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He’s hit on his man of the people angle- he drives a car.

No he doesn't, he employs a man who does...

AKA a pilot

Rishi sounds like he’s nationalising speed limits and pedestrianisation. What a pathetic lightweight.

When Rishi says he is on the side of the motorist who is the motorist up against other than Rishi's government? It is Rishi's government that has contributed to the high cost of petrol, it is Rishi's government that has failed to deal with all the potholes.
Surely a Prime Minister who was really on the side of motorists would quickly end the rail strike to reduce traffic on the roads and push for a four day week or more flexible working to help ease congestion.

Tories are now trailing Labour on every issue of public concern. So conjure up some issues where he might be able to lead and the media will fall in line to push them up the agenda. War on woke traffic calming.

Youngian wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:17 pm Tories are now trailing Labour on every issue of public concern. So conjure up some issues where he might be able to lead and the media will fall in line to push them up the agenda. War on woke traffic calming.

Indeed. It is now transparently obvious that the Tories are casting around for issues that just might garner them some support(there are very few left), and which just might mitigate the scale of the electoral annihilation that the Tories are balefully contemplating. And, encouraged by the Uxbridge result, it would seem that green issues are very much in the target zone. Forget the impending incineration of our planet and the extinction of human life. Forget children suffering and dying from respiratory disorders exacerbated by polluting vehicle emissions in congested cities. If Sunak perceives that he can get votes from ditching or reversing Low Traffic Neighbourhood measures and/or blocking (or just condemning) Khan's implementation of the (government prompted) ULEZ extension, then you may be certain that he will. The future of humanity on planet earth can go hang.

Christ, how depressing is that ?

Okay open up every road, and then wait for the Richmond/Putney backlash when all those twee streets are used as “rat-runs”

Well, this will wind up JSO:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-66357043

At least 100 new North Sea oil and gas drilling licences will be issued - and it's better for the environment not to rely on foreign dictators for energy, Sunak said

But they will also be investing in "carbon capture"

That should and probably/hopefully will be winding up anyone with half a brain or a shred of consideration regarding the unfolding climate catastrophe.

From those groups, I exclude the vanishingly small section of the electorate which might aid the tories to limp over the line, and Sunak who, in his only clear policy after over six months of leading the country, is now fetishising.

Maybe Sunak has hopes of a "green backlash" securing him that next GE: add in a likely victory for Trump in the next PE and just watch all Biden's environmental successes hit the bin.

It reminds me of what is alleged to be the Japanese attitude to whaling: "it's going to disappear so let's enjoy it while we can".

I call it the Titanic attitude:

"Half of the people on this ship will drown!"

"Not the better half."

Problem is, unless they invent a robot that will wipe the arses of the incontinent, you still need people to do all the low paid stuff.

kreuzberger wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:50 am That should and probably/hopefully will be winding up anyone with half a brain or a shred of consideration regarding the unfolding climate catastrophe.

From those groups, I exclude the vanishingly small section of the electorate which might aid the tories to limp over the line, and Sunak who, in his only clear policy after over six months of leading the country, is now fetishising.

Elsewhere I posed a question to a particularly sneering Tory octogenarian who had a go at my cheerfully pointing out that a few days ago, 57% of the UK's electricity demand was met by solar and wind alone - saying "but it's a sunny and breezy day, so it's easy. What about when it isn't, eh?".

I am yet to hear an answer to my question "so what would you do about it?". No doubt bugger off to his second home in Greece.

When I'm gone, I'm gone - I have no partner or heirs to worry about. But my God, I fear for the future of my two great-nephews (both under ten) and what they'll have to face.

Sunak’s easier to bait than Corbyn

Is James Johnson after his old job back? Nick Hancock (appearing on the first episode of Room 101 with Paul Merton as host) put in people who can't argue properly. "You're against private jets? You must want to ban holidays" sounds like one for Nick.

Thornberry is suggesting that he may have broken the ministerial code (not that that matters shit) by using a private plane when scheduled flights were available. But it's all about billionaires not wanting to touch anything ordinary people do, isn't it?

I'm feeling thoroughly gaslit.

I didn't sleep too well last night and was groggy again when I woke up. As per usual, I flipped on the flagship BBC Göbbels output, this time for the Somebloke interview while Super Soaraway Sunak was presumably either still in the air or patronising Radio Shortbread.

Hang on a second. Doesn't gas usually arrive by pipeline and isn't the stuff traded on the international markets, hence the outrageous price of it last winter?

This is basic knowledge, really. Nonetheless, without a peep of pushback, I thought that I must be in the wrong.

That, dear Mailwatchers, is how it works.

Watchman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:53 am Okay open up every road, and then wait for the Richmond/Putney backlash when all those twee streets are used as “rat-runs”

Well they only have one councillor on Richmond council, 3 on Kingston, still hold a fair few on Wandsworth, as you say it’s probably a policy that goes down with the Kingston Memories type group but you’ll find few actually live here now.

Rishi has got to hope nothing cuts through this such as a rather shite autumn, then again announcing a policy that’s quite expensive without costing and buggering off on holiday will it even be remembered come the Autumn.

As for James Johnson he has to remember that a politician has to be reasonably respected. I think Sunak isn’t.

And in some what ironic way he has distanced himself from Johnson but not probably in the way his more moderate fans would have hoped.

Nice 'n' Sleazy does it

Source The London Economic
A firm founded by Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law signed a billion-dollar deal with BP two months before the prime minister opened hundreds of new licences for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea.

In May, the Times of India reported that Infosys bagged a huge deal from the global energy company which is thought to be the second-largest in the history of the firm.
The Indian IT company is owned by the prime minister’s wife’s family although Sunak has insisted the matter is of “no legitimate public interest”