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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

trisher Fri 27-Oct-17 11:11:31

There I knew GN would be helpful. I shall pitch the idea asap-oh hang on is there a way I can safeguard No. 10 and Chequers? I mean I do care about the poor and homeless, but there are limits (I have heard Boris has some space)

Charleygirl Fri 27-Oct-17 11:16:42

I personally could make a fortune- I could not guarantee a bed and separate room for everyone after hospital discharge but I do have comfortable chairs and a sofa that has two reclining feet, and that is not including the beds upstairs but my cat has her own room- still for £50 she would not mind sharing I am sure. Also who needs 3 microwavable meals each day? Two would be more than sufficient. Got to cut down on costs somewhere and nutrition should not come into the discussion.

durhamjen Fri 27-Oct-17 11:21:06

Have you had a look at the rooms on carerooms?
I'd need to pay more than I'd be getting to get my spare room up to that standard!

JessM Fri 27-Oct-17 15:00:30

It's a cunning plan to keep London running. Welcome in immigrants who are willing to sleep 6 to a room, because how else can you afford a roof over your head in central London if you are working in Costa or the House of Parliament coffee bars? Credit where it's due Teresa, you are after all our ex-home-secretary. It's worked a treat. However you need a better plan if you're to keep the Old Lady ticking over. No good discouraging those hard working and long-suffering immigrants from popping over from the EU. Unless maybe your buddies want to ship in people who are even easier to exploit, who will be willing to sleep 12 to a room...

FarNorth Fri 27-Oct-17 15:58:52

Safeguard Chequers and No 10? That's easy, it would threaten National Security to have lodgers there.

Anyway, just make it voluntary, and keep going with the great policies you already have, and you'll soon find lots of non-rich people will be looking to join in with this.

The just-about-managing will be so grateful to you.

trisher Fri 27-Oct-17 20:09:13

Charleygirl it is can-do attitudes like yours that epitomise the true spirit of Britain.
dj don't worry we can soon adjust the requirements. After all the specifications for room sizes have beenreduced adjusted.
JessM Immigrants sleeping 12 to a room? Goodness me a solution to the housing crisis.
Far North Boris tells me there is no security problem and I would find lots of people who would jump at the chance of a bed in No10.

durhamjen Fri 27-Oct-17 20:42:48

I would be pleased if you could stand up in Parliament and tell all the other MPs about this admission, then call the Brexit vote invalid.

kittysjones.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/leave-director-admitted-the-brexit-referendum-was-won-by-lying-to-the-public/

Failing that, could you try and pass a law that says anyone found lying to parliament will have the whip removed - or even be whipped out of the house.

Charleygirl Fri 27-Oct-17 21:56:32

durhamjen that would empty the house faster than the results of my cooking. MPs lying- surely not. Are they not fine, upstanding men and women or have I got all wrong as usual?

durhamjen Fri 27-Oct-17 23:44:36

I would like them to stay long enough to listen to all these syllabuses from university lecturers about Brexit.

politicalscrapbook.net/2017/10/heaton-harris-gets-absolutely-schooled-over-brexit-letter-as-academics-strike-back-with-satire/

Perhaps Mrs May could have a debate on it.

durhamjen Fri 27-Oct-17 23:53:38

Perhaps you could also have an enquiry into this council. It has a Tory MP, so you will probably not want one, but it might not have a Tory MP at the next election if the council show as much disdain for the voters as they have done up til now.

politicalscrapbook.net/2017/10/scandal-hit-tory-council-sparks-four-police-probes-in-one-month/

On the other hand, perhaps they are just taking a lead from Tory MPs anyway.

trisher Sat 28-Oct-17 10:50:05

dj I would remind you that it wasn't me who presided over the Brexit vote. I am simply trying to implement the views of the people to the best of my ability.
I don't think MPs lie they just present alternative truths. And it is possible that Tory councillors do the same.

durhamjen Sat 28-Oct-17 11:00:39

You can't be implementing yet, as we haven't agreed on the implementation period with the EU.
Are you allowed to jump the gun like that?

trisher Sat 28-Oct-17 13:15:18

Yes

durhamjen Sat 28-Oct-17 13:24:26

Oh, okay then. You appear to be able to do anything else you like, anyway, so what's one additional thing.

I would be pleased, as you are already implementing, if you could implement Universal Basic Income, so that we no longer have one of the worst paid pensioner groups in thw world.

That should please your core group and not have any more haemorrhaging to other parties.

www.theguardian.com/money/2017/oct/28/uk-state-pension-ubs-britain-australia

durhamjen Sat 28-Oct-17 15:34:41

Let me be clear, you can forget about strong and stable now.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/25/let-me-be-clear-new-strong-and-stable-maybot-glitch-returns-pmqs

trisher Sat 28-Oct-17 17:42:02

Let me be clear Brexit means Brexit we remain Strong and Stable with a country working or everyone. (at least that's what it said behind me)

durhamjen Sat 28-Oct-17 17:44:57

Oh, so you DON'T want any ideas.
I'd better go and get dinner ready for my family, then.

MaizieD Sat 28-Oct-17 18:50:29

Just like to say 'thank you', Mrs May, for taking the lorries off the A1 for me. Had a much faster journey back up to the wastes of the NE. I wonder if that's what it'll be like after Brexit when our trade diminishes somewhat

trisher Sat 28-Oct-17 20:51:14

You are very welcome MaizieD I do hope things aren't too horrible up there. And you weren't too upset having to leave the civilisation of the south. When we are Brexited even the North will be free to trade with any where they choose.
dj I do hope I haven't upset you. I may not be firing on all cylinders. I thought during PMQs this week that I had still not recovered from the cough that ruined the party conference for me.

durhamjen Sat 28-Oct-17 22:57:30

No, not at all, I really did have to cook dinner for my family.

I would be pleased if you could have a word with Lord Tebbit, or his carers. I know he's rather old now, but I don't think age excuses him saying that transgender is caused by pollution.

www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/10/24/former-conservative-party-chair-lord-tebbit-claims-air-pollution-is-making-people-transgender/

trisher Sun 29-Oct-17 10:39:33

dj Jeremy Hunt is on Peston this morning I am sitting with teeth clenched (and much else) hoping he doesn't muck it up. Peston is being nice to him (Thank goodness!)

durhamjen Sun 29-Oct-17 11:18:57

Hunt did not disgrace his party on Marr, although he showed the hypocrisy of the party.
"As a conservative, I believe good public services are the moral purpose of a strong capitalist society."

He was reminded a few times that he has been in charge of the NHS for the third longest amount of time.

I would be pleased if you could give him a rest, as he appears to be repeating the same lies all the time about nursing numbers.

trisher Sun 29-Oct-17 11:32:07

If only there were someone else we could land with the nightmare willing to step into Jeremy's shoes. I nearly choked over my croissant when he almost said he'd never ENJOYED a nervous breakdown but he did pick himself up quickly. Just hope no one else noticed. Still something has to be done about his 'rabbit in the headlights look'.

trisher Sun 29-Oct-17 11:39:15

dj I think Jeremy subscribes to the new age theory that if you say something often enough it will happen.

durhamjen Sun 29-Oct-17 11:42:35

In which case I would be pleased if you could ask Philip to give him enough money to pay for the NHS so it can become a good public service again.