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He's as big a bullshitter as Boris Johnson. Lied about waiting lists coming down then admits waiting lists aren't coming down. Laura Kuenssberg calls him out* and he lies about lying. It's on tape you festering dickwad!

*Another nail in the biased BBC's coffin.

He is actually pretty fucking clueless, isn’t he ?

What’s he going to fight an election on? Won’t be his record.

Best thing he's got at the moment is "I weathered the storm". Or something.

Youngian wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:35 pm What’s he going to fight an election on? Won’t be his record.

“Vote Sunak: graded on a curve, he’s not as fucking awful as the last 2!”

Per the New Statesman, he's fighting on Keir as Corbyn's man. How could this possibly backfire?

Oddest thing is, you’d think he’s been told this is a winning strategy.

Who by who knows.

mattomac wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:08 pm Oddest thing is, you’d think he’s been told this is a winning strategy.

Who by who knows.

Throwing enough mud and hoping some of it sticks. That's their only strategy now.

This is naughty

Rishi Sunak routinely uses pens with erasable ink to make hand-written notes on official documents and in government meetings, prompting concerns over Downing Street secrecy, the Guardian has learned.

The prime minister has regularly been pictured using the disposable Pilot V fountain pens during his time as chancellor and prime minister, most recently while taking notes during the Cabinet meeting two weeks ago.

He has also been photographed with the pen while working on government papers and signing official letters in Downing Street, and at international summits including a meeting of the European political community in Moldova earlier this month...

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... n-meetings

Sunak’s use of the pens has raised concerns that his hand-written notes could be erased from official papers handed over to the government archives or to independent investigations, such as the official Covid inquiry.

Downing Street said that the pens were provided by the civil service and were widely used across Whitehall, including by the permanent secretaries of departments.

In recent years, the written notes of previous British prime ministers have been an essential resource for historians detailing the inner workings of government at key periods in history.

In use across Whitehall eh? Funny how those of us at the bottom of the heap weren't allowed to order these from the stationary catalogue.

No 10 insiders claim the prime minister keeps all of his notes, while Sunak’s press secretary said: “This is a pen provided by and used widely by the civil service. The prime minister has never used the erase function and nor would he.”

Well, yes. "No 10 insiders" would say that, wouldn't they.

A pen so widely used by the civil service that 95% of civil servants can't get hold of them.

I had one when they first came out. It was the only pen in the catalogue that I could write neatly with. Then they became unavailable on the grounds that the ink is erasable and government departments must keep records of everything. But obviously not the government itself, or very senior civil servants.

I wonder when these pens became available again, if only to the select few?

Oboogie wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 6:51 pm He's as big a bullshitter as Boris Johnson. Lied about waiting lists coming down then admits waiting lists aren't coming down. Laura Kuenssberg calls him out* and he lies about lying. It's on tape you festering dickwad!

*Another nail in the biased BBC's coffin.

‘You’re not fit to lick Boris’s shoes’ is what is spurring Kuenssberg to do some probing.
Sunak may not be as instantly repellent and transparent as Johnson but he wilts on you.

Yug wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2023 5:23 am This is naughty

Rishi Sunak routinely uses pens with erasable ink to make hand-written notes on official documents and in government meetings, prompting concerns over Downing Street secrecy, the Guardian has learned.

The prime minister has regularly been pictured using the disposable Pilot V fountain pens during his time as chancellor and prime minister, most recently while taking notes during the Cabinet meeting two weeks ago.

He has also been photographed with the pen while working on government papers and signing official letters in Downing Street, and at international summits including a meeting of the European political community in Moldova earlier this month...

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... n-meetings

Sunak’s use of the pens has raised concerns that his hand-written notes could be erased from official papers handed over to the government archives or to independent investigations, such as the official Covid inquiry.

Downing Street said that the pens were provided by the civil service and were widely used across Whitehall, including by the permanent secretaries of departments.

In recent years, the written notes of previous British prime ministers have been an essential resource for historians detailing the inner workings of government at key periods in history.

In use across Whitehall eh? Funny how those of us at the bottom of the heap weren't allowed to order these from the stationary catalogue.

No 10 insiders claim the prime minister keeps all of his notes, while Sunak’s press secretary said: “This is a pen provided by and used widely by the civil service. The prime minister has never used the erase function and nor would he.”

Well, yes. "No 10 insiders" would say that, wouldn't they.

A pen so widely used by the civil service that 95% of civil servants can't get hold of them.

I had one when they first came out. It was the only pen in the catalogue that I could write neatly with. Then they became unavailable on the grounds that the ink is erasable and government departments must keep records of everything. But obviously not the government itself, or very senior civil servants.

I wonder when these pens became available again, if only to the select few?

“International treaty? Nope, not signed any of those, look, no signature there

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:47 pm Per the New Statesman, he's fighting on Keir as Corbyn's man. How could this possibly backfire?

That article sans paywall, should anyone be interested:

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fw ... 1687858550

I see from various sources that Sunak is confident of overturning the latest court decision on the Rwanda policy in a further appeal.

Despite being told time and time again that it is not legal he wants to try again.

Isn't that one of the definitions of insanity, performing the same action over and over and expecting a different result each time?

Somewhat OT, but this photo looks fake yet is entirely genuine - the MP photographed is the tallest in parliament at 6 ft 9. Sunak is 5 ft 7 but somehow looks far, far smaller in this pic!

https://nitter.net/pic/orig/media%2FFzySRCwWAAAf4qE.jpg

Yug wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:00 am I see from various sources that Sunak is confident of overturning the latest court decision on the Rwanda policy in a further appeal.

Despite being told time and time again that it is not legal he wants to try again.

Isn't that one of the definitions of insanity, performing the same action over and over and expecting a different result each time?

Pisshead and bouncer, innit?

I'm guessing Sunak didn't get many questions about how he'd fund it, whether it would fuel inflation or whatever.

Crabcakes wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:40 am Somewhat OT, but this photo looks fake yet is entirely genuine - the MP photographed is the tallest in parliament at 6 ft 9. Sunak is 5 ft 7 but somehow looks far, far smaller in this pic!

https://nitter.net/pic/orig/media%2FFzySRCwWAAAf4qE.jpg

There's a small amount of forced perspective there.
The PM is a half step forward, but the photographer if shooting from Daniel K's head height.

The PM may have stepped forward in an attempt to look bigger, but the geometry here makes him look smaller.

More of that legendary political touch.

FRENCH wine in the ENGLISH HOUSE?!

DIS-grace-FUL

Descustin'

But Adams's a bit tardy on this, the story has been going round for a couple of weeks.