Is he a bot or merely incapable of thinking for himself?

I put an apology on here for starting a similar thread about how Ben Elton saw the interview - but it disappeared!

Sorry again. I will leave it on as it has the link there. But I have suggested people come back here to add comments.

Sunak is a backroom man by nature
A bean counter at best.
Certainly not meant for the lime light.
He is in the wrong job.
Can't take him seriously as the PM of our country.
It's like a bad joke.
Mr Bean could do just as well as Sunak.

It’s blatantly obvious that the only PM acceptable on here would be a Labour one…

Attacking a man’s clothing choice, I assume you have exceptional fashion sense Varian and you and yours are always impeccably turned out,

Indeed GG. Hence many don’t bother to respond to some of the ridiculous comments.

Oh no - I can think of a number of Tories who would make an eminently suitable PM.

Who might they be?

If Sunak was only interested in making money he would not be Prime Minister. He would work in finance surely.

Indeed - as he used to.

GrannyGravy13

It’s blatantly obvious that the only PM acceptable on here would be a Labour one…

Attacking a man’s clothing choice, I assume you have exceptional fashion sense Varian and you and yours are always impeccably turned out,

So why are people so disappointed with Sunak GrannyGravy? He had an opportunity and he has shown himself not to be up to the challenge. Many people would cetainly rather that he succeed than failed; their lives and livelihoods depend on a successful government.

The extreme National Conservatives (far right), as I think they now like to be caĺled, will keep trying to tell the other 85% of the population that Sunak is being bullied because he is seen as weak. The only thing that will stop that is Sunak himself.

He kept repeating the same 5 point mantra (or at least referring to it) His priority, he said, is to get inflation halved by the end of the year. Considering the rate of inflation has increased since he first came up with his 5 point plan, somehow I can't see it happening.

Sunak's contemporary tailoring seems to be impeccable to me. I don't particularly like it - but I'm not a "suits" person however I can see he only wears things that fit!

Regarding the bot like repetition of slogans and plugging 5 ideas - it is what has proved to be successful both here in the UK and the USA.
There were some interesting studies undertaken and they showed that the discipline of always using the same phrases reaps dividends.
At least one study showed that this is why the Democrats and Labour do less well on the whole - because they do less spouting of the sane language because they have less "party discipline".

Apparently there are missives each day/week (can't remember if daily or weekly) from party HQ stressing what yhe topic is to stress on the media if asked for comments. The Conservatives tend to follow this but Labour do not.

Regarding the bot like repetition of slogans and plugging 5 ideas - it is what has proved to be successful both here in the UK and the USA.

It's on a par with repeating the same lie over and over again, isn't it? Say it repeatedly without deviation and it will stick.

Exactly Maizie

NotSpaghetti - this idea of the 5 ideas is something that Sunak is using but it’s not enough to say and repeat without some explanation as to progress. We need a bit of a comfort blanket. I don’t think that Sunak is very good at carrying voters with him when the going gets tough. There’s some blind fury amongst young families who have been promised jam tomorrow and not a penny for today.

I thought the five lies ideas were the comfort blanket?

They're clearly a comfort to posters who have objected on this thread to Keunsberg trying to get him to answer the question instead of deflecting in bot mode.

MaizieD as a message to the voters Sunak needs to explain/lie a bit more - it’s too short as it is.

ronib

MaizieD as a message to the voters Sunak needs to explain/lie a bit more - it’s too short as it is.

They need depth. Three word slogans are enough for a few but it's difficult to add depth when you haven't worked it out for yourself. I can't think of one policy they have that has been worked through in a professional way. Once they are questioned in depth they all sound as if they are still at the back of an envelope stage where money will be wasted and little achieved.

I find him very disappointing at PMQ. He seems determined to continue the practice of not answering questions. Why do they get away with it? I also wish we could be spared the "delivering on the people's priorities" and "world leading".

Rishi Sunak is in my opinion a safe pair of hands.

He is not dynamic, not a personality we had that with Mr. Johnson and it wasn’t an overwhelming success.

He's essentially a back room boy, just repeating whatever mantra he's been told to chant.

I don't think he believes what he says, but, then again, I don't think he cares either.

I would imagine, after the next election, he will go back to California.🙄

His only advantage is that he's better then the idiot Johnson, and we're less of a global laughing stock now, but that was a low bar to set.😗

It’s substance that’s lacking in Sunak’s speeches isn’t it but with the mess we’re all in where/what/when can substance be found?

GrannyGravy13

Rishi Sunak is in my opinion a safe pair of hands.

He is not dynamic, not a personality we had that with Mr. Johnson and it wasn’t an overwhelming success.

He might appear to be a safe pair of hands, but he lies on the same industrial scale as Johnson did and he's doing nothing to improve other areas that people are really concerned about.

Had hopes for Sunak but mainly disappointed in his lack of leadership. He seems unable to discipline his cabinet allowing misdoing to go unchecked. He has stood some ground over Johnson’s honours list but sounded as if he was having to almost apologise for doing so.

GrannyGravy13

Doodledog

The (Kuenssberg) interview this morning was awful. Sunak just talked over her, not letting her do her job at all. It looks bad when politicians do that - it's so rude, and gives the impression that they can't answer the question but have to stick to their soundbites as per the spin.

Laura Kuenssberg consistently talked over the PM, wouldn’t let him finish his answers because they were not the answers she wanted.

I have to agree, and think he’s the better PM the Conservatives have had for years.
He gives straightforward answers to questions and as for repeating answers, it was Kuensberg who repeatedly asked the same questions as she didn’t like the answer already given.
I found myself saying ‘ for F***’s sake Laura!’at the tele.
For those of us who want a Labour government I think he’s a worry as PM cos he’s better than what went before.

MaizieD

GrannyGravy13

Rishi Sunak is in my opinion a safe pair of hands.

He is not dynamic, not a personality we had that with Mr. Johnson and it wasn’t an overwhelming success.

He might appear to be a safe pair of hands, but he lies on the same industrial scale as Johnson did and he's doing nothing to improve other areas that people are really concerned about.

Rubbish.