#ToryLeadership candidate Liz Truss co-authored an article saying
“British workers are among the worst idlers in the world” bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
Meanwhile for her own leisure, she has accepted free gifts from English National Opera, Lawn Tennis Association, and Jockey Club
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Liz Truss used to work for Shell foei.org/these-eight-sc…
As Environment Sec she cut taxpayer subsidies for solar panels on agricultural land
And in 2019 was a paid speaker to AEI climate denier think tank, trustees incl Iraqi war criminal Dick Cheney, sgq.io/ezwbALU
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As Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss betrayed justice
Lord Faulks quits over Truss appointment legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/making-t…
As Women Minister she diluted feminism, withdrawing unconscious bias training, ‘phoning Saudi Arabia to apologise' for human rights sanctions independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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Like Boris Johnson, Liz Truss has faced personal scandals theguardian.com/politics/2009/…
Is backed by both Jacob Rees-Mogg & Nadine Dorries
And will break the law whenever it suits her
Liz Truss apologises for 'inadvertent' breaches of ban on Saudi arms sales news.sky.com/story/liz-trus…
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Co-author of “Britannia Unchained”, Liz Truss wants less regulation - including on gambling, and relaxation of childcare ratio theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
But voted
6X for more trade unions regulations
10X for restricting legal aid
So fewer rules for the wealthy, more for the poor
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Liz Truss is prone to exaggeration
Is UK's trade deal with Japan better than EU's? fullfact.org/economy/japan-…
Blusters like Boris Johnson
Liz Truss has been mocked by Scots for embarrassing blunders thenational.scot/news/19458128.…
And obsessed by British Cheese
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Liz Truss fears the press, has never rebelled,
voting 14X anti bankers bonus tax, 48X to cut welfare benefits
She holds "theories about how the world should be ... impervious to argument, facts or experience” theguardian.com/environment/ge…
A dangerous combination as Prime Minister
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"I grew up where Liz Truss did, attended the same school. She’s not telling you the truth" Martin Pengelly theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
From blunder to mishap to lie - the fantastic world of Liz Truss
14 May 2013 Education Minister Liz Truss refuses to take spelling test
8 Oct 2015 Happy Liz Truss' greatest Tory conference comedy hits
Liz Truss “proven competence”
6 Apr 2017 Justice Secretary Liz Truss 'could be stripped of Lord Chancellor role' after failing to defend judges independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
21 Aug 2019 Liz Truss's phone call to Japan has become the internet's favourite meme indy100.com/news/liz-truss…
Liz Truss’ PR nightmares
18 Dec 2020 Liz Truss Declares War On 'Woke' | #TyskySour
5 May 2021 BBC Breakfast’s Jon Kay leaves Liz Truss red-faced over vaccine slip-up: ’50,000?’ express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-rad…
Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt is a disaster already happening
Her campaign video was a fiasco
Paralympian Jonnie Peacock asks to be removed from Penny Mordaunt campaign video theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
But this wasn't her first offence against disabled people
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As Disabilities Minister, Ms Mordaunt oversaw the DWP rewriting the law, to stop 220,000 people getting £3.7bn higher disability benefits
A decision reversed by the courts
Victory! Thousands will get higher disabled benefits after a massive Tory U-turn mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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On climate change Penny Mordaunt claims to be a supporter of transitioning to net zero
While simultaneously accepting £10,000 donations “from Chair of ‘UK’s Principal Climate Science Denial Campaign Group’ – Byline Times” bylinetimes.com/2021/02/18/min…
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Front runner as next Tory Prime Minister is Ben Wallace who last year claimed £194,387.77 in last MPs expenses
His voting record:
16X to reduce Housing Benefit, 45X to cut welfare benefits
But 22X to reduce corporation tax, 12X against bankers bonus tax
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Ben Wallace continued
Voted - Against equal gay rights, promoting equality & human rights, measures preventing climate change
For mass surveillance, secret court sessions, less local government funding, selling UK forests, more trade union restrictions, increasing VAT
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Sleaze ...
Ben Wallace claimed £110k in tax-payer cash while collecting thousands renting out 2nd home in London blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/politics/…
Defence Sec Received Funding for Private Party from Law Firm Lobbying for Putin’s Sanctioned Banks bylinetimes.com/2022/03/04/def…
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Just a reminder that escalating climate change and the extreme weather it inevitably brings doesn't care who is Prime Minister
6th July Derecho hits the Northern Plains and Midwest, turning the sky green and leaving extensive damage, U.S. watchers.news/2022/07/06/der…
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5th July Tropical Storm “Aere” makes landfall over Kyushu, bringing record-breaking rainfall, Japan watchers.news/2022/07/05/tro…
5th July Severe floods force more than 50 000 to evacuate, inundate several food-producing regions, Australia watchers.news/2022/07/05/sev…
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Keir Starmer's New Leadership Labour progress 1/8
- authorises out-of-court settlements to Labour traitors, contrary to legal advice, inviting unlimited claims against the Labour Party
- kicks Labour Leaks report into the long grass allowing racist HQ members to go unchallenged
Keir Starmer's progress 2/8
- hires David Evans, well-known for his views to remove Labour’s democratic decision making processes
- publicly interferes in Labour disciplinary processes in defiance of EHRC report and rules
Keir Starmer's progress 3/8
- ends century-old Labour tradition of solidarity with the oppressed peoples, e.g. Palestine & Kashmir
- insults world-wide protest movement against racism by calling Black Lives Matter a “moment” and denouncing BLM ideas as “nonsense”
Tory Covid 1
Outsourced Test & Trace at £12billion, has 60% success rate (80% needed)
Local public health teams reached 97.7% of contacts, asking them to self-isolate
Tory response? Give £7billion more to failing companies, so 000s more people die, while shareholders get v rich
Tory Covid 2
Innova rapid lateral flow tests, ensuring only uninfected students travel home, costs £millions
But PHE found people self-testing have 42.4% false negative rate
Thousands of students will think they're Covid-free, while infecting passengers, family & friends at Xmas
Tory Covid 3
Serco contact tracers reach about 50% people potentially infected
Council run local contact tracers, including home visits, reach up to 87%
No wonder - with lack of financial support or help with shopping - compliance with isolation is estimated as low as 11%
The Boris Johnson step-by-step guide to turning a coronavirus crisis into a disaster
1 While other countries prepared for the worst, tear up previous government's emergency plans, and take two months off dithering before taking any action
2 While other countries promote the message of washing not shaking hands, have the PM publicly boast about shaking hands with everyone in a coronavirus hospital
3 Promote policy of developing herd immunity - when its exposed as pseudo-science, deny such a policy ever existing
4 While other countries are massively increasing testing and tracing, stop doing it - so that it is impossible to develop a coherent plan and thenceforth all policy decisions are reactions to emergencies