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

MaizieD

Energy prices paid by the energy companies a re decreasing.

Whether they pass this on to consumers is a different matter. However, they have made massive profits over the past year...

Take your pick of articles about this:

duckduckgo.com/?q=energy+company+profits+2022&t=chromentp&ia=web

MaizieD I see you have not referred to my point about Russia’s low inflation rates.
I share your disgust at the attitude of Uk government and energy profits but a windfall tax is possible in time.

They are all the same. They stick to their current agenda. Watch the Scottish First Minister being interviewed about the rally and meeting the party had at weekend. Never answered a question just kept spouting out all that had been talked about at the rally.

mumofmadboys

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

I agree and as neither he nor his wife need any further money ever why would he be interested in “making money” I thought he was a decent chancellor, I think he’s a vast improvement on Truss BUT he simply really needs to harder to understand how awful the last few years have been for every normal average Mr/Mrs of this country. I’ll be honest, I couldn’t care less how he looks or how he dresses so long as he is a good, empathic, compassionate and responsible PM acting and taking action for the good of the 99% of our electorate not the 1% Is he a good PM only time will tell and I fear another “winter of discontent” with all the public sector strikes and please don’t tell me that “we” and the govt cannot afford at least inflation matched pay increases, there’s always money available if the govt chooses to make it so, and years of austerity actually achieved nothing and public sector pay has decreased in real terms year on year since 2009

My thoughts exactly. I was getting so frustrated I had to stop watching. He pushed my BP up higher than the blasted heat.

Sorry, my post above has quoted the wrong post 🤷‍♀️ I was referring to the one complaining about his clothes

grannyrebel7

The people would never have voted for him. So I agree with Fanny he's just a caretaker PM. A very slight improvement on the previous encumbent, but Peppa Pig herself could probably have done a better job to be fair!

The U.K. electorate do not vote for a Prime Minister, we can only vote for our constituency MP.

It is up to the Party and it’s members to elect the party leader and if they are in Government they will be PM.

Doodledog

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 didn't see it like that at all. She asked a question, he answered a totally different one, and she tried to bring him back on track. He refused to stop talking, even when she was telling him that he wasn't answering. What was she supposed to do - just let him spout propaganda for the whole interview?

That’s the fashion and a trivial issue faced with a collapsing country and a incompetent, uncaring PM.

The people would never have voted for him. So I agree with Fanny he's just a caretaker PM. A very slight improvement on the previous encumbent, but Peppa Pig herself could probably have done a better job to be fair!

varian

I do know that this point is trivial,and probably, irrelevant but I cannot take seriously a middle aged man who dresses like a schoolboy whose mother refuses to buy him a new school uniform although he has grown out of the old one.

His ridiculous skinny trousers, too tight jacket and tiny tie are just awful.. He is not overweight so should not be wearing too tight clothes.

If I were keen to see him re-elected I would take him to M&S and buy him some new clothes in the proper size to makje him look more grown up.

As it is I do not want to see him re-elected (and for good reasons' not trivial ones) so I'm not going to insist he follows my advice, although his ridiculous appearance is a national embarrassment.

I so agree Varian!! I think he's just keeping the seat warm. The Tories know he's no good and they haven't got anyone better, they've given up on the next election anyway

Energy prices paid by the energy companies a re decreasing.

Whether they pass this on to consumers is a different matter. However, they have made massive profits over the past year...

Take your pick of articles about this:

duckduckgo.com/?q=energy+company+profits+2022&t=chromentp&ia=web

MaizieD don’t think that energy costs will continue to decrease. Of course energy is cheaper in the summer.

You did notice that Russia has a low inflation rate? Roughly where we want to be?

CaroleAnne

I think that our PM is tackling a very difficult job which will not happen overnight. People will have to be a bit more patient and view the outcome of his premiership in the longer term. Rome was not built in a day.
So hang in out there and sit tight.
Carole Anne.

He’s tackling a much more difficult job than he should be because of the many major errors made by his predecessors. It really isn’t a case of hanging in there, because the goose is already cooked - all he can do is put a few temporary patches over the craters now. I do wonder if his heart is really in it, I’d bet he’s already sounding out his next opportunities.

CaroleAnne

I think that our PM is tackling a very difficult job which will not happen overnight. People will have to be a bit more patient and view the outcome of his premiership in the longer term. Rome was not built in a day.
So hang in out there and sit tight.
Carole Anne.

I'm afraid he has very little time left in which to produce results. This is a lame duck government which needs putting out of its misery...

An interesting analysis here by a former government lawyer

emptycity.substack.com/p/the-government-is-running-out-of

ronib

MaizieD it’s beginning to feel as if the economic crisis here will only improve once the war in Ukraine ends? So not in our hands whoever is in government? Putin is on to a winner by destroying Western economies?

Sorry, ronib, I don't think that the war in Ukraine is any excuse for the government not doing its job of looking after the wellbeing of the nation and the people in it.

Our economy isn't being destroyed by it, even the availability and cost of energy supplies is settling as alternative sources are being found and costs are reducing.

I think that our PM is tackling a very difficult job which will not happen overnight. People will have to be a bit more patient and view the outcome of his premiership in the longer term. Rome was not built in a day.
So hang in out there and sit tight.
Carole Anne.

Applegran

I prefer him to Boris or Liz Truss - but that is not saying a lot! I think Sunak is a money man - and doesn't seem to have a vision beyond that. As a nation we need an inspiring vision - lets hope one of the political leaders can inspire us with ideas to help the most disadvantaged, health care. education, the environment.

I wonder if he is the right sort of money man though Applegran?

I prefer him to Boris or Liz Truss - but that is not saying a lot! I think Sunak is a money man - and doesn't seem to have a vision beyond that. As a nation we need an inspiring vision - lets hope one of the political leaders can inspire us with ideas to help the most disadvantaged, health care. education, the environment.

I also watched the LK interview and was very disappointed in Sunak. A repetitive robot! Didn't attempt to answer the questions just trotted out the same response, I did at one time start counting the repeats but then gave up. He talked over LK all the time leaving her no alternative but to talk over him to try to get her point/question across. I thought he actually came across as a bully the way he treated interviewer. Hi answers on the NHS waiting list vergerd on untruth certainly obfuscation.

Baggs

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.

Makes a change from interviewers talking over interviewees though 😉

Disclaimer: that's not accusing Kuenssberg, btw, but there are plenty of rude interviewers.

Agreed, and to be honest, IMO Kuenssberg gave Sunak a very easy ride. But even she had to stop him from reciting his five pledges over and over.

According to this list there are 17 countries in Europe with higher inflation rates than UK. This makes me think it's not all down to the UK government (and wouldn't be whoever was PM).

tradingeconomics.com/country-list/inflation-rate?continent=europe

MaizieD it’s beginning to feel as if the economic crisis here will only improve once the war in Ukraine ends? So not in our hands whoever is in government? Putin is on to a winner by destroying Western economies?

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.

Makes a change from interviewers talking over interviewees though 😉

Disclaimer: that's not accusing Kuenssberg, btw, but there are plenty of rude interviewers.

Far from easing, if the inflation figures don't improve the BoE will whack up interest rates again and things will get even worse.

In the meantime, the NHS is disintegrating, teachers are leaving in droves, the criminal justice system is tottering and our rivers and beaches are awash with sewage. I'm not seeing any action on those fronts...

ronib

Oreo Sunak has time to dream up a way to offset the pain caused by the rise in mortgage interest rates. I think the cost of living crisis might ease by the time of the next election.

It’s not going to ease enough for people to forget the pain though. There is less than 19 months to go now until the last possible date for the next election, and the pollsters seem to be predicting October 2024 as the most likely date, which is only 16 months. That is not long at all, he doesn’t have time.

Of course ronib
Always much more of an easy ride for those in opposition.