General (General discussion, talk about anything.)
Ena Malcup said:
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So have you transferred your allegiance from Rishi to Liz?"
I think allegiance is too stronger a word, because I maintain my political neutrality, but this contest is important, because it is for the next Prime Minister of this country, so although I cannot take part in this election, in no time at all after it, there maybe a General Election in which we can all take part in that.
And although 'on paper' Rishi is the person for the job, in the last few days, as campaigning has got underway, I sense that he is out of touch with the people of this country, and that is probably because the vast wealth of his family, will have shielded him from the realities of living in Britain, and then there is the religious aspects to it too, is there a cultural divide between him and the majority of the British people, which means that he probably just doesn't 'get it'.
Liz Truss on paper does have some financial experience, and working backwards, she was Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and before she became an MP she worked for Shell and Cable & Wireless, as a Chartered Management Accountant, and when you take into account her background, where I don't think she came from poverty, but she has been around a bit, doing different things, and she was Oxford educated, so she is not thick, so with how she is conducting her campaign, I have 'warmed' to Liz Truss, she does seem to be 'getting it' as regards the mood of the country, and as regards the next General Election, if Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister, and because she was not one of the traitors who stabbed Boris in the back, then that means that I can approach the next General Election, on my usual level playing field, without having an underlying dislike for the leader of the Conservative Party, which I will have if Rishi wins the leadership contest
Replied: 24th Jul 2022 at 13:28