Hammond Says That There Are 'no Unemployed People' !

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-42042769/philip-hammond-says-there-are-no-unemployed-people

I noticed he continued with this daft notion, even when Marr gave him the opportunity to take it back.

[emmie]

eddie
that's what i think.

[ToraToraTora]

crikey eddie, you been on the steam tugs? You really want Kim Jong Jezza in no 10?

[douglas9401]

He mentioned the million shorthand typists and was pulled up later about no unemployed and addressed the 1.4 million who are.

[dannyk13]

Dream on Mikey. Corbyn is regularly showing his lack of leadership.

[mikey4444]

Danny... we clearly read the runes on this issue differently, and, like Eddie says, everybody is entitled to their view.

[webbo3]

He was talking about shorthand typists, it could be worse like this.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/grenfell-tower-fire-diane-abbott-victims-number-hundreds-labour-shadow-home-secretary-a7806106.html?amp

Or this


https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/799139/Diane-Abbot-car-crash-LBC-interview-forced-listen-back-excruciating-moment/amp

[New Judge]

"Dream on Mikey. Corbyn is regularly showing his lack of leadership."

The danger is, Danny, that many of those likely to vote for a government led by JC have really very little grasp of what it would be like or what damage it would do to the country. Nobody under 55 has ever lived as an adult under a proper Labour government (the 1997-2010 version coming nowhere near to that description). Many of those that have and are now considering voting for Corbyn must have forgotten what it was like. I haven't. It's not something I would wish on my worst enemy and the Corbyn version will be far, far worse than the Callaghan edition which was the last example visited on this unfortunate country.

Those seeking change are none too careful about what they wish for (because they don't really know what's being offered). They want a change and don't really care what type of change they get. They care little for the "leadership" qualities of Corbyn. They want the Tories out of office and that's that. And there's a lot of them around.

[dannyk13]

NJ, we can only hope that sense will prevail.

[EDDIE51]

As said, for the time being we will have to agree to differ, I expect it to be decided one way or the other within a year at most.

[jno]

he said "There are no unemployed people" but he really meant "There are no unemployed shorthand typists"? Such an easy slip of the tongue to make. I do it all the time when I'm talking about shorthand typists.

Sort of like when Boris referred to black people as "flag-waving piccaninnies" he meant "flag-waving shorthand typists". And that Tory MP, forget her name, talking about "shorthand typists in the woodpile".

[mikey4444]

jno...you get the second BA of the day !

[EDDIE51]

jno, I actually laughed out loud at that answer, well done.

[Baldric]

///jno...you get the second BA of the day !///

Your thread, but not really fair on whoever got the first one and has now had it deducted from their tally.

[-Talbot-]

jno
he said "There are no unemployed people" but he really meant "There are no unemployed shorthand typists"? Such an easy slip of the tongue to make. I do it all the time when I'm talking about shorthand typists.

Sort of like when Boris referred to black people as "flag-waving piccaninnies" he meant "flag-waving shorthand typists". And that Tory MP, forget her name, talking about "shorthand typists in the woodpile".



Like I said only an idiot believes that Hammond believes there are no unemployed.

[Baldric]

A blindingly obvious statement T, well said,
There are none so blind, etc........

[EDDIE51]

My only concern over Mrs May getting the boot is that Boris may take
over. That really would be 'out of the frying pan into the fire'.

[New Judge]

"... not really fair on whoever got the first one and has now had it deducted from their tally."

It woz me! I woz robbed!

“Unless a new leader can be found within the time frame there is an immediate general election called.”

No Eddie. You are confused.

The “no confidence” motion you refer to is one of no confidence in Mrs May’s leadership of the Conservative Party (and hence as PM). Should it succeed the matter is entirely one for the Conservative Party alone who will have to elect a new leader (who will become PM). Under Conservative rules this requires the support of 48 Tory MPs.

The link you have provided refers to a motion of “No Confidence” in Her Majesty’s government. This requires the support of the majority of all MPs (i.e. 326 or more). If this succeeds then, as you suggest, a General Election is the most likely outcome.

[Georgiesmum]

Talk about being out of touch! He will say the uk does not have food banks next! I wonder what he will announce in his budget this week?

[mikey4444]

NJ..sorry about the BA business. I still think that yours was the most erudite on here today.

But jno made me giggle, which always a good thing !

By the way, you are 100% correct in your above answer to Eddie. But if Mrs May is called out by the Party, then it would make for extremely rocky ground for whoever replaced her, and that is the reason that I don't think it will happen quite yet....not this side of Xmas for certain.

But I remain 100% convinced that Mrs May will not be PM when the next scheduled General Election is due, in 2022.

[Old_Geezer]

Of course there are no unemployed people. That just a silly rumour put around by people unable to find a job !