Lecture on UK Conservative Party's Era

Introduction

• Year: 2010
• A party of toughs, crooks, bigots, and morons (and some liberal Democrats) took control of the United Kingdom.
• Party Name: Conservatives
• Claim: The British people had never had it so good.

Personal Anecdotes

• Speaker mentions excessive drinking (15 flaming sambers a night).
• Admits to incompetence and corruption:
  • Lost nuclear codes.
  • Corruption and loyalty to Richard Desmond.
  • Greed.

National Issues

• *Economic and Social Issues:
  • Runaway inflation.
  • Stratospheric food bank usage.
  • Broken NHS.
  • House building at a standstill.
  • Exorbitant energy bills.
• *Infrastructure and Public Services:
  • [__] in the rivers.
  • 800 closed libraries.
  • 1,000 closed child care centers (jaw starts).
  • Collapsing schools.
  • A deadlocked judicial system.
  • Billions wasted on test, trace, cronies, and fraud.__

The 2024 General Election

• Outcome: Tories wiped out.
• Public sentiment suggests nobody was sorry to see them go.
• Sarcasm about the "trickle down" effect.
• Mentions 3 million people using food banks.
• Personal impact on the speaker: Had to sack a photographer.

Speculating on the Cause of Decline

• Possible reasons:
  • Party gate.
  • Mismanagement of the budget.
  • Brexit.
  • Pandering to the hungry.
  • Spreadsheet error by Quasi.
  • Inclusion of women in the party.
  • Personal drinking habits.
  • Liz Truss being labeled an idiot.
  • Betrayal by markets.

Economic Impact

• GDP Loss: 4%.
• Criticism on COVID regulations and people's inability to break them for dying relatives.

Current Situation and Personal Reflection

• *Speaker's Current Situation:
  • Resigned from politics.
  • Lives in a hedge, volunteers locally, and associates with controversial figures (Nazi sympathizers).
  • Claims current lifestyle involves being a pro Speedway rider with the Pool Pirates.
  • Avoidance of child maintenance demands.
  • Desire to get reservations at Dorsia.
  • Dissonance seeing PM Farage on TV but maintains personal well-being.
• Tool: Owns a bolt gun and offers to show it.***

Conclusion

• Speaker is content with current life despite past experiences and outcomes.