PM

Sneaky feeling it will be Spock Sunak.

Quoted from Hagrid

Truss Resigns
Surely, surely, they have to call an election.

I think they are going to try ride it out, however tumultuous, until as close to December 2024 as possible.

Calling an election means they lose inside information for their banker mates, their associates on Tufton Street and for those cling ons like Vickers and Nici, they lose their livelihood. A landslide defeat is inevitable now; it is just a case of when we get the chance to inflict it.

The only chance we have of getting a snap election under next weeks leader is if they feel that their constituency seat is secure. They may then decide to let an election flush out the dead wood and begin trying to mount some form of credible opposition.

But I don't think that will happen, it is just a case of how chaotic things will be under our third PM of the year and waiting until 2024.

Quoted from ginnywings

Sneaky feeling it will be Spock Sunak.

The markets seem to be ok with Hunt at the moment so I think the PM will be someone likely to retain Hunt as chancellor.

Although that could be a disaster when he announces his plan on Halloween.

Quoted from ginnywings

Sneaky feeling it will be Spock Sunak.

Looking at the others I agree with you. However, who would want the job knowing that you will lose the next election, something you wouldn't want on your CV?

THE WINNER

Quoted from jamesgtfc

The markets seem to be ok with Hunt at the moment so I think the PM will be someone likely to retain Hunt as chancellor.

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This is the true state of the shitshow. The country is completely reliant on the reaction of 'the markets' to each and every announcement made by the current government. Capitalism eh?

Quoted from Manchester Mariner

This is the true state of the shitshow. The country is completely reliant on the reaction of 'the markets' to each and every announcement made by the current government. Capitalism eh?

Windfall tax on big oil to fund the energy price cap is one quick fix. The other big black hole is social care now the NI rise has gone. I've always thought Capital Gains Tax should be tweaked to fund that. At the moment "house farmers" make ten of thousands untaxed and more per year using the - buy house, says its main residence - refurb and sell, and the profit is not taxed. Also the main residence has a £1 million nil rate threshold for Inheritance Tax, hundreds of thousands can accumulate to a family tax-free. Governments have shied away from creating Daily Wail headlines about taxing peoples homes I expect. At the moment though, a millionaire dies of a heart attack and the kids get a windfall tax-free from their house. A parent in a modest 3 bed semi in Cleethorpes contracts dementia and their kids lose everything save the last £25k to care costs.

A little dated now but who can possibly keep up with the Tory party leadership changes...

Windfall tax on excess profits is a must and a no brainer. I would consider a financial transaction tax of 5p in the pound as well.
Of course, if we’d not brexited, we’d have had plenty to pay for the COL crisis with money left over. 5% cuts to GDP every year have left a huge cut to national revenue. Anyone who knows anything about economics knows that imposing economic sanctions on yourself is a hideous act of self harm. The people who sold you lies about the impact of leaving the biggest free trade area in the world have caused this, and most are afraid to admit it and talk about it.