Conservative leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat - the so-called “liberal” option - now wants to ditch net-zero. So now all the Tories in the race are pro-climate destruction. - ThreadSky

chadbourn.bsky.social • 229 days ago

Conservative leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat - the so-called “liberal” option - now wants to ditch net-zero.

So now all the Tories in the race are pro-climate destruction.

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mrbrewski.bsky.social•217 days ago

Is ‘None of the above’ still polling better than all of the candidates in the Tory leadership election ?

lunabelle.bsky.social•229 days ago

It's just a race to the bottom with this bunch.

neillintern.bsky.social•229 days ago

It's a long way down, but it'll probably be a tie! 😅

whoniversal.bsky.social•229 days ago

I assume at least one of them is doing a Starmer and just telling the loony members what they want to hear to win?

chadbourn.bsky.social•229 days ago

There will be receipts.

andydrummond.bsky.social•229 days ago

I suspect it's one of those where there's a difference between the selectorate and the wider voting public.

This stuff might be popular with the members, but it's going to drive more voters into the arms of the LDs and Greens.

Never interrupt the enemy when they're making a mistake.

whoniversal.bsky.social•229 days ago

Well, yeah, but once they're leader, they can go. "Nah, we're going sane again." But they need to get selected first even if they need to lie to get it.

andydrummond.bsky.social•229 days ago

And then there’s a massive attack line for opposition parties.

Think it’s the same problem the US Reps have got - in order to get selected you have to agree to lots of stuff the wider electorate regard as toxic?

whoniversal.bsky.social•229 days ago

Is it a massive attack line? They tried it with Starmer during the GE about him ditching his pledges when he became leader and most voters didn't give a shit. You only piss off members and they soon forgive when your party ceases to be as unpopular as a dogshit sandwich.

jasongood.bsky.social•229 days ago

My advice is don’t confuse their pitch to become leader with their actual views or policies.

paulb3964.bsky.social•229 days ago

Self preservation first, the planet a distant second!

momerathe.bsky.social•229 days ago

He's got no chance anyway - the membership are guaranteed to vote for the rightest-wing option.

gekko.bsky.social•228 days ago

They’re all outed now - globally .. to understand why follow the money!

theoldguy56.bsky.social•229 days ago

Once a Tory, always a fucking Tory, there are no half measures.

patrickcherry.bsky.social•229 days ago

Idiots

jorichardskent.bsky.social•228 days ago

Shameful! 😡

#TomTugendhat

https://bsky.app/profile/chadbourn.bsky.social/post/3l2f7zqfxxp2h

erinlisagayle.bsky.social•229 days ago

🙄

huwjelly.bsky.social•229 days ago

...or funded by them climate change deniers... 🤬

ka7ma.bsky.social•229 days ago

Tories all in on Brejoin would be a winner

kevr.bsky.social•229 days ago

The cost of appealing to their fan base.

jgreen63.bsky.social•229 days ago

Everything is about fossil fuels now. Everything.

leongreen.bsky.social•229 days ago

At least with the others they are who they say they are, Tom’s long played the sensible moderate choice despite being nothing of the sort…🤷🏽‍♂️

mycams.bsky.social•226 days ago

Going all-in on short-term stupidity!

mkwilson27.bsky.social•229 days ago

These last few years have really opened my eyes to just how many conservatives are sociopaths.

ethelcrimble.bsky.social•229 days ago

He'll enjoy Qatar this week then.

hugoh59.bsky.social•229 days ago

They really haven’t been listening at all. Still this is likely to give them a longer period of self reflection.

smfbooth.bsky.social•229 days ago

The definition of insanity. It’s impossible for the Tories to break out of their decent to oblivion.

smfbooth.bsky.social•229 days ago

Descent.

smfbooth.bsky.social•229 days ago

Maybe the Tories will be replaced or join with the Reform Party. Seems to be no difference on policy.

smfbooth.bsky.social•227 days ago

Interesting point - there is now a gap opening between the Tories and Reform regarding asylum seekers. Tories generally want to leave ECHR and have permanent detention, whereas Reform wants to leave ECHR and repatriate Asylum seekers. One solution costs a lot, the other is insurmountable.

trickcyclist.bsky.social•229 days ago

I am glad they have cleared that up. Pro corporate profile, anti all life as we know it. Got it.

karendshipp.bsky.social•228 days ago

How to make a political party totally irrelevant.

bsky.heenan.net•229 days ago

At least it shows that they understand the threat from Reform, even if they don't give a penny for the planet.

paulnuk.bsky.social•229 days ago

He really has turned into a massive dick.

lizzyjprice.bsky.social•228 days ago

Ditch net-zero, put membership of the ECHR up for debate.. another Tory wannabe “leader” chasing the reform vote.
May this bunch of backward looking, bad faith bunch of selfservatives be out of power for a generation. They truly deserve it.

brianinfrance.bsky.social•229 days ago

Well, at least all the Tory wannabes are consistent. Consistently irresponsible.

prettyhatmachine.bsky.social•229 days ago

Tories are an endangered species I just can’t care about saving.

glennpittaway.bsky.social•229 days ago

A race to the bottom. Where by "bottom" I mean "arse". Not any discernable non-arses in there

ivxxsthodge.bsky.social•227 days ago

Race to the bottom at Tory HQ

ellisb77.bsky.social•228 days ago

They’re basically repeating everything they said prior to the election.

idontknowdoyou.bsky.social•229 days ago

Fortunately these tory leadership candidates are also pro-self destruction.

ladydogmum.bsky.social•228 days ago

It’s hard to find another supposedly mainstream British political party that is so out of touch with the electorate!

t-rexit.bsky.social•229 days ago

Party before Planet!

hyperionpsn.bsky.social•229 days ago

Pearl clutcher gold medallist Tommy tuggers convinced so many that he was a "good" Tory with his once a week tweets. A rancid knob like the rest of his vile party.

ediparolev.bsky.social•228 days ago

Probably irrelevant. No ones going to vote them in for decades

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