Thread: The British Prime Minister - for as long as there is a Great Britain

Here’s me thinking you might have a sense of humour. That was a wasted thought wasn’t it?

Originally Posted by Switch

bellthronk

I learn something new every day. Today it is the word bellthronk. It should come in handy.

^^Ah right, OK.

It was all a joke.

Not you being staggeringly stupid yet again.

Righto.

Originally Posted by cyrille

^^Ah right, OK.

It was all a joke.

Not you being staggeringly stupid yet again.

Righto.

You agreeing with everything I say won’t work Cyrille. You are still a cock. Good job your posts have a short shelf life, in that most posters ignore them and you.

Originally Posted by Shutree

I learn something new every day. Today it is the word bellthronk. It should come in handy.

I have never heard of a belthronk, but if it is derogatory then it will do to describe Cyrille.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

a belthronk

thronk - Urban Dictionary

https://www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=thronk1. To be hit in the groin with an object. 2. To be dissed, slammed, or made fun of. 3. To be shot down whilst talking to a member of the opposite sex. 1. Haha!




Voila

The Economist compares the United Kingdom to Italy but today it is London that makes the world laugh

Originally Posted by Switch

Cyrille. You are still a cock

Originally Posted by Shutree

bellthronk

Originally Posted by Iceman123

I have never heard of a belthronk, but if it is derogatory then it will do to describe Cyrille.

Ah, our dear sybill has many admirers

Originally Posted by cyrille

blah...blah...blah

Do you ever post anything that hasn't been posted a hundred times previously?

Or ever substantiate any of your silly claims, motivated presumably just by abject boredom and the emptiness of your life?

Can't be arsed with you anymore, you pointless Kraut twat.

Jesus. Projecting much, Cryille?

For
Prime Minister
He will NEVER


This should be moved to jokes and funny pictures.

^ You're a bit late to the party with that news, besides I really don't think Liz Truss will be asked to perform any future public duties so her use of the PDCA is a moot point.

The pong remains the same but the misery lingers on.

Mini-budget has 'inflicted lasting damage' on Britain's Conservative Party, says political scientist | Euronews

Those who lose their holiday, job, home or business won't forget in a hurry

The ratings agencies have already spoken and UK debt will cost more in the future, some of this is of course global rise following the Fed , but not all.

https://www.fitchratings.com/researc...omy-21-10-2022

Originally Posted by david44

The pong remains the same but the misery lingers on.

Mini-budget has 'inflicted lasting damage' on Britain's Conservative Party, says political scientist | Euronews

Those who lose their holiday, job, home or business won't forget in a hurry

The ratings agencies have already spoken and UK debt will cost more in the future, some of this is of course global rise following the Fed , but not all.

https://www.fitchratings.com/researc...omy-21-10-2022

The damage to the Tory party is self inflicted and incidental. The electorate will suffer much worse.

Originally Posted by david44

Those who lose their holiday, job, home or business won't forget in a hurry

Of course no-one lost their holiday home.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Truss is entitled to $129,000 a year as an ex-prime minister,

She'll get paid in dollars? Wow. Only you or Backspit could have posted that, and you are supposed to be British.

Originally Posted by Neverna

you are supposed to be British.

That spiel has been dropped a long time ago . . . he may have British nationality but he's a mainlander through and through

Originally Posted by OhOh

"Liz Truss quit her post as Britain’s prime minister just 45 days into the job, but she will be able to claim expenses of up to £115,000 ($129,000) a year for the rest of her life.

Originally Posted by Neverna

She'll get paid in dollars? Wow. Only you or Backspit could have posted that, and you are supposed to be British.

Now now

I'm sure that it's also posted in dollars for a reason.

Not everybody is familiar with currencies as inferior as the British Pound.

To be fair

Originally Posted by OhOh

a Canadian passport

Some had mistakenly assumed you were a Comedian

Originally Posted by OhOh

That's what my UK birth certificate, current UK passport and UK state pension suggest.

Excellent

Keir Starmer: I will abolish House of Lords to ‘restore trust in politics’

Keir Starmer will abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a new elected chamber as part of plans to “restore trust in politics”, the Observer understands.


In a sweeping constitutional overhaul, the Labour leader has told the party’s peers that he wants to strip politicians of the power to make appointments to the Lords as part of the first-term programme of a Labour government. Starmer said that the public’s faith in the political system had been undermined by successive Tory leaders handing peerages to “lackeys and donors”.


It is understood that Labour will hold a consultation on the composition and size of a new chamber as well as immediate reforms to the current appointments process. Final proposals will be included in the party’s next election manifesto.


Meanwhile, Liz Truss is also said to be planning a resignation list of new peers despite a disastrous leadership that lasted just seven weeks.


In a meeting last week, Starmer told Labour peers that there was now strong support for reform of the Lords, both across party lines and among the public. He outlined “some very clear principles” for reform, including that any new chamber should be elected by voters rather than appointed by politicians.


“I want to be clear that we do need to restore the trust of the public in every part of the United Kingdom in our system of government,” he said. “House of Lords reform is just one part of that … People have lost faith in the ability of politicians and politics to bring about change – that is why, as well as fixing our economy, we need to fix our politics.”


He added that it should be “truly representative” of the UK’s nations and regions, meaning it should have a clear role in safeguarding devolution. However, he also said that his proposals would ensure it should not replace any of the functions of the House of Commons, remaining a second chamber charged with amending and scrutinising legislation. The Commons would retain exclusive powers over the public finances and the formation of governments.


The proposals will also set out much stronger devolved powers, as part of a review of Britain’s constitutional arrangements overseen by Gordon Brown, the former prime minister.


Starmer told party peers on Wednesday that he regarded reforming the Lords as a critical part of his agenda aimed at “promoting inclusive growth and restoring trust in politics”. While he said that they would continue to play a “vital role” in the campaign to win the next election, reform was needed to show the public that Labour would provide a fresh start after a series of Tory scandals.


He pointed to Johnson’s recent use of his power to appoint peers as showing the need for reform. He said Johnson’s plans to reward “lackeys and donors” made him the latest in a long line of Tory prime ministers who have played party politics with the Lords and ridden roughshod over the appointments system: “We should be rebuilding trust in politics, but this can’t just be an article of faith – we need to show how we will do things differently. Reforming our second chamber has to be a part of that

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