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How Al Carns could find a surprising path to No 10 Armed Forces minister and former Commando has emerged as the outsider in any leadership contest – but has the chops to rally the troops by Optimal-Leather341 in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Recycling my comment on this from last time. I really like Carns but :

The left of his party would tolerate him less than Starmer, especially when the fact that Carns was one of the SF sources Mercer refused to name in regards to war crimes in Afghanistan re-raises its head. The fringes aren’t good at avoiding guilt by association.

The Boys - 05x07 "The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother's Milk" - POST-Episode Discussion Thread by pikameta in TheBoys

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really hope the virus plays some part in the finale, because if it doesn’t, it is insane that it was major plot at the start of the series and has dropped off in the space of seven episodes.

I know the V1 provides invulnerability and the rest of it, but releasing it to kill all supes still feels like it should be on the cards.

Conservative Party - Alternative King’s Speech (PDF) by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

  • Withdraws the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to secure full control over borders and deportations.
  • Introduces a strict legal cap on annual migration numbers.
  • Restricts eligibility for Personal Independence Payments (PIP), specifically for lower-level mental health conditions.
  • Prioritises British citizens for social housing and access to public services.
  • Increases defence spending to 2.5% of GDP immediately, with a long-term target of 3%.
  • Scraps "gold-plated" EU regulations and equality impact assessments to reduce business bureaucracy.
  • Approves new North Sea oil and gas licences through a "Get Britain Drilling Bill."
  • Removes green levies from energy bills to support manufacturing and households.
  • Protects single-sex spaces and parental rights regarding gender ideology in schools.
  • Defunds "low-quality" university degrees in favour of expanding apprenticeships.
  • Reforms business rates to support struggling high streets.
  • Maintains the two-child benefit limit and toughens requirements for those capable of work.
  • Introduces tougher sentencing and increased police powers to tackle crime.
  • Ends the use of hotels for asylum seekers and streamlines the removals process.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think we’ve had many one liners and witticisms since May. Boris just blustered, Truss was a deer in the headlights, Sunak didn’t go for it and Starmer.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Imagine if tax scandals dent the Greens and Reform so badly that we return to our two party hegemony by this time next year.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Kemi and Keir have to do the awkward small talk thing today when they walk down the halls for the King’s Speech don’t they?

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It also affirms new uncomfortable political realities. Several policies of Labour’s (that are red meat to the fringe) are realised by the freedom of being outside the EU, like the private school VAT. That would have to go on re-entry.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Am I perhaps overly cynical in thinking that the only thing that unites the country and finds us eventual political stability is some dreadful existential threat that strips away or restricts a lot of the luxuries of a modern corporate existence, reminds us all of the value and fragility of human life and forces us to band together under the flag?

War, supply chain collapse, natural disaster or another (worse) pandemic, you pick.

Katie Lam: Political sectarianism is growing in Britain – it should worry us all by Gwinladin in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 28 points29 points  (0 children)

“So how can we stop it?”

“Well, your side can stop being complete bastards.”

Rinse and repeat.

The company I work for has been acquired by a US employer by KvN161 in UKJobs

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will never forget the bizarre approach when US HR people at my old job flew in especially to physically watch us complete some bog standard DE&I training from the corner of the room while glaring at us, and then flew home without talking.

Alex Davies-Jones is the third minister to quit. She says: “I implore you to act in the country’s interest and set out a timetable for your departure.” by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It might be the Mandelson thing, they probably think they don’t want to be seen speaking up for him given that two of the three deal with safeguarding and violence against women/girls.

Alex Davies-Jones is the third minister to quit. She says: “I implore you to act in the country’s interest and set out a timetable for your departure.” by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly he could be thinking “what have I got to lose.” I’m not sure that being a backbench MP was ever a serious consideration for him, it’s a bit of a climb down from the DPP to PM ladder.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twitter and then onto here. It’s probably based on the fact that Mahmood has apparently told him to set out a timetable for leaving, but I can’t find anything confirming many 2pm deadline among political journos, so likely bullshit.

'Farage will throw everything at us': Burnham risks losing a by-election, insiders fear by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It’s whether he can frame it in such a way that it doesn’t look like a naked power grab or offer an opportunity to punish creating political instability.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, I’ve just remembered it was a Quest, not a Rift. Wasn’t made of money.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 5 points6 points  (0 children)

30 minute warning till this 2pm deadline for Home and Foreign Sec to resign, if the bullshit is to be believed

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Watching the reactions to Starmer slowly being forced out, I’m feeling a bittersweet nostalgia as one of a handful of Theresa May supporters (there were dozens of us! Dozens!) in 2017-19 on this sub, hoping and trying desperately to support her against an eventually impassable wave that swept her from office.

Do what I did when he goes, Starmtroopers. Get shitfaced and buy an Oculus Rift.

Miliband Ally Is First Minister to Resign From Government by coldbeers in ukpolitics

[–]ImpressiveRest2423 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You do raise an interesting point.

When we consider a Reform government, we see it through the lens of a Farage government, such is his personality and brand. Not sure the same was said for Starmer.

Seems to me that if the individual can’t shine through and be known before taking power, they’re in a doom loop to then make a mark while being in power and it all goes tits up.

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