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    #11
    Originally posted by d000hg View Post

    At this point I'm happy to just let the public decide at the next election. Reviews into government's response to Covid are important, but wasting all this time on how many sausage rolls people had seems a waste of time and money and is a distraction from all the important things government are (or aren't) doing. A nice bit of tabloid sensationalism is great for distracting people from whatever else is going on right now.
    Totally this.
    'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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      #12
      Originally posted by d000hg View Post
      I think he's going to have a real fight on his hand next election. I'm a little surprised he wants to hang around as a back-bencher.
      I suspect his perfect plan is to hang on to his seat and hope the Tories lose the next election. Then he'll have a campaign bus with '80 -> -10 seats' on the side of it.

      I think the next election will be quite tight. Rishi's crew are targeting vote winning strategies and have an air of competence (compared to recent events). If they get the flights to Rwanda going, would Labour say they will stop them?
      But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger

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        #13
        Originally posted by Gibbon View Post

        I suspect his perfect plan is to hang on to his seat and hope the Tories lose the next election. Then he'll have a campaign bus with '80 -> -10 seats' on the side of it.
        Surely nobody wants to be in a losing government, especially when it's largely viewed to be their personal fault?
        Perhaps he has ambitions to be leader again but it seems a little unlikely and I don't believe Boris to be stupid.
        Although I suppose people like JRM are always in the news despite being back-benchers, and have considerable influence.
        Originally posted by MaryPoppins
        I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
        Originally posted by vetran
        Urine is quite nourishing

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          #14
          Originally posted by d000hg View Post
          Surely nobody wants to be in a losing government, especially when it's largely viewed to be their personal fault?
          Perhaps he has ambitions to be leader again but it seems a little unlikely and I don't believe Boris to be stupid.
          Although I suppose people like JRM are always in the news despite being back-benchers, and have considerable influence.
          It would depend on how f*cked the economy was and what chickens are about to come home to roost...
          Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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            #15
            Originally posted by Zigenare View Post

            It would depend on how f*cked the economy was and what chickens are about to come home to roost...
            Yeah but as a back-bencher you'd still want to be in power, it's the cabinet who get all the blame.

            Arguably, there is a real chance for the next government to actually preside over a period of growth and general improvement (even if mostly relative to the previous bad times). It is risky but ambitious people believe they can win.
            Originally posted by MaryPoppins
            I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
            Originally posted by vetran
            Urine is quite nourishing

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