No Character In Parliament Anymore

[Bobbisox1]

People like Skinner, Hestltine ,Ann Widdicombe all had their nicknames
The Beast of Bolsover
Tarzan
Doris Karloff
But they were feisty characters to watch whether we liked them or not
Now with Boris on the way out ( sad to see ) because he too is a character, it’ll be Dullsville with KS and Lord Snooty ( JRM)

[Bobbisox1]

I loathed Blair but concede he got his point across no matter how much of a liar he was

[FatticusInch]

emmie
//all dead Canary, now we need some live ones to liven up parliament.//

Times have changed. They don’t do sound bites in the chamber anymore, it’s via Twitter.
I will miss the car crash interviews with Dorries though.

[ZebuSanctuary]

Keir Starmer reminds me of a very long in the tooth joke. Here goes... What do you call a boring violinist whose fascist regime lost WWII?
Answer: A dull fiddler (Adolf Hitler) Ooops, I hope the car is still running... I'll get my coat.

[emmie]

best to Zebu S......

[FatticusInch]

Surely a dull fiddler is Owen Paterson?

[Hopkirk]

Another I like listening to, though I don't agree with her, is Jess Philips.
Also David Lammy.

[emmie]

David Lammy is a racist who accuses all unsundry, white folks that is of being out and out racists. Can't stand the man at all.

[Bobbisox1]

I used to like Betty Boothroyde, she knew how to keep them in check like naughty schoolchildren

[FatticusInch]

Wes Streeting seems to have quite a bit of wherewithal about him for one so young.

I like how cutting Emily Thornberry can be too at times.

Despite being apolitical I’d say that atm the opposition benches seem to have a few decent bods whilst anyone associated with the current government/cabinet seen either uncaring, smarmy or aloof, except Dorries, who must even wonder sometimes to herself how on this earth she got to the lofty position of Secretary of State with a title that has the word ‘culture’ in it?

[Bobbisox1]

Then of course there’s the dimlo’s like Dianne Abbot ( always good for a laugh on a dull Wednesday lunch time )

[FatticusInch]

Indeed, a massive hypocrite besides, it’s quite obvious from recent interviews that there are ‘issues’ around her mental capacity going on that need addressing very soon.

[Untitled]

give me competence and sound judgement over "character" any day of the week...

politicians are not there to entertain us, they are there to make decisions about how this country is governed and how it behaves on the world stage... why are people especially on the right so obsessed with charisma and personalities? It's like they are desperate to follow someone!

[Gromit]

Sunak and Truss are the epitome of bland. A very low bar has been set. That contest sums up the lack of talent on the Government benches.
There is normally a Tory who I begrudgingly like, but I cannot think of anyone from the current batch.

[Bobbisox1]

And they’re not doing that are they Untitled ?

[Bobbisox1]

Likewise Labour here Gromit, I grudgingly admired Thatcher even though I hated her, which is a contradiction in terms, she was a hell of a strong leader for this country

[Ken4155]

Bobbisox @ 0745; "Yes he was and he'll be missed in the house."

You are pleased he's gone, though. Right?

[FatticusInch]

Gromit
//Sunak and Truss are the epitome of bland.//

Right now I’d take bland. I just wanted it prefaced with honest, competent, relatable(ok difficult I know) and trustworthy.
They had it with Tugendhat.
I agree with the rest of your post, anyone with even a vague association with Johnson just simply will not do.
Truss is even willing to try and stop the PSC into investigating him, which tells you everything.

[Bobbisox1]

Pleased? No, not particularly Ken , I’m a Boris supporter but his position was untenable with the knives in his back , I have said it was time for him to go as they had him backed into a corner, even those in his own party,he’s done a lot wrong like not sacking Cummings but he’s got us through a terrible pandemic ,

[FatticusInch]

Lol, no knives in his back, nobody plotted against him.
He brought about his own downfall the way he has throughout his life: perpetual lying, it was always going to finish him and always will in all facets of life, it’s who he is, it’s what he does.
A narcissist who changes the rules to suit his own agenda or lies about what really occurred, it’s as simple as that, nothing more.
Adultery or lying were always going to be the two constants in his life that would prove ultimately fatal for whatever job he does.