Politics Thread 7: Dishy Rishi's Cabinet of Horrors

[floydfreak]

The whole policy reeks of Cameron tbh, I doubt Rishi is even capable of actually coming up with his own ideas.

It just feels like a repeat of the early 2010's (blame people with medical conditions for absolutely everything).

Perhaps before punishing people, maybe they should take a moment to try and figure out why so many folks have developed issues? It's not as if we've had a once in a generation pandemic which killed hundreds of thousands in the UK, and left countless more traumatised and unable to access support because of the degradation of the health service eh.

It shows just what a psychopath Cameron is. He had a severely disabled and sick son, but seems to have zero empathy for disabled/sick people.

Because he is a banana split

[Sprouty]

There's certain people, who I'm all sure we have in our lives, who will lap this up. Those whose favourite passtime is to get angry at the news.

I can't wait to hear a long rant about people who 'can't be bothered to work' and how we're all paying for it. Pointing to the waiting lists will just lead to an even less tolerable conversation about immigration, so it's a challenge in avoidance.

[rinks]

Oh god, I’ve just remembered that James Cleverly is still the Home Secretary. strawberry floating hell.

[Moggy]

Mr Mitchell, the highest-ranking Foreign Office official in the Commons, insisted that Rwanda could keep asylum seekers from the UK safe without verification by an independent body.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he said: "Some of the discussions that have gone on in the Lords about the judicial arrangements, the legal arrangements within Rwanda, have been patronising and in my view border on racism."

He described the regime in Rwanda had made a "remarkable" turnaround over the last 30 years after nearly being "completely destroyed by the genocide".
"Kigali is arguably safer than London," he said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68871847

"What's that? You oppose deporting people to Rwanda? You racist! What's wrong with sending victims of slavery to a country where the President received 98.8% of the vote? Just shows how awesome he is! Good luck in London by the way, it's more dangerous than a place that has a recent history of genocide you patronising bastards!"

[Vermilion]

Sunak really is on a roll at the moment, it's like the last desperate grasps of a man who knows he's politically finished come election day.

[Outrunner]

[Lex-Man]

Sunak really is on a roll at the moment, it's like the last desperate grasps of a man who knows he's politically finished come election day.

Which one? General or local?

[rinks]

Mr Mitchell, the highest-ranking Foreign Office official in the Commons, insisted that Rwanda could keep asylum seekers from the UK safe without verification by an independent body.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he said: "Some of the discussions that have gone on in the Lords about the judicial arrangements, the legal arrangements within Rwanda, have been patronising and in my view border on racism."

He described the regime in Rwanda had made a "remarkable" turnaround over the last 30 years after nearly being "completely destroyed by the genocide".
"Kigali is arguably safer than London," he said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68871847

"What's that? You oppose deporting people to Rwanda? You racist! What's wrong with sending victims of slavery to a country where the President received 98.8% of the vote? Just shows how awesome he is! Good luck in London by the way, it's more dangerous than a place that has a recent history of genocide you patronising bastards!"

The same Mitchell that called the police "plebs"?
EDIT: Yes, him.

His track record on being right about Rwanda: he sent £16m in aid at a time when Rwanda was funding rebels in the DRC.

On his final day as International Development Secretary, Mitchell authorised the payment of £16 million of previously suspended aid to Rwanda, half of Britain's annual aid to Rwanda. The aid had been suspended in July, along with other governments' aid, over concerns about Rwanda's alleged support of the rebel March 23 Movement in east Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mitchell's successor stopped further aid payments as Rwanda had breached agreements, and following the publication of a United Nations Security Council investigators' report which provided evidence that Rwanda had supplied guns, money and recruits to the rebels contrary to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1807, and engaged directly in combat to help the rebels capture territory.

The International Development Select Committee launched an inquiry into the suspending, then subsequent authorisation, of budget support to Rwanda.On 30 November 2012 the committee published its report criticising Mitchell for restoring the funding, stating "We do not understand how [Mitchell] reached the conclusion that support for the M23 had ceased", which was one of the three conditions that the Prime Minister had set for the resumption of aid.

[Qikz]

The whole policy reeks of Cameron tbh, I doubt Rishi is even capable of actually coming up with his own ideas.

It just feels like a repeat of the early 2010's (blame people with medical conditions for absolutely everything).

Perhaps before punishing people, maybe they should take a moment to try and figure out why so many folks have developed issues? It's not as if we've had a once in a generation pandemic which killed hundreds of thousands in the UK, and left countless more traumatised and unable to access support because of the degradation of the health service eh.

It shows just what a psychopath Cameron is. He had a severely disabled and sick son, but seems to have zero empathy for disabled/sick people.

I think as well Sunak doesn't realise that this is a terrible time to try and do what he's doing. Outside of the elderly who really don't give a gooseberry fool about anyone most of the people who are still around now lived through Covid and have seen friends and relatives deal with the aftermath both mentally and physically. I think awareness of how bad mental health issues can be have really come to the forefront with a lot more exposure than people had in 2010. There's also been a lot of famous extremely beloved people who have commited suicide as a result of depression which has also bought the topic to the forefront of peoples minds. I'm not sure this is the slam dunk that he thinks it is.

[Lagamorph]

I have strong suspicions that leaving the ECHR is going to be on the Tory manifesto in the GE

[rinks]

I have strong suspicions that leaving the ECHR is going to be on the Tory manifesto in the GE

They could put free flights to the Moon in their manifesto.

[Moggy]

I have strong suspicions that leaving the ECHR is going to be on the Tory manifesto in the GE

They could put free flights to the Moon in their manifesto.

We will deport all asylum seekers to the Moon

Tory +54

[Oblomov Boblomov]

I have strong suspicions that leaving the ECHR is going to be on the Tory manifesto in the GE

They could put free flights to the Moon in their manifesto.

We will deport all asylum seekers to the Moon

Tory +54

I can imagine them considering a partnership with Elon Musk to build an asylum-seeker slave colony on Mars .

[Hexx]

I have strong suspicions that leaving the ECHR is going to be on the Tory manifesto in the GE

Nah. I expect they won't put in a manifesto that's 99.9% likely to be a historic loss. They won't want the "rejection" of the policy on the record.

[Moggy]

I have strong suspicions that leaving the ECHR is going to be on the Tory manifesto in the GE

They could put free flights to the Moon in their manifesto.

We will deport all asylum seekers to the Moon

Tory +54

I can imagine them considering a partnership with Elon Musk to build an asylum-seeker slave colony on Mars .

They might, but I doubt Musk would want to partner with a failed political party. He'll have plenty of willing slaves, all of which will be shouting "masterful decision sir" whenever he cuts down on their water and oxygen.

[Victor Mildew]

Blue ticks would be on brand.

[jimbojango]

I have strong suspicions that leaving the ECHR is going to be on the Tory manifesto in the GE

They could put free flights to the Moon in their manifesto.

We will deport all asylum seekers to the Moon

Tory +54

I can imagine them considering a partnership with Elon Musk to build an asylum-seeker slave colony on Mars .

They might, but I doubt Musk would want to partner with a failed political party. He'll have plenty of willing slaves, all of which will be shouting "masterful decision sir" whenever he cuts down on their water and oxygen.

All I can see is Total Recall now.

[Moggy]

I have strong suspicions that leaving the ECHR is going to be on the Tory manifesto in the GE

They could put free flights to the Moon in their manifesto.

We will deport all asylum seekers to the Moon

Tory +54

I can imagine them considering a partnership with Elon Musk to build an asylum-seeker slave colony on Mars .

They might, but I doubt Musk would want to partner with a failed political party. He'll have plenty of willing slaves, all of which will be shouting "masterful decision sir" whenever he cuts down on their water and oxygen.

All I can see is Total Recall now.

"Total Recall was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual!"

[Lagamorph]

I have strong suspicions that leaving the ECHR is going to be on the Tory manifesto in the GE

Nah. I expect they won't put in a manifesto that's 99.9% likely to be a historic loss. They won't want the "rejection" of the policy on the record.

Sunak seems stupid/desperate enough to try and put it in as a vote winner to keep Tory voters going over to Reform, who I'd be surprised to not have that in their manifesto.

[Moggy]

strawberry floating hell