General UK politics VIII - The Last Tory

[Mojo]

I worked closely with a number of board members of a major water utility in the late 90s. Most of them could have been replaced with garden gnomes to the benefit of the company.

I remember hearing on the Today programme, sometime in the late 80s, that a water company was defending pay rises given to their board on the grounds that they hadn't had a performance-related bonus. But I was half asleep (my alarm clock was set to play Radio 4 at 8am) so I might have dreamed it.

But I also remember which specific water company it was, and this detail makes me think I didn't imagine it.

 

[jimbob]

I worked closely with a number of board members of a major water utility in the late 90s. Most of them could have been replaced with garden gnomes to the benefit of the company.

Your assessment is not the most surprising thing I have read today

 

[novaphile]

I add coffee mate to my coffee along with the milk.
I suppose that counts as milk powder.

Where I used to work, they claimed that coffee mate was grated cow hooves...

(Not the most ridiculous claim that was often voiced.)

When I told them what gelatin and gelly were, i.e. bones and skin, they were a bit shocked.

(Yes I know you can get vegan jellies, but still.)

 

[malbui]

I worked closely with a number of board members of a major water utility in the late 90s. Most of them could have been replaced with garden gnomes to the benefit of the company.

During my long career I have advised dozens of Boards and never failed to be depressed at how few of their members were capable of doing basic stuff such as reading and understanding financial statements. Obviously you have specialists for the most complex things, but the amount of handholding along the lines of ‘with this number so high and that number so low you’ll be out of business within a year’…

 

[Andy_Ross]

UK economy grew more than expected in first three months of year.

But according to the Tories and Reform, Reeves has crashed the economy and it's a disaster for Britain

The economy expanded by 0.7% in the January-to-March period, which was stronger than the 0.6% that analysts had forecast.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said growth was largely driven by the UK services sector, although production also "grew significantly"
Business investment is up nearly 6% on the quarter and the service sector is doing well as well.

Rachel Reeves says UK economy 'beginning to turn a corner'

The economy grew faster than expected between January and March, before UK and US tax rises were brought in during April.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[P.J. Denyer]

UK economy grew more than expected in first three months of year.

But according to the Tories and Reform, Reeves has crashed the economy and it's a disaster for Britain

Rachel Reeves says UK economy 'beginning to turn a corner'

The economy grew faster than expected between January and March, before UK and US tax rises were brought in during April.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yesterday at PMQ BadEnoch claimed that the department store 'Beales' was closing down because of Rachel Reeves and the employer's NI rise conveniently ignoring the fact that it was part of a 23 shop chain that went bankrupt in 2020, pre COVID & under [Checks notes] the Tories, three of the stores were subsequently reopened but the other two have already closed.

 

[Andy_Ross]

A newly elected Leicestershire county councillor was sacked from the police last year for breaching professional standards on "honesty and integrity, discreditable conduct, orders and instructions, and duties and responsibilities".

Andrew Hamilton-Gray won a seat in Loughborough for Reform, with almost 40% of the vote.

Posting on social media after his election on 1 May, Hamilton-Gray said he had spent most of his life "serving the Crown".

He pledged to serve Loughborough North West "with honour, integrity and transparency".

Now it has emerged that he was a former police officer, and had been dismissed from Leicestershire Police in January 2024.

Newly elected councillor Andrew Hamilton-Gray was sacked as police officer - BBC News

Andrew Hamilton-Gray won a seat in Loughborough for Reform, with almost 40% of the vote.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Andy_Ross]

Deputy Leader and Cabinet for Adult Social Care?

Where did you do your gap year?
I was in charge of adult social care

◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Hell!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1922756809544151509

 

[Wudang]

Sacked by the police? And people think Reform councillors can't do the near impossible?

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Deputy Leader and Cabinet for Adult Social Care?

◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Hell!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1922756809544151509

Shouldn't they have waited until he is an adult himself?

 

[Wudang]

Shouldn't they have waited until he is an adult himself?

Did anyone else count the number of fingers in that photo?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Cabinet Member for Children's Services

I suppose it's because he's still a child

https://twitter.com/x/status/1922675660620784099

 

[Andy_Ross]

Andrew Husband has been selected as Reform UK group leader in County Durham, so is in line to become the leader of Durham County Council next week. He describes COVID vaccines as genocide and a crime against humanity.


Darren Grimes has been made deputy group leader so he is in line to be deputy leader of the council. He says they have "plans up their sleeves" for getting asylum seekers out of Durham.

Both newly elected with no experience.
We are no longer a serious country.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Does anyone else get uncanny valley AI-generated

Did anyone else count the number of fingers in that photo?

He's Reform, plus/minus a finger or two wouldn't prove anything.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Cabinet Member for Children's Services

I suppose it's because he's still a child

https://twitter.com/x/status/1922675660620784099

Wow, someone who looks at Jacob Rees-Mogg and thinks, "I wish I could be that cool!"

 

[Andy_Ross]

Navy blue double breasted waistcoat with a blue check single breasted Matalan suit and a shirt about 3 sizes too big for him.

 

[Wudang]

Pugsley Addams dressed better.

 

[zooterkin]

Did anyone else count the number of fingers in that photo?

I know I did.

 

[Andy_Ross]

I think he's aware of how young he is. He's trying to look older and more serious.

 

[Norman Alexander]

Andrew Husband has been selected as Reform UK group leader in County Durham, so is in line to become the leader of Durham County Council next week. He describes COVID vaccines as genocide and a crime against humanity.


Darren Grimes has been made deputy group leader so he is in line to be deputy leader of the council. He says they have "plans up their sleeves" for getting asylum seekers out of Durham.

Both newly elected with no experience.
We are no longer a serious country.

Correction: Untergruppenfuhrer.