Westminster Politics

She wasn't even good at her job. When's the last time a non-MP held a cabinet role?

That's evidently a favours appointment because of her campaigning
 
So Johnson is said to set to outlaw extending the December trade deal deadline. It panders to the Brexit masses, but clearly the Tories have learnt nothing about the problems caused by setting deadlines in law.

Also rumours that guarantees on workers' rights and environmental protections may be swept away.
Here it comes...
 
Jippy said:
So Johnson is said to set to outlaw extending the December trade deal deadline. It panders to the Brexit masses, but clearly the Tories have learnt nothing about the problems caused by setting deadlines in law.

Also rumours that guarantees on workers' rights and environmental protections may be swept away.
Here it comes...
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"He'll become a moderate with a large majority they said....."

At best it's a meaningless motion and at worst it's a trojan horse to make other changes.

Gove on Sky just now talking about reviews of the civil service, constitution and BBC so that they 'work effectively'. Effectively for who i wonder.
 
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CassiusClaymore said:
I guess Nick Berry was right, Every Loser Wins. How many of these cnuts are they allowed to drop in there?
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Apparently Boris is planning on an overhaul for the Lords down the line.



Types of peerages

There are special circumstances when members are appointed:

Some MPs from all parties may be appointed life peers when they leave the House of Commons at the end of a parliament
When a prime minister resigns, he or she may recommend ‘resignation honours’
Members can be appointed, on a party basis, on political lists to ‘top up’ each of the three main party groups’ strengths, on the expectation that they will attend regularly and perhaps take on frontbench work as spokespersons or business managers (whips)
One-off announcements can cover peerages for particular individuals such as someone appointed as a minister who is not a member of the House
26 Church of England archbishops and bishops sit in the House. When they retire as bishops their membership of the House ceases and is passed on to the next most senior bishop. The Archbishop of Canterbury is usually appointed a life peer on retirement
Former speakers of the House of Commons have traditionally been appointed life peers at the request of the Commons
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https://www.parliament.uk/business/...rs-and-their-roles/how-members-are-appointed/

Doesn't seem to be a limit. Guess it depends how many ministers Boris wants who haven't been elected.
 
Boris Johnson Will Have to Break His Tax Promise




This sounds so similar to the Republicans and how they are perceived when it comes to being the party of fiscal responsibility .
 


I look forward the BBC news headlines and newsnight programme on this.
 
Smores said:


I look forward the BBC news headlines and newsnight programme on this.
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It's fine though, Labour lost so we don't need to talk about racism in politics anymore. At least not until the ECHR report is released.
 
esmufc07 said:
There was literally a protest on Friday in Westminister over the new PMs racism.
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I don't doubt activists are still going to be protesting the Conservative party's racism. I can guarantee its gonna be a hell of a lot less important in the media though, and all the people prior to the election telling us they can't vote labour because of the anti-Semitism are going to be conspicuously quiet.
 
Politics is going to seem really weird after the last 10 years. From 2010 to 2015 all the major votes had the sub-plot of whether the Lib Dems would back it (spoiler: they did). From 2015 to 2017 the Tories had a tiny majority, and from 2017 it was even more precarious. Its been ages since we had a Government with a straightforward majority to work with. Its going to be weird that every time there's a major vote it'll simply sail through the House of Commons without much fuss. Even backbench rebellions will be relatively rare with a majority that large. I've gotten used to watching news websites to see if key votes would pass late in the evening. That won't be a thing any more, if there's no sign of a rebellion then any Tory bill will get passed.
 
EwanI Ted said:
Politics is going to seem really weird after the last 10 years. From 2010 to 2015 all the major votes had the sub-plot of whether the Lib Dems would back it (spoiler: they did). From 2015 to 2017 the Tories had a tiny majority, and from 2017 it was even more precarious. Its been ages since we had a Government with a straightforward majority to work with. Its going to be weird that every time there's a major vote it'll simply sail through the House of Commons without much fuss. Even backbench rebellions will be relatively rare with a majority that large. I've gotten used to watching news websites to see if key votes would pass late in the evening. That won't be a thing any more, if there's no sign of a rebellion then any Tory bill will get passed.
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Isn't it the case where the whip is likely to be a little bit looser and a meaningless handful of back benchers will be allowed to vote as they please on certain issues? I expect them to do just this and use it tactically so Tories in constituencies flipped from Labour will be able to align their voting record with the interests of their constituents while still having absolutely zero impact on the outcome.

That way in 5 years time they will be able to point to all the times they voted against the whip on the issues that effect their constituents the most as proof they are a great local MP and their constituents will ignorantly nod along, smile and vote them back in.
 
Surprise!

Government suggests planned national living wage increase could be shelved if economy falters

When Sajid Javid, the chancellor, told the Tory conference in September that the government would raise the national living wage to £10.50 an hour over five years, that sounded like a clear commitment. It was in the manifesto (pdf) too as a promise about what would happen under a Conservative government, not something that might happen.
But now an element of doubt seems to be creeping in. As the government briefing document (pdf) on the Queen’s speech reveals, the national living wage increase will only take place “provided economic conditions allow”. This implies that, in the event of a recession, the rise won’t go ahead. The document says:

The chancellor has pledged that the national living wage will increase, reaching two-thirds of median earnings within five years (projected to be around £10.50 an hour in 2024), provided economic conditions allow.
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Sweet Square said:
Surprise!

Government suggests planned national living wage increase could be shelved if economy falters
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it makes sense. If wages stagnate, do not rise in line with inflation or even fall between now and then, the minimum wage would be (relatively) too high. I expect most legislative to have detail like this.
 
ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg said:
it makes sense. If wages stagnate, do not rise in line with inflation or even fall between now and then, the minimum wage would be (relatively) too high. I expect most legislative to have detail like this.
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While true it's worth remembering that a)Tories promised rise in minimum wage b) stagnating wages are the consequences of successive tory governments c)inflation is a direct consequence of current tory policy.

So while it makes sense it also makes sense to blame those responsible for it. Especially when they promised something else less than a 10 days ago.
 
Abizzz said:
While true it's worth remembering that a)Tories promised rise in minimum wage b) stagnating wages are the consequences of successive tory governments c)inflation is a direct consequence of current tory policy.

So while it makes sense it also makes sense to blame those responsible for it. Especially when they promised something else less than a 10 days ago.
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its just contingency though. If the economic conditions are met, they they deliver that wage rate, can’t see the problem. Nothing to concern ourselves with to be frank.
 
ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg said:
its just contingency though. If the economic conditions are met, they they deliver that wage rate, can’t see the problem. Nothing to concern ourselves with to be frank.
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Are you under the impression that if they don't put that statement in they'll be forced to implement it? What exactly is the contingency? Why is said statement not applicable to the other policies in the document.

The bill is for a relative increase by the looks of it not a set amount so it's not a contingency incase inflation lags. If anything families need a catch up from sluggish growth anyway.

Besides, Brexit is done so the economy is going to thrive Boris was very clear on this.
 
Zac Goldsmith handed peerage to keep environment minister role
Zac Goldsmith, who lost his seat as MP for Richmond at the election, has been made a lord and will keep his environment minister job, Downing Street has just announced.
 
ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg said:
its just contingency though. If the economic conditions are met, they they deliver that wage rate, can’t see the problem. Nothing to concern ourselves with to be frank.
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People may well have voted on that as the guaranteed minimum pay rise it was presented. Not even a week in and it's already exposed as a Tory lie or half-truth at best.
Nothing to concern ourselves with though and roll on those 40 new hospitals, the 50,000 nurses and 20,000 police, along with innumerable flying pigs across the land.
 
Jippy said:
People may well have voted on that as the guaranteed minimum pay rise it was presented. Not even a week in and it's already exposed as a Tory lie or half-truth at best.
Nothing to concern ourselves with though and roll on those 40 new hospitals, the 50,000 nurses and 20,000 police, along with innumerable flying pigs across the land.
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unless there is a big issue in the economy then there’s not an issue. There will be a recession, and if we had a crack like 2008, you would expect that to change the landscape, and affect such policies wouldn't you?
 
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