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(Daily Express)   Forget lettuces, this premiership could be measured in how long a pint of milk stays fresh as Tory MPs draft letters of no confidence in Rishi Soonbegone (possible nsfw content on page)   (express.co.uk) divider line
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aleister_greynight [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 3:48:38 PM  
So guess we're measuring in Scaramuccis.

/invented a machine that turns water into wine (and back again)
 
Mantour [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 6:49:34 PM  
Inevitable conclusion of the end of the Second Elizabethan age: political instability, Musk taking over Twitter, anal beads used to cheat at chess.
 
Kumana Wanalaia
2022-10-31 7:47:19 PM  
Does this mean we're not going to Rish?
 
Vacation Bible School
2022-10-31 7:48:39 PM  

aleister_greynight: So guess we're measuring in Scaramuccis.


partial Scaramuccis even
 
ArkPanda [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 7:50:39 PM  
The Express seems to be upset because he's getting rid of the right wingers and putting in a bunch of Tory In Name Only people.
 
Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste
2022-10-31 7:54:49 PM  
Inability to form governments, a hallmark of the sort of countries Britain created and detroyed in the post-colonial era. Funny how it's all come back home... but there's been work done showing how literal and political violence gets imported from the periphery back home.
 
skinink [OhFark]
2022-10-31 7:55:03 PM  
The former conquerors cannot put up with being led by the formerly conquered.

/Director of Punny Jokes
 
hardinparamedic [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-31 7:57:38 PM  

aleister_greynight: So guess we're measuring in Scaramuccis.


DO THE FANDANGO

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LurkerSupreme [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-31 8:00:12 PM  
Is this how British Prime Minister changeovers usually go? Because they haven't caught my attention in the past so I wouldn't really know, but this immediate jump to "we hate the new guy already and he's got to go" within the span of a week or two seems more than a little odd to me.

/Chief Meme Curator
 
austerity101 [BareFark]
2022-10-31 8:03:20 PM  
Wait, they have no confidence in the guy they just voted for?

/folderol!
 
Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste
2022-10-31 8:04:02 PM  

LurkerSupreme: Is this how British Prime Minister changeovers usually go? Because they haven't caught my attention in the past so I wouldn't really know, but this immediate jump to "we hate the new guy already and he's got to go" within the span of a week or two seems more than a little odd to me.


No, it's a sign of political breakdown. The UK needs a general election but the Tories refuse to do this because they want to retain power.
 
berylman [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:05:14 PM  
Totally unnecessary song interlude. Rishi Sunak is fresh....for a weeks at best
Kool & The Gang - Fresh
Youtube sTJ1XwGDcA4
 
Ishkur [OhFark]
2022-10-31 8:05:42 PM  
in the fridge? Or, like, just sitting on the kitchen counter, at room temperature?
 
alienated
2022-10-31 8:06:04 PM  

Kumana Wanalaia: Does this mean we're not going to Rish?


The water breathers never caught a break. And now, I have to re-read that series. That's a show that somebody should make.
 
groppet
2022-10-31 8:06:24 PM  
Maybe measure it on how long it takes a bowl of ice cream to melt.
 
Mikey1969 [OhFark]
2022-10-31 8:10:18 PM  
I'd rather keep that dude and nuke that shiatty website. I don't often get that many pop-ups with this browser, but they all managed to drown ge the ad blocker.
 
king of vegas
2022-10-31 8:11:08 PM  
Which party is the MAGA party in England and which party is the Pelosi party?
 
hammettman
2022-10-31 8:11:24 PM  
Boris was in office in September.
They're on their 3rd PM in 2 months.
4 PMs in 3 months would be a worse ratio of PMs to months.
You were expecting no math to be involved, but this is the new measure of British Prime ministers.
 
FriarReb98 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-31 8:12:46 PM  

Mikey1969: I'd rather keep that dude and nuke that shiatty website. I don't often get that many pop-ups with this browser, but they all managed to drown ge the ad blocker.


Feh, amateurs. I forget if it's the Fail or Mirror that usually gets triple digits on my adblocker when I open it, this only got 22.
 
MisterBill [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-31 8:14:54 PM  

hardinparamedic: aleister_greynight: So guess we're measuring in Scaramuccis.

DO THE FANDANGO

[Fark user image 850x478]


You always have to love a villain who gets killed twice.
 
Aardvark Inc.
2022-10-31 8:15:10 PM  
Tories turning on Tories, huh? Oh no...

"Let the Hate Flow Through you"! Emperor Palpatine
Youtube 9Xc-WxSoYp4
 
harleyquinnical [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:18:03 PM  

LurkerSupreme: Is this how British Prime Minister changeovers usually go? Because they haven't caught my attention in the past so I wouldn't really know, but this immediate jump to "we hate the new guy already and he's got to go" within the span of a week or two seems more than a little odd to me.


No, this is not how it usually goes.  The party in power elects someone everybody likes, and they are PM for at least 3 years before people get fed up with it.  The last 6 months have just been unbelievable.  I'm about ready to invest in popcorn futures.  At this point, if the Tories oust Sunak as PM, King Charles would be wise to just dissolve Parliament and call an election now.  Clearly, the Tories aren't going to call an election because they are so far down in the poles, but having to elect a 3rd PM in 6 months shows a drastic inability to govern as a party.
 
kkinnison [OhFark]
2022-10-31 8:19:31 PM  
Xeno's PM

Eventually there will be just a line of Tories running by king Charles getting his Okay to be PM until the next General election
 
harleyquinnical [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:19:48 PM  

king of vegas: Which party is the MAGA party in England and which party is the Pelosi party?


The Tories are the MEGA party; UKIP is the Pelosi party.  Bernie is a Lib Dem, and AOC is Labour.
 
harleyquinnical [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:21:06 PM  

hammettman: Boris was in office in September.
They're on their 3rd PM in 2 months.
4 PMs in 3 months would be a worse ratio of PMs to months.
You were expecting no math to be involved, but this is the new measure of British Prime ministers.


Math got involved when we started having to convert Scaramuccis to Trusses.
 
dracos31
2022-10-31 8:22:59 PM  

harleyquinnical: hammettman: Boris was in office in September.
They're on their 3rd PM in 2 months.
4 PMs in 3 months would be a worse ratio of PMs to months.
You were expecting no math to be involved, but this is the new measure of British Prime ministers.

Math got involved when we started having to convert Scaramuccis to Trusses.


But how many rods to the hogshead is that converted to?
 
austerity101 [BareFark]
2022-10-31 8:23:54 PM  

harleyquinnical: king of vegas: Which party is the MAGA party in England and which party is the Pelosi party?

The Tories are the MEGA party; UKIP is the Pelosi party.  Bernie is a Lib Dem, and AOC is Labour.


I thought UKIP was like super racist. Am I remembering wrong?
 
baron von doodle [OhFark]
2022-10-31 8:24:03 PM  

austerity101: Wait, they have no confidence in the guy they just voted for?


There wasn't a vote.
 
harleyquinnical [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:24:44 PM  

dracos31: harleyquinnical: hammettman: Boris was in office in September.
They're on their 3rd PM in 2 months.
4 PMs in 3 months would be a worse ratio of PMs to months.
You were expecting no math to be involved, but this is the new measure of British Prime ministers.

Math got involved when we started having to convert Scaramuccis to Trusses.

But how many rods to the hogshead is that converted to?


I'll add that to the queue.  Right now I'm trying to figure out how many parsecs to the buttload the Kessle Run was.
 
baron von doodle [OhFark]
2022-10-31 8:25:14 PM  

alienated: Kumana Wanalaia: Does this mean we're not going to Rish?

The water breathers never caught a break. And now, I have to re-read that series. That's a show that somebody should make.


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dywed88
2022-10-31 8:25:17 PM  

Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste: LurkerSupreme: Is this how British Prime Minister changeovers usually go? Because they haven't caught my attention in the past so I wouldn't really know, but this immediate jump to "we hate the new guy already and he's got to go" within the span of a week or two seems more than a little odd to me.

No, it's a sign of political breakdown. The UK needs a general election but the Tories refuse to do this because they want to retain power.


This is why there needs to be an election. Not because this guy wasn't elected by the people, but because it is clear that the current Commons cannot effectively govern.
 
LurkerSupreme [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-31 8:25:18 PM  

Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste: LurkerSupreme: Is this how British Prime Minister changeovers usually go? Because they haven't caught my attention in the past so I wouldn't really know, but this immediate jump to "we hate the new guy already and he's got to go" within the span of a week or two seems more than a little odd to me.

No, it's a sign of political breakdown. The UK needs a general election but the Tories refuse to do this because they want to retain power.


harleyquinnical: LurkerSupreme: Is this how British Prime Minister changeovers usually go? Because they haven't caught my attention in the past so I wouldn't really know, but this immediate jump to "we hate the new guy already and he's got to go" within the span of a week or two seems more than a little odd to me.

No, this is not how it usually goes.  The party in power elects someone everybody likes, and they are PM for at least 3 years before people get fed up with it.  The last 6 months have just been unbelievable.  I'm about ready to invest in popcorn futures.  At this point, if the Tories oust Sunak as PM, King Charles would be wise to just dissolve Parliament and call an election now.  Clearly, the Tories aren't going to call an election because they are so far down in the poles, but having to elect a 3rd PM in 6 months shows a drastic inability to govern as a party.


I see...

/Sounds ugly, childish, and unfortunately all too familiar
 
hammettman
2022-10-31 8:27:56 PM  

harleyquinnical: hammettman: Boris was in office in September.
They're on their 3rd PM in 2 months.
4 PMs in 3 months would be a worse ratio of PMs to months.
You were expecting no math to be involved, but this is the new measure of British Prime ministers.

Math got involved when we started having to convert Scaramuccis to Trusses.


True, there is the Scaramucci to Truss conversion factor.

But one should consider the Lettuce Constant, which should work on both sides of the pond.
 
bigdog1960
2022-10-31 8:28:55 PM  
Johnson will be back as a conquering hero.
 
harleyquinnical [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:31:41 PM  

austerity101: harleyquinnical: king of vegas: Which party is the MAGA party in England and which party is the Pelosi party?

The Tories are the MEGA party; UKIP is the Pelosi party.  Bernie is a Lib Dem, and AOC is Labour.

I thought UKIP was like super racist. Am I remembering wrong?


Well...since the star player in UKIP is the cockwomble responsible for Brexit (Nigel Farrage), I can see how that would certainly make sense.  At the time, he was in the Tories.  He changed parties after May could not get the job done.  I think UKIP is just about trimming some government fat rather than throwing it out entirely in favor of libertarianism.
 
ILoveBurritos
2022-10-31 8:34:00 PM  

hardinparamedic: aleister_greynight: So guess we're measuring in Scaramuccis.

DO THE FANDANGO

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austerity101 [BareFark]
2022-10-31 8:34:49 PM  

baron von doodle: austerity101: Wait, they have no confidence in the guy they just voted for?

There wasn't a vote.


Oh, for some reason I thought the party appointed him. So how did he become PM? Did he just volunteer??
 
harleyquinnical [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:35:15 PM  

LurkerSupreme: /Sounds ugly, childish, and unfortunately all too familiar


As difficult as it is to believe, it is so much more chaotic in the UK than in the US right now.
 
sunsawed
2022-10-31 8:36:01 PM  
So I guess he wasn't a MahaRishi?
 
austerity101 [BareFark]
2022-10-31 8:36:08 PM  

harleyquinnical: austerity101: harleyquinnical: king of vegas: Which party is the MAGA party in England and which party is the Pelosi party?

The Tories are the MEGA party; UKIP is the Pelosi party.  Bernie is a Lib Dem, and AOC is Labour.

I thought UKIP was like super racist. Am I remembering wrong?

Well...since the star player in UKIP is the cockwomble responsible for Brexit (Nigel Farrage), I can see how that would certainly make sense.  At the time, he was in the Tories.  He changed parties after May could not get the job done.  I think UKIP is just about trimming some government fat rather than throwing it out entirely in favor of libertarianism.


For some reason I have pre-2020 memories of UKIP people just being utter reprobates about stuff, but I can't dig up any details any more. Maybe my brain is mixing stuff up.
 
harleyquinnical [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:37:47 PM  

austerity101: baron von doodle: austerity101: Wait, they have no confidence in the guy they just voted for?

There wasn't a vote.

Oh, for some reason I thought the party appointed him. So how did he become PM? Did he just volunteer??


The other 2 that might have had a better shot dropped out of the race when it was apparent they did not have enough support for a vote.  The reason for that was because the necessary number of PM support needed was inexplicably changed from the usual 15-20 PMs to 100.
 
harleyquinnical [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:39:06 PM  

austerity101: harleyquinnical: austerity101: harleyquinnical: king of vegas: Which party is the MAGA party in England and which party is the Pelosi party?

The Tories are the MEGA party; UKIP is the Pelosi party.  Bernie is a Lib Dem, and AOC is Labour.

I thought UKIP was like super racist. Am I remembering wrong?

Well...since the star player in UKIP is the cockwomble responsible for Brexit (Nigel Farrage), I can see how that would certainly make sense.  At the time, he was in the Tories.  He changed parties after May could not get the job done.  I think UKIP is just about trimming some government fat rather than throwing it out entirely in favor of libertarianism.

For some reason I have pre-2020 memories of UKIP people just being utter reprobates about stuff, but I can't dig up any details any more. Maybe my brain is mixing stuff up.


That is still likely.  There are reasons UKIP don't have much support.
 
MechaPyx [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:39:15 PM  

hardinparamedic: aleister_greynight: So guess we're measuring in Scaramuccis.

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DemonEater
2022-10-31 8:40:33 PM  
What has he even done so far, other than assemble a cabinet and skip COP27?  And be brown in the PM's seat I guess.

Tories seem to just be stuck in a situation they hate and they want things to be different and they're just smashing whatever's to hand that might cause things to be different if they smash iat.

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sirrerun
2022-10-31 8:41:19 PM  
VOTE ROMAINE!

/Head of Slacker Management
 
harleyquinnical [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:42:58 PM  

MechaPyx: hardinparamedic: aleister_greynight: So guess we're measuring in Scaramuccis.

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chitlenz
2022-10-31 8:43:35 PM  
Et tu Jacob Rees-Mogg?  I didn't see him jump out the side door of the burning plane last week ,but it's not surprising.There's goes Britain's hope for  an autocratic steampunk dystopia, and the final nail in the return of top hats.   Did anyone else notice the new guy hails from Goldman Sachs?  Because, of course he does.
 
Kumana Wanalaia
2022-10-31 8:44:00 PM  

baron von doodle: austerity101: Wait, they have no confidence in the guy they just voted for?

There wasn't a vote.


oh my god

This goes deeper than i thought
 
Ask Me If I Have A God Complex [TotalFark]
2022-10-31 8:46:52 PM  

LurkerSupreme: Is this how British Prime Minister changeovers usually go? Because they haven't caught my attention in the past so I wouldn't really know, but this immediate jump to "we hate the new guy already and he's got to go" within the span of a week or two seems more than a little odd to me.


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Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste
2022-10-31 8:47:23 PM  

DemonEater: What has he even done so far, other than assemble a cabinet and skip COP27?  And be brown in the PM's seat I guess.

Tories seem to just be stuck in a situation they hate and they want things to be different and they're just smashing whatever's to hand that might cause things to be different if they smash iat.

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There's an utter breakdown among the Tories, as with the Republicans. There is no longer any ability to broadly govern, and this has spiraled into inner wreckage wtihin the parties. There are no ideas, no solutions, just an idiotic scrum of awful, meager personalities.

This is happening - on both sides of the Atlantic, because of:

1. Decaying electoral systems (Weeners the post, the electoral college) that keeps putting right-wing governments into place that do not need to answer to anything;

2. Media landscapes controlled by the extraordinarily wealthy or corporations wilfully detached from ordinary life. When these media organs are not directly controlled, the wealthy are punching through propaganda serving their own interests; and,

3. A right-wing populace, usually white, that was stunned by globalization into delusion, fantasy, and hatred, whether it would advance their own positions or not.
 
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