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Tag Archives: Theresa May
Theresa May: Running for president
The ‘C’ word is missing! Chris PS I did of course mean Conservative
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2017 General Election, Conservative battle bus, Cult of personality, Theresa May
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Theresa May: Full of unimpressive overconfidence?
Theresa May’s endless talk of “strong and stable” leadership… poses the question: is she really strong or is this yet another example of overconfidence? Dogmatism and inflexibility are not the same as strength. Often, people boast of qualities they are … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged British politics, Policy free politics, Slogans, Theresa May
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Theresa May: Confident in her bunker
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Posted in Politics
Tagged Campaigning, Choreoraphed politics, Stifling dissent, Theresa May
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Theresa May: a vindictive enemy
Having received inspiration she sacked Osborne Within twenty minutes of her arrival in Number Ten, May had summoned Osborne to sack him. Accounts of this meeting differ. Osborne’s people say it was cordial. But May’s people, who include Fiona Hill, (her chief of staff) let … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Exercising power, George Osborne, Michael Gove, Theresa May, Vindictive politics
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Theresa May: will she deliver a Brexit paradise on June 8th 2017?
“On the day that Theresa May triggered article 50, YouGov published a survey of the things people whould like brought back after Britain has left the EU. Top of the list was the death penalty, with 52% of those who … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humour, Politics
Tagged Brexit, election, nostagia, The good old days, Theresa May
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Is Theresa May a Conservative?
Michael Oakeshott wrote: To be conservative, then, is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to mystery, the actual to the possible, the limited to the unbounded, the near to the distant, … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Brexit, Conservatives, Michael Oakshott, Theresa May
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A lesson too late for the learning
The majority of our largely put upon poor residents of the country swallowed a pack of lies over “Brexit” perpetrated by some very prominent (albeit delusional) politicians. They included Johnson, Gove, Davis, and let us not forget those other two … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Alec Douglas-Home, Brexit, Gordon Brown, James Callaghan, Political cowardice, Theresa May, Unmandated Prime Ministers
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The delusional George Osborne and the Northern Powerhouse (deceased)
‘A drunkard or a gambler may be weaned from their ways, but not a politician.’ Anthony Trollope Phineas Redux (1873) Chris
Posted in Economics, Politics
Tagged delusional hope, George Osborne, Northern Partnership, Northern Powerhouse, Theresa May
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