like the queen this thread will never die: in which we ALL resign (ourselves to disgusting miseries to post-boris politics 2022)

Would seem to be a waste of time to do so.

oh he is running

xxp Then you remember it's Grant Shapps.

most optimistic i can be is that nobody, including the candidates, will give a shit what's been said during the campaign once the contest's over

a number of them (braverman, truss, badenoch, javid) already seem deeply committed to transphobia and would very likely turn it up to 11, there's room for much worse than the current situation where boris seemed to think it was politically useful but didn't really give a shit personally. braverman has been attacking the equality act etc.

Labour would have to commit to some trans-supportive ideology

as shit as labour are, starmer & the party are still publicly committed to GRA reform, despite his refusal to do anything about the vocal and committed transphobes within his ranks. wouldn't be surprised if they fold on GRA reform before the next election as the tories ramp everything up to 11, but they haven't yet at least.

Sajid Javid getting grilled on his taxes now.

Also, he's a Remainer.

I don't think most voters give a fuck or are even aware of the trans "debate". Tory culture wars seem to centre around the amorphous concept of "woke" nowadays, which has the advantage of being anything you want it to be as it's not something that exists in the first place. So expect a lot of verbal sparring over who's the most anti-woke.

It is incredible that Shapps is running given his history of multiple identities and fraud.

But then I suppose it should be incredible that someone like this is still in high level politics at all.

"Let people live their lives… I just don't think we need to get caught up in some US-style debate and aggressive war on these issues. It's just not necessary."

Shapps gives a decent answer on trans rights, well about as decent Tory cnuts get.

not sure it's so much a decent answer as "grant is too thick to realise this is something he needs to be outraged about to get press support in 2022"

'The trans women question'

Fucking hell

It's like how Piers Morgan has always come out against the US gun lobby.

In his case, everything else comes down to 'Who pays me, and what do they believe?'

On the TV he was sort of politically neutral. Now? Well I admit I don't know for sure, but.

Anyway, yes Grant gets one right. Still ....

just heard Jeremy Cunt saying Blair had Prescott to broaden his appeal, and similarly I've got Esther McVey ☠

she's probably handy with her jab tbf

I reckon Mordaunt could put her down! Jeremy seems to think she has some kind of Northern appeal. Because we love Tories with regional accents so much, especially scouse gobshite ones.

so it feels like the tories and their liberal allies are ready to incite pogroms rn it's kind of bad right

Absolutely amazed by #TransPride London. Thousands and thousands and thousands of people. Huge numbers, way, way bigger than last year. pic.twitter.com/iaBP8uuL8K

— Dr Natacha Kennedy 🏳️‍⚧️ (@natachakennedy) July 9, 2022

Absolutely amazed by #TransPride London. Thousands and thousands and thousands of people. Huge numbers, way, way bigger than last year. pic.twitter.com/iaBP8uuL8K

— Dr Natacha Kennedy 🏳️‍⚧️ (@natachakennedy) July 9, 2022

Ah, good.

a little coverage from the outlets that breathlessly cover every local bathroom cop's latest projection fantasies would be nice but what are you gonna do

NEW: Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi will be launching his leadership campaign on Monday.

He will stand on a platform promising tax cuts, increased defence spending and “protecting children from damaging and inappropriate nonsense being forced on them by radical activists”.

— Matthew Thompson (@mattuthompson) July 9, 2022

Not just radicals, not just activists, but radical activists.

https://www.parksidedentist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/man-pondering-root-canal-therapy.jpg

Should I have heard of Rehman Chishti?

No.

If he was on Universal Credit he'd be getting sanctioned for timewasting. No never heard of him either.

Because I live on the wrong side of a hedge, Penny Mordaunt is my MP.

Paralympic gold medalist @JonniePeacock asks to be removed from Penny Mordaunt’s leadership video – which also showed Oscar Pistorius, who’s in jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. https://t.co/CLOd8jfhJh

— Ian Fraser (@Ian_Fraser) July 10, 2022

Still, though.. Inspiring

wait Rehman Chishti is real?

rehman chishti is TBEU

that would make more sense

would also make more sense if uk politics turns out to be a fever dream i'm having

Good morning! pic.twitter.com/sda0Sgm63N

— Dave (@MediocreDave) July 11, 2022

Lol @ O-Pis in video, is she going to conspicuously wear a livestrong bracelet as well

goid morning!

ok which one of you is medicore dave real

This seems irresponsible.

Anyone who thinks that that's what you do with 43C has never experienced 43C. And I say that as someone who's never experienced anything beyond 39C. https://t.co/1UOxDIUM0E

— Giulio Mattioli (@giulio_mattioli) July 11, 2022

lol we’re all gonna fry

Time to live on toast for a few days because I'm sure as hell not firing up that gas cooker, even if it's in the low 30's

Yep. My weekly bread baking schedule is kiboshed indefinitely, because fuck that

Teach yourself how to make that Turkish shop bread!

what to say? scum

The House of Commons has voted to approve new regulations that would allow companies to hire agency workers to replace striking workers.

Under Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, it was illegal to hire agency workers to replace strikers.

— TLDR News UK (@TLDRNewsUK) July 11, 2022

Don't think a lot of rail workers can learn on the job.

It may work on other strikes..

today's Tory party: libertarian on the streets, fash in the sheets

I know they are all bad but I'm almost quite relieved to hear Suella Braverman is struggling to make the cut, not like she was going to happen anyway. But from the dangerous lunatic fringe she seems like one of the most rabid ones and you can never rule out shock results - she makes those Britannia Unchained lot seem like melts.

Kemi Badenoch is possibly worse though.

oh well, at least the Tories are doing better than Labour on ethnic representation in their party ... lol

Damn what a weird coincidence that this is coming out shortly after the government rammed through their war crimes immunity bill, what a stroke of luck. https://t.co/86BBtjXAJH

— Tom Hatfield (@WordMercenary) July 12, 2022

Ah, they felt the time was right to have 54 non-crimes taken into consideration...

Eight made it onto the ballot

Kemi Badenoch
Suella Braverman
Jeremy Hunt
Penny Mordaunt
Rishi Sunak
Liz Truss
Tom Tugendhat
Nadhim Zahawi

so these three are out

Rehman Chishti
Grant Shapps
Sajid Javid

Put them all in a weird house full of cameras, eliminate two a week by public vote.

I'm saying eliminate them all yes

it's a futile task trying to grade them in terms of "least worst". I give up.