The good, the bad, and the lettuce | 14 years of Tory rule analysed
Rishi Sunak has ended months of speculation and finally announced the date of the next general election: 4 July.
Standing on the steps of No 10 in the pouring rain, the prime minister revealed he had been to see the King to dissolve parliament.
The Independent looks at the 14 years of Tory rule.
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damn i love how the independent has already posted their tribute to 14 years of tory rule..... almost like they're gonna lose.....
@Ramalangadingdang
Ай бұрын
That’s because they’re set to have the biggest loss in uk history lmao
@ethanpowell7428
Ай бұрын
It’s inevitable
@savirahye
Ай бұрын
@@Ramalangadingdang we're gonna see a labour majority on the scale when blair was first elected.
@py8554
Ай бұрын
I just hope that the Tory will lose so many seats that they lose the status of the official opposition.
@christopher9727
Ай бұрын
.. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
And the lettuce, that made me laugh.
@py8554
Ай бұрын
The lettuce is definitely a “highlight” during the long years of Tory rule.
@christopher9727
Ай бұрын
.... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
@strikeforcealpha9343
Ай бұрын
@@py8554 And yet after a bad curry night and diarrhoea I had the next day, she simply, will not stop.
Good, what good? It's been bad, worse, worst...back to just really bad.
@blikizz9355
Ай бұрын
Yeah good part should use " " lol
@acerimmer1023
Ай бұрын
Thank you....took the words out of my mouth
@DarrenJamiesonJamieson
Ай бұрын
I asked them how I am supposed to earn money out of The Internet as I'm the one who has to pay for it all: He said, "Go and see that one"!
@rayg7383
Ай бұрын
The good the bad the lettuce and the Turnip
@christopher9727
Ай бұрын
.... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
The house is mine again: Larry the cat. 😸😁❤️
@DarrenJamiesonJamieson
Ай бұрын
Don't be suprised if the cat is sold-off too, once The Tories realise they'll lose!
@julianaylor4351
Ай бұрын
@@DarrenJamiesonJamieson They can't, because he's classed as a civil servant and looked after by the staff, comes with the house, which belongs to the government estate, like ministry buildings, which no ruling party can interfere with.
He didn´t ban smoking. That legislation is now binned because of the GE. In fact the only thing Sunak achieved was the Windsor Framework, which his own Rwanda plans undermined.
@xcf5587
Ай бұрын
Always going to be controversial, but honestly I don’t really hold anything against Rishi. He’s done a few decent things, he’s also made mistakes. The reason we are so fucked right now if primarily Boris, the incompetency amongst most of the Tory party, and some external factors eg COVID and Russian war etc.
@ianrogerburton1670
Ай бұрын
@@xcf5587 Sunak binned the legislation by calling the GE early. If he had kept his numerous promises by trying to get this legislation - including anti-terrorist legislation to a victim´s grieving mother on t.v. just a few days ago - he might have had a record to boast about. Instead he´s called a GE whilst making empty promises because he knows his Rwanda legislation will be a complete and utter disaster.
As always, they've ballsed this country right up.
Is it me, or is it getting more and more chaotic?
@mach1nefan
Ай бұрын
It’s just how the news works. The more dramatic they can make it seem, the more clicks they get. The news is not supposed to be positive! We haven’t really ever had it so good. Don’t get me wrong, I vote Green, but the end is not really nigh.
Rishi just called cause he can’t wait to get out of there😅😂
1:09 anyone else notice the Brexit spelling mistake? haha
@SimonFrack
Ай бұрын
0:42 They misspelled it again in a different way. 🤣
"after bexit talks became gridlocked" great writers they have at the independent this has been up for 14 hours
😂😂😂😂 You forgot austerity, PPE Scandals and all other scandals
@jonathanc2959
Ай бұрын
And pigs as well! Boris, Liz and David all loved to tell a lot of porky. 😂
Brexit is spelt incorrectly throughout the video
Things can only get betterrrrrr….
Ringer Ringer Rose's and we all fall down!
@DarrenJamiesonJamieson
Ай бұрын
Winger winger woses and they're awful off!
what good? i cant think of anything....
Do they know how to spell Brexit lmao?
Labour will win in the next General Election.The Tories will choose a new. leader.I look forward to see who that is.Could it be another Boris,Liz or Sunak.
@mypointofview1111
Ай бұрын
Baked beans on toast washed down with a lovely cup of tea
@user-bl6kx5ev7x
Ай бұрын
Yep it’s going to be a watered down Tory party
Sadly, nothing Tory is good.
@rtozier2011
Ай бұрын
It's okay to conserve some things. But a party that makes that its definitive characteristic is bad for government, because in government you need to make your response fit the circumstances. You need to work for it. What's another word for work?
I'm surprised you found 2:50 to analyse. To be honest, I would have thought 10 seconds should give you your answer on these people. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
Liz truss should have had "i am a fighter and not a quitter" as her motto
@christopher9727
Ай бұрын
..... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
Lol i love that every one is already treating it like the end of the Tory era
Brexit Yeah
Watered down ❤❤🎉🎉
Give the Lettuce what belongs to the Lettuce!
am i missing something or can the editors seriously not spell brexit right at all
4th of july!!?
At least they proposed the smoking ban. Although the bill is shelved for now due to the coming election, Labour said they will pass it if they win. Shame it was revoked in New Zealand once government changed.
*L E T T U C E*
Theresa may snubbed in the thumbnail haha
There are so many typos in the text on screen in this video! Breit, bexit... good work "professional journalists"
Brexit not breit at 0:47
@user-xy3qi7ux8n
Ай бұрын
I also found it👍
@ianrogerburton1670
Ай бұрын
Brexit was never complete.
@selleneus
Ай бұрын
@@ianrogerburton1670 You're right it was finished.
Dont assume they will lose. Don't forget John Major, you better make sure they lose big.
“Stick to the plan.” Lmao are you kidding me
@christopher9727
Ай бұрын
.. . Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
the death of the queen was knowing liz truss was in charge😂😂😂😂
@vkchaitanya2003
Ай бұрын
Lol😂
Assuming "the good" is not a long section.
I don't think there is a good during these 14 years
Look forward to the Labour version…
He has a plan to leave number 10. 😅😅😅😅 lol
The bad,the horrible and the pathetic !
There wasn't anything good about 14 years of consecutive Tory governments. Where the hell has Labour been all this time? Some of those Prime Ministers were absolutely terrible but they got away with it because Labour's leaders were even worse. It's scary to think the Tories have now spent longer in power than the entirety of New Labour from 1997-2010 and only four years short of their last time in office. God forbid another five years of this.
Could leave the good out, it was just bad and ugly.
Lettuce was the best
0:55 most cringe moment in politics history fr fr😂
That past few years have been a joke with these idiots
Bad bad bad
There's a saying: you can put lipstick on a pig but its still a pig
Gordon Brown was awful
#NEMAM
Vote out to help out
@christopher9727
Ай бұрын
. .. Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
Bring back Boris
This isn’t political propaganda at all
My boy Rishi 😭
#ZWOELF #ZWOELF AND #ZWOELF
You sure need the weather Channel, or better yet afford to hire someone to hold an umbrella while it rains. I bet you were forced to do it... In the rain, poor bloke.😢😢😢
Liz Truss is the definition of mediocrity
14 years of diabolical ineptness!!!!!
Bexit ??
You have done anything but deliver a secure future for anyone's family, apart for his own..🤦♂️🤷♂️. His partys legacy will be to look after themselves while the country sinks..what a legacy. 🤦♂️
Theresa May:___________
I love smart handsome David Cameron so much, I hope he might lead the Opposition in the Lords, he's got talent and charisma
‘Bexit’
Sunak hasn't and won't deliver the smoking ban and the Rwanda flights.
The dumb dumb gang
The ‘blooo passport’ was my favourite. Boris must got lots of inspirations from his mates. Our ‘One & Only Almighty …’ was giving cash, throwing tea and fabric bags at people after the earthquake disaster. Hopefully we never see their faces in power again.
Liz Truss is the last Female PM the UK will have in my lifetime. Any time another woman tries to run for the highest office in Britain her naysayers regardless of party will rehash the Liz Truss debacle.😂😂
Truss and Sunak have been a disaster. Badenoch or Moardant would have been the best choice.
Who asked you to keep voting for them
johnson for prison
Again with the lettuce 😂
" I REVERE ISLAM AND INTEND TO BE KING OF ALL THE FAITHS, WE NEED TO BE MORE WELCOMING." Traitor King Charles ( Feb 2023) 😢
The lettuce won!
Theresa May was actually the best pm.
If Rishi loses his job he’s got £200 million to fall back on so he’ll survive ok!
@christopher9727
Ай бұрын
... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
Can we get one of the disastrous years of the snp next
Cameron was the best
@dbarrett747
Ай бұрын
That's like saying gonorrhea is the best STD
@rayc9539
Ай бұрын
He orchestrated austerity and made life miserable for millions!
How many people died because of their policies, disgusting criminals, Dodgy Dave and Co.?.
Clown parade
Hope the labour win and UK rejoin EU
We need borris back the media did him dirty
♟️
Tony Blair the best ever
Es ist Londoner Clownerie und Puppen Theater Bühne Schauspiel Theater Bühne Schauspiel Film Video Kunst Literatur Philosophie Wissenschaft Forschung Technik Technologie und der Obermaker ist Rishi Sunak.
British politics is a joke
So the tories get the blame for brexit, but brexit was voted for by poor Labour supporters
@peter0010
Ай бұрын
For how it was handled. But yes, from disillusioned, and misinformed voters on both sides
The last decent PM we had was Margaret Thatcher. But then she had been a research chemist, with a science degree. When are people going to learn that having a Classics, Geography, or PPE degree is NOT good qualification for running a country?
@tonycarroll6632
Ай бұрын
You must be joking. She destroyed this country. Privatised everything and sold it off to foreign investors. She was a monster.
@kanedNunable
Ай бұрын
she sold off all our assets. stop talking out your arse.
@julianaylor4351
Ай бұрын
Margaret Thatcher only did three good things, gave women more property rights, made stealing benefit money by fraud or theft of giros, etc, illegal and taking back The Falklands. The rest were terrible policies and did no one any good, like destroying our industries and sell of our utilities and council houses.
@johnmanpls5577
Ай бұрын
me when I lie
@ianrogerburton1670
Ай бұрын
Agreed. The Tories are now so utterly contemptuous of the voters that they think that comedians are the only people they can identify with.
Ah Boris, the greatest party goer of all ages...