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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on July 03, 2023, 09:24:42 AM

Title: The 'New' Conservatives
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 03, 2023, 09:24:42 AM

Packed with new ideas... er no.


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/02/red-wall-tory-mps-put-pressure-on-sunak-over-net-migration

Title: Re: The 'New' Conservatives
Post by: jeremyp on July 03, 2023, 02:15:55 PM

Immigration is supposed to distract everybody from all the crap that's going on, but it's hard to distract somebody when they are about to lose their house, or can't afford to eat.

Title: Re: The 'New' Conservatives
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 03, 2023, 07:22:40 PM

Quote from: jeremyp on July 03, 2023, 02:15:55 PM

Immigration is supposed to distract everybody from all the crap that's going on, but it's hard to distract somebody when they are about to lose their house, or can't afford to eat.

Sold surely though as the govt can't afford to do anything because of 'illegals' in hotels being fed Michelin starred food and being waited on hand and foot?

Title: Re: The 'New' Conservatives
Post by: jeremyp on July 04, 2023, 01:12:46 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on July 03, 2023, 07:22:40 PM

Sold surely though as the govt can't afford to do anything because of 'illegals' in hotels being fed Michelin starred food and being waited on hand and foot?

Current opinion polls suggest people aren't buying it.

Electoral Calculus is currently predicting the Conservatives to win 100 seats

https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/homepage.html

Title: Re: The 'New' Conservatives
Post by: Steve H on July 04, 2023, 02:14:51 PM

Quote from: jeremyp on July 04, 2023, 01:12:46 PM

Electoral Calculus is currently predicting the Conservatives to win 100 seats

https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/homepage.html

Phew! I thought for a minute you meant gain 100 seats!