Quote from: Cassandra on July 25, 2022, 03:41:36 PM"Its not the people who vote that count,
Its the people who count the votes, that count!"

As Donald Trump & the Republican Party can testify.

Who will be counting the votes? Each Conservative Association I hope but if it's the CCP it may be rigged.

The dye is cast way before the conclusive ballot box stage is reached! Lots of bunging and threatening will be going on as the election closing date draws nigh!

Favouring a tasty Criminal trial at the 'Bailey', where 'jurors' are 'invited' by one means or another to 're-consider' their voting decision.

Committee member for Sunak in dark arts, is of course the well practised 'Sir Gavin Williamson'. A time served expert in pecksniffian hugger-muggery (sic).

To my surprise Liz Truss 100% having watched them this evening.

I'm at the stage of 'don't care'. Whoever ends up as PM, I believe the Tories will be out at the next election.  There is no one with Boris' charisma who, as Diasi says, will appeal to the Red Wall seats.

I don't care about Sunak's ethnicity, just his disloyalty. Liz Truss seems to lack any personality.

We saw a bit of the debate but ended up switching channels. To me it showed just how Toxic the Tories really are, they certainly deserved that name last night. So rude, and all this nonsense about clothes and jewellery FFS. You would never believe that they are from the the same party who are supposed to have the same policies, but worst ememies who are miles apart.

Quote from: Ashy on July 25, 2022, 06:46:01 PMWho will be counting the votes? Each Conservative Association I hope but if it's the CCP it may be rigged.

The votes will be counted by CCHQ.

July 26, 2022, 09:07:40 AM

Quote from: GrannyMac on July 26, 2022, 06:27:40 AMI'm at the stage of 'don't care'. Whoever ends up as PM, I believe the Tories will be out at the next election.  There is no one with Boris' charisma who, as Diasi says, will appeal to the Red Wall seats.

I don't care about Sunak's ethnicity, just his disloyalty. Liz Truss seems to lack any personality.

I care about Sunaks's ethnicity as I like to see an ethnic Indian PM in India, an ethnic  Brazilian PM in Brazil etc & an ethnic Brit PM in the UK.

The votes will be counted by CCHQ. 

I truss they will count accurately in that case. I would hate to see this result:

Truss M. E. 270,694 votes, 24 brown envelopes;
Sunak R.     38,012 votes, 1,068 brown envelopes;

Sunak R duly elected

More likely....

Sunak R.    38,012 votes brown envelopes, 1,068 brown envelopes votes (mostly extended family members);

He gets elected either way. We have the finest democracy money can buy.

Quote from: Diasi on July 26, 2022, 09:03:22 AMThe votes will be counted by CCHQ.

Oh well thats a certainty then! Sunaks the winner, no need for a bung fund, when you own the committee and the counting house, who needs to waste cash on encouragements!

I certainly won't waste my time following debates etc any more, they're only scenery from now on.

Gobby Rishi could well win with voters but with members zero chance.

It shouldn't matter but I am convinced that personal appearance is very important. Sunak smiles too much. Makes him look slimey. Not as slimey as Gove certainly but enough to ensure we will never see PM Sunak imo.

Ted Heath smiled so much he could have been a slug, and look at the damage he did in only four years.

I've thought all along Sunak would win, although I hoped I was wrong.
Somehow, this will be fixed for him to become the next PM