Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 13147082)

Firstly, Not that it's likely anyone voting in the Conservative leadership election is exposed to Instagram or Tik Tok, they likely see Facebook as a new fangled tool of the devil. How many followers does JRM have for his dance videos?

I expect television was the death of serious politicians and the newspaper before that. Having the ability to present one's case with pith and style doesn't make the case being made any less well thought out. Sunak is a brown man who sought to lead a conservative party through an election involving only the oldest and most reactionary followers of that party. Truss is a woman but, at least, she's white. I think that result was a foregone conclusion.

In any case, the implication that Truss has some sort of knack for social media is risible, she's the butt of online jokes not a star of the gram.

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 13148324)

It went off the rails because her economic policy, borrow lots of money to give tax cuts to a few rich people, was more glaringly stupid than Brexit; an achievement for the ages.

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 13149638)

So who's next up?

Jug ears, a magician's assistant or a head of lettuce?

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 13149657)

How about, Johnson wins. The less awful Tories resign the whip. Johnson goes on a vengeful rampage firing all manner of people who had previously fawned insufficiently. His cabinet is just JRM and Dorries. There's a VONC and an election.

On edit: missed a step, the VONC is precipitated by Johnson being suspended from the house for lying over Partygate.