Liz Truss Resigns [Who'll be the next Prime Minister?] - Page 8

1andrew1 · 06-09-2022, 21:26

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Originally Posted by Maggy

I've had fun looking at the dictionary definition of a truss.

First female PM not to take her husband's surname.

**Hugh** · 06-09-2022, 21:29

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

First female PM not to take her husband's surname.

That’s a bit "woke"…

**Paul** · 06-09-2022, 21:39

Kwasi Kwarteng has been named chancellor - I dont even know how to pronounce that

GrimUpNorth · 06-09-2022, 21:42

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Originally Posted by Paul

Kwasi Kwarteng has been named chancellor - I dont even know how to pronounce that

Just drink 15 pints then ask someone to draw the curtain in the toilet, and you'll of nailed it!

**Mick** · 06-09-2022, 21:44

BREAKING: President Zelenskyy of Ukraine becomes first Foreign leader to speak to Liz Truss as Prime Minister, inviting her to his country.

**Damien** · 06-09-2022, 21:48

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Originally Posted by Paul

Kwasi Kwarteng has been named chancellor - I dont even know how to pronounce that

chaan-suh-luh

1andrew1 · 06-09-2022, 22:00

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Originally Posted by Hugh

That’s a bit "woke"…

Perhaps she was woke when she married.

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

Don't worry they'll get around to needing a party planner

No issues with No 10 holding parties as long as she doesn't appear on Tv and tell us not to.

**Paul** · 06-09-2022, 22:01

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Originally Posted by Mick

BREAKING: President Zelenskyy of Ukraine becomes first Foreign leader to speak to Liz Truss as Prime Minister, inviting her to his country.

No doubt to ask for more weapons.
Were partly in this mess for supporting him.
I'm starting to wonder if its really worth it.

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Originally Posted by Damien

chaan-suh-luh

Ha Ha

1andrew1 · 06-09-2022, 22:08

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Originally Posted by Paul

No doubt to ask for more weapons.
Were partly in this mess for supporting him.
I'm starting to wonder if its really worth it.

Alternatively, go all out with support for Ukraine so that Russia gets defeated and we can start buying Russian gas again.

Say £5bn tops in weapons costs compared to the £90bn package announced today and the yet-to-be-announced costs for supporting businesses.

**Damien** · 06-09-2022, 22:09

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Originally Posted by Paul

No doubt to ask for more weapons.
Were partly in this mess for supporting him.
I'm starting to wonder if its really worth it.

No real alternative other than letting Putin bully and invade Eastern Europe.

All we're really doing is bringing forward what would happen anyway and that's Europe reducing its dependence on Russian energy. If we didn't support Ukraine then Putin would be looking at Moldova and elsewhere and we would be in the same situation, with Russia threatening to withhold gas if we stand up to them.

**Mick** · 06-09-2022, 22:17

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Originally Posted by Mick

BREAKING: President Zelenskyy of Ukraine becomes first Foreign leader to speak to Liz Truss as Prime Minister, inviting her to his country.

LATEST: New Prime Minister, Liz Truss has this evening accepted President Zelenskyy’s invitation to visit Ukraine.

**Paul** · 06-09-2022, 22:22

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Alternatively, go all out with support for Ukraine so that Russia gets defeated and we can start buying Russian gas again.

Russia are not going to be defeated, not in the way you think anyway.

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Originally Posted by Damien

All we're really doing is bringing forward what would happen anyway and that's Europe reducing its dependence on Russian energy.

Then perhaps we (they) should have reduced reliance first (the UK isnt really reliant on it).

**Mick** · 06-09-2022, 22:29

Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - No.10

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Russia are not going to be defeated, not in the way you think anyway.

Then perhaps we (they) should have reduced reliance first.

Former President Trump, Warned and ridiculed Germany for relying too heavily on Russian gas in 2018, he was laughed at and berated by German politicians, but he had an absolute point that being of where we are now.

**Chris** · 06-09-2022, 22:45

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Originally Posted by Mick

Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - No.10

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Former President Trump, Warned and ridiculed Germany for relying too heavily on Russian gas in 2018, he was laughed at and berated by German politicians, but he had an absolute point that being of where we are now.

To be fair, Trump was one of a very large number of politicians who warned Germany of its folly, going back over 30-odd years. Eastern European leaders, especially from the Baltic states, were especially vocal. If Trump joined the chorus in 2018 he was actually pretty late to the party.

1andrew1 · 06-09-2022, 22:55

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To be fair, Trump was one of a very large number of politicians who warned Germany of its folly, going back over 30-odd years. Eastern European leaders, especially from the Baltic states, were especially vocal. If Trump joined the chorus in 2018 he was actually pretty late to the party.

2018 was four years after the invasion and annexation of Ukrainian territory which should have given us all a heads-up on the need for greater energy sovereignty.