Mrs May's New Plans

[mikey4444]

I understand that lots of the things that were in the Tory Manifesto will be ditched over the next few days......loss of the triple lock for OAPs, and means testing for the Winter Fuel Payment, as well as bringing back Hunting with Dogs, and an expansion of Grammar Schools.

So how will May explain that to the British Public ?

[youngmafbog]

She wont need to as she wont be around and even if she is she wont be the one deciding these things now it will be the Cabinet. Which should prove interesting.

[Old_Geezer]

It's all the fault of that nasty DUP ?

[mikey4444]

YMB...we appear to agree !

[Hopkirk]

They will have to replace her soon, in case they are forced into another election.

[jim360]

Something like this, perhaps:

"It is clear that only the Conservative party has a mandate to deliver none of the things that we offered to the public in our manifesto. We will go forward with a new commitment to bring forward legislation that bears no resemblance to our previous policy positions. That is what the British people didn't want; that is what we will do anyway. Now let's get to work -- as soon as someone finally comes and delivers me from this personal hell."

[mikey4444]

Jim....lol !

[Tilly2]

Good one, Jim! :-)

[ToraToraTora]

what's to explain mikey? many of the public voted against those things so I would have thought they'd be happy.

[woofgang]

so is there a link to this?

[mikey4444]

TTT...don't get me wrong....I am ecstatic !

But how is she going to explain why key measures in the Budget and the Manifesto are now suddenly not such a god idea after all ?

[gness]

God idea, Mikey?! Best typo award!!!!.... :-)

[EDDIE51]

Has she actually got an agreement to form a majority yet, if not how long is she allowed?

[jim360]

There's no time limit really, she can run a minority government without DUP support if she chooses. But clearly she'll have to get the Queen's Speech through next Monday, and without a majority she can't guarantee that.

So in practice there's a week to sort everything out.

[ToraToraTora]

Politics is about popularity, she doesn't have to explain really but it's an easy one, "we have decided to listen to the electorate" - tada sorted.

[Kromovaracun]

The Tories, as consistent as ever....

[cassa333]

Yay let's give the winter fuel allowance to multi millionaires.

While we're at it let all the multi millionaires and billionaires keep all the allowances that us little people get. It's not a simple if they have paid much into the system.

[cassa333]

Actually when a vote is close you have to listen (as they should anyway) because that is the right thing to do.

Although I firmly believe a lot of the Labour policies would bankrupt us there is nothing to Be said against adopting the ones that do the least damage to the economy (if there is any of course).

As for grammars etc, well the nations children will just have to be content with bog standard one size fits all. Even if they are all different sizes. Bit like going to the shops and they only stock size 10 to 16.

[Gromit]

I will not attempt to answer this question, as jim360 has given the perfect answer.

[atalanta]

The one thing most important for the Tories to drop is the one which must have cost them the most votes. The idea of taking money off people after their death to cover their care costs, even if they were getting care in their own homes. This affects great numbers of pensioners, (who tend to be keener to vote than many others) and all their potential heirs. With the current value of houses, many hoped-for legacies would be eaten away. Tories have to remember that house-owners have usually been more likely to vote Tory than Labour.

[Ellipsis]

> So how will May explain that to the British Public ?

I'm guessing something like "The British Public have spoken, and we have listened."