Liz v. Lettuce

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I am exhausted for the moment with talking about the upcoming midterm elections, the horrific Republican lies and conspiracies, and just the whole shebang of U.S. politics. Turns out, the UK isn’t faring much better and yesterday, Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned her position after only 45 days in office. So, let’s set aside our own troubles for a little bit and see what Clay Jones of Claytoonz has to say about Ms. Truss and the state of politics in the UK today!

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I didn’t know what I was going to draw this morning and sat at my drawing table with my iPad open while I considered my options. I had already created and dated the canvas I was going to draw on in Procreate, but I just didn’t have the idea yet. I considered using an idea I wrote last week for CNN, which I really like, but thought maybe a few other issues should take precedence, like the war in Ukraine. Of course, my TV was on during this.

My TV was on mute and saw a live feed of a podium sitting outside 10 downing street with “Breaking News: Liz Truss to address nation,” or something like that. I thought to myself, “What does she have to say?” I turned my head from the TV to look at the empty canvas again because that always works to inspire an idea…

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      • Spitting Image was a great show back then, not so much the recent reboot. They were very cutting about some of our politicians and ‘celebs.’ He’s taking soundings, and could well be in the top two choices by MPs. Then we’re at the mercy of the party membership – the ageing dotards who chose Truss.

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        • As I asked Roger & Mick a bit ago in a comment, were you guys just jealous of our chaos on this side of the pond and so had to compete? Bringing Boris back sounds just about like a recipe for disaster and not too much different that the threat of Trump being ‘brought back’ in 2024. What are the odds that a new election will be called for?

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          • If Johnson takes over again it will only be for a few months until the review finds him guilty of telling porkies to Parliament last time. Then the Tories would have to scratch around to find yet another leader. They do still have a few grown-ups – Sunak, Hunt, Mordaunt – so could conceivably muddle on until Dec 2024, by when they have to call for an election under our five year rule.

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            • Yes, I’ve heard that if he’s returned to 10 Downing it’s likely to be short-lived and then back to … more chaos? I do hope one or a few of the grown-ups can stabilize things. Funny, but I don’t hear anybody much say anything either for or against Sunak … is he liked or not?

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              • Things have moved on rapidly here! Johnson withdrew from the race last night, Mordaunt is scratching around to get enough backers, so Sunak could be PM today. He isn’t especially popular: it doesn’t help that he and his wife – particularly her – are filthy rich and she had been using non-dom status to avoid British taxes. She had to start paying them when the muck hit the fan! And he had a US Green Card until fairly recently. He’s a Tory, one law for us, another for you. He might just bring some stability though.

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                • So I heard!!! I was truly surprised, for I didn’t think Johnson would give up so easily. Looks like Sunak it is for now, eh? I wasn’t aware of the issues about him and his wife, but I can understand why that would be a black mark on his candidacy. Roger thinks he may be able to stabilize the situation and hold out until 2025 … I hope so, for it seems like an election now would just add to the chaos, though I do think it’s time the people have their voice heard instead of the Tories being the deciders. Thus far, I don’t much like your Tories, but not sure I like your Labour Party much better!

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                  • Despite the lies and spin he put on it I think he was made to realise that he would break the party. I’m no fan of Sunak – he’s a Tory, after all – but it could have been worse. The problem for Starmer is that if he takes Labour too far to the left – like Corbyn did – the electorate will run scared. It will probably be like 1998 when Blair’s ‘New Labour’ got in by being not quite as far to the right as the other lot. We need a winter of discontent to put pressure on Sunak to call a spring election, and with talk of nurses going for a strike vote, on top of rail workers and posties, we may well get that. 🤞

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                    • Oh my … nurses, postal workers and rail workers all on strike could be disastrous! Maybe even more chaotic than it is here at the moment! Well … I hope there are at least a few bright spots in your ‘winter of discontent’ and that the chaos calms to a dull roar. I’ll be trying to keep up with it all! Fingers crossed for the best possible solution, at any rate, on BOTH sides of the pond. 🤞

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                    • I’ve often said mine had been crossed for so long that eventually I will have to have them surgically separated! No, my friend, it isn’t. And we are not alone … Bolsonaro in Brazil, Giorgia Meloni in Italy, and I won’t be surprised if Marine LePen shows back up in the next French elections. I wonder where it all leads … 10 years or 20 years from now?

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                    • I think that if every major nation on the planet doesn’t stop consuming more than they can ever put back, then humans will be struggling to simply subsist by the end of this century. However, there is a strong possibility that we will succumb to the use of nuclear weapons and kill off at least 99% of the population — human and every other species — much sooner. Sigh. Don’t mind me … a bit of darkness in my heart tonight.

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  3. Yep.
    We sat watching the news, and said to each other
    ‘That’s what you said would happen’
    Or
    ‘What did I say,’

    Let me tell you a tale….
    Once upon a time there was a naughty pixie (not like Jolly and Joyful) who had a bag of mischief dust and flew all over the UK and as they did they sang this naughty song:

    ‘Oh you should have a referendum,
    Referendum. Referendum.
    And when you have your referendum
    You will leave the EU,’

    And lots of people inhaled the dust and did that very silly thing.
    And guess what? They had got so silly doing that, they thought Boris Johnson would be a good Prime Minister. And he bounced into the job.
    Then to make things sillier when the general election came thanks to Poor Ol’ Jeremy (who makes jam) people thought Boris would be a splendider PM.
    Isn’t that very silly children?
    And do you know what?
    Well thinks went even sillier…… Because People found out Boris was not very good at his job. And he had to go. Then they chose Liz who was not very good at anything, but said she was..but she wasn’t was she?
    And the naughty pixie has been laughing so much since 2015.
    Bad little pixie.

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  4. I have gotten to the point where I delete nearly pretty much all blog post notification emails that even HINT at politics. No offense to the bloggers, but like you I’m up to “here!” I’m sure it will pass, but right now, I need the break!

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            • The Conservative Party of the UK is a curious creature. It gets written off and then within five years is back in Government.
              Whether us on the Left like it or not there is a little Conservative in all us Brits.
              It would be nice for the current manifestation of The Conservatives to be ruined and most of its membership drift to the centrist Liberal-Democrats. We can but hope.
              C’mon Boris, you can do it. Become PM again and wreck the joint!

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              • It’s funny to me, though admittedly I don’t understand as much about your system as I would like to, that even my friends who are supportive of the Democrats here, aren’t in favour of your Labour Party. Both are more left-leaning as opposed to Republicans here and Conservatives there, and yet you guys — you & David primarily, but others I’ve talked to as well — don’t like the Labour Party. I would have expected them to be much like the Democrats here, but I guess not, huh? Sigh. Political chaos … everywhere, it seems!

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                • As the saying goes Jill… It’s complicated!
                  The views of even the moderate wing of the Labour Party would cause US Democrats to shuffle uncomfortably.
                  There’s US Left (which tends to sound to me like UK Moderate Conservatives and Liberal Democrats)
                  And there’s British Left which is all about state intervention and ownership (Oooh and I am getting dewy-eyed).
                  As I have said before the UK Left is locked into a sibling rivalry and hatred which would suit well in a soap plot. It’s only hope being the antics of the conservative Party.
                  Next chance I will vote Labour and will continue to support the Realistic and Pragmatic wing of that party because that is a far better alternative than more Conservatives.
                  Naturally my own tendencies to authoritarian government by stealth won’t work (Although in the minds of febrile folk it is alive and well…..they don’t even know what I’d have in mind- )

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                  • You’re right … it IS complicated!!! On the surface, the idea of ‘state intervention and ownership’ sends up red flags and sets off alarms. But then, I am for intervention as long as it is the people who benefit. For example, certain programs here such as food stamps, rent assistance, and even Medicare/Social Security are seen by the right as “state intervention” … and I suppose it is, but the intent being to help those in need. Biden’s proposal to eliminate some portion of student loan debt has raised a big brouhaha among Republicans, but I am fully supportive of it! Trouble is when government intervenes to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Sigh … cannot anything just be simple?

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      • Hmm..let’s look at that in detail:
        1. Johnson is under investigation from breeches of parliamentary procedure and if found ‘wanting’ would be suspended…Ohhh dear, we’d need…All together now…Another Prime Minister!
        2. Several senior MPs have publicly said they would not serve under Johnson and would leave the Conservative Party, which would trigger bi-elections.
        3. His supporters say he has a mandate from the People. That was in 2019…this is 2022. Also that mandate was achieved in no small measure thanks to ineptitude of the then Labour Leadership.
        Yes, bring it on. Put Johnson back, split the conservative party, leader then to a downfall.
        Watch and be enthralled.
        I will buy the popcorn🍿🍿🍿!!!

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        • Oh what a mess!!! Are you guys trying to compete with our mess on this side of the pond? Were you jealous of our chaos? Sigh. Boris will be no better now than he was 50 days ago … he’s the same Boris Johnson he was then. Yet, this evening I read that 65 MPs are supporting his return so far. It makes my head ache. What are the odds, do you guys think, that a new election will be called for?

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          • Currently it seems that the pro-Rishi Sunak group are gaining traction, and Johnson’s attempt, like much of his action is hot air.
            If Sunak does get the job with Jeremy ‘Safe Pair of Grown-Up Hands’ as Chancellor and Mourdant brought on board the Conservatives could rally. Thus avoid an election by playing the ‘We had a mandate in 2019’ card.
            The runes suggest this might be so and providing the Right who molded Johnson as he is now, are squashed the Government may get stability and ride out the storm, in which case its election in 2025.
            HOWEVER if the Conservative Right emulate their brothers and sisters in chaos on the Labour Un-Reality Left (currently just sulking and grumbling) then it is possible there might be an early election.
            Boris Johnson. Labour’s secret weapon

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            • I hope the chaos calms soon, that somehow they find a way to quell the stormy seas, and to do so without Boris! What makes me nervous about Boris is thinking that he could somehow gain the sort of power grip there that Trump has here and keep the entire party doing his bidding, bowing to his wishes. But, your system is different enough from ours that I don’t think that would be as easy as it was for Trump.

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              • By now you should know Boris has pulled out.
                Of course his folk are busily inventing legends that there was massive support in Parliament and in the country. If he can’t slither into some role he will sign up for a book deal and his folk will elevate him to Arthurian proportions while he sits out in some Avalon waiting for the time to save the nation.
                When I compare our nations I think at some level the difference is:
                USA – An inborn distrust of government which for too many is a willingness to accept any old Hoo-hah as long as it suits their prejudices.
                UK- An inborn tendency to trust government and give it a chance, but if it is seen being not up to standards to let it know and ditch it.

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                • Yep, I heard it late last night! My jaw dropped … I didn’t think he’d give up so easily! So now you have Rishi Sunak at the helm, eh?

                  You sum up the differences quite well. And one word defines the bulk of the reason people in the U.S. are the way they are: prejudices. I came of age during the Civil Rights Era and thereafter really thought we had resolved our differences, put racism to bed. It was a couple of decades later when I realized that no, it never went to bed, it just disguised itself cleverly. Sigh. 🐺

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                  • Intolerance and Bigotry never rest Jill.
                    It’s one reason why I drift to authoritarianism, my opinion you need to stamp them out, and teach people over and over again how evil they are.
                    And that means some of the overrated notions of freedom and ‘rights’ would be ditched.
                    Tough huh?
                    Well I don’t see the current sets in politics or social media up allowing tolerance, respect and compassion to grow.

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