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Policies please!!!

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trisher Mon 23-Oct-17 10:19:06

Dear Gransnetters
I am making a sincere request for any ideas and policies you think might help me and my government cling on to power keep the country on a strong and stable path. We are willing to consider anything. Sajid has already launched a housing idea, Michael is busy searching through Jeremy's bins for cast offs and Boris has promised to keep his nose out of things is focussing on foreign policy. But I am sure some of you have really good ideas. Don't worry about u-turns I am willing to swivel 360% and more if it will keep me in power is in the country's interests. So please send them to me. Desperately Seeking Solutions Theresa @No.10

durhamjen Sun 26-Nov-17 11:37:07

You do keep doing that, don't you Theresa.
Why don't you change your mind about the most important topic at the moment, Brexit?
Why don't you try to find out the real will of the people and have another referendum?
You know it makes sense.

FarNorth Sun 26-Nov-17 16:54:34

Or another snap election?
How do you think Flapping and Floundering would go down, as your slogan?

durhamjen Sun 26-Nov-17 17:10:06

Brilliant slogan, FarNorth.
Particularly for the fishing industry; it makes her sound like a wet fish.

durhamjen Sun 26-Nov-17 23:48:53

Theresa, if you had a choice of being replaced by Jeremy Hunt or Keir Starmer, who would you choose?

trisher Mon 27-Nov-17 10:03:23

Another referendum! Oh come on dj My friend Dave got a shock result from the first one. I got a shock result from the last election. Do you really expect me to go to the public again? They simply can't be trusted.
I'd go with Jeremy of course, he would continue our excellent support of the NHS and help cherry pick the best bits and continue his great work.
Far North I looked carefully at your suggestion, but I'm not sure it is the perfect slogan. Isn't it a bit uncertain? I would like someting more reflective of our strengths.

MaizieD Mon 27-Nov-17 13:09:33

Rich and Remorseless?

trisher Mon 27-Nov-17 14:29:00

I'm so pleased about the Royal Engagement and I'm really looking forward to 2018-a wedding and a baby! Who needs policies? Who cares about Brexit? It will only make the back pages anyway, huge headlines and pages and pages about the Royals. Thnk Goodness for the distraction.

durhamjen Mon 27-Nov-17 15:49:23

Good try, Theresa. You try really hard at deflection, anyway.

FarNorth Mon 27-Nov-17 19:41:03

I think MaizieD has it - Rich and Remorseless - it can be portrayed as British determination to take our great country ahead and provide a rich, happy life for everyone except those pesky scroungers and layabouts of course, but that's their own fault.

durhamjen Mon 27-Nov-17 20:21:30

Do you go to pubs, Theresa? Somehow, I don't see you like Call-me-Dave, But I could be wrong.
Anyway, you've been banned from pubs in your constituency.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/theresa-may-banned-pubs-protest-maidenhead-mp-police-funding-a8076506.html

Anything to say?

durhamjen Mon 27-Nov-17 23:11:13

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-rigging-parliament-budget-amendments-block-mps-latest-a8079056.html

Can we have our democracy back, please, Theresa?
It's not funny any more.

FarNorth Mon 27-Nov-17 23:22:47

Bad luck, dj, you should realise that the will of the people was for the Tories to take back control. They voted for it democratically so what could be wrong with that?
It's all for our own good. I understand that, Theresa, thank you.

durhamjen Mon 27-Nov-17 23:44:22

"Rebellions were only possible [against finance bills] because the Government tabled an “amendment to the law resolution” – allowing amendments outside the narrow scope of measures in the Budget itself.

Following last Wednesday’s Budget, that amendment was not put forward as normal, preventing revolts on wider issues not “in the founding resolutions” of the Budget.

Labour said this had happened only five times since 1929 – but each time had been immediately before, or after, a general election, when a Budget needed to be rushed through.

In contrast, the current Finance Bill is the second of this Parliament, because one was passed immediately after the snap June election. "

This is interesting, Theresa.
Are you planning another snap election?

durhamjen Mon 27-Nov-17 23:58:40

What policy do you have on hanging onto your front bench, Theresa?

www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/90963/damian-green-%E2%80%98offered-pay-dup-adviser-tory

I think you may be going to lose your right hand man, your best friend from university.
I'm so sorry about that.

Did you know that he had offered Tory money to fund the job?
Should you have known?

durhamjen Wed 29-Nov-17 00:00:36

Theresa, perhaps you need to rethink your housing policy.
You really can't continue to use the same £2 billion on housing, moving it from one pledge to another. You've been found out.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/housing-theresa-may-affordable-crisis_uk_5a1d6874e4b071403b28fdd1?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics

mostlyharmless Wed 29-Nov-17 10:44:11

Dear Theresa,
Your government seems to be very good at hiding transferring money from account to account in your housing policy. And then the same money appears again and again in different policies. Will the housing ever be built?

While we're on the subject of hiding creative accounting, wouldn't it be a good idea to remind hubby that his company should be paying tax? From a turnover of a trillion pounds they claim to make no profit!

FarNorth Wed 29-Nov-17 14:09:16

No profit, oh dear.
Then you must have a really good understanding of the just-about-managing, Theresa.

I hope you're not finding that this thread is getting a little depressing, with one or two negative comments.

Here's a jolly article about comedy to cheer you up - I bet you love Monty Python!
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/robin-lustig/theresa-may_b_18519340.html

trisher Wed 29-Nov-17 15:18:40

Well can I just say that we intend to cling onto power steer this country through the difficult waters of Brexit and into a safe harbour. By then many of our housing policies will have filled the pockets of many of our friends be beginning to bear fruit.
I advised Damien to cover his tracks take care and not misuse party funds. He's just incompetent having some problems.
Hubby and I never discuss money. I'm sure he will pay any tax he owes once he has salted away enough cash and we're as rich as the Blairs

durhamjen Wed 29-Nov-17 18:02:39

Steer the country through Brexit?
By offering more and more money until hopefully those who voted for it decide they don't want it any more?
What a good idea.

infacts.org/44bn-bill-just-start-mays-truly-awful-brexit-deal/

Of course, you will have to offer a second referendum, another u-turn, won't you?

durhamjen Wed 29-Nov-17 20:31:46

Are you worried, Theresa?

"The Cabinet is morbidly and irrevocably split on Brexit and, rather than focusing on their individual briefs, Ministers now spend their days attempting to steal each others’. The International Trade Secretary wants to run Britain’s foreign policy. The Environment Secretary is learning all about hypothecation, apparently fancying himself as Chancellor, and The Times reported that he is busy researching the difference between a J curve and a j-cloth. Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary continues to scheme for the top job. He is the first to praise the Prime Minister, while constantly plotting to undermine her—Iago on steroids. Ironically, the only person who does not want to be in No. 10 is its current occupant. She remains, as in the Monty Python parrot sketch, nailed to the perch and “off the twig”. The Prime Minister’s metabolic processes are, politically speaking, history."

mostlyharmless Thu 30-Nov-17 07:58:03

Dear Theresa
May I congratulate you on standing up for UK and for multiculturalism in your response to Trump's crazy retweets.

mostlyharmless Thu 30-Nov-17 08:04:10

It's quite shocking that Trump responded by tweeting to you to focus on Britain's problems not on him.
Very embarrassing all round. What happened to the "special relationship" beyween UK and the US?

trisher Fri 01-Dec-17 09:59:51

Dear mostlyharmless all relationships go through bad patches. It seems a lifetime ago that Donald held my hand and whispered sweet nothings to me. I should have listened then to the whispers that he was a lying bastard not good at long term commitment. Once we have got over this blip and I have crawled a bit more I am confident we can restore our relationship to its previous level of specialness.

trisher Fri 01-Dec-17 10:37:17

Oh dear! I've just heard about Damien's latest faux pas. As if I didn't have enough to cope with. I don't see how he can wriggle out of will explain this. Unless some dedicated aide steps up and says he did it when Damien wasn't looking. Maybe I could ring Andrea and ask if she'd like a turn looking after things. To paraphrase Henry 11 "Will no-ne rid me of these meddlesome men?" (and that includes Boris, Michael etc.)

durhamjen Fri 01-Dec-17 10:45:10

When Damian wasn't looking? When he had just logged on and was writing emails, but he had his back turned for three hours?
It will take more than a dedicated aide to get him out of that one; a few million, perhaps, shared between you, Philip and Damian, put in an account in a tax haven, perhaps.