The Dishi-Rishi thread....

[Fab Foodie]

I may be going a bit early on this, but it seems like that by lunchtime, Rishi Sunak will get the top job.

What do we think his leadership will be like, who will he reshuffle/appoint to his cabinet? How's he going to square the economic circle - austerity 2.0, increased taxation? Will the sheeple of the nation get behind him?

The answer to all these questions and more will be found below.....

 

[newfhouse]

What do we think his leadership will be like

Short lived, I hope. No mandate, GE now etc.

Will the sheeple of the nation get behind him?

I don’t think even the party will get behind him. Farage and Tice are already seeing grifting opportunities.

 

[winjim]

I'm fairly ignorant of such matters but does anyone know how religious he is, and whether he would consider today to be of particular significance?

 

[newfhouse]

He lit Diwali candles outside No.11. Whether through faith or for other purposes I can’t say.

https://scroll.in/video/978420/watc...les-outside-his-downing-street-home-in-london

 

[winjim]

He lit Diwali candles outside No.11. Whether through faith or for other purposes I can’t say.

https://scroll.in/video/978420/watc...les-outside-his-downing-street-home-in-london

Well even if it's cultural rather than strictly religious it will be interesting to have our first Hindu PM on Diwali.

On Diwali? During Diwali? It's a few days, isn't it?

 

[winjim]

In case we weren't already aware, this is the level of racism he's going to face from within his own party.


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[Deleted member 49]

Well even if it's cultural rather than strictly religious it will be interesting to have our first Hindu PM on Diwali.

On Diwali? During Diwali? It's a few days, isn't it?

Why ? What difference does it make.

 

[winjim]

Why ? What difference does it make.

It's just an interesting coincidence. I don't know enough about the Hindu religion to know if anybody would see it as anything more than that.

 

[winjim]

Should we start collecting pictures of torn up Tory memberships? Although if that's an automatic reply to her original membership application then she only joined the party this summer anyway, presumably to vote in the leadership contest. And it's not in the sent folder, is it?


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[theclaud]

It's just an interesting coincidence. I don't know enough about the Hindu religion to know if anybody would see it as anything more than that.

I don't know anything about his personal religiosity (or lack thereof) but given his previous leadership campaign, the prospect of his bagging the top job might justifiably alarm British Muslims...

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...unak-prevent-strategy-conservative-leadership

 

[winjim]

I don't know anything about his personal religiosity (or lack thereof) but given his previous leadership campaign, the prospect of his bagging the top job might justifiably alarm British Muslims...

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...unak-prevent-strategy-conservative-leadership

Circles in spirals.

 

[Deleted member 49]

It's just an interesting coincidence. I don't know enough about the Hindu religion to know if anybody would see it as anything more than that.

Priti Patel is Hindu....just saying.

 

[Unkraut]

He lit Diwali candles outside No.11.

If he can't deal with the energy crisis he will be lighting them inside No. 10.

I don't know enough about the Hindu religion to know if anybody would see it as anything more than that.

The atheist says to the Christian 'you don't believe in Jupiter or Wodin I just don't believe in one god more than you', but to the Hindu he says 'I believe in 330 million fewer gods than you'!

 

[BoldonLad]

I'm fairly ignorant of such matters but does anyone know how religious he is, and whether he would consider today to be of particular significance?

I am equally ignorant, by choice, of most things religous. Is today of significant in any particular religion?

Edit: OK, I see, now from later posts. A rather unpleasant whiff of intolerance, not a pleasant situation, IMHO

 

[theclaud]

Can we stop with the cutesy nickname now?


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