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[IdleRich]

Yeah they've had many run-ins with Carter-Ruck over the years and when founder Peter Carter-Ruck died they devoted a feature and several supplementary articles to gleefully celebrating his death.

 

[wild greens]

It would appear that Westminster circles believe Munira Mirza leaving is the biggest blow to him so far, her being the harry dunn to his lloyd christmas or similar I guess?

 

[IdleRich]

The Johnson shot about Savile was fucking weird right? Like if you just mention a paedo and Starmer together it is devastatingly witty and powerful regardless of whether it has any merit or makes any sense. What was he thinking? Why is he suddenly talking about Jimmy Savile?

So now his policy chief has resigned over this - and Johnson defends himself with another bizarre and obvious lie

“Let’s be absolutely clear, I’m talking not about the leader of the opposition’s personal record when he was director of public prosecutions and I totally understand that he had nothing to do personally with those decisions,” Johnson said on a visit to Blackpool.

So why the fuck suddenly bring it up in parliament like that you dumb fuck?

 

[IdleRich]

2It would appear that Westminster circles believe Munira Mirza leaving is the biggest blow to him so far, her being the harry dunn to his lloyd christmas or similar I guess?

To me this is noteworthy because it's so trivial. She has worked for him for 14 years, during which he's done loads of terrible things - lying, constantly undermining our democracy, making awful policies and bad decisions which actually negatively affected people's lives - but the thing that she can't stomach is a few - admittedly idiotic and spiteful - words in parliament which were directed at a career politician who should be able to shrug them off easily.

My guess is that she knows Bunter is a busted flush and she's trying to find something that looks like a principled reason to scurry off the sinking shit.

 

[Leo]

a busted flush, that's a new one by me. have to remember to use.

 

[haji]

great that the association with savile seems to be attaching to bozo instead of starmer,
just what he needs right now,
hoping to see a lot more cgi mashups

 

[IdleRich]

a busted flush, that's a new one by me. have to remember to use.

I thought it a fairly well known, albeit maybe somewhat old fashioned, saying. Never knew the explanation behind it but they give one here and it's actually fairly sefl-explanatory. Their examples are pretty apt.

1. 1.
   (in poker) a hand containing four cards of the same suit and one of a different suit.
   
   
2. 2.
   INFORMAL
   a promising person or thing that turns out to be unsuccessful.
   "her leadership is already a busted flush"

 

[haji]

 

[Slothrop]

Those tipping points where people decide they're better off jumping ship on powerful politicians are fun to watch. It always reminds me a bit of Burning Chrome by William Gibson - knowing that if you're going to steal anything from a seriously heavy operator then you've got to take them for everything they've got, because if they can still function when you're done then they'll come after you.

 

[Slothrop]

It's actually quite enjoyable to speculate how Boris himself is handling this. Is he railing coke and descending into paranoia like Henry Hill, thinking he can see Cummings hiding behind every lamp post? Is he pouring himself a glass of brandy with shaking hands, opening the desk drawer where he keeps his service revolver and taking a long look before abruptly closing it again? Is he deep into delusional schemes for his glorious fightback, promising the pigeons outside number ten cabinet posts as a reward for their unwavering loyalty?

I think someone said this about the last days of Trump, and it's true here, too - there's probably a Downfall re-sub already been done, but it'll be too close to reality to be funny.

 

[IdleRich]

Those tipping points where people decide they're better off jumping ship on powerful politicians are fun to watch. It always reminds me a bit of Burning Chrome by William Gibson - knowing that if you're going to steal anything from a seriously heavy operator then you've got to take them for everything they've got, because if they can still function when you're done then they'll come after you.

"You come at the king, you'd best not miss"

"How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss?"

Etc

 

[IdleRich]

It's actually quite enjoyable to speculate how Boris himself is handling this. Is he railing coke and descending into paranoia like Henry Hill, thinking he can see Cummings hiding behind every lamp post? Is he pouring himself a glass of brandy with shaking hands, opening the desk drawer where he keeps his service revolver and taking a long look before abruptly closing it again? Is he deep into delusional schemes for his glorious fightback, promising the pigeons outside number ten cabinet posts as a reward for their unwavering loyalty?

I was wondering about that myself. He is certainly blundering desperately from one misguided fuck up to the next, seemingly with no focus or any strategy beyond preventing the harsh light of reality from illuminating his many many crimes and lies for a few seconds. Just any lie to make people look at KS for a few seconds regardless of the fact that it very quickly be seen through and then the spotlight will be back on him with redoubled intensity.

 

[IdleRich]

Three more aids have resigned since the one we were talking about above...

 

[Leo]

Doesn't he get any credit for solving the Russia-Ukraine crisis?

 

[Simon silverdollarcircle]

Three more aids have resigned since the one we were talking about above...

Lotta spads leaving . This'll be Dominic cummings I think. That's where he has some leverage. MPs hate him so his has no power there

 

[IdleRich]

Lots of MPs are spontaneously and completely independently feeling that the Prime Minister has changed and deciding to write about it on twitter - and the best thing is, if they are not totally sure how best to say it, they can always fall back on this guidance that has helpfully been produced for them

 

[IdleRich]

 

[IdleRich]

Oh another aid has resigned... that's Mirza yesterday afternoon, three at once in the evening and now...

Number Ten Policy Unit member Elena Narozanski has quit.

 

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[IdleRich]

Um.... did you draw that version?