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| Josh Fenton-Glyn |
Happy faces, he deserved it. We have 'unenthusiastically' changed the government over night, according to the BBC this morning. Four greens, four Reform and Jeremy Corbyn (independent). has made it to the government benches. Stop groaning at the back! We need liveliness to make our lives spark a bit. Good speech by Sunak, he is staying in Richmond in the family home from now on Pat. Good speech by Starmer, we are now to be ruled by the civil servants, (could be boring, read 'Gormenghast' on dusty rules.) It may get better but some of us would just like to see more housebuilding and the Trussell Trust slowly disappear, knowing that people are fed adequately by the money in their purse. The adventure has just begun, for good or bad I cannot say. I thought as I listened last night as the overwhelming defeat of the Tories became evident, of Neil Kinnock striding down the hall preceded by a brass band. A very fuzzy video of him 'We're alright' and the sadly missed John Smith, who would have made such a difference to the Labour Party.
My highlight of the night was when one of the BBC reporters described Rees-Mogg's defeat as a "Portillo moment". Just for one gorgeous millisecond I imagined young Jacob catching a train and wearing an orange blazer. Lib Dems won here which is the best one could realistically envisage. The irony is that the Tories recently split the constituency in two, presumably to increase the number of safe seats for them - and lost 'em both
ReplyDeleteRees-Mogg would never be seen dead in a pair of red trousers ;) glad he has gone, I am sure it was all an act and a bad one at that. Haven't seen whether Liz Truss has made it back, think she is somewhere in the East of England but they fall like chess pawns.
DeleteTruss is out but still no apology for her gross incompetence.
DeleteI often wonder how John Smith would have turned out.
ReplyDeleteHe was considered a good man by many and probably if he hadn't died would have been in the leadership instead of Blair.
DeletePolitically-speaking - what a wonderful morning to wake up to! I stayed up till dawn watching the BBC's excellent election coverage. And now the push for change will begin. It won't be easy - that's for sure - but Labour have a talented front bench team and they are for the people. Suddenly the summer seems sunnier.
ReplyDeleteWell there is a feeling of expectation in the air Neil, just lets hope they can make a difference.
DeleteAh yes, the sadly missed John Smith - what a loss he was, I totally agree.
ReplyDeleteWhen you ponder over history the thought of different outcomes can be quite scary, the 'if' word takes on a new meaning.
DeleteI was interested to learn there are conservative areas in North Yorkshire. Or maybe that is now, were.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrew, Tory votes often come from the countryside and this part of Yorkshire has many large towns, Manchester, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield and Sheffield. According to a map of the election, Yorkshire is practically red all over. The need to get rid of their rule was country wide, I think even the Conservative party was relieved as well.
DeleteIt's not going to be easy, but it's the right result for the country. Hopefully, no more lies, cheating, in-fighting, and self-interest for a long time. A competent team for the job that needs to be done.
ReplyDeleteWell they have been in training for a long time. Rachel Reeve, first female chancellor, who worked in the Bank of England, James Timpson, the key cutting man, in charge of prisons. It is going to take a long time to steady people's nerves though.
ReplyDeleteWell my MP (Rishi) gpt in with a reduced majority as we all knew he would. I thought his farewell speech as PM was very sad - he was close to tears as he took every mistake they have made on his shoulders with that 'sorry' - he was close to tears. New brooms will sweep clean I hope - fantastic almost unbelievable result.
ReplyDeleteI think the changeover has been made with great dignity Pat. Rishi did well in the face of unsurmountable 'evidence of truth'. We can only hope for a better future for everyone.
ReplyDeleteRishi was handed the poisoned chalice, as we have seen so often in Australia when men hand over to women. In this case, Rishi was minority class member. From afar I don't know very much but aside from his absurd raining election announcement, he conducted himself with dignity, unlike the earlier buffoon.
DeleteI think a good majority of people sacked the Tory government because of Johnson and Truss, Sunak did not have a hope in hell of success. There were plenty of jokes around about the need for umbrellas but of course the whole of the tradition of standing in front of a podium at No.10, even if it was pouring with rain, had to be gone through.
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