Also In The News - part 3

[Spiritwalker]

A bit wimpy for Starmer to do his statement indoors.

[SkidsFox]

Starmer promising to "stop the Chaos".  Quite a clever slogan. (Whether or not he can deliver is another matter).

[CrazyKopCorner]

Yes wally without a brolly 

[Lionator]

Don’t like how’s he abandoned a lot of the most left of Labour approaches but you can’t say that Starmer hasn’t grown, he’s ready. 

[foxy boxing]

21 minutes ago, Daggers said:

It’s a golden rule. You don’t do this. 
 

 

He's pissed all over the general public long enough,  we should get the chance to piss all over him and flush him down the political bog.

[Daggers]

1 minute ago, SkidsFox said:

Starmer promising to "stop the Chaos".  Quite a clever slogan. (Whether or not he can deliver is another matter).

Brilliant that, if he begins with our board and Rudkin. 

[StanSP]

Susie Dent nails it all the time

 

 

 

[Sly]

Labour 1/8

Conservative 12/1

UKIP 100/1

Reform 125/1

Lib Dems 500/1

Greens 750/1

 

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, Sly said:

Labour 1/8

Conservative 12/1

UKIP 100/1

Reform 125/1

Lib Dems 500/1

Greens 750/1

 

You have to wonder why Lib Dems are even a thing these days... 

[FoxesDeb]

Who is actually going to vote Conservative unless they've been in a coma for at least the last 5 years and suddenly wake up on 3rd July?

 

I've never voted anything else in a GE but I wouldn't consider it now, and I can't understand why anyone would.

 

Need to find out how we sort out our postal or online votes I guess!

[Sly]

Just now, StanSP said:

You have to wonder why Lib Dems are even a thing these days... 

I’d imagine you’ll get similar odds on us winning the league next season, as to the Lib Dems winning the election.

 

I think Labour are also at shorter odds than Man City making it 5 in a row. 

[Sly]

Just now, FoxesDeb said:

Who is actually going to vote Conservative unless they've been in a coma for at least the last 5 years and suddenly wake up on 3rd July?

 

I've never voted anything else in a GE but I wouldn't consider it now, and I can't understand why anyone would.

 

Need to find out how we sort out our postal or online votes I guess!

Sort of where I am. 
 

I wasted my vote last time and went Green as I couldn’t bring myself to vote for Boris Johnson.  

[Leicesterpool]

Don't think it'll even be tight, will be a landslide. Don't even think the Torie supporters can bare another six years of this government. No doubt the tory press will stir up more crap on Angela Rayner in the coming weeks, don't think the british public care about that there's much worst things the tory mp's have probably done.

[EnderbyFox]

Does anyone else automatically think of these shoes whenever they hear anything to do with the Liberal Democrats? 
 

[Tuna]

Labour's election tag line needs only be "Time For A Change", simple as that.

[SkidsFox]

Suspect there'll be a lot of this type of pic.

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, Tuna said:

Labour's election tag line needs only be "Time For A Change", simple as that.

Nearly there! 

 

[Sly]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

Nearly there! 

 

He’s as boring and painful as Rishi though! 
 

Starmer isn’t going to help me hide my millions! 

 

Jokes aside, which party pushes for rejoining the EU to try and grab some votes? 

[Tuna]

24 minutes ago, Spiritwalker said:

Steve Bray should be knighted for his service to British politics.

He'll be gutted - Labour get in he has nothing to complain about!

[Leicesterpool]

You look back though, it's very rare to look back at a prime minster or government and say there doing a good job. There always doing something crap somewhere. The scary thought for the new prime minster maybe trying to avoid another world war.

 

Another thing to look out for by the end of the year we may have new prime minster of the country and maybe a returning president in Donald Trump.

Edited 22 May 2024 by Leicesterpool

[kyleolly]

Starmergeddon 😂😂

[Trav Le Bleu]

9 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said:

Who is actually going to vote Conservative unless they've been in a coma for at least the last 5 years and suddenly wake up on 3rd July?

 

I've never voted anything else in a GE but I wouldn't consider it now, and I can't understand why anyone would.

 

Need to find out how we sort out our postal or online votes I guess!

People don't vote on policies.

 

Sunak could have walked out holding the corpse of a freshly quartered child, ripped out its heart, fed the liver to Larry and the choice offal to Priti Patel, whilst Jeremy Hunt salivated at his shoulder, then holding the remains aloft announced that the augury was favourable to a further term in power... and people would vote Conservative because, "that's what I've always done and always will."

[FoxesDeb]

10 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

People don't vote on policies.

 

Sunak could have walked out holding the corpse of a freshly quartered child, ripped out its heart, fed the liver to Larry and the choice offal to Priti Patel, whilst Jeremy Hunt salivated at his shoulder, then holding the remains aloft announced that the augury was favourable to a further term in power... and people would vote Conservative because, "that's what I've always done and always will."

I suppose this is what I don't understand then, what exactly are people voting for if not government policies? Whether people agree or not, and many won't, my historical votes have been based on both Conservative policy, and my local MP at the time.

 

What other reason is there to vote? This time I'm not sure how I will decide, my only financial asset in the UK is my company pension which is protected anyway I believe, although the age I can collect my state pension might be a factor if it's mentioned, even though it's still quite a way off!

 

Looking at the bigger picture my husband and I both have children who still live in the UK and our votes ultimately will be decided by who looks most likely to provide a better future for them, and I just can't see how the Tories think they will do that.

 

Like @Sly, and there must be plenty others like us, we need a decent alternative, but feel like we have no option other than to vote Labour. I wonder how many people won't be able to bring themselves to break the habit of a lifetime though, and just not bother voting at all, and in whose favour that will fall?

[Sly]

1 minute ago, FoxesDeb said:

I suppose this is what I don't understand then, what exactly are people voting for if not government policies? Whether people agree or not, and many won't, my historical votes have been based on both Conservative policy, and my local MP at the time.

 

What other reason is there to vote? This time I'm not sure how I will decide, my only financial asset in the UK is my company pension which is protected anyway I believe, although the age I can collect my state pension might be a factor if it's mentioned, even though it's still quite a way off!

 

Looking at the bigger picture my husband and I both have children who still live in the UK and our votes ultimately will be decided by who looks most likely to provide a better future for them, and I just can't see how the Tories think they will do that.

 

Like @Sly, and there must be plenty others like us, we need a decent alternative, but feel like we have no option other than to vote Labour. I wonder how many people won't be able to bring themselves to break the habit of a lifetime though, and just not bother voting at all, and in whose favour that will fall?

This is spot on. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

8 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said:

I suppose this is what I don't understand then, what exactly are people voting for if not government policies? Whether people agree or not, and many won't, my historical votes have been based on both Conservative policy, and my local MP at the time.

 

What other reason is there to vote? This time I'm not sure how I will decide, my only financial asset in the UK is my company pension which is protected anyway I believe, although the age I can collect my state pension might be a factor if it's mentioned, even though it's still quite a way off!

 

Looking at the bigger picture my husband and I both have children who still live in the UK and our votes ultimately will be decided by who looks most likely to provide a better future for them, and I just can't see how the Tories think they will do that.

 

Like @Sly, and there must be plenty others like us, we need a decent alternative, but feel like we have no option other than to vote Labour. I wonder how many people won't be able to bring themselves to break the habit of a lifetime though, and just not bother voting at all, and in whose favour that will fall?

A scarily large percentage of people who vote won't be able to tell you more then one (if that) policy that the party they're voting for has promised should they get into power.

 

It's a bit like people who only bet on the Grand National.