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[paddykafka]

Scotland has never voted for the Tories since the 50s, but we still get them, mind you Paisley's secret weapon seems to have worked...

Might be a good time now, to rename the Andy White comic song title to: Donald, Where's Your TRUSSER'S?

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Donald_Where%27s_Your_Troosers%3F

[nxylas]

According to Yorkshire Bylines, she's the first British prime minister not to have an episode of Doctor Who air during her term in office since the show began in 1963. If she'd only hung on until Monday.

[JohnW]

Nominations for Tory leadership election to close at 2pm on Monday

Nelson B. Kreelman, your hour has come!

[Hawkmumbler]

Coming out of a triple bill at the flix where ALLS QUIET ON THE WSTERN FRONT is the final entry, and less depressing entry, into the canon of history is some grim shit.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

Coming out of a triple bill at the flix ...

So you missed Liz's entire tenure as PM?

[Leigh S]

John Major?  I'm assuming we arent counting Dimensions in Time here!

According to Yorkshire Bylines, she's the first British prime minister not to have an episode of Doctor Who air during her term in office since the show began in 1963. If she'd only hung on until Monday.

[Funt Solo]

Perhaps they're counting repeats.

[Funt Solo]

Perhaps they're counting repeats.

[Jim_Campbell]

Perhaps they're counting repeats.

Bravo!

[Hawkmumbler]

Coming out of a triple bill at the flix ...

So you missed Liz's entire tenure as PM?

WHOMST?!

[The Mind of Wolfie Smith]

dmitry medvedev tweeting gleefully about the daily star truss iceberg lettuce today ... is conclusive proof that chris morris has been programming this particular simulation of ours for a while now.

[Dandontdare]

Someone being honest about how they feel being quickly ushered out of the studio...

Miriam Margolyes swears about Jeremy Hunt on BBC Radio 4 – audio

Oh come on, you cannot hire Miriam Margolyes and then be shocked when she swears. That's like going to a strip club and complaining that the women were underdressed.

[Proudhuff]

dmitry medvedev tweeting gleefully about the daily star truss iceberg lettuce today ... is conclusive proof that chris morris has been programming this particular simulation of ours for a while now.

Brass Eye now looks like docu-news

[nxylas]

John Major?  I'm assuming we arent counting Dimensions in Time here!

No, but he was PM in 1996.

[Funt Solo]

Oh, Jesus fucking Christ. The Times is reporting that Boris fucking Johnson is "taking soundings" in the Conservative party, with a view to standing in the forthcoming leadership contest.

BORIS FUCKING JOHNSON. AGAIN.

Oh ffs.

Just in case anyone was wondering how willing many Tories are to give the middle finger to the majority of the electorate. Some fascinating listening on The Rest is Politics podcast, where Rory Stewart suggests that the Tories don't actually have a majority, because they're not really one party, but several (due to the splintering caused mainly by Brexit).