing me with that.
The odd thing is that by clinging on to BJ they’re absolutely killing themselves. Burying their heads in the sand. Don’t the Tory MPs get that Johnson’s been found out? That his credibility is zilch?
The closer they get to the next GE, the less chance they have to do anything about it. Maybe, like John Major’s lot, they want to return to the glorious comfort of the opposition benches. Fine if you are like my constituency where a steaming pile of dog mess would get in with a blue rosette, but not so fine for the majority of their MPs. I don’t understand it |
The four MPs I've seen most fervently defending Johnson on the media have been Jacob-Rees Mogg, Michael Fabricant, Nadine Dorries and Peter Bone. I don't think it's a coincidence that they're all sitting on comfortable five-figure majorities. They don't need to stay in touch with their constituents because they know they'll be voted back in no matter what. Bone was even on Newsnight last night claiming that the BBC license fee was raised more often by vote than partygate. | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:12 - Jan 25 with 1093 views | WeWereZombies |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:00 - Jan 25 by GlasgowBlue |
Move over Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Make way for Starmer, Sharma & Bananarama. |
Wearing pyjamas.... | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:46 - Jan 25 with 1044 views | stopmoaning |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 11:27 - Jan 25 by GlasgowBlue |
Rishi Sunak is the clear favourite amongst Tory members. |
Did you quote me by mistake? Rishi Sunak isn't an immigrant! | | | |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:55 - Jan 25 with 1027 views | WeWereZombies |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:46 - Jan 25 by stopmoaning |
Did you quote me by mistake? Rishi Sunak isn't an immigrant! |
We are all immigrants if you go far enough back in the family tree. | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 15:20 - Jan 25 with 1002 views | mylittletown |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:09 - Jan 25 by tractordownsouth |
The four MPs I've seen most fervently defending Johnson on the media have been Jacob-Rees Mogg, Michael Fabricant, Nadine Dorries and Peter Bone. I don't think it's a coincidence that they're all sitting on comfortable five-figure majorities. They don't need to stay in touch with their constituents because they know they'll be voted back in no matter what. Bone was even on Newsnight last night claiming that the BBC license fee was raised more often by vote than partygate. |
Owen Patterson had a huge 5 figure majority, and whilst he was obviously a piece of sh1t, so are Rees-Mogg and Dorries.
Bone is a mildly likeable madman, and Fabricant is living proof that Tory voters will vote for a complete clown if he wears a blue rosette. However both of them will suffer if they continue to defend Johnson. |  | | |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 09:10 - Jan 26 with 862 views | tractordownsouth |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 15:20 - Jan 25 by mylittletown |
Owen Patterson had a huge 5 figure majority, and whilst he was obviously a piece of sh1t, so are Rees-Mogg and Dorries.
Bone is a mildly likeable madman, and Fabricant is living proof that Tory voters will vote for a complete clown if he wears a blue rosette. However both of them will suffer if they continue to defend Johnson. |
A by-election is completely different though. Aside from JRM, they’re all safe as houses in their seats, and even he’ll be fine because the Labour and Lib Dem vote is split almost equally in his constituency so there isn’t an obvious tactical vote. | |
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| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 09:24 - Jan 26 with 840 views | Churchman |
| Would Alok Sharma be a suitable replacement for Boris Johnson? on 14:55 - Jan 25 by WeWereZombies |
We are all immigrants if you go far enough back in the family tree. |
I’m not!
Well, apart from the Anglo Saxon, Viking, Norman, Welsh, a dob of Celtic (themselves settlers), the mob before them, this, that and the other……… errr, oh yeah, you are right! | | | |
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