| General Election Thread 17:46 - May 22 with 237158 views | loftboy |
This will be the first election that I have no idea who to vote for, will never vote Tory again after the lies during covid where my dad lost his life, don’t trust starmer, would never vote for a bunch of racists like reform , anyone give me a clue?
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| General Election Thread on 12:35 - Jul 6 with 1199 views | hubble |
| General Election Thread on 12:32 - Jul 6 by queensparker |
It’s weird, wasn’t aware they’d fiddled around with the local boundaries until this week. Our old ward MP was Sarah Teather who was good, then Dawn Butler who we never saw.
Now poky Kensal Green has been absorbed into a posher constituency looking forward to seeing what happens. Hopefully Georgia can level all the empty flats around Westfield for a new ground within a couple of years |
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| General Election Thread on 12:37 - Jul 6 with 1179 views | SheffieldHoop |
| General Election Thread on 09:11 - Jul 6 by Paddyhoops |
Some in tray for this government.
Trains don’t work , Prisons overcrowded , NHS doesn’t work , High rents , Food banks on the rise along with the rivers over flowing with shit .
Good luck with that .
Hopefully they can get some of it right and do
It with a united government which clearly hasn’t been the case . |
Not to mention the 1000 odd ISIS returnees living amongst us. (That's jus the ones who already have a British passport, sure there will be more living in hotels "seeking asylum") [Post edited 6 Jul 12:41]
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| General Election Thread on 12:41 - Jul 6 with 1177 views | Stainrod |
You forgot to point out this time that they are probably all nonces |  | | |
| General Election Thread on 12:42 - Jul 6 with 1159 views | SheffieldHoop |
| General Election Thread on 12:41 - Jul 6 by Stainrod |
You forgot to point out this time that they are probably all nonces |
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| General Election Thread on 12:54 - Jul 6 with 1132 views | Watford_Ranger |
| General Election Thread on 12:34 - Jul 6 by hubble |
Vallance has decades of experience of getting things completely wrong. And I'm not sure what qualifies Miliband to be the new 'secretary of state for energy security and net zero'. Other than that, like his Marxist father, he is an ideologue.
Miliband in charge 'energy security'. It's like some kind of weird joke. You're not wrong about the previous administration though, absolutely stuffed with complete imbeciles.
I agree with Sydney when he says "wouldn't it be nice for politics to become boring again to the point where we don't really notice it that much" - but that requires people who actually know what they're doing - and who are free from vested interests, with no desire for self-promotion. Neither Vallance or Miliband fit that bill.
Reeves may or may not prove a competent Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lammy as Foreign Secretary... well, I guess we'll see. I have a modicum of faith in Yvette Cooper as Home secretary.
To attain power in the world's 6th largest economy - as Labour under Starmer have done - and when The Sun endorses you - you know that deals have been done that are nothing to do with the promises Starmer made in his speech outside No. 10.
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I’ll have to bow to your no doubt far greater experience of their careers rather than putting it down to crying about Labour winning comfortably. | | | |
| General Election Thread on 13:43 - Jul 6 with 2316 views | LimehouseR |
Reform are a company backed by a right wing millionaire, they are not a political party. They have 5 seats yet will get 100x the political coverage than say the Greens (4 seats) because they are backed by a right wing media. Even the BBC give them a completely disproportionate amount of coverage. Their deputy leader has said regarding migrants in boats "left to drown". Nigel Farage dresses and mimics many of the mannerisms of Adolf Hitler. Lee Anderson? The less said the better. They've convinced a large proportion of the population that they are totally legitimate and aren't 'racist'. Let's see how Farage deals with the scrutiny of being an actual MP now. His finances will be very interesting reading.
Let's give this Labour government a chance, the Tories spent 14 years ripping up the basic infrastructure of this country. It's no coincidence that the number of billionaires has dramatically risen over the last decade.
Labour have already:
Called for an outright ceasefire in the Middle East and the call for a two party state (really wasn't that difficult to say was it).
Have stated they will open negotiations with junior doctors as early as next week (again, not difficult to sit down and talk with people is it, that's your job).
Scrapped the illegal and immoral Rwanda policy. (That has cost £240 million pounds and was going to cost over £1million plus per person 'deported').
I'd say that's progress within 48 hours.
Anyway let's just try and be positive about the future at least rather than slagging off each other and people who have barely had a chance to settle in to the office. |  | | |
| General Election Thread on 13:47 - Jul 6 with 2294 views | Stainrod |
| General Election Thread on 12:54 - Jul 6 by Watford_Ranger |
I’ll have to bow to your no doubt far greater experience of their careers rather than putting it down to crying about Labour winning comfortably. |
Agree. Not a Labour supporter but not sure about the criticisms of shadow cabinet careers.
The Tories had Gavin Williamson who was a failed electric heater salesman.
Grant Shappps was revealed to have various alliases which he employed for nefarious business ventures.
Am not massively missing the self-entitled Old Etonians and Old Wickamists who think by virtue of their upbringings they have a right to rule.
I hate tribal politics and wish different parties could work together in the national interest but the Tory tribe can hardly complain if every couple of decades another tribe is allowed to temporarily run the country instead of them. [Post edited 6 Jul 13:48]
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| General Election Thread on 13:48 - Jul 6 with 2289 views | wood_hoop |
| General Election Thread on 11:41 - Jul 6 by queensparker |
Fk Michael Gove, my new local MP Georgia Gould (Queens Park and Maida Vale) is cut from the right cloth
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Without doubt a future PM........ |  | | |
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| General Election Thread on 13:52 - Jul 6 with 2227 views | Discodroids |
'Nigel Farage dresses and mimics many of the mannerisms of Adolf Hitler'.
Tis true, only this very morning he was on GB news conducting altitude experiments on mixed race baranados orphans, studying the hair growth patterns of twins for his new biography , injecting blue eye dye into the disabled and making plans annexing off parts of Harold wood for a Joy Divison brothel for his off duty party staffers.
All the while dressed up like a Slut a as banfurher drummer boy from the Hitler youth.
man alive those ley lines simply can't be ignored [Post edited 6 Jul 14:02]
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| General Election Thread on 14:01 - Jul 6 with 2186 views | Esox_Lucius |
| General Election Thread on 09:33 - Jul 6 by Northernr |
Didn't he win his constituency by 11,500 votes? |
The Independent Feinstein, gained over 7K votes and KS majority was down 17.4% in what was thought to be an ultra safe seat for him. |  |
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| General Election Thread on 14:04 - Jul 6 with 2140 views | Sonofpugwash |
Oh well The Great Reset it is then.
Would suggest you get your meagre amounts out of the bank and go into things like bullion coins or something.
Bird Flu lockdown probably coming by November,CBDC also on its way.
We'll a Venezuela-esque "Socialist Paradise" in no time. |  |
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| General Election Thread on 14:04 - Jul 6 with 2153 views | Northernr |
| General Election Thread on 14:01 - Jul 6 by Esox_Lucius |
The Independent Feinstein, gained over 7K votes and KS majority was down 17.4% in what was thought to be an ultra safe seat for him. |
Feels like the sort of ‘threat’ Lyndon Dykes poses. |  | | |
| General Election Thread on 14:11 - Jul 6 with 2124 views | kensalriser |
| General Election Thread on 12:34 - Jul 6 by hubble |
Vallance has decades of experience of getting things completely wrong. And I'm not sure what qualifies Miliband to be the new 'secretary of state for energy security and net zero'. Other than that, like his Marxist father, he is an ideologue.
Miliband in charge 'energy security'. It's like some kind of weird joke. You're not wrong about the previous administration though, absolutely stuffed with complete imbeciles.
I agree with Sydney when he says "wouldn't it be nice for politics to become boring again to the point where we don't really notice it that much" - but that requires people who actually know what they're doing - and who are free from vested interests, with no desire for self-promotion. Neither Vallance or Miliband fit that bill.
Reeves may or may not prove a competent Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lammy as Foreign Secretary... well, I guess we'll see. I have a modicum of faith in Yvette Cooper as Home secretary.
To attain power in the world's 6th largest economy - as Labour under Starmer have done - and when The Sun endorses you - you know that deals have been done that are nothing to do with the promises Starmer made in his speech outside No. 10.
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I don't have any particular views on Miliband but you're castigating him for his physiology, which obviously no one can help, and the views his father held. And his vested interests - what would they be? In the context of energy, vested interests are the very powerful and extraordinarily well-funded fossil fuel companies. |  |
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| General Election Thread on 14:23 - Jul 6 with 2061 views | stevec |
| General Election Thread on 08:25 - Jul 6 by Northernr |
On a more positive note, SOME (I'm sure some of the others are crap, yes) of the cabinet appointments yesterday were really encouraging to me. Richard Hermer, Patrick Vallance, particularly James Timpson. Actual experts in their field, who've worked at the front line and know what they're talking about and what needs to be done. Not career ladder politicians who get a job simply for being loyal to the leader. It's a very welcome departure from having culture, media and sport run by bloody Nadine Dorries, or sticking Chris Grayling in charge of trains. |
Timpson? That’ll mean Labour will be able to let themselves in and take all our silverware. |  | | |
| General Election Thread on 14:23 - Jul 6 with 2061 views | NorthantsHoop |
| General Election Thread on 14:11 - Jul 6 by kensalriser |
I don't have any particular views on Miliband but you're castigating him for his physiology, which obviously no one can help, and the views his father held. And his vested interests - what would they be? In the context of energy, vested interests are the very powerful and extraordinarily well-funded fossil fuel companies. |
We all know it is Larry the Cat the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office who is in charge at 10 Downing Street. It is up to the Chief Mouser whether a government succeeds or not. |  | | |
| General Election Thread on 14:27 - Jul 6 with 2031 views | QPR_John |
| General Election Thread on 13:43 - Jul 6 by LimehouseR |
Reform are a company backed by a right wing millionaire, they are not a political party. They have 5 seats yet will get 100x the political coverage than say the Greens (4 seats) because they are backed by a right wing media. Even the BBC give them a completely disproportionate amount of coverage. Their deputy leader has said regarding migrants in boats "left to drown". Nigel Farage dresses and mimics many of the mannerisms of Adolf Hitler. Lee Anderson? The less said the better. They've convinced a large proportion of the population that they are totally legitimate and aren't 'racist'. Let's see how Farage deals with the scrutiny of being an actual MP now. His finances will be very interesting reading.
Let's give this Labour government a chance, the Tories spent 14 years ripping up the basic infrastructure of this country. It's no coincidence that the number of billionaires has dramatically risen over the last decade.
Labour have already:
Called for an outright ceasefire in the Middle East and the call for a two party state (really wasn't that difficult to say was it).
Have stated they will open negotiations with junior doctors as early as next week (again, not difficult to sit down and talk with people is it, that's your job).
Scrapped the illegal and immoral Rwanda policy. (That has cost £240 million pounds and was going to cost over £1million plus per person 'deported').
I'd say that's progress within 48 hours.
Anyway let's just try and be positive about the future at least rather than slagging off each other and people who have barely had a chance to settle in to the office. |
“ Have stated they will open negotiations with junior doctors as early as next week (again, not difficult to sit down and talk with people is it, that's your job).”
That will be interesting to see what they eventually settle at. | | | |
| General Election Thread on 14:57 - Jul 6 with 1954 views | NorthantsHoop |
| General Election Thread on 14:27 - Jul 6 by QPR_John |
“ Have stated they will open negotiations with junior doctors as early as next week (again, not difficult to sit down and talk with people is it, that's your job).”
That will be interesting to see what they eventually settle at. |
Think that Keir Starmer will be a decent Prime Minister, seems pretty grounded and serious and has a top team around him that mirror this. The Civil Service will be more motivated to get things going again as they have spent most of the last 14 years working within the turmoil of a coalition, the May Brexit years, Johnson's lack of detail, Truss incompetence and Sunak's lack of control of a fractured party. I would expect that Streeting will be charged with getting a quick win to strike a deal with the junior doctors that will be a compromise but acceptable to both parties. | | | |
| General Election Thread on 15:04 - Jul 6 with 1912 views | 222gers |
Good write up in Der Spiegel saying although Starmer has the charisma of a geography teacher, most of the UK sees the result as redemption and “the clown show” is over. Good paper Der Spiegel.
“sprechen sie deutsch ?” My wife said, “ah, oui oui” I said. |  | | |
| General Election Thread on 16:06 - Jul 6 with 1819 views | Beckenhamhoop |
| General Election Thread on 08:25 - Jul 6 by Northernr |
On a more positive note, SOME (I'm sure some of the others are crap, yes) of the cabinet appointments yesterday were really encouraging to me. Richard Hermer, Patrick Vallance, particularly James Timpson. Actual experts in their field, who've worked at the front line and know what they're talking about and what needs to be done. Not career ladder politicians who get a job simply for being loyal to the leader. It's a very welcome departure from having culture, media and sport run by bloody Nadine Dorries, or sticking Chris Grayling in charge of trains. |
This is actually what the House of Lords should be for; a center of expertise, people with years of knowledge in one particular field acting for the benefit of the country as opposed to transient, slimey, ideological politicians. Far too many in the Lords are there because they are a politicians bastard daughter or the mum of one of Corbyn’s cronies. | | | |
| General Election Thread on 19:58 - Jul 6 with 1658 views | Esox_Lucius |
| General Election Thread on 14:04 - Jul 6 by Northernr |
Feels like the sort of ‘threat’ Lyndon Dykes poses. |
TBF he had less than a month to crowdfund a campaign and rally support for himself. Imagine what he could done with KS level of funding and campaign staff.
Those dismissing him by sneering he could say anything because he knew he wouldn't win have overlooked the background; enough people are so anti Starmer that they want him out. He has said he will carry on, inspired by the success of other independents with similar political views and will be better prepared next time. A lot of people are fed up with the political duopoly in the UK. | |
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| General Election Thread on 20:37 - Jul 6 with 1579 views | Watford_Ranger |
| General Election Thread on 19:58 - Jul 6 by Esox_Lucius |
TBF he had less than a month to crowdfund a campaign and rally support for himself. Imagine what he could done with KS level of funding and campaign staff.
Those dismissing him by sneering he could say anything because he knew he wouldn't win have overlooked the background; enough people are so anti Starmer that they want him out. He has said he will carry on, inspired by the success of other independents with similar political views and will be better prepared next time. A lot of people are fed up with the political duopoly in the UK. |
He raised a lot more money for his campaign than he could actually spend and it’s not like Starmer was going around St Pancras knocking on doors. I hope Feinstein will be making a very public donation of the excess funds to a good cause. | | | |
| General Election Thread on 21:00 - Jul 6 with 1535 views | CateLeBonR |
| General Election Thread on 19:44 - Jul 5 by queensparker |
An interesting post-election stat.
After yesterday not a single one of 92 football league clubs is in a Tory constituency
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| General Election Thread on 21:11 - Jul 6 with 1507 views | Sonofpugwash |
| General Election Thread on 13:52 - Jul 6 by Discodroids |
'Nigel Farage dresses and mimics many of the mannerisms of Adolf Hitler'.
Tis true, only this very morning he was on GB news conducting altitude experiments on mixed race baranados orphans, studying the hair growth patterns of twins for his new biography , injecting blue eye dye into the disabled and making plans annexing off parts of Harold wood for a Joy Divison brothel for his off duty party staffers.
All the while dressed up like a Slut a as banfurher drummer boy from the Hitler youth.
man alive those ley lines simply can't be ignored [Post edited 6 Jul 14:02]
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| General Election Thread on 21:17 - Jul 6 with 1492 views | Discodroids |
Please uncle blob, don't trigger me.
You know only to well that Farage has a diabolical patent pending prototype design of laurence olivers 'marathon man' retractable blade , which he hopes to conceal up the sleeve of his hackett blazer to stripe up any untermensch devotees of Rufus Hound, Rylan and Tom Daley.
Yet more damning evidence , if ever it was needed, is that he has started up his own Oscar Dirlewanger Brigade, a homicidal counter insurgency SS death squad, to make khmer rouge style 5am incursions behind enemy lines into Upton park ,east ham and Ilford to lay waste and assunder to muslim enclaves and halal fried chicken shops, the lamentations of their women sweet music in their ears as they retreat back to Middle England with their spoils of war.
Diabolical. Farage, Speer and Boremann. the axis of Nazi evil. [Post edited 6 Jul 21:18]
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| General Election Thread on 21:28 - Jul 6 with 1472 views | Sonofpugwash |
| General Election Thread on 21:17 - Jul 6 by Discodroids |
Please uncle blob, don't trigger me.
You know only to well that Farage has a diabolical patent pending prototype design of laurence olivers 'marathon man' retractable blade , which he hopes to conceal up the sleeve of his hackett blazer to stripe up any untermensch devotees of Rufus Hound, Rylan and Tom Daley.
Yet more damning evidence , if ever it was needed, is that he has started up his own Oscar Dirlewanger Brigade, a homicidal counter insurgency SS death squad, to make khmer rouge style 5am incursions behind enemy lines into Upton park ,east ham and Ilford to lay waste and assunder to muslim enclaves and halal fried chicken shops, the lamentations of their women sweet music in their ears as they retreat back to Middle England with their spoils of war.
Diabolical. Farage, Speer and Boremann. the axis of Nazi evil. [Post edited 6 Jul 21:18]
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Remember the old circus?When things go spectacularly wrong they send in the clowns to divert the audience's attention?
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