MegaSteve
Tour Winner
I wonder if he now regrets taking the job at the standard...
Think he believes he still has a future in politics being the misguided fool he is...
Urgent Statement from PM today
- Thread starter ger147
- Start date
- Status
I wonder if he now regrets taking the job at the standard...
Think he believes he still has a future in politics being the misguided fool he is...
He is young enough to go back in if he wants to but former Chancellors are rarely popular and he failed to gauge that. I suspect his ego tells him anything is possible and he now has a free run at trousering as much money as he can without anyone questioning him. Expect to hear him getting even more banking directorships in the coming months. Kerrcching at Osborne Towers.
U
User62651
Guest
Common knowledge May detests Osbourne so he's probably figured he's on a hiding to nothing hanging about the back benches for another 5 years. Expect we'll see him in future back in a Govt ministerial role. Week's a long time in politics.
D
Deleted member 21258
Guest
Tis all potty.
Hope Mays party doesn't get a majority elected and it backfires on them. Would all be brexit and DavidCam all over again. That said not sure who you vote for that said.
Hope Mays party doesn't get a majority elected and it backfires on them. Would all be brexit and DavidCam all over again. That said not sure who you vote for that said.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Bottom line is, that few of us have a vote that carries much/any 'influence'...
For the vast majority, we all ready know who our MP will be come June 9th irrespective of how we cast our vote...
For the vast majority, we all ready know who our MP will be come June 9th irrespective of how we cast our vote...
U
User62651
Guest
Our SNP MP had an 8,500 majority from 52,000 voting in 2015. However it was Lib Dem/Liberal seat going way back to 1992 before that (6 general elections) so there is still a strong case that my vote could matter as the 2015 SNP surge has to wane a bit I think so could be considered a marginal, who knows. Even a Conservative won this seat in 1983
Scotland had 21 Conservative MPs back then, weren't always toxic up here, wonder if they can get more than 1 this time round.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
You could argue that a few constituencies are very easy to predict (but after recent elections that is possibly less easy to predict nowadays) . However that is different from saying that your vote does not have any influence.
I do find it strange this attitude that if you do not vote for whoever won then your vote is worthless, it does not matter. Of course it matters, a 10,000 majority is a lot different from a 300 majority when it comes to how MPs behave and how they treat their constituents. Yes in both cases the particular MP has won and the winning party will set policy, but if a party has a number of MPs with a slender majority then the context is very different. I am increasingly more open to PR for our elections now as opposed to 1st past the post. As I think in modern society that is becoming increasingly out of date and will just lead to more and more entrenched ideological views and less and less compromise.
jp5
Q-School Graduate
Similarly amusing would be May's solidly Remain constituency of Maidenhead giving her the boot.
larmen
Head Pro
The only leaves they would want maybe?
People forget May campaigned to Remain, although very feebly to be fair. All she is doing now is enacting what the UK public asked her to do.
D
Deleted member 21258
Guest
Personally I think she is trying to play the game.
I don't like people playing games with other peoples lives. The upper classes in power need to realise people can bite back and nothing is certain in life.....
It could become very interesting if labour promise to backtrack on Brexit and fight the campaign on that point, would really split the vote(not that I agree with that approach but still the brexit vote was like 50:50).
the smiling assassin
Challenge Tour Pro
May's back tracking recorded on bbc radio sounds almost word-for-word like Gove's move on the leadership..
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
I think if Labour had an electable leader then that play may create a few inroads into the inevitable Tory majority. But in its current state then I fear all that will do is play into the hands of the Tories more who will point out Labour have not got a proper policy on Brexit.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Ironically enough you could argue Corbyn is the most trust worthy politician there is in regards to doing what he says. All the rest near the top seem to flip flop, back track and sometimes outright lie based mostly on political expediency and their personal political ambitions.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Our SNP MP had an 8,500 majority from 52,000 voting in 2015. However it was Lib Dem/Liberal seat going way back to 1992 before that (6 general elections) so there is still a strong case that my vote could matter as the 2015 SNP surge has to wane a bit I think so could be considered a marginal, who knows. Even a Conservative won this seat in 1983
You can hear it now, and read the newspaper headlines..
Tory's win two seats in Scotland and ' the Scots people have spoken out against Independence'.
drdel
Tour Rookie
The reason it is taking place is because the next GE would otherwise have come at the worst time of the Brexit negotiations and given the EUs reaction and the HoL frustation tactics.
No choice so the right movement.
No choice so the right movement.
ColchesterFC
Journeyman Pro
What do you think would constitute the Scots people speaking out against Independence? 5 seats for the Tories, 10 seats? Not having a pop at you, genuinely interested if you think that there is a tipping point based purely on the GE result.
larmen
Head Pro
Wouldn't it have been 2020? And that is past 2019 when the negotiations are likely to finish.
drdel
Tour Rookie
But it's proximity would encourage EU negotiators to delay as they would see the encumbant PM as weakened during they electioneering.
larmen
Head Pro
Instead the UK is wasting 7 weeks for sure, just to avoid a might be?
- Status
