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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 4m

Things I've been pondering - why everyone seems convinced now is one of the worst times for the UK state when far worse times (1970s,early 80s) are in living memory?
- why politicians always assume causes and solutions to our problems are UK specific when other countries seem to have similar issues?

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 2h

The other option of course is to chain a pair to your neck, like they do with pens in banks, but frankly like wearing elasticated trousers or comfortable shoes that's just a sign you've given up on life.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 2h

The only way to operate as someone who needs reading glasses is to have at least 347 pairs left all over your house. Any less than that and you will spend at least 6 hours a day looking for a pair.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 4h

Look, unless the Norwegians are genuinely terrified he might invade, the dissolution of USAID by itself guarantees Trump will never win the Nobel peace prize.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 15h

It's funny when a new threat to children's educational development/attention span/mental health turns up old ones become almost wholesome. Would any parent today complain about children reading comic books? Gathering in the front room to watch terrestrial TV?

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 16h

Badenoch and Jenrick are psychologically incapable of following the strategy that everyone seems to believe is the only one that will save the party.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 16h

Spent my afternoon walk listening to podcasts telling me how we now know what the Tory party stands for: sound money. Not culture war issues. Sound Money.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 20h

Contrarian commentators can confidently start planning their 2029 Why I Won't Vote Tactically piece

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 22h

Seat Projection:

Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 23h

or, maybe, Seb Coe?

Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

Still not convinced about this IT Crowd remake tbh

Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 1d

Is this real or am I in a coma?

Young Conservative with a Doctor Who question mark pullover.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

He may not have won the elections but Hague's legacy is still being felt in the Tory party I see.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

Dr Strangelove but it's the Conservative party pretending they're fully focused on the economy until their nervous tic makes them shout about Rainbow lanyards, gender neutral toilets and the ethnicity of the residents of the West Midlands.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

It is notable how the supposed Trump whisperers get bashed by tariffs the same as everyone else.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 1d

The US government has introduced 107% tariffs on imports of Italian pasta, which producers say could damage their livelihoods

Italians urge Giorgia Meloni to overturn Trump’s pasta tariffs

www.thetimes.com

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

Aren't we supposed to sponsor you for 100 laps of it?

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Victoria Barlow @vickybarlow.bsky.social · 1d

My ex- neighbour had a sticker that said “Sadiq Khan is not my mayor “. And he was right because we lived in Kent.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

There's a touch of the Liz Truss about Kemi Badenoch. Both in the tax cut paid for by fantasy figures and also a belief there's This One Special Trick The British State Doesn't Want You To Know About! that will somehow solve everything.
Be rude to some civil servants and the UK's problems vanish!

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

The reaction from the right wing media to Kemi Badenoch pretending the years 2010-2024 didn't exist and then reeling off a wish list of policies shows once again that people are wrong when they say being Loto is the hardest job in politics.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

I'm 100% convinced that Badenoch's Abolish Stamp Duty policy is consistent with her much trumpeted 'work out all the details before an announcement' approach

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

She's rubbish with an autocue

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 1d

Why is she doing a list as if she'd achieved the things she's mentioning?

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 2d

Can you cut the civil service back to where it was in 2016? Isn't part of its growth due to activities that used to be carried out in Brussels now being carried out in SW1? Didn't we know this going in to Brexit?

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 2d

Badenoch handbrake turns from how broken the country is to how brilliant the Conservatives were in office, as if the two things were completely unconnected.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 2d

The only 2 things I know about Newport, apart from it being home to the ONS, is that GLC are from there and it's regularly judged to be the most violent town in Britain. Not sure either of those would sway recent graduates.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 2d

How much, if any, of the ONS' problems are down to issues around getting people with the right skills and experience to work in Newport?

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 2d

If James Cleverly was serious about a run for London mayor he'd quit the shadow cabinet and publicly attack Jenrick's comments. But he won't because there's another big job he'd prefer to do more

Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 2d

James Cleverly admits he's not ruling out bid to be Tory mayor of London in 2028 - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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