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UK Liz Truss - Shortest serving UK PM in history
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He'll have to get in line behind Sturgeon.
'We need a truly independent Scotland who is back in the EU.'
That's some true independence.
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It doesn't matter where he was born. Boris was born in New York
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Yeah, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, Hungary, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, countries like that - trouble with them is they got no independence hey.
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There are a few progressive candidates. This L.A Times article from yesterday has the notable ones covered. Senator Cory Booker has some serious credentials, although the article labels him "a progressive with an asterisk" owing to his political pragmatism.
Who will lead progressives after Bernie Sanders?
Here's a look at some progressives who may hope to lead the movement in a presidential race once Bernie Sanders steps aside.
www.latimes.com
Nicola's aiming for independence from Great Britain. From the United Kingdom. Not so much from Europe.
I don't think anyone sees him as being a part of the Left? He was one of a handful of Democrats who voted against allowing the importation of prescription drugs from Canada to help lower drug prices, has given weird defences of Wall Street, and has been one of the Democrats' biggest supporters of charter schools. I agree he's not really seen as a rising star anymore - never polling above 3% when he stood in the 2020 primaries will do that.
Also not a left-winger. A reliably conservative Democrat voting for the fossil fuel industry and Trump's immigration record.
Nina Turner might be the best option if Bernie decided too old and AOC too young. AOC may as well just do it, she's probably only going to lose capital from here.
Anyway, this is off-topic, but then what is Liz Truss, anyway?
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Just brilliant.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The end of neoliberalism
It took Liz Truss just 45 days to destroy Margaret Thatcher’s life’s work. For 40 years the idea that tax cuts for the rich would trickle down to help the poor has not just dominated the rhetoric of Western politicians but aligned the ambitions of those who already have the most and those who...
It's hard to pinpoint what it was all about, apart from the disintegration of the British Tory Party.
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At least two people said to have declined resignation honours from Liz Truss
Ex-prime minister seeking to hand out peerages and other honours but one person reportedly felt too ‘humiliated’ to accept anything
Following the lead of the late HM who took the uncertainty of the afterlife over the humiliation of having Truss serve her as her PM.
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Randomly replying to months old posts about Liz Truss. I think you should be the one embarrassed.Well done, right on the money.
I'm embarrassed for you.
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No, I feel quite pleased actually, fondly reminiscing about how far Truss set back the conservative movement.
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The must-read book of 2024 is coming.
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I shall put it on my shelf, next to How To Save A Life by Dr Jayant Patel and Nurse Ratched.
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Interesting to chart her lurch to the right over the years, particularly how she's gone from supporting some socially progressive movements as a conservative backbencher to now, writing a book about defeating wokeism. You have to wonder whether she believes all this stuff in her heart but changes her mind as the wind blows, or if she just knows what the right horse to hitch her wagon to at any given moment.
Of course, I already know the answer as I write this.
Of course, I already know the answer as I write this.
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Small world, my old mans mate, Gerry, was an early victim of Dr Jayant Patel. Sadly it appears he essentially got off
Jayant Patel - Wikipedia
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Oh dear, I'm very sorry for your old man and Gerry.Small world, my old mans mate, Gerry, was an early victim of Dr Jayant Patel. Sadly it appears he essentially got off
Jayant Patel - Wikipedia
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I'd be almost tempted to read that to see how unhinged it gets. But in reality, it would probably just annoy me.
Plus, I'm never going to pay for a copy.
I'd be hoping for more of this gear!
