Who do you consider most to blame for having a non-Brexit MP becoming PM? #ToryLeadership— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) July 12, 2016
- Steve Baker
- John Baron
- Julian Brazier
- Andrew Bridgen
- David Burrowes
- Bill Cash
- Philip Davies
- Steve Double
- James Duddridge
- Iain Duncan Smith
- James Gray
- Chris Green
- Chris Heaton-Harris
- Gordon Henderson
- Stewart Jackson
- Bernard Jenkin
- Boris Johnson
- Edward Leigh
- Julian Lewis
- Peter Lilley
- Tim Loughton
- Karl McCartney
- Stephen McPartland
- James Morris
- David Mowat
- Andrew Murrison
- David Nuttall
- Neil Parish
- Owen Paterson
- Daniel Poulter
- Tom Pursglove
- John Redwood
- Laurence Robertson
- Andrew Rosindell
- Bob Stewart
- Michael Tomlinson
- Craig Tracey
- Martin Vickers
- William Wragg
https://twitter.com/ntfem/lists/dimwit-leadsom-supporters
Andrew Murrison, who supported Leadsom, belatedly grovels about being "bowled over by the strength and power" of May. This is the kind of man who represents South West Wiltshire.
Andrew Murrison, who supported Leadsom, belatedly grovels about being "bowled over by the strength and power" of May. This is the kind of man who represents South West Wiltshire.
Bowled over by strength & power of @theresa_may on social justice. Looking forward to thoughts on healthcare.— andrew murrison (@murrisonMP) July 13, 2016
Unlike me, these male politicians in charge of the ship of state couldn't see that this woman who probably reminded them of their granny or mummy was unreliable, inexperienced as well as selfish and self-indulgent with no idea of her place in the world and politics, whose husband is so henpecked he didn't dare stop her from standing by threatening to divorce her. That would have stopped her dead in her over-ambitious tracks. Typical woman: quitting the moment the going got tough.
Why couldn't they have supported Gove? Was he not pretty enough for them then? If he had dressed up as a woman would they have been more likely to support him? These pathetic men who still want their mummy couldn't bring themselves to support Gove because they wanted their leader and PM to be like their mummy, so they pretended Gove was guilty of some great betrayal and that he owed Boris some kind of duty of honour not to stand.
Gove was guilty of no more than being a man and changing his mind: a woman's prerogative but clearly not a man's. Whither gender equality?
See how these infantilised and emasculated middle-aged men, clueless about male solidarity, let the remainer May in to stuff her cabinet full of women.
These Brexiteers have somehow maneuvered themselves into getting a double whammy of what we don't want: a woman and a remainer as PM. ALL BECAUSE THEY WANTED THEIR MUMMY.
When politicians are turkeys voting for Xmas, you know your country is just a turd in the toilet that hasn't been quite flushed away yet.
And all because grown men still want their mummy. Disgusting and contemptible.
Will Tory MPs really put resentment and revenge above public interest and punish Gove for saving the country twice over?— Melanie Phillips (@MelanieLatest) July 7, 2016
The Tories have created their very own version of Clinton v Trump. Never was their description as the 'stupid party' more richly deserved.— Melanie Phillips (@MelanieLatest) July 7, 2016
Now Brexiteers can see what they achieved by dumping Michael Gove. As I said, there's no more stupid party than the British Conservatives.— Melanie Phillips (@MelanieLatest) July 11, 2016
While Tory MPs could have ignored Paul Dacre of the Mail supporting May, they did not. Paul Dacre must also take part of the blame. https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/jul/01/paul-dacre-daily-mail-plays-tory-kingmaker-theresa-mayRemain-dominated Tory MPs now imposed Remain PM on Brexit-majority party and national electorate. What a travesty. But all too predictable.— Melanie Phillips (@MelanieLatest) July 11, 2016
Why did Dacre support May? Because he thought he was betting on a horse, probably, just like the all the dumbshit Tory MPs who thought Gove wouldn't be quite popular enough with the Tory membership because his legs weren't shapely or his skirt short enough or because he didn't remind them of their mummy or granny enough. Unprincipled, infantilised and emasculated British men are strangers to principle and beyond contempt. Even the men who want the right things for the right reasons are pathetically venal. No wonder this country is fucked.
And so, I assume, are my chances of getting a column in The Mail.
BREXIT BETRAYED: When did you first realise Brexit had been cancelled?
Would that be Gove who, as Justice Minister , hasn't done a damned thing in attempt to correct the major disparity between male and female sentencing for the exact same crime. There are many good men on that list. Perhaps they felt Gove may be treacherous and unelectable after showing woeful judgment?
ReplyDeleteHow is it "treacherous" to stand if Gove thought Boris would be a terrible PM?
ReplyDeleteThat view is pure speculation.
ReplyDeleteWhat view?
ReplyDeleteHis reason for standing. Others have very different views.
ReplyDeleteI am quite happy to give Gove the benefit of the doubt and accept that the reasons he gave were the real reasons.
ReplyDeleteGove had a duty to stand if he thought he had to save Britain from Boris.
It was a poor move. And maybe taken in haste. He ought to have known his chances would be limited after taking Johnson down. Poor judgment in extreme. He shares the blame in letting May have a free run.As an aside. ....has his wife been sacked from her Daily Mail job? Her paper backed May and she hasn't been seen since she wrote that email about The Mail ' owner Dacre?
ReplyDeleteI agree Gove shouldn't have made such a display of false modesty, but he tried to put it right by standing albeit at the last minute.
ReplyDeleteWho did he back in the end?
ReplyDeleteHe was wisely silent on the matter.
ReplyDeleteThese "good men" to whom you refer still want their mummy.
These "good men" snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, just because they wanted their mummy.
I have taken Rees-Mogg and Swayne off my list because they only voted for Leadsom after Gove dropped out.
That's everyone but Gove to blame then. Got it.
ReplyDeleteLeadsom should not have stood and/or her husband should have stopped her.
ReplyDeleteEasy to be smart in hindsight. The issue was she was the only Brexit choice after everyone walked away from Gove because of his behaviour. I thought Leadsom may have been a poor PM ( her actions since underline that) but she was the only option to the disaster of May becoming PM. Can't blame them for trying... anyway times will be fun as May had little but deadwood supporting her for Minister appointments and she has a personality that is very badly suited for the job. As Labour heal the Tories will be at war. She will put off Article 50 until a GE is forced. At that point the referendum outcome may be reversed or binned. Don't write off Labour quite yet. And May will be the cause.
ReplyDeleteYou also gave the Leadsom the pussy pass, admit it. I know someone else into men's rights who also supported Leadsom. Giving women the pussy pass is hard-wired into the British male, all the more insidious because unconscious.
ReplyDeleteGove was guilty of nothing more than changing his mind, a woman's prerogative, but not Gove's.
Being male disadvantaged him.
What is this "behaviour" of Gove's to which you refer?
Changing his mind.
Mens rights do not mean misogyny. If she was the best candidate and not a feminist then I have no issue.
ReplyDeleteYou pretended Gove had done something heinous when all he was guilty of was changing his mind. Leadsom was a poor speaker, obviously inexperienced and clearly neither clever nor senior enough to be Prime Minister.
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