[Politics] Starmer v Sunak *** Official Match Thread ***

[Bodian]

0-0 Sunak on the attack but can't get the goal

Because he's too one footed, and only has one type of shot which doesn't get between the posts. Taxes taxes taxes.

 

[A1X]

Actually refreshing bit from both on the Gaza bit, shows what could be done if they weren’t too busy shouting over each other

 

[A mex eyecan]

Don't ask him which tools. He'll talk about Liz Truss or something.

Actually his Dad really was a tool maker. Ably assisted by KS’s mother incubating the said tool for 9 months

 

[timbha]

Took him about five mentions before he challenged it. All facilitated by this dreadful presenter who is allowing one to interrupt and talk over the other, and make the same claim.

I feel for the presenter as she has no red cards. If two teams just want to cheat, foul, etc the referee has no chance.

 

[AlbionBro]

wow, didn’t know that! Well at least he has given us some detail

He was good at giving detail about not being able to pay a phone bill or something, years ago, is that any good?

 

[nicko31]

The reality is there are 2 poor choices, 2 political minnows, neither is any good

Still a lot better than 2019

 

[A mex eyecan]

Certainly made a gigantic tool

beat me to it

 

[pb21]

Both are up.

As far as I can tell illegal immigration is approx 40,000/year and legal migration is 1.2 million/year.

So illegall immigration is 4%, bordering on negligible.

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/illegal-migration-dealing-with-inadmissible-asylum-applications/#:~:text=Around%2040%2C000%20people%20have%20entered,1%20April%E2%80%9331%20December%202023

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06077/#:~:text=The%20latest%20estimates%20on%20migration,net%20migration%20figure%20of%20685%2C000.

 

[medwayseagull reborn]

Starmer has given NO details on policies so far

Big improvement on the Tory policies of the last fourteen years then.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Starmer really IS a chancer

 

[A1X]

I feel for the presenter as she has no red cards. If two teams just want to cheat, foul, etc the referee has no chance.

This would be better with an on screen timer and cut their microphones after the 45 seconds

 

[Mike Small]

Ethchingham has been awful, ref who’s lost control of the game vibes

Absolutely. Why oh f***ing why can't she have the facility to simply switch their mic off. Setting yourself up to fail. Useless.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Big improvement on the Tory policies of the last fourteen years then.

So no policy for the future then?

 

[jcdenton08]

Can't help but feel themed debates would be better, one on the NHS, one on immigration etc...

Whatever your views, these are all complex issues which would be hard to sum up in 45 seconds even without all the politician waffle.

It’s this basically. The format could never work, it’s a joke, the moderator has zero control. Sunak shouty, Starmer timid - there’s nobody and nothing to like about anyone or their policies which have barely n been mentioned.

As I say, shit show.

 

[peterward]

His dad was a toolmaker.

Which makes him a tool?

 

[pb21]

This would be better with an on screen timer and cut their microphones after the 45 seconds

One like this to see the cut of their jibs, all the others in sound insulated rooms that can be isolated.

 

[Seagull]

Climate change. Sunak: I have no idea what the Keeling Curve is. None.

 

[Bodian]

Now Sunak has stopped shouting - they are actually having a better discussion.

But I guess that's not to his benefit.

 

[Napper]

Starmer really IS a chancer

An improvement on the last 14 years then

 

[oldboyroy]

Starmer bouncing back a bit