Government Watch - 2

I wonder which safe Conservative seats are being sized up by RD supporters to get her into Westminster? She's going to have to do a bit of work to shift her position as she's said she'd stay in Scotland but she can play 'It's the good of the whole UK' card. .TM should sack not just demote BJ -he'll be trouble whatever she does but she would show strength by sacking him completely. Maybe GO would then let him write a column in the ES?

Wonder if/when May will re-shuffle the cabinet as she is being instructed to do. Idea is to bring in some bright young things and get rid of the useless lot they have now. Plus demote/sack Johnson. There is a conundrum. Sack him and he’ll be a pain in the proverbial on the backbenches, or demote him which he might refuse to accept. Either way he’s trouble and hated by most parliamentarians.

Interestingly, the story about help to buy was in the Daily Mail.
The story about May not having a legitimate government was in the Sunday Times last week.

I wonder why she is losing her MSM backing.

Apparently after the Labour conference yougov did not do a poll as they normally do.
The Tory one was half before the speech and half after, so not the full effect of May's speech.

The Sky news is good but he is so useful to the government that I will wait to see the outcome Jen.

As for housing - I am never sure if the government don't understand or don't care but it is certainly one or the other or both.

Labour has pulled ahead of the Tories by 5 points. Independent today.

When you think of the government's help to buy scheme, who do you think they intend to help?

Because this is who they are helping.

A stay of execution perhaps (for us, not him) but, nevertheless a bit of good news (for once).

Brilliant news, this. Murdoch has been stopped taking over BSkyB for the moment.

secure.avaaz.org/en/murdoch_uk_report_back/?copy

The government wanted it to go through, being good friends with Murdoch.
Avaaz has got Ofcom to look into the bid.

Interesting. That was a link to the nursing times.
From here.

skwawkbox.org/2017/10/06/71-of-english-hospital-shifts-at-red-flag-staffing-levels-or-worse/

In all the May mania, the NHS seems to get forgotten about.
The RCN has done a survey where they discovered that 71% of shifts were unsafe according to Nice guidelanes.

www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiTwu232NrWAhWBKMAKHS4iAFUQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nursingtimes.net%2Fdownload%3Fac%3D3035831&usg=AOvVaw3q6YHXu2T6HUnYvG2aZwdN

I like this title. It just shows how weak May is.

www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/boris-johnson/news/89555/downing-street-slaps-down

There was no slap down. She just said that he should be careful in the words he chooses.
And it wasn't even May, but a spokesperson. It always is.

www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/liberal-democrats/news/89565/join-labour-stop-brexit-nick-clegg-says

Politicians, like generals, need a bit of luck on their side.
However, in politics things can turn on a sixpence, and May has plenty of friends as well as enemies, and who would replace her?
The Conservatives also have time on their side as we have just had a GE.

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Why do you always copy the words of other posters durhamjen ? plenty more words out there.

If the cap fits dj!!,

Are you having a pop at me, niggly?
Not that I care.

Wonder if Hammond will be able to find another money tree as the latest one has almost certainly been cut down by what will be the OBRs report of growth being much slower than expected.
Doesn’t bode well for the budget.

I said 'if' dj, I didn't say 'was', there is a difference! Also, for the record, I don't call people childish hurtful names either just to get a cheap snigger, whoever those people happen to be or whatever political party they happen to support/belong to/lead.

Does it mention you, niggly?

This is interesting. Brexiteers think they have managed to get trade deals sorted over food exports and imports. They are wrong.
Even that friend of May's with the special relationship begs to differ.

www.politico.eu/article/theresa-may-second-lesson-in-post-brexit-trade-realpolitik-liam-fox-us/

If that's a pop at me dj then you are wrong! Although I had no time for his policies and thought he was as the wrong brother, I did feel sorry for him when he did seem so gaffe prone and the press and others so unkind about things he couldn't help that were actually irrelevant. I have never taken pleasure in other peoples unfortunate misfortunes whoever they are and never will.

I presume those who are standing up for May also stood up for Miliband when he was eating that sandwich.
Thought not.

Reminds me of John Major. The right wing made his life complete hell on earth whatever he did, and are clearly raring for a repeat performance! The one thing Margaret Thatcher seemed to have had initially that alludes Theresa May was luck. Everything than can go wrong does, and without a change of luck sadly she's on a hiding to nowhere. One thing for sure she's got more courage in her little finger than all her colleagues put together; They treat her shamefully and are shameful in the way they are clearly trying to bring her down. History obviously repeating itself! oh and being a woman probably adds to her handicap (as it did for MT) even in this day and age!

When Ana? They say in the next few days.
But perhaps they will be placated. (By the odd ten billion for favoured causes perhaps?)

The Evening Standard? Editor the sacked George Osbourne