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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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favourite cheese mature Cheddar. FFS there is no such thing as the EPL
General Election Thread on 14:27 - Jul 5 by SheffieldHoop
banthebbc sounds like a bit of a knob - "Jess Phillips imports" - I can guess what that means, but not sure it makes much sense unless Jess Phillips personally sponsored some immigrants to come to the UK and they've now turned on her. Which might have happened, but seems unlikely.
It's difficult enough to attract "good" people into politics, without adding the possibility of physical intimidation to the mix. I think Nigel Farage is an absolute cu nt of a man, but he should be free to campaign without people throwing stuff at him. Jess Phillips should be free to campaign and attend her count without being intimidated, shouted down or threatened. The least surprising thing in the world is that these ar seholes tend to target women more than men.
Fulham FC: It's the taking part that counts
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General Election Thread on 15:36 - Jul 5 with 1634 views
General Election Thread on 13:45 - Jul 5 by Watford_Ranger
Out of curiosity why have two seats still not declared? I see one is in North Scotland so thought maybe it was remote and therefore delayed but another is Thurrock.
Dunno about Thurrock, but in the Scottish case, the Returning Officer says there is a discrepancy between the total number of votes cast and the total number counted, so this has to be investigated.
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General Election Thread on 16:50 - Jul 5 with 1429 views
banthebbc sounds like a bit of a knob - "Jess Phillips imports" - I can guess what that means, but not sure it makes much sense unless Jess Phillips personally sponsored some immigrants to come to the UK and they've now turned on her. Which might have happened, but seems unlikely.
It's difficult enough to attract "good" people into politics, without adding the possibility of physical intimidation to the mix. I think Nigel Farage is an absolute cu nt of a man, but he should be free to campaign without people throwing stuff at him. Jess Phillips should be free to campaign and attend her count without being intimidated, shouted down or threatened. The least surprising thing in the world is that these ar seholes tend to target women more than men.
So, who did import all horrible cnts abusing youngsters then? And who covered it up for them? Farage was it?
"Someone despises me. That's their problem." Marcus Aurelius
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General Election Thread on 17:08 - Jul 5 with 1330 views
I fully expect the Reform MP's to all resign once they find out they have to disclose all their financial interests to the house. Or that funding is only given to political parties, not plc's.
The grass is always greener.
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General Election Thread on 17:25 - Jul 5 with 2415 views
General Election Thread on 17:49 - Jul 5 by Sonofpugwash
Going to be a lively old PM's questions on wednesdays with Nigel involved.
Unlikely he will be called to ask a question. Joy of being leader of a tiny party. Ed Davey was only called once every three weeks and wasn't allowed a follow up question and he had double the seats. For all this talk of "Nigel" he has 5 MPs out of 650. And before any Reform supporter mentions the unfairness of the electoral system, I would politely ask whether they ever complained about that when the centre party was routinely getting a quarter of the vote and about 3% of the seats over several decades.
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General Election Thread on 18:07 - Jul 5 with 2254 views
General Election Thread on 17:57 - Jul 5 by Sonofpugwash
Hypothetically, if one was to have stuck some googly eyes in the space where the candidates name is and then put a X in the box, would it be a spoiled ballot or a vote for the name under the googly eyes?
The grass is always greener.
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General Election Thread on 18:11 - Jul 5 with 2237 views
Ladies and gentlemen, your new Foreign Secretary...
My God, is this really the best this country can produce anymore? You may not have agreed with the politics of Thatcher but at least she actually stood for something, you could never accuse her of flim flam. She was probably our last great statesman. And I deliberately didn't say statesperson.
I despair for this country.
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General Election Thread on 20:44 - Jul 5 with 1910 views
Listen. It's all going to be fine. Regardless of who votes for what, everything's essentially okay.
Brexit was probably bad, the Tories were gash, Labour will be gash, Farage will keep being a f**king c**t but essentially you'll still be doing the same job, living in the same house, doing the same things and watching the same QPR.
I've been an adult for like 30+ years now and essentially it's alright.
Like if you take man as a man, yeah? Take man as a man, in and of himself, man's safe innit?
Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.
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General Election Thread on 21:43 - Jul 5 with 1802 views
My God, is this really the best this country can produce anymore? You may not have agreed with the politics of Thatcher but at least she actually stood for something, you could never accuse her of flim flam. She was probably our last great statesman. And I deliberately didn't say statesperson.
I despair for this country.
I'm inclined to agree. It may be old age but I remember men like Rab Butler and Antony Crosland were considered to be sagely men of wisdom, paragons of respectability. Fast forward and we've had people like Liz Truss who wouldn't have got a job as a pox doctor's clerk back then. Lammy ? Well, give him a chance.
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General Election Thread on 01:59 - Jul 6 with 1601 views
General Election Thread on 20:49 - Jul 5 by Bluce_Ree
Listen. It's all going to be fine. Regardless of who votes for what, everything's essentially okay.
Brexit was probably bad, the Tories were gash, Labour will be gash, Farage will keep being a f**king c**t but essentially you'll still be doing the same job, living in the same house, doing the same things and watching the same QPR.
I've been an adult for like 30+ years now and essentially it's alright.
Like if you take man as a man, yeah? Take man as a man, in and of himself, man's safe innit?
It doesn't matter who's in power. They get in. Promise the world and then get brought back to reality by senior civil servants.
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General Election Thread on 02:20 - Jul 6 with 1591 views
General Election Thread on 02:20 - Jul 6 by SydneyRs
Sinn Fein has more seats than Reform and they only stand in northern Ireland and don't even turn up to parliament . Just saying.
Well, you're just describing the vagaries of our electoral system, really, not the popularity, or otherwise, of any particular party. In the iom, population 85000, a lot of it retired, we pay for 24 MHKs (MPs). Quite the financial burden
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General Election Thread on 07:57 - Jul 6 with 1400 views
My God, is this really the best this country can produce anymore? You may not have agreed with the politics of Thatcher but at least she actually stood for something, you could never accuse her of flim flam. She was probably our last great statesman. And I deliberately didn't say statesperson.
I despair for this country.
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.
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General Election Thread on 09:11 - Jul 6 with 1253 views
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 .
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General Election Thread on 09:20 - Jul 6 with 1234 views
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 .
I think there's more division within both parties themselves then there was between the manifestos of the tories and labour. Starmer is going to have a real job keeping the party together, and with 30 something percent of 59% of the electorate, he hasn't got the public mandate his overwhelming majority might suggest. I don't like him or a lot of the policies and people around him, but I really hope I'm wrong and labour can make a real positive impact.
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