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The embarrassment of the Tories

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 26-Apr-19 08:10:54

“It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad”
This is a quote in a newspaper editorial, which I thought extremely apt.
The editorial is headed
“Britain is being ruled by a party that has lost its political bearings”
Goes on to outline the reckless ill discipline so evident in the government, and in particular the leak over the Huawei decision, which defied two of the fundamental rules of British government -

Collective responsibility and official secrecy.

We can rely on neither of those concepts with this dreadful government.

If a government fails in such fundamentals it has failed completely.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 20:31:33

The cancer scanning service is being handed over to a private company and taken from our NHS, which we have paid for.

Hancock could stop it with a stroke of his pen.

He won’t because he is in hock to those American companies.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 20:14:38

More evidence of Hancock working towards privatisation of NHS

www.opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/the-latest-multi-billion-pound-move-in-nhs-privatisation-is-the-endgame-in-sight/

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 20:13:24

Evidence of the influence

www.opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/nhs-data-public-asset-why-does-matt-hancock-want-give-it-away/

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 19:59:24

Some other embarrassing bit of information.

The independent is reporting that Matt Hancock the health secretary has received thousands of pounds from IEA a think tank which is funded by American companies.

This think tank is attempting to get the NHS scrapped and introduce a private insurance health system with personal top ups.

He is hoping to be the next Tory PM

GabriellaG54 Thu 16-May-19 19:55:43

'notable for the paucity of...' not noticeable

HootyMcOwlface Thu 16-May-19 19:43:36

Grayling should be charged with misconduct in public office, it’s outrageous the amount he has cost the tax payer!

Mycatisahacker Thu 16-May-19 19:38:53

All this wasted money and the the NHS/police/schools!!! You could weep really

Mycatisahacker Thu 16-May-19 19:37:37

urmsonegran grin

Omg!! Failing grayling. What does this man have to do to get sacked? What an incompetent idiot!

I caught the tail end of Beth Rigby today Sky news saying TM wanted to stay on until... something to do with Gordon Brown!

Did anyone catch it???

Urmstongran Thu 16-May-19 19:33:30

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Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 18:57:42

No just me not counting right?

Urmstongran Thu 16-May-19 18:55:11

I thought it sounded like a statement from Diane Abbott!
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Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 18:31:16

I’ll just count the zeros again on the site.
That’s embarrassing, one less zero so £3bn

Mind you that’s less than has been wasted just on no deal preparations which came to over £4bn

MaizieD Thu 16-May-19 18:27:32

Is that £30 billion, Whitewave?

That's 3 years' EU contributions.... shock

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 17:59:55

Found out how much money Grayling has wasted not counting the probation service.

£30,000,000,000.

Grayling for PM I say!

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 16:17:09

So the Tories are now going to waste the entire time of the A50 extension in a period of navel gazing.

God these people are bloody.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 16:15:03

So the worst Tory PM is finished. What a legacy! Nothing at all except a total shambles from day one.

No one could do any worse.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 09:30:21

Everything this government does turns to dust.

amp.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/15/home-office-misses-deadline-access-eu-poverty-relief-funds-sajid-javid?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true

MaizieD Thu 16-May-19 08:47:09

It seems I owe you a big apology, pinkquartz. I completely misjudged the tone of your post.

I'm not exactly angry that you'd like a PO back, just surprised that anyone thinks that a private enterprise would have any interest in providing a loss making social service.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 16-May-19 07:47:07

Oh dear, this is almost too embarrassing to note.

Chris Grayling??????

Another of his projects hits the dust.

His privatisation of the probation service has -you guessed it- totally failed.

To be taken back into public ownership.

How much money wasted

Why is he still being paid? Let alone in his job.

varian Wed 15-May-19 18:52:49

Theresa still wants another go at ruining the country

Whitewavemark2 Wed 15-May-19 18:38:43

Apparently Rees Mogg has written a book about the Victorians (his period)
Times critic has described it as “ staggeringly silly” “morally repellent” “clumsily written” and “pompous”

Sounds like a description of Rees Mogg.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 15-May-19 15:58:55

WA coming up for another vote??

pinkquartz Wed 15-May-19 14:53:52

Not would I vote for Farage.......an Inde or Green just to remove our present lot of idiots not ever a Farage ugh !

pinkquartz Wed 15-May-19 14:52:49

MaisieD You cannot even dare to think I would ever vote Tory I would rather die !

I don't understand your anger because I want the P.O. back....seems like a reasonable and civilised idea to me. OK it might not be going to happen but never ever think I have voted Tory the very idea has made me feel vey ill!!

Whitewavemark2 Tue 14-May-19 19:43:58

Apparently Brokenshire has more ovens in his kitchen than affordable houses built in his constituency last year.

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