# The UK government reshuffle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-government-reshuffle/806170>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 8, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-government-reshuffle/806170 "2018-01-08T23:55:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-government-reshuffle/806170/1 "2018-01-08T23:55:49Z")

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I see that the Tories have appointed no fewer than 9 vice chairmen. We all knew that the Tory Party was a den of iniquity, but it’s disappointing to see it confirmed. 😃

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-government-reshuffle/806170/2 "2018-01-11T06:11:25Z")

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George Osborne doesn’t like it.

> **[George Osborne: Theresa May's Cabinet reshuffle is the worst in modern history](https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/george-osborne-theresa-mays-cabinet-reshuffle-is-the-worst-in-modern-history)**
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> George Osborne has launched another bitter attack on Theresa May by branding her Cabinet reshuffle the “worst in modern history”.

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-government-reshuffle/806170/3 "2018-01-11T09:54:58Z")

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Is he angling for a return to power after a Conservative defeat?

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-government-reshuffle/806170/4 "2018-01-17T05:07:35Z")

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‘Vasectomies for all the unemployed wasters’ [New Tory vice-chair Ben Bradley suggested unemployed should have vasectomies](https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/92121/new-tory-vice-chair-ben-bradley-suggested)

The Tories are so incompetent, they almost make Corbyn look like a reasonable alternative.  
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-government-reshuffle/806170/5 "2018-01-17T05:46:47Z")

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“Ahhh…more voters for me!”

“Uh, Mr. President, they can’t vote for you.”

“Oh? Fuck 'em, then.”

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-government-reshuffle/806170/6 "2018-01-17T07:44:37Z")

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^^Yea that’s a shit-hole. I cancelled my visit for, well… er, reasons.