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volver Fri 20-May-22 09:19:30

An MP has been requested not to attend Parliament because he is under investigation for sexual offences and a different MP has to take down an offensive tweet about it.

An MP tells people who are suffering under the cost of living crisis that they need to work more hours or get a better paying job.

The Secretary of State for Culture and so on told a select committee about how she shares her Netflix password with her family, before her sidekick told her that was against the rules. The same Secretary of State said 96% of the public support the privatisation of Ch4 when the poll she was talking about shows its actually 96% that are against.

The Chancellor and his wife are now on the UK Rich List, first time ever for a frontline politician, but he told us that when it comes to helping people on low incomes, “computer says no”.

The PM is seen to attend illegal parties but apparently didn’t do anything illegal himself, but the junior civil servants who were there are apparently not blessed with this near-magical power to avoid prosecution.

We are planning to break international law on Rwanda and go back on a treaty on NI that was signed just two years ago.

Why are we not on the streets? What’s happened?

MaizieD Mon 23-May-22 15:59:56

That sounds about right, DiamondLily...

FarNorth Mon 23-May-22 16:08:12

Whitewavemark2

More good Brexit news

Doesn't the UK have asylum seekers and refugees who are prevented from earning a living at the moment?
Maybe that rule could be changed.

Wheniwasyourage Mon 23-May-22 16:23:22

Oh come on, FarNorth, that's far too sensible, not to say humane. Couldn't possibly happen.

Whitewavemark2 Mon 30-May-22 12:57:42

?

BlueBelle Mon 30-May-22 13:08:42

For those who voted for Brexit they deny any problems for those of us who could see what the result would be we are seeing our fears unraveling in front of our eyes

farnorth that’s far too sensible for the far right government we are missing doctors, dentists, nurses, and hard working fruit pickers taxi drivers because they want to keep England for the English We re full up they whine you can’t even get to see a dentist oh the irony

Head in hands

grandtanteJE65 Mon 30-May-22 13:25:27

Does it ever strike any of you, irrespective of where you acutually live that if instead of wasting your a time and energy hashing over the same political issues on different threads on Gransnet, you actually tried to get better, decent men and women into government next time there is an election things might improve?

Or do you just enjoy moaning?

Aveline Mon 30-May-22 13:27:09

GrandtanteJE65 well said!

Whitewavemark2 Mon 30-May-22 13:31:20

Those keen for Brexit were willing to vote a liar, and a moral vacuum into parliament in order to get what they thought they wanted..

Let’s hope lessons have been learned.

Aveline Mon 30-May-22 13:45:30

And round we go again!

DiamondLily Mon 30-May-22 13:49:37

Johnson has slipped to the bottom of the cabinet rankings, held by Conservative Home, that Tory MPs are closely watching.

Ben Wallace is top.

"Boris Johnson faced more Partygate woe today as he slipped to last place in closely-watched Cabinet rankings.

The PM is the only member of his team in negative territory in the latest ConservativeHome grassroots poll - with a net score of minus 15 after losing more ground over the past month.

Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace remains top of the pile with an overall positive score of 85, and Rishi Sunak has clawed back some standing following a dramatic plunge."

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10867657/Boris-plunges-closely-watched-Cabinet-ratings.html

Wheniwasyourage Mon 30-May-22 18:00:04

So as usual, all they think about is the effect on the Conservative party and their own seats, and never mind the good of the country. angry angry

volver Tue 31-May-22 13:15:36

Meanwhile, in Brexit Britain...

twitter.com/IanDunt/status/1531567150028185601

Rees-Mogg has published a list of the "most interesting" Brexit dividends. Number two is to "abolish the EU regulations that restrict vacuum cleaner power to 1400 watts".