▲ 879 ▼ Sunak's family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences (www.thelondoneconomic.com) submitted 3 years ago by alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 66 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jenniebuckley@lemmy.world 60 points 3 years ago (1 child) the tories are so corrupt it'd be comical if it wasn't so sad permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 46 points 3 years ago (2 children) The UK populace is making a run at the throne for dumbest electorate in the world. USA has been the undisputed champ for years, but UK swinging! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Facetus@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (3 children) To be fair its not like the public even voted Sunak in, they voted Boris in and we then got the Tory's hand me downs (not that Boris was any better, granted) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jenniebuckley@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) you don't vote for the prime minister, you vote for the party. no prime minister gets their position because the public wants them to. it's an actual illusion of choice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Facetus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago While you are of course entirely right, people do tend to vote based on the issues the head of the party is championing at the time so I'd argue that it's slightly more nuanced than just voting for the party given how the head of each party steers the policy in different directions permalink fedilink source parent [–] tgcp@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Very few people in the UK ever vote a PM into power, and even those people only vote them in as an MP, technically. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago Boris was an intellectual equal with the president of the United States at the time of his election, so I don't know how they can talk. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jenniebuckley@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) as bad as Truss was she at least fucked off before completely driving the country down the shitter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bring back Theresa May! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Steady now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 years ago Can you imagine? She actually would be an improvement, it's ridiculous how bad the Tories are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 46 points 3 years ago (2 children) The UK populace is making a run at the throne for dumbest electorate in the world. USA has been the undisputed champ for years, but UK swinging! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Facetus@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (3 children) To be fair its not like the public even voted Sunak in, they voted Boris in and we then got the Tory's hand me downs (not that Boris was any better, granted) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jenniebuckley@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) you don't vote for the prime minister, you vote for the party. no prime minister gets their position because the public wants them to. it's an actual illusion of choice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Facetus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago While you are of course entirely right, people do tend to vote based on the issues the head of the party is championing at the time so I'd argue that it's slightly more nuanced than just voting for the party given how the head of each party steers the policy in different directions permalink fedilink source parent [–] tgcp@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Very few people in the UK ever vote a PM into power, and even those people only vote them in as an MP, technically. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago Boris was an intellectual equal with the president of the United States at the time of his election, so I don't know how they can talk. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jenniebuckley@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) as bad as Truss was she at least fucked off before completely driving the country down the shitter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bring back Theresa May! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Steady now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 years ago Can you imagine? She actually would be an improvement, it's ridiculous how bad the Tories are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Facetus@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (3 children) To be fair its not like the public even voted Sunak in, they voted Boris in and we then got the Tory's hand me downs (not that Boris was any better, granted) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jenniebuckley@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) you don't vote for the prime minister, you vote for the party. no prime minister gets their position because the public wants them to. it's an actual illusion of choice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Facetus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago While you are of course entirely right, people do tend to vote based on the issues the head of the party is championing at the time so I'd argue that it's slightly more nuanced than just voting for the party given how the head of each party steers the policy in different directions permalink fedilink source parent [–] tgcp@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Very few people in the UK ever vote a PM into power, and even those people only vote them in as an MP, technically. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago Boris was an intellectual equal with the president of the United States at the time of his election, so I don't know how they can talk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jenniebuckley@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) you don't vote for the prime minister, you vote for the party. no prime minister gets their position because the public wants them to. it's an actual illusion of choice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Facetus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago While you are of course entirely right, people do tend to vote based on the issues the head of the party is championing at the time so I'd argue that it's slightly more nuanced than just voting for the party given how the head of each party steers the policy in different directions permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Facetus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago While you are of course entirely right, people do tend to vote based on the issues the head of the party is championing at the time so I'd argue that it's slightly more nuanced than just voting for the party given how the head of each party steers the policy in different directions permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tgcp@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Very few people in the UK ever vote a PM into power, and even those people only vote them in as an MP, technically. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 years ago Boris was an intellectual equal with the president of the United States at the time of his election, so I don't know how they can talk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jenniebuckley@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) as bad as Truss was she at least fucked off before completely driving the country down the shitter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bring back Theresa May! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Steady now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 years ago Can you imagine? She actually would be an improvement, it's ridiculous how bad the Tories are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bring back Theresa May! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Steady now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 years ago Can you imagine? She actually would be an improvement, it's ridiculous how bad the Tories are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Steady now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 years ago Can you imagine? She actually would be an improvement, it's ridiculous how bad the Tories are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 years ago Can you imagine? She actually would be an improvement, it's ridiculous how bad the Tories are. permalink fedilink source parent