For those readers on Mars or outside the UK, the Conservative Party is the party in government, supported by a Northern Ireland party, to give a slim majority. It is led by Theresa May who is Prime Minister.
At the moment the Conservative Party Conference is drawing to a close and Theresa May is due to speak. By the time you read, or skip, this she may have spoken. Her speech last year was a PR disaster with a bad cough and signs falling off the wall behind her.
She could also face a leadership challenge. It is not an enviable position with many in her own party against her over BREXIT. The trouble is who would replace her? We have plenty of people keen, but no-one that stands out as a great leader. All the people "in the wings" come over as weasels - career politicians with them as their main focus, not the good of the UK.
If there was a General Election it is quite possible Labour, led by Jeremy Corbyn, would be elected on a very left wing ticket. Personally, I am more centralist and wish centralists on all sides would try to form a new party
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45725615
UPDATE 1320z: It happened and passed off without a hitch. Bet she was pleased!
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This lot have had their chips for sure, but I guess they have a plan up their sleeve to buy a bit more time, and will try a rescue with a new leader, but it will only buy them a short restbite from the abyss.
Politics is changing, reverting back utilities and trains to state ownership might be a better idea? Privatisation has done the normal person on the street no favours, only he up above that walks off with a big bounty in all the greed, thanks for the Jag or Merc too, oh yes and that half a million pension is nice to sail away on the yacht :-) Giving employees a compulsive share and say in their company sounds appealing, and may be good for productivity too, making folk feel part of who they work for.
I am not left or right neither, just think it is time for a change.
73 Steve
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