I immediately acknowledged that fact in my first sentence.You can't really look at UK politics through a US lens.
I immediately acknowledged that fact in my first sentence.You can't really look at UK politics through a US lens.
I could be wrong about this, because I know little of British politics. But it's funny to hear Sunak is a fiscal conservative, because when I read about his most recent tenure in government, he would be what you'd call a "moderate Republican" in the U.S. Of course, no such thing still exists today except for someone like Joe Manchin. Sunak has raised taxes, and approved some modest direct relief against soaring energy prices. Things that not a single GOP Congressperson would ever vote for in the U.S. Mainly, it sounds like he wants to pay for any new government spending and as a policy starting point, that isn't wholly unreasonable.
I kinda meant that even if you were really well versed in the politics on both sides of the Atlantic you still can't really compare US and UK political parties without getting the wrong end of the stick about lots of things!I immediately acknowledged that fact in my first sentence.
Small aside, I didn't realize how much like an android he is when making a speech! Total uncanny valley thing going on with his face and intonation!It's really hard to work out what Sunak's politics are. He apparently was one of those who argued most strongly _against_ an early COVID lockdown (and thus is partly why the Johnson government locked down late and caused a lot of avoidable deaths). And on the one hand he introduced furlough, while on the other he brought in the stupid 'eat out to help out' subsidy for MPs favorite restaurants, that did nothing but cause further spread of COVID.
And on the one hand he was quite correct in pointing out Truss/Kwarteng's plans would lead to disaster, but on the other he himself had earlier pushed for even larger cuts in corporation tax.
Seems like there are two different Sunaks in there. Don't know which one we'll get as PM.
Small aside, I didn't realize how much like an android he is when making a speech! Total uncanny valley thing going on with his face and intonation!
This one is not like the last one, robotic, lifeless and with the carisma of a letucce...
Oh... wait...
Alien or android. Cant be certain which one. Both maybe?
The whole speech was like that! It was really weird!
This one is not like the last one, robotic, lifeless and with the carisma of a letucce...
Oh... wait...
I mean given the last two he's kind of an improvement! Admittedly it's a really low bar but...I kind of feel bad for Britain if that's the best they can find for PM.
Wait for the reporters to roast him a bit...I mean given the last two he's kind of an improvement! Admittedly it's a really low bar but...
I mean given the last two he's kind of an improvement! Admittedly it's a really low bar but...
"Not only is Braverman likely to maintain a tough line on immigration, which could torpedo the chances of an India trade deal and rule out relaxing foreign worker rules to help boost economic growth, but the appointment threatens to undermine a key pledge made in Sunak’s first speech as prime minister."
gotta drop this one here -
will Sunak's policies be any different than Truss' or since they are from the same party will Britain see more of the same, but maybe a slightly different flavor of policy?
So ironic to see descendants of immigrants calling other immigrants an invasion.Trying to imagine what Enoch Powell would have thought had he known his successor would be, not one, but two South Asian women politicians competing with each other for being 'tough' on migrants (Braverman seems to have out-done Priti Patel).
(And that's not even including the Nigerian-descended (and perfectly named) Kemi "BadEnoch"
So ironic to see descendants of immigrants calling other immigrants an invasion.