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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 37 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] Tamo@programming.dev 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

James Stupidly is replacing Cruella, the pig fucker is replacing Stupidly.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

MP for Braintree. You couldn't make this up.

Seriously, if I wrote a comedy in which all of this happened, people would say it was unrealistic.

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago

I thing the differences are too small to distinguish clearly.

[–] mackwinston@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cthuhlu. Why go for a lesser evil?

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[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 37 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Ex-PM David Cameron is made foreign secretary in a shock move as Rishi Sunak reshuffles his cabinet

That motherfucker?! Back again?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 29 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure he should be allowed to reshuffle from the discard pile.

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Let's face it, it's all discards in his cabinet. The real pisser in this instance is that Cameron gets a lifetime baronetcy out of the deal.

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[–] brewery@feddit.uk 21 points 10 months ago (3 children)

What the actual fck! Regardless of your view of brexit, him fcking off for the rest of those c*nts to pretend to have an idea of sorting out his mess tells us all we need to know about his character

Next will be the reanimated corpse of Margaret fcking Thatcher with AI designed by Elon fcking Musk

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Considering he was in favor of remaining and he promised a referendum because a large enough proportion of the population wanted to voice their opinion on the subject, I don't think he was the right person to negotiate the terms of separation.

Then again it was non-binding so instead of promising to just go with whatever the population voted for he should have promised to negotiate the terms of separation and then hold a second referendum to know if people agreed to those terms or preferred to stay.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 10 months ago

David, Cameron lost because he didn't have a plan B.

He's too damn arrogant and think assume he could possibly lose. Not exactly great qualities in a politician.

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Made a mess, ran away, humming a jaunty little tune as he did so. Shitcunt.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Already filthy rich by birth. Got his PM pension and now going to get even more public money for fucking up the country's image internationally even more. But the benefits cheats and disabled people are the problems obviously...

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I lived through the Thatcher years and never imagined I'd see the day when I look back on her with anything other than hatred. But at least she believed in something, stood for something, and wasn't just lining her pockets.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was joking but also got depressed when I thought of that as some tories would actually love that. I agree that is the slight glimmer of a positive about her. At least you can have a debate with someone who has a view on something if their goal is still improve the UK, even if misguided.

[–] graded6827@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

I feel the same about Theresa May, she did a really good interview on the Leading podcast with Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart and really put across that she believes in what she’s doing, even if she’s completely and utterly wrong and was an absolutely terrible Home Secretary and prime minister (remember strong and stable, lol.)

I kind of respect her for standing by her convictions, and would rather have her back than pig fucker Cameron and the rest

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That motherfucker

I think the correct term is pigfucker

[–] Evia@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

For anyone new to British politics, Maultasche isn't being figurative...

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago

protect the pigs

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 4 points 10 months ago

Let's hope he promises to stick around again...

David? Daviiid? curtain wafts in front of open window

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 29 points 10 months ago

Saw an article the other day saying she had the full support of the PM.

Knew she'd be gone within a week, because that's what always happens.

[–] guriinii@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

Fuckity bye!

[–] Mex@feddit.uk 16 points 10 months ago

they can't keep their goverment in line and together, yet we still don't get a general election.

[–] IbnLemmy@feddit.uk 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Now brace yourselves for the absolute monster that replaces her.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 10 months ago

Enoch Powell's head in a jar, Futurama style.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Apparently it's going to be James Cleverley.

Which I guess is an improvement because at least he pull the party line. He doesn't care what that is. He'll just do what he's instructed.

[–] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is he moving his entire cabinet around to make it look like he's not merely firing his Home Sec?

[–] Noit@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

With Cameron seen walking in, this looks more like he’s setting up an election cabinet.

[–] Borkingheck@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wishi rishi looked weak with her about and weak with her gone. Hopefully she starts her own Britannia party and splits the tories into irrelevance.

[–] graded6827@feddit.uk 8 points 10 months ago

All I want for Christmas is the death of the Conservative Party 🤞🤞🤞

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Cameron isnt an MP and he isnt a lord he should not be serving in the role as an elected member of parliment imo

[–] Tamo@programming.dev 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Fucking christ

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Still isnt an elected representiative of the people

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago
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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

Lord, seemed like a good idea at the time, Cameron

[–] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

That's only a convention. The government only needs the support of parliament, they don't need to be members of parliament or house of lords.

This is why we need proper democratic reform and a proper written constitution.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago
[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

To be honest, "Suella" sounds a bit too much like a brand of washing up liquid

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

David Cameron getting back I to government!?!

He is better than most of their more recent seat warmers I guess...

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He started this whole crap show. Because he was scared of losing votes to UKIP, he held that dumb referendum, and that set in motion the events that led to Cruella (Johnson in power purging anyone in the party who didn't bow down to his brexit ideology). Cameron can do one, he's worse than Johnson in my eyes.

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

He wasn't intentionally bad though, he just made a (huge) miscalculation about how much the leave campaign were willing to lie.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Why did he leave then straight away and dissappear from public life? He's completely arrogant and only cares about power. Why didn't he have a plan is it did go wrong? He's grossly incompetent. Any half decent government should prepare plans for even unlikely situations if they are possible and would cause so much damage.

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, having a pro remain leader in charge of Brexit would have pissed of the Brexit crowd. Probably would have given a better outcome though.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

If he came out and said he will follow the will of the people and appoint a pro brexit person to lead a new dept and also lead negotiations, I think he could've got away with it. At least he could've seen through a transition to a new govt rather than just abandon it everything.

Maybe he shouldn't have pissed off the brexit crowd with those govt paid leaflets and the support he gave. He should've planned something for what would happen if the vote didn't go his way. We could've at least figured out what type of brexit the country wanted as a binary yes - no was not enough.

I see what you mean though, maybe it was just never possible and it was his only option. I just think he caused the most damage to this country ever and somehow is getting away with it with seemingly no consequences. No matter what, he is so linked to this situation in a negative way he should not be in politics anymore, either as a cabinet member or lord

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[–] jamrom@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

He was a Eurosceptic masquerading as a pro-EU campaigner. He gambled his power with different referenda (AV in 2011, Scottish independence in 2014, and the UK self-sanction in 2016).

He looks competent, but he's directly and indirectly caused so much harm to this country.

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[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

It's funny because it's true.

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