[Politics] The General Election Thread

[daveinplzen]

Looks as thought the Israeli State has managed to convince people that anybody who criticizes the State, is anti semetic.
Ive been given examples of anti semitism against the faith, by a FEW Labour supporters, but not enough to convince me that the party, or Corbyn is anti semetic in any sense.
Its Labours support for the Palestinians, who were royally shafted, that pisses off the Israeli State.

 

[highflyer]

I’ve noticed that Bojo the clown will come up against Labour’s Ali Milani (he was on Newsnight last night) if he is not moved off the front line to a safe seat.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp....his-hands-could-uxbridge-unseat-boris-johnson

I’ve attended a number of events with the impressive Ali speaking/chairing at and I’m pretty sure he can take Bojo out, especially if the Lib Dem’s & Greens pull their candidates.

News of Bojo running scared to a safe seat should be with us soon, if not, bet on Ali to win, you won’t regret it!

Yup. Johnson and Duncan Smith seats both seriously at risk
If Johnson runs it won't look good. If he stays and potentially loses would be worse.

On top of that I see that the brilliant communications strategist Cummings has let Rees Mogg loose in the media today, with predictable results.

And the government would rather face assumptions of cover up than release the report on Russian interference (which rather implies that it contains something they don't want us to see...). What's the betting we'll see it anyway?

And then there's the news that, of the 200,000 new starter homes they promised to build in 2015 so far they have managed ...zero. Way to build trust in all those future spending promises they are making!

All going to plan so far with this 'Brexit election'

 

[nicko31]

Interesting that 31% on here want to vote for a party that no longer exists..

Conservative and Unionist Party

The Tory position seems to be hardening presumably to try and tame the Brexit party threat which talk on no extension to transition. When you consider how little has been achieved in 3.5 years, how could a comprehensive trade deal be completed in 12 months?

So a vote for Tories is essentially

a) Leave the EU on / before 31/1/19

b) Break up the Union of the United Kingdom (the NI nail is already in the coffin)

c) No deal by 31/12/19

It really is shit or bust on 12th December

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

What was it that a certain T May said about the Tories being the nasty party? JRM, leading candidate for the Most Condescending Creature on the Planet award:

Jacob Rees-Mogg has sparked anger by saying the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster should have used “common sense” and fled the building.
“If you just ignore what you're told and leave you are so much safer,” the senior Conservative said.

“And I think if either of us were in a fire, whatever the fire brigade said, we would leave the burning building. It just seems the common sense thing to do.”

 

[daveinplzen]

Examples?

Do you have examples of his anti semitism?
I am from a Jewish family, and I dont think he is anti semite. So, I class myself as an example. If you have examples of his anti semitism, I would like to see them.

 

[nicko31]

She really is a nasty piece of work isn't she.

'Scotland voted remain' is her favourite line, but she fails to mention the following:

Scots voting for SNP in 2017: 977,569

Scots voting to leave the EU in 2016: 1,018,322

No fan of her either, nationalism is toxic where English or Scottish and both have the ability to damage or destroy each other.

But the Scots were told in 2014 stay in the UK, to stay in the EU.

What has followed is the ultimate betrayal and with Davidson gone goes any moderation - the Tories are finished again north of the border

If Boris wins they will want out, and if he refuses them another vote it will just amplify the SNP support

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

No fan of her either, nationalism is toxic where English or Scottish and both have the ability to damage or destroy each other.

But the Scots were told in 2014 stay in the UK, to stay in the EU.

What has followed is the ultimate betrayal and with Davidson gone goes any moderation - the Tories are finished again north of the border

If Boris wins they will want out, and if he refuses them another vote it will just amplify the SNP support

Sure, I was just pointing out that more Scots voted for Brexit in 2016 than voted for the SNP at the last General Election in 2017 - a fact she seems to ignore.

 

[nicko31]

Sure, I was just pointing out that more Scots voted for Brexit in 2016 than voted for the SNP at the last General Election in 2017 - a fact she seems to ignore.

Yes but I think that is about to change. The Tories have a resurgence under Davidson (she was very good), but that's all gone now and they will now feel more disenfranchised. There is no doubt there are financial challenges with an Independent Scotland, but they will also see an opportunity as the SM / CU option in Great Britain

 

[Pinkie Brown]

The wonderful bonus of the Brexit Party running candidates is the unhinged & batshit crazy plums it throws into the spotlight. Any doubts the Brexit Party process of weeding out loony tunes isn't robust has proven unfounded. They paid their hundred quid to Nige, so....

Worthing East & Shoreham have been blessed with well known conspiracy theorist, flat earther & climate change denier Richard Milton. Still, if he takes votes off Timmy Loughton he will have proven a useful idiot. The lucky electorate of South Thanet have Tim Vince standing for the Brexit Party. Timmy has many strange ideas. The Treaty of Rome and Lisbon Treaty were signed in the Temple of Zeus apparently. Who knew. Timmy really needs to look at a map sometime. I'll leave it right here....

 

[daveinplzen]

The wonderful bonus of the Brexit Party running candidates is the unhinged & batshit crazy plums it throws into the spotlight. Any doubts the Brexit Party process of weeding out loony tunes isn't robust has proven unfounded. They paid their hundred quid to Nige, so....

Worthing East & Shoreham have been blessed with well known conspiracy theorist, flat earther & climate change denier Richard Milton. Still, if he takes votes off Timmy Loughton he will have proven a useful idiot. The lucky electorate of South Thanet have Tim Vince standing for the Brexit Party. Timmy has many strange ideas. The Treaty of Rome and Lisbon Treaty were signed in the Temple of Zeus apparently. Who knew. Timmy really needs to look at a map sometime. I'll leave it right here....

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-party-candidate-who-believes-20811588

 

[nicko31]

The wonderful bonus of the Brexit Party running candidates is the unhinged & batshit crazy plums it throws into the spotlight. Any doubts the Brexit Party process of weeding out loony tunes isn't robust has proven unfounded. They paid their hundred quid to Nige, so....

Worthing East & Shoreham have been blessed with well known conspiracy theorist, flat earther & climate change denier Richard Milton. Still, if he takes votes off Timmy Loughton he will have proven a useful idiot. The lucky electorate of South Thanet have Tim Vince standing for the Brexit Party. Timmy has many strange ideas. The Treaty of Rome and Lisbon Treaty were signed in the Temple of Zeus apparently. Who knew. Timmy really needs to look at a map sometime. I'll leave it right here....

Shouldn't Nige be standing in South Thanet? Where has he decided to stand?

 

[daveinplzen]

Shouldn't Nige be standing in South Thanet? Where has he decided to stand?

A dolphinarium.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Shouldn't Nige be standing in South Thanet? Where has he decided to stand?

Farage has stated he's not running this year but going to campaign 'nationwide' for his candidates. After seven attempts and failures at getting into parliament, including once polling less than Mr Flipper the dolphin, it's time to throw in the towel. And hope for a peerage down the line no doubt....

 

[nicko31]

Farage has stated he's not running this year but going to campaign 'nationwide' for his candidates. After seven attempts and failures at getting into parliament, including once polling less than Mr Flipper the dolphin, it's time to throw in the towel. And hope for a peerage down the line no doubt....

That won't go down to well with the BP faithful, do they have any provision to select a new leader if Nige's position is deemed unsatisfactory?

 

[Pinkie Brown]

That won't go down to well with the BP faithful, do they have any provision to select a new leader if Nige's position is deemed unsatisfactory?

As Nige owns the Brexit party Ltd & the faithful pay for the privilege of being 'supporters' rather than members, I guess they'll have to suck it up. One day the penny will drop they've been taken for mugs by a snake oil salesman.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

No. 10 refuses to allow the report into Rusdian interference in the elections, until after the December general election.

What have they got to hide?

There's some suggestions in the papers this week that a certain Mr D Cummings has Russia links, could he be named in this report?

 

[WATFORD zero]

The wonderful bonus of the Brexit Party running candidates is the unhinged & batshit crazy plums it throws into the spotlight. Any doubts the Brexit Party process of weeding out loony tunes isn't robust has proven unfounded. They paid their hundred quid to Nige, so....

Worthing East & Shoreham have been blessed with well known conspiracy theorist, flat earther & climate change denier Richard Milton. Still, if he takes votes off Timmy Loughton he will have proven a useful idiot. The lucky electorate of South Thanet have Tim Vince standing for the Brexit Party. Timmy has many strange ideas. The Treaty of Rome and Lisbon Treaty were signed in the Temple of Zeus apparently. Who knew. Timmy really needs to look at a map sometime. I'll leave it right here....

Credit where credit is due, [MENTION=33253]JC Footy Genius[/MENTION] looks really good for his age

 

[WATFORD zero]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-party-candidate-who-believes-20811588

Brexit Party candidate who believes she comes from the star Sirius stands down

That is dreadful, making her stand down as Brexit Party candidate

Jill Hughes, who was the party's prospective candidate for Batley and Spen, also believes in "elves/fairies/mermaids/unicorns and all things elemental and otherworldly", and that her horse was reincarnated as another horse.

Sounds the perfect candidate

 

[nwgull]

The Brexit Party are currently doing a great job at highlighting the fact that there are at least 2 versions of Brexit. They should be encouraged to continue to give those 10-15% of the electorate wanting hard/no-deal Brexit a box to tick on the ballot paper rather than have to compromise with Boris’s deal and tick the box next to their Tory candidate.

 

[WATFORD zero]

With the list of Brexit Party candidates released, it must be time for another round of