Off Topic Politics Thread

The conservative party has an instinct for survival, a loyalty that manifests itself when the chips are down. Labour, tragically, does not.

 

If I was her I'd be tempted to stay there

 

Post-voting polls tend to be accurate. The erroneous 34% was based on the younger vote from the previous General Election. The 64% minimum was based on latest post-vote surveys. So basically, yes the older age-groups screwed it for the younger ones.

 

The older and far wiser generation actually did the younger generation a favour. The younger generation are just too wrapped up in their media inflicted 'progressive' group think mentality that they cared little about actually finding out what the EU is all about. Perhaps they should have spoken to the younger generation of Italy, Greece and Spain to see how EU membership is working out for them. But no, they didn't, instead, they wrapped themselves up in their selfish liberal wannabe idiocy and shouting down everybody who voted leave as a biggot. Well one day, they will see that the older generation got it right, the older generation made a stand to fight for our nations democratic right.

 

It will be a good lesson in how to deal with disappointment.

 

So it looks like David Gauke could be replacing Osbourne?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-36570120

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Some polling for Sky

Snap Poll:

Who would make a better PM?

May 62%
Corbyn 18%
Don't know 20%

Should there be a snap general election?

Should 44%
Should not 47%
Don't know 9%


But Corbyn will still stay....

 

Our two main political parties have duped its members to try and get what they want to keep power/get power.

**** principals. **** democracy. **** the people. **** politics.

 

Cheer up Fats, for ****s sake. We could have wound up with Boris. Or Gove. Maybe god is looking after us after all. Now if he'd just tell Jeremy to get his slippers on and sod off to the the old Trot's retirement home while a competent person (Hilary Benn?) runs the Labour party, perhaps there'll be hope for this disunited kingdom after all.

 

Jeez.

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Murdoch is pleased then...

 

"Just the privileged few"



God help the rest of us!...

 

Don't think I've ever seen the rags comment on David Cameron's shoes or what he's wearing for that matter. Time some of these papers joined the 21st century.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36772515

Phew that's a relief!

 

In 2007, May called for Gordon Brown to call a snap General Election, when he succeeded Blair.
I wonder what her thoughts are now, especially as she has effectively been voted PM by just 0.0004% of those on the electoral roll?
With Labour in total disarray, surely it's in her best interests to take advantage of the situation, unless, of course, the Tories don't have confidence in presenting the country with a new manifesto, based on Brexit.

 

Assuming Corbyn gets on the Labour ballot paper and wins I wouldn't be surprised if there was an election in the autumn.

 

http://news.sky.com/story/eagle-office-bricked-after-leadership-bid-10499138

I hope they find some of the people responsible for this sort of abuse and throw the book (or perhaps a brick) at them. Corbyn has apparently condemned the behaviour but maybe he needs to do it a bit louder and a bit more publicly.

 

The Labour members I know are suggesting some of people behind Momentum were also behind Militant and similar hard left groups in the 80s so there may be more of that sort of thing.

 

I love the way political issues get twisted.

So now the way of thumbing your nose at the EU and telling them Britain won't get pushed around by others is to refuse to leave the EU.