> They already had to dredge a Lord from the upper chamber back for a Great Office of State, which is legal but completely contemptuous. It’s worse than that.

> They already had to dredge a Lord from the upper chamber back for a Great Office of State, which is legal but completely contemptuous. It’s worse than that. They had to put him there first in order to dredge him from it. I love how the UK is a fascinating mixture of modernism and traditions, but this fits right in the return to the 19th century theme some Conservatives seem to want. > Like, sure, get a Lord to be Minister for Steam Engines or something, but Foreign Secretary? You are having a laugh. Indeed. And steam engines are very relevant because this kind of fudge is completely anachronistic. > Aside from Rishi, who has the job now, who do you think even wants this job ? You could take the Mogg out of his coffin, I suppose. I am not sure he’d have many supporters but he would probably be flattered. Boris would do anything for a blowjob or if it could help him avoid doing something a bit difficult. I am not sure Truss got the message, from what I have heard of her post-PM speeches. There are plenty of faceless xenophobic ex-ERG types who seem to be convinced they are the only true patriots. I can imagine one of them getting delusions of grandeur and overestimating their popularity. Truth be told, it’s become difficult to imagine how low the Conservatives would go in a leadership contest. And as long as they are the ones deciding who gets a shot at beating Truss, anything goes. Hopefully things will become more sensible after a general election, but at this point I will need to see it to believe it.