[Politics] The General Election Thread

[One Love]

You've lost me I'm afraid , merely pointing out that you were wrong on Farage's response.

He said that Corbyn is the better debater. Bearing in mind they were debating that says it all.

You could change your name to FactCheck?

 

[Hastings gull]

Wait, Corbyn was in charge of Venezuela? You’d think he’d put that on his cv.


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Does that really strike you as a sensible reply?

 

[Hastings gull]

About the debate yes. As a human being and politician Johnson is a serial liar and everyone knows this. Objectively as someone who definitely won't vote Tory and probably won't vote Labour I thought Corbyn won the debate. I wouldn't have said it was a disaster for Johnson though who came through more or less unscathed which is all he needs to do.

Ok -you are trying to steer a more objective line, but I would question how you know that everybody knows he is a serial liar, if indeed he is.

 

[Bakero]

Ok -you are trying to steer a more objective line, but I would question how you know that everybody knows he is a serial liar, if indeed he is.

https://boris-johnson-lies.com/

 

[Hugo Rune]

Does that really strike you as a sensible reply?

It wasn’t a very sensible question in the first place though.

 

[Weststander]

“On his decision to postpone a planned fall in UK corporation tax from 19% to 17%, Mr Johnson claimed it was “already the lowest in Europe”.

But Ireland, for example, has a rate of 12.5%, according to statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).” BBC

It’s not as simple as that. The UK may have a single CT rate just now, but many of our European competitors have a low rate to attract ‘ethical’ companies such as Starbucks, Apple, Dell and Amazon, and a far higher CT rate for their wholly domestic companies.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Ok -you are trying to steer a more objective line, but I would question how you know that everybody knows he is a serial liar, if indeed he is.

He has been publicly sacked for lying, twice.
He lied to a father in a hospital corridor, by saying there was no press there, in front of the press.

There is evidence galore of things he said a couple of years ago, and now says the complete opposite.

'if indeed he is' I don't understand how you can even start to question it.

 

[Guinness Boy]

*falls over in surprise*

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[dazzer6666]

With Broadband and TV etc why is Virgin not available in Haywards Heath it is not as if it is out in the wilds.

Have they spent months digging up every single pavement in town yet ? Can’t get Virgin without the cables to supply it. If not, you’ll know when they do. Spent the best part of a year doing so in Burgess Hill.

Once they’d finished we got a complete bombardment of post, leaflets and salesman for weeks offering deals. Good thing was until it was installed it was difficult to get a new deal with Sky because they knew there was no alternative- as soon as the Virgin blitz started I got a big discount on my Sky deal.

 

[Mike Small]

He has been publicly sacked for lying, twice.
He lied to a father in a hospital corridor, by saying there was no press there, in front of the press.

There is evidence galore of things he said a couple of years ago, and now says the complete opposite.

'if indeed he is' I don't understand how you can even start to question it.

He said he'd die in a ditch. He said he wouldn't prorogue parliament. He said we would leave on the 31st over 40 times publicly. He is a pathological liar at best. Hastings Gull is a WUM at best.

 

[Hastings gull]

He has been publicly sacked for lying, twice.
He lied to a father in a hospital corridor, by saying there was no press there, in front of the press.

There is evidence galore of things he said a couple of years ago, and now says the complete opposite.

'if indeed he is' I don't understand how you can even start to question it.

If you say so, and can provide "proof" that is fine, though I don't believe he is any different to any other politician whose default position is also to lie. To an extent, I can sympathise with them, as every time they get something genuinely wrong they are pilloried by the press and asked to resign, so they resort to lying, hoping that the press will have moved on, once their lies have been exposed. Might we not also do the same?

 

[Diablo]

*falls over in surprise*

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Thats a surprise then !

 

[Triggaaar]

I think I shall be voting Lib Dem.

 

[Hastings gull]

He said he'd die in a ditch. He said he wouldn't prorogue parliament. He said we would leave on the 31st over 40 times publicly. He is a pathological liar at best. Hastings Gull is a WUM at best.

Is that really the best you can do?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

He said he'd die in a ditch. He said he wouldn't prorogue parliament. He said we would leave on the 31st over 40 times publicly. He is a pathological liar at best. Hastings Gull is a WUM at best.

You're right. I shouldn't have risen to the bait.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Does that really strike you as a sensible reply?

It was the only one your statement merited. Venezuela is fairly unique. What about the more successful progressive policies in the Nordics?


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[Mike Small]

Is that really the best you can do?

No I could probably do better. Better than query whether BJ is a liar at all anyway.

 

[Diablo]

So lab supporters thing Corbyn great, Cons think Johnson great. Does anyone think Laura Kuenssberg great ?

 

[Hastings gull]

It was the only one your statement merited. Venezuela is fairly unique. What about the more successful progressive policies in the Nordics?


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Exactly. They started by spending billions, and then found out they were broke. Ring any bells? it should do.

 

[Weststander]

*falls over in surprise*

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She could’ve been talking about NSC’ers intransigent, always unlistening, political experts.