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The lady’s not for turning up

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vegansrock Mon 17-Oct-22 16:07:06

Liz Truss has not turned up to today’s parliamentary statement by Jeremy Hunt- Penny Mordant is taking question son her behalf. The political commentator on the radio said it’s because she wouldn’t have got through it. Not a good look.

LuckyFour Wed 19-Oct-22 14:33:14

She did turn up eventually, pretended it was planned and she was doing something very important, but she looked very sheepish. She needs to resign and give the Tories another chance to sort things out. Otherwise, we'll have a general election which I and many others would very much welcome.

Theoddbird Wed 19-Oct-22 15:13:48

Luckyfour...another one surmising. You know nothing of what the reason was. Seems you are also an expert on facial expressions. I find this thread quite amusing....hahaha

4allweknow Wed 19-Oct-22 15:41:02

How much is PM being paid for not turning up as not competent? What kind of business would survive that, shareholders (MPs) would have person ousted.

Casdon Wed 19-Oct-22 15:48:08

Theoddbird

Luckyfour...another one surmising. You know nothing of what the reason was. Seems you are also an expert on facial expressions. I find this thread quite amusing....hahaha

Are you so uninterested in the world around you that you see a lively interest from others in the future of our country as something strange Theoodbird? I’m sorry for you if that’s the case.

Theoddbird Wed 19-Oct-22 15:54:47

Casdon far from it. I am really interested in what is going on. I find surmising a total waste of energy though. I am more interested in fact rather than idle guessing. I see this type of thing too often on here. Then people have egg on their faces 'cos their comments were all wrong. Why can't people just wait and then discuss when they have the facts before them? Shows impatience I suppose. I am an extremely patient person so I chose to wait....

Casdon Wed 19-Oct-22 15:58:45

Theoddbird

Casdon far from it. I am really interested in what is going on. I find surmising a total waste of energy though. I am more interested in fact rather than idle guessing. I see this type of thing too often on here. Then people have egg on their faces 'cos their comments were all wrong. Why can't people just wait and then discuss when they have the facts before them? Shows impatience I suppose. I am an extremely patient person so I chose to wait....

But surely gossip and surmising is what makes the world go round, as Mr Bennet says?
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?” ...
Life would be immensely dull if we all waited for definitive facts before saying anything about anything. What would be the point of Gransnet then?

Nusgranny Wed 19-Oct-22 22:44:48

And that was a lie from Number 10. Sir Graham Brady was in the chamber of the House of Commons all the time.

Iam64 Thu 20-Oct-22 07:58:23

Theobird, it’s the discussion, the speculation, that leads to the fact. If people weren’t interested how would they discern fact from fiction? If we waited for Mrs Truss or those around her to give us ‘the facts’ we’d be waiting a long timeframe

Iam64 Thu 20-Oct-22 07:58:44

And who has ‘egg on their faced’

MawtheMerrier Thu 20-Oct-22 08:05:26

I reckon she was at the hairdresser. Those highlights look new- or maybe she is going grey? I cannot possibly imagine why.

Nannina Thu 20-Oct-22 08:25:04

Whitewavemark2

What about PMQs?

She came out from under the desk to attendgrin