Badenoch's (Lack Of) Vision Quest

[Psamathe]

Thankfully we didn't forget everything at the last election.

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True but even at Truss' worst Government borrowing was lower than it is now. Ms Reeves might be wishing to be back in Truss times.
(Not that I'm defending Truss, nor wanting either in senior Government roles).

 

[Psamathe]

Been seeing Badenoch's offer to Starmer re: welfare reform, how she want's Starmer to negotiate a reform with her and Conservatives will vote it through. Highlights how inexperienced she is, daft. Starmer has a massive majority and doesn't need her/Conservative votes. If reforms are so unpopular his own Party turn against the changes if he pushes them through on Conservative votes he's finished (leadership challenge next day).

Daft "offer" from Badenoch and shows how she really isn't up to the job, doesn't have the ability, doesn't have the experience, isn't learning and MPs/party abandoning her for Reform likely to continue (and if they want to stay in politics it's the only place gor them as staying in Conservatives means out of work in a few years.

 

[briantrumpet]

Been seeing Badenoch's offer to Starmer re: welfare reform, how she want's Starmer to negotiate a reform with her and Conservatives will vote it through. Highlights how inexperienced she is, daft. Starmer has a massive majority and doesn't need her/Conservative votes. If reforms are so unpopular his own Party turn against the changes if he pushes them through on Conservative votes he's finished (leadership challenge next day).

Daft "offer" from Badenoch and shows how she really isn't up to the job, doesn't have the ability, doesn't have the experience, isn't learning and MPs/party abandoning her for Reform likely to continue (and if they want to stay in politics it's the only place gor them as staying in Conservatives means out of work in a few years.

I guess it's just a tactic to make it appear that she has some influence. I had to agree with someone who said that they couldn't name a single one of her shadow cabinet.

 

[Psamathe]

I had to agree with someone who said that they couldn't name a single one of her shadow cabinet.

Don't think I could. Recognise one or two when they appear on TV as "a shadow minister" but can't put a name to face.

 

[Stevo 666]

Been seeing Badenoch's offer to Starmer re: welfare reform, how she want's Starmer to negotiate a reform with her and Conservatives will vote it through. Highlights how inexperienced she is, daft. Starmer has a massive majority and doesn't need her/Conservative votes. If reforms are so unpopular his own Party turn against the changes if he pushes them through on Conservative votes he's finished (leadership challenge next day).

Daft "offer" from Badenoch and shows how she really isn't up to the job, doesn't have the ability, doesn't have the experience, isn't learning and MPs/party abandoning her for Reform likely to continue (and if they want to stay in politics it's the only place gor them as staying in Conservatives means out of work in a few years.

To be fair, it does seem like Starmer needs some help and advice in this area, having singularly failed to make any savings to the welfare bill despite having a massive majority

 

[Psamathe]

To be fair, it does seem like Starmer needs some help and advice in this area, having singularly failed to make any savings to the welfare bill despite having a massive majority

I don't think Starmer needs "some help", I think he needs a lot of help. But Badenoch's offer wasn't help, it was an offer for him to e the first PM to have the whip withdrawn - hence her showing she really doesn't know how politics works.

(And for some on the forum, nothing to with her being a woman, nothing to do with her being working class, etc.)

 

[secretsqirrel]

The tories had an opportunity to vote for the original Welfare Bill, but didn’t take it, and so it got amended out of recognition.
If they had been supportive of Welfare cuts they could have done some damage then, but they showed little savvy and are rather rudderless.