For those following Rory Stewart's personal processing of politics

Hubby and I have met Rory on various occasions, we even stayed at his parents Scottish house for a few days. Absolutely lovely man. His mum and his Down Syndrome sister are utterly gorgeous.

This Tory also has bought the Audio
Book while son bought the hatdback. Rory is not a Conservative really. He is more of a mixture. I too enjoy the podcast with Alistair Campbell. Always interesting. Boris was a fatal mistake as a PM. I read yesterday that Carrie Johnson was running 10 Downing St. I was not surprised. I will say it again. These days politicians seem in Parliament to advance their oen careers. Even Max Hastings the doyan editor of the DT is going to vote Labour at the next elrction! I am not surprised. The tories have run out of steam and do not deserve another chance. I think Rishi has done his best but Sir Keit Starmer needs a steady team around him. Wes Streeting will be good but Lisa Nandy will need reining in.

Irismarle

A talented interesting man who I think could have done a good job of running the country. How on earth did the Conservative membership prefer people like Boris Johnson and Liz Truss to him? Baffling. What a waste.

This indeed. THIS thread is NOT about ears being syringed, please.

Great interview and great, amazing man. Has anyone read his new book- can't wait to buy it.

My OH was given an appointment at a nearby GP medical centre by our GP practice for wax removal so it was free.

While listening to the chaos in Downing Street during Covid from the ongoing enquiry, I remembered the Tory leadership debate between Rory and Boris, simplistically it seemed that Rory by telling the truth lost support which went to voters believing the lies of Boris. I got to pondering…..if Rory had got the leadership maybe the outcome of the pandemic would have been so much better for the country in so many ways. How to distinguish the good guys!

You’ll have to listen to it! I thought I couldn’t adore Rory more than I already do but after listening to this…..!

I’ll bite MayBee! 😁

What happened to his dog?

Be warned, fellow dog lovers. I always wondered what happened to his dog…

We had to pay for my DHs ears to be syringed up here in Wigan must be a postcode lottery thing.

Some of you might be interested in this talk by Rory Stewart -
You can skip the intros as they are not exactly riveting but he is talking about (mainly) foreign aid.

youtube.com/live/xg5Ntf8h_uI?feature=shared

With apologies for diverting from the topic in hand.

RS is quite charismatic. Charming fellow. I don’t know why he doesn’t appeal more? He didn’t do very well during the Tory party run offs did he? Maybe he’s too nice. The cut and thrust of political life probably wounds him. Maybe too centrist for today’s divisive folk.

2mason16

Spabbygirl - not on topic but I had my ears syringed free at my local doctor's surgery.

Ditto for my 91y old stepfather a few months back.

Do we have a postcode lottery regards healthcare in the UK? Perhaps.

If so, that must be very stressful to discover that whatever condition you have might not be treated free at the point of need. Surely ‘basics’ should be mandatory? Someone is pocketing an awful lot of money somewhere along the line.

Re ears, don’t syringe, but have micro-suction instead. If you have an ent problem with ongoing appointments you might get this done free at the hospital.

I have only voted conservative once ( mrs T,) as my girls were at the age where they needed to know that being a woman should not stop them achieving their goals and ambitions.
However RS did impress me.

I’ve always had a lot of time for R/S, a fascinating man.

On the subject of ears - not Rory Stewart, sorry - my friend was told by the receptionist at our GP's that they didn't syringe any more. So when she went to the GP she asked about it and he said yes, to make an appointment with the Nurse. I think maybe you now have to go through the doc, rather than just say 'My ears need syringing'. I'm not sure but that may be the procedure now. Me, I'm going to local Boots in the very near future as they have a much better reputation locally, than Specsavers. My hearing is awful lately!

Thanks DaisyAnneReturns, pleased to know about that.

A talented interesting man who I think could have done a good job of running the country. How on earth did the Conservative membership prefer people like Boris Johnson and Liz Truss to him? Baffling. What a waste.

2mason16

Spabbygirl - not on topic but I had my ears syringed free at my local doctor's surgery.

My husband as well . Clearly available on the NHS in some areas

Spabbygirl - not on topic but I had my ears syringed free at my local doctor's surgery.

I find I like RS but he is a Tory and has many views I cannot share. He is nonetheless impressive alongside so many other Tories like Boris or.......others you can think of........

Has anyone seen his speech about hedgehogs in the House of Commons

Brilliant

Anyone who loves hedgehogs is a friend of mine

He is very charismatic but as a Tory has also voted in favour of private healthcare replacing the NHS even in a limited way. Last week I had problems with my ears, my GP said I needed the wax removing. The NHS no longer offer that service so I paid £55 at specsavers. That's ok for me, I can afford it, but what about people who can't? For that reason I don't like any Tory, they're selfish

That's the one that made the interview happen, Ladyleftfieldlover.

I find the way he is prepared to discuss how his thinking has moved forward very generous He also talks about how Parliament works ( or doesn't) in this video. I will have to watch it again to pin down how his thinking has developed.

I’ve just finished his book Politics on the Edge! Highly recommended.