[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...

[Pevenseagull]

Voter suppression was the only objective with voter ID. The young don’t vote Tory

Over 60s oyster card acceptable, under 60 not. Old person bus pass acceptable, young persons rail card not. ...

The justification (bullshit) is in here https://news.sky.com/story/local-el...ailcard-wont-count-as-voter-photo-id-12868398

 

[A1X]

The polling got the Brexit vote spectacularly wrong...

People keep saying this, but it simply isn’t true. While most polling predicted a narrow Remain win it was tight and within the margin of error, and it clearly showed the polls tighten over the weeks leading up to the vote.

 

[TomandJerry]

People keep saying this, but it simply isn’t true. While most polling predicted a narrow Remain win it was tight and within the margin of error, and it clearly showed the polls tighten over the weeks leading up to the vote.

The bookies definitely had odds on Remain

"Bookies said that with just a few days to go until the vote betting has swung behind remain.

On Monday William Hill cut their odds for remain twice, as they went from 4/11 to 1/3 and then to 2/7 (a 77% chance), while leave was lengthened twice, from 11/5 to 9/4, then to 13/5 (a 27% chance).

While Betfair also placed the odds for remain at 2/7 – the best since May – while Brexit odds have drifted to 7/2, equivalent to a 22% chance.

Betfair spokeswoman Naomi Totten said: “With just three days left until the vote the Betfair market momentum is now all behind remain, which was backed as low as 1/5 this morning, with one customer backing it to the tune of £100k."

 

[Bodian]

People keep saying this, but it simply isn’t true. While most polling predicted a narrow Remain win it was tight and within the margin of error, and it clearly showed the polls tighten over the weeks leading up to the vote.

Opinion polling for the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Full details. The ones just before the election were all pretty much hardening up for remain. But, a small percentage swing in the margin of error was enough.

 

[The Clamp]

Jeremy Hunt doubles down on ‘£100k a year doesn’t go far’ claim​

Jeremy Hunt doubles down on ‘£100k a year doesn’t go far’ claim

UK chancellor defends remarks about high salaries after being criticised for being out of touch

www.theguardian.com

 

[A1X]

The bookies definitely had odds on Remain

"Bookies said that with just a few days to go until the vote betting has swung behind remain.

On Monday William Hill cut their odds for remain twice, as they went from 4/11 to 1/3 and then to 2/7 (a 77% chance), while leave was lengthened twice, from 11/5 to 9/4, then to 13/5 (a 27% chance).

While Betfair also placed the odds for remain at 2/7 – the best since May – while Brexit odds have drifted to 7/2, equivalent to a 22% chance.

Betfair spokeswoman Naomi Totten said: “With just three days left until the vote the Betfair market momentum is now all behind remain, which was backed as low as 1/5 this morning, with one customer backing it to the tune of £100k."

The bookies don’t run the opinion polls.

 

[Bodian]

Jeremy Hunt doubles down on ‘£100k a year doesn’t go far’ claim​

Jeremy Hunt doubles down on ‘£100k a year doesn’t go far’ claim

UK chancellor defends remarks about high salaries after being criticised for being out of touch

www.theguardian.com

Because of house prices in the Surrey area apparently. And owning your own home is the central tenet of capitalism - so who has done most to encourage that?

 

[CHAPPERS]

 

[nicko31]

We don't need Geebies to reveal Benton was Bent. Bring it on....

 

[Hugo Rune]

James Cleverly, the home secretary, spent £165,561 chartering a private jet for a one-day round trip to Rwanda to sign Rishi Sunak’s deportation deal in Kigali.

The trip took place on 4 December to sign the new deal with the east African state after the supreme court’s finding that Rwanda was an “unsafe country”.

This is not unusual.

Truss chartered a plane to Australia to sign the ‘world leading’ and also British farmer-f***ing trade deal. Flight was £454,626 and she and her 11 person entourage got through £15k+ worth of refreshments on that flight at our expense. Bet it wasn’t British ham sandwiches!

Liz Truss spent £15,000 of taxpayer money on catering during Australia flight

British taxpayers forced to hand out over £1,400 per head for 12 government officials on single trip

www.independent.co.uk

 

[The Clamp]

Dickheads.

Tories delete Sadiq Khan attack ad showing New York instead of London

Footage of people panicking, designed to attack the London mayor’s record on crime, was filmed in a New York subway station

www.theguardian.com

 

[The Clamp]

Over 60s oyster card acceptable, under 60 not. Old person bus pass acceptable, young persons rail card not. ...

The justification (bullshit) is in here https://news.sky.com/story/local-el...ailcard-wont-count-as-voter-photo-id-12868398

This should have people in the streets.

But what do we all do?

We tut.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

This should have people in the streets.

But what do we all do?

We tut.

I suppose the upside, as Rees Mogg helpfully revealed, is that the tory plan was as bungled as it was malign.

Lot's of elderly don't have passports or driving licence. And swathes of wealthy elderly who still plan to vote tory have no need for a bus pass and are largely outside London.

Their plan was poorly thought through. I still want Labour to bin the abomination of voter ID requirements on day 1 though

 

[WATFORD zero]

Dickheads.

Tories delete Sadiq Khan attack ad showing New York instead of London

Footage of people panicking, designed to attack the London mayor’s record on crime, was filmed in a New York subway station

www.theguardian.com

It really is frightening what they might have done if their utter and complete f***ing incompetence hadn't completely undermined their nefarious aims

 

[Acker79]

 

[Chicken Run]

This should have people in the streets.

But what do we all do?

We tut.

Country’s full of talkers TC, very few walk the walk

 

[nicko31]

This should have people in the streets.

But what do we all do?

We tut.

We're pretty apathetic nation really. Our poorest 20% are now poorer than the poorest 20% in Poland. Been a good time for Tory chums and donors though

 

[Chicken Run]

We're pretty apathetic nation really. Our poorest 20% are now poorer than the poorest 20% in Poland. Been a good time for Tory chums and donors though

Indeed and if NSC is anything to by many of these ‘Poorest’ seemingly get a bashing from from many of our fine apparent working class Labour Voters for no other reason than the way they dress and daring to take their children to Mcdonald’s

 

[WATFORD zero]

Country’s full of talkers TC, very few walk the walk

If you're planning to 'walk the walk' try and make sure you're facing the right way this time

 

[TomandJerry]

Two Tory ministers have quit the government in a double blow to Rishi Sunak, who will now be forced to carry out a mini-reshuffle of the junior ranks.

Veteran MP Robert Halfon unexpectedly announced he would step down as education minister and would be leaving the Commons at the next general election.


Armed forces minister James Heappey, who had already said that he planned to go, confirmed he had left his role at the Ministry of Defence in advance of standing down.