Rewulf Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 Say what ?? You want this man as PM ? https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/rory-stewart-speech-at-the-africa-financial-services-investment-conference?fbclid=IwAR20CTxG1MY-i65fAb-NErFwK2lsnjBEik21vcJ5oJIuc5HR30AQkBahMgA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 I see the BBC made their usual carefully selected unbiased choice of the 'typical members of the public' when selecting their questioners last night; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7157497/Iman-attacked-Boris-saying-words-consequences-leaders-debate.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 22 minutes ago, Rewulf said: Say what ?? You want this man as PM ? https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/rory-stewart-speech-at-the-africa-financial-services-investment-conference?fbclid=IwAR20CTxG1MY-i65fAb-NErFwK2lsnjBEik21vcJ5oJIuc5HR30AQkBahMgA What's wrong with the speech? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Raja Clavata said: What's wrong with the speech? Rambling , incoherent, sycophantic mouth breathing, saying nothing that isnt blatently obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbriar Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 I can't sum them up any better than this really - the always brilliant Jonathan Pie. (Contains strong language) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Ruler Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 Rory seems to have dropped the claim that he served in the army ( 5 months probation doesn’t count as serving ) but does anyone know who’s decision it was no to sign on properly, his or the army’s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mighty Ruler said: Rory seems to have dropped the claim that he served in the army ( 5 months probation doesn’t count as serving ) but does anyone know who’s decision it was no to sign on properly, his or the army’s? I believe it was a student short service commission which would have ended when he left Uni 1 hour ago, Rewulf said: Rambling , incoherent, sycophantic mouth breathing, saying nothing that isnt blatently obvious. Nothing has changed in the interim then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, Vince Green said: I believe it was a student short service commission which would have ended when he left Uni So he was NEARLY an Army Cadet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Rewulf said: Rambling , incoherent, sycophantic mouth breathing, saying nothing that isnt blatently obvious. The comments about access to finance is very astute and bang on. Finances among family and friends in Africa is like a merry go round, difficult to keep up with from an outsiders perspective. Formal loans and mortgages typically face ridiculous rates of interest. When a circle of people exhaust their finance balancing then informal Shylocks are engaged (with eye-watering fees). Got any specifics on what you dislike or are at variance with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Ruler Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 25 minutes ago, Vince Green said: I believe it was a student short service commission which would have ended when he left Uni So basically it was work experience, I did 3 days of that in a garage. By Rory’s reckoning I can claim to be a qualified mechanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 31 minutes ago, Raja Clavata said: Got any specifics on what you dislike or are at variance with? In a nutshell, he used many words without really saying a lot, I could imagine it droning on. "Probably the most useful hour that I’ve spent recently was the hour I spent at breakfast this morning. So, while I was sitting there working my way through my bowl of Frosties and my banana this morning, I was able to hear from an extraordinary variety of different people running businesses in Africa." Seriously ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Ruler Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 Oh dear, Rory’s out, his vote actually went down. Did some MPs just vote for him to wind him up a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 12 minutes ago, Mighty Ruler said: Oh dear, Rory’s out, his vote actually went down. Did some MPs just vote for him to wind him up a bit? more likely to get rid of Raab first or am I just being cynical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Ruler Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Yellow Bear said: more likely to get rid of Raab first or am I just being cynical. Yeah, and some probably voted for Javid this time to get rid of the Toy Soldier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 Why is anybody surprised about tactical voting? There will only be one outcome though, Boris will win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Raja Clavata said: The comments about access to finance is very astute and bang on. Finances among family and friends in Africa is like a merry go round, difficult to keep up with from an outsiders perspective. Formal loans and mortgages typically face ridiculous rates of interest. When a circle of people exhaust their finance balancing then informal Shylocks are engaged (with eye-watering fees). Got any specifics on what you dislike or are at variance with? From my perspective I fear his Gollum like features make him unappealing to the masses, an inevitable figure of ridicule, and unelectable. It appears his peers agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 I’ve met and talked to Rory Stewart on two occasions and he actually seems a nice man, I just don’t think he is PM material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) He doesn't have a TV face, nor demeanour which will come across well. I don't think he is very bright as his solution to Brexit is naïve in the extreme. To those who believe he is very bright - he is also very stupid. If all the others gang up to stop Boris, mathematically he will still be in the last two. There will be only one winner. Scully - in the mid 1990s, I had lunch with William Hague. Articulate, humorous, self deprecating. I liked him, but never saw him as Prime Minister material. Edited June 19, 2019 by Gordon R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Scully said: I’ve met and talked to Rory Stewart on two occasions and he actually seems a nice man, I just don’t think he is PM material. He's lucky spitting images is no longer on TV that's for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 16, 2021 Report Share Posted November 16, 2021 The media seem to have realised that their nostalgia for a Churchillian leader is not going to be fulfilled by BoJo’s unique brand of faux-intellectual brassiness. I thought the vaccine development and procurement victories would give him enough political capital to see it to or even through the next election. Now I can’t see him being here next Christmas. His lack of leadership is a liability and the Conservatives look like bland interim management rather than the political visionaries of the brave new world. I would be happy with Theresa May back, I actually agreed with her on lots. Especially the vote on fox hunting. She was happy (or deluded?) to hold an unpopular opinion, rather than flip flop to say whatever it is thought the public or cronies want to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted November 16, 2021 Report Share Posted November 16, 2021 I think if Boris got a grip of our migrant crisis, he'd be one of the best politicians we've had in years. But I believe that issue along could make or break him and the Conservatives. My other concern is delivery of brexit, we need to pull N Ireland back out of Europe, it's not part of the EU, its part of the UK and sort the French out with their delusional claims on our fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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