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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #276 on: November 28, 2019, 10:07:57 AM »
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #277 on: November 28, 2019, 11:59:18 AM »
Madness or the pretence of madness?


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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #278 on: November 28, 2019, 12:21:06 PM »
My husband and I have just voted. Our ballot papers arrived with this mornings mail, we have filled them in and put them in the envelopes. They will be put in the post box later on.
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #279 on: November 28, 2019, 12:29:14 PM »
Madness or the pretence of madness?


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Possibly elements of both, with added lies.

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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #280 on: November 28, 2019, 12:42:10 PM »
My husband and I have just voted. Our ballot papers arrived with this mornings mail, we have filled them in and put them in the envelopes. They will be put in the post box later on.
Almost any likely outcome fills me with dread.

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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #281 on: November 28, 2019, 02:11:09 PM »
Almost any likely outcome fills me with dread.

There are some much more dreadful than others like a Tory majority. :o
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #282 on: November 28, 2019, 02:31:58 PM »
Almost any likely outcome fills me with dread.

Speaking as somebody who wants to keep the UK in the EU and the UK in one piece, I see no result that would allow both goals to be met and I think the most likely outcome is that neither will be met.
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #283 on: November 28, 2019, 02:36:58 PM »
Speaking as somebody who wants to keep the UK in the EU and the UK in one piece, I see no result that would allow both goals to be met and I think the most likely outcome is that neither will be met.

Sadly I think you are correct. :(
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #284 on: November 28, 2019, 02:42:20 PM »
Speaking as somebody who wants to keep the UK in the EU and the UK in one piece, I see no result that would allow both goals to be met and I think the most likely outcome is that neither will be met.
I wouldn't mind if Irish reunification happened as a result but I can't see that happening peacefully so even that is problematic.

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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #285 on: November 28, 2019, 02:45:26 PM »
For whatever reason when I hear Boris say:

"Get Brexit Done"my mind does a peculiar segue into "We've Only Just Begun" by The Carpenters.

Which is really fucking annoying because Boris has managed to ruin that pleasure too.
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #286 on: November 28, 2019, 05:43:44 PM »
And now apparently the SNP has suspended its candidate for Labour-held Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, Neale Hanvey, for alleged anti-Semitic posts made on Facebook

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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #287 on: November 28, 2019, 06:13:07 PM »
So it looks like the lying racist thug that is the PM is going to refuse to be interviewed by Andrew Neil. Colour me in no way surprised that he's a coward

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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #288 on: November 28, 2019, 06:13:38 PM »
And now apparently the SNP has suspended its candidate for Labour-held Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, Neale Hanvey, for alleged anti-Semitic posts made on Facebook

I have just seen that.
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #289 on: November 28, 2019, 11:42:45 PM »
Surprised none of the parties have come up with the election slogan "2020 Vision". Now that I have, I offer it free of charge to Labour or the Greens, but if the tories, the Lib Dems or Brexit dare to use it I'll sue the bastards for breach of copyright. You are my witnesses that I invented it.
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #290 on: November 29, 2019, 08:24:19 AM »
I wouldn't mind if Irish reunification happened as a result but I can't see that happening peacefully so even that is problematic.

Having Irish as well as British citizenship, I think Irish reunification would be a good thing, but I doubt it would happen, and it would be unlikely to be peaceful.
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #291 on: November 29, 2019, 12:09:47 PM »

Rearrange into a well know phrase:
Far tree the apple not the from does fall



https://metro.co.uk/video/stanley-johnson-calls-public-illiterate-2059280/

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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #292 on: November 29, 2019, 02:24:40 PM »


Westminster voting intention: CON: 42% (-) LAB: 34% (+2) LDEM: 13% (-1) BREX: 4% (+1) GRN: 3% (+1) via

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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #293 on: November 29, 2019, 03:08:37 PM »
Labour gradually creeping up?   I promise to go back to church if they can nobble the fat lying Boris.
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #294 on: November 29, 2019, 03:13:50 PM »
Labour gradually creeping up?   I promise to go back to church if they can nobble the fat lying Boris.
I think there is a trend - the squeeze on the Lib Dems might be similar to last election, possibly helped by Swinson's lack of performance. It's been suggested that if the Tory lead falls below 7 % then it might be a hung parliament. Part of me would find it funny if we are back with the same numbers.

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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #295 on: November 29, 2019, 03:30:30 PM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50603115

Boris has asked Trump not to endorse him as his favourite candidate, when he infests the UK next week. No doubt a Trump endorsement could lose the Tories some votes.
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #296 on: November 29, 2019, 05:57:33 PM »
Labour gradually creeping up?   I promise to go back to church if they can nobble the fat lying Boris.

The outlook doesn't look good. The key seems to be traditional Labour voters who voted for Leave. What Labour needs to get across is that the changes they wanted are on offer and brexit itself and BJ don't bring them any closer.

Then there's also the distrust of Corbyn as leader - they can't counteract that without better hitting public support from the now older New Labour figures - Yvette Cooper, Hillary Benn, Millibands - & those that left the shadow cabinet earlier. Ie. Demonstrating that he will have a full, competent, team to make sure the plans are implementable and implemented. 

Probably all too late anyway, imo.
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #297 on: November 29, 2019, 06:17:21 PM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50603115

Boris has asked Trump not to endorse him as his favourite candidate, when he infests the UK next week. No doubt a Trump endorsement could lose the Tories some votes.

Trump said his ideal would be Boris and Nigel as joint PMs.

Rearrange into a well know phrase:
Far tree the apple not the from does fall
https://metro.co.uk/video/stanley-johnson-calls-public-illiterate-2059280/

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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #298 on: November 30, 2019, 08:31:50 AM »
Trump said his ideal would be Boris and Nigel as joint PMs.

Disappointed in Stanley. He may find it difficult to face facts about his beloved son but he shouldn't have made such a scathing comment about the general public. We ain't all ignorami.
https://newsthump.com/2018/04/05/i-dont-know-why-my-nose-is-growing-insists-boris-johnson-as-his-nose-visibly-grows/

Boris obviously takes after his unpleasant old man! :o
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Re: UK election 2019
« Reply #299 on: November 30, 2019, 10:04:05 AM »