theresa may: is her project subtly machiavellian or merely cunning, baldrick-style?

The artist Jeremy Deller was a contemporary of his at DC, which is weird because he seems so young in comparison (and yes, JD says his classmate was a massive fash knob).

Well yes this is all the reality rather than the myth.

Bump. Is there any chance she'll throw in the towel after tonight's vote?

who fuckin knows, honestly

at least now we can be pretty certain that her project was indeed merely cunning, baldrick-style - a cold comfort before we all starve to death, admittedly, but a comfort nonetheless

I would imagine not, but if it's truly massive then maybe? But she would only see another leadership election as divisive...

A linked question would be whether she'd lead the Tories into a general election.

She's said she won't, hasn't she?

Was that video of the audience woman on question time linked in the past week? Don’t think I’ve seen it.

xp(lead them into the next election, that is)

OMG I LOVE HER

YES TO ALL OF THIS YES YES YES SHE WINS #BBCQT pic.twitter.com/7UgVqBdXb0

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) January 10, 2019

“People try to talk about dates; what I’m clear about is the next general election is in 2022 and I think it’s right another party leader takes us into that general election.”

maybe there's a baseline where enough of her "allies" tell her they're giving up to force her hand, but I wouldn't bet on it because only a real numbskull would want to be the leader of the Tory party right now

if there’s an election this year - in order to facilitate an A50 extension - she would probably have to lead them into it

and it would be delicious

xp How on earth would the Tories find one of those among their number?

how to win BBCQT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4c5q8UjUz4

No I mean a *real* numbskull, an epochal avatar of numbskullery

he's running
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Jeremy_Hunt_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Jeremy_Hunt_crop_2.jpg

that looks like one of those colourised 19th century photos.

xxp I concur but the takedown is great and it’s so nice to see an audience member that’s not a red-faced fash.

Ah good point, most of the traditional Bufton Tufton numbskulls are just perennial backbench fodder but Hunt, oh yeah, he's a contender

https://youtu.be/EmYwBHooA_M Something positive about him being PM

Cometh the hour cometh the

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Chris_Grayling_crop_2.jpg

THAT WAS A PICTURE OF CHRIS GRAYLING

the anonymous absence seems appropriate

running for leader of the Tory party now would be like breaking into the cockpit of Flight 93 to offer the hijackers a hand

he's running
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Jeremy_Hunt_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Jeremy_Hunt_crop_2.jpg

prime minister jeremy cunt is kinda the logical endpoint of the last five years of uk politics tbh

this great nation deserves nothing less

Very old popbitch anecdote about him:

"I was working in London during the 9/11 bombings.
My colleagues, concerned about the breaking news,
had the radio on in the background. Our boss
promptly came in and told us to turn the radio
off and get back to work. In fact, I do not
think I have ever met a man less interested
in art or other cultures.

Lo and behold, I turned on the TV recently and
there he was! Shadow Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt."

china ... japan .... it's all same country innit?

i know the #banterheuristic is now deprecated but PM JH is none more #banterheuristic, and that includes grayling, no i will not show my working

What about the SoS who didn’t understand how NI works? Or Matt “call app Britain” Hancock?

https://thequietus.com/articles/08944-jeremy-hunt-levenson-enquiry-hotcourses

Weird to see an anonymous Popbitch article and know immediately where it came from.

Ah right, different person, same story.

which backs up the veracity of his rhyming slang credentials

I meant to say .. alleged - but there isn't much doubt that he's an absolute hunt.

Ignorance and hatred of culture is a standard qualifying requirement for Culture Sec I thought?

I heard David Mellor loved the footy.

https://nvm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Sorted-PORTRAIT-RGB.jpg

https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi2-prod.mirror.co.uk%2Fincoming%2Farticle9129154.ece%2FALTERNATES%2Fs1200%2FBaldrick-May-main.jpg&f=1

And in the end it was compulsively proven that the answer was... NEITHER.