Author Topic: UK election 2024 (Read 34942 times)

SteveH · « **Reply #125 on:** May 10, 2024, 06:18:25 PM »

The longer Risky leaves calling the election, the less popular he'll be, and the worse the Tories will do as a result.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #126 on:** May 11, 2024, 09:58:03 AM »

Not sure this sort of violent agreement between the two main parties is going to shift a lot of votes in the election except away from them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgy9qpdr8go

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #127 on:** May 13, 2024, 08:46:34 AM »

Apparently things are going to change more in the next 5 years than the previous 30, and Mystic Rishi knows what to do despite all the solutions he's suggesting being about dealing with things that already happened and hasn't dealt with.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69000303

jeremyp · « **Reply #128 on:** May 13, 2024, 12:30:56 PM »

Quote from: SteveH on May 10, 2024, 06:18:25 PM

The longer Risky leaves calling the election, the less popular he'll be, and the worse the Tories will do as a result.

He's just hoping that Starmer will slip up in some way. That's his only chance of getting back in.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #129 on:** May 15, 2024, 10:55:18 AM »

Farage for Home Secretary, Johnson for Foreign Secretary touts Rees-Mogg

https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/tories-should-make-nigel-farage-home-secretary-to-reunite-the-right/ar-BB1mq3NJ

SteveH · « **Reply #130 on:** May 15, 2024, 11:35:16 AM »

Build your own Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #131 on:** May 16, 2024, 08:08:57 AM »

Getting serious now - 6 pledges from Starmer, no news if they are going to carved in stone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69016719

jeremyp · « **Reply #132 on:** May 16, 2024, 08:48:53 AM »

FTA

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The Conservatives said the Labour leader was on his "16th relaunch" and had "no coherent plan".

That is a deliciously ambiguous sentence. Who is it that has "no coherent plan" - the Labour leader or the Conservatives?

I'm a bit disappointed that Labour has added a sixth pledge because, otherwise, they could say they've got a pledge for every Tory prime minister since 2015.

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #133 on:** May 16, 2024, 10:57:58 AM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 16, 2024, 08:08:57 AM

Getting serious now - 6 pledges from Starmer, no news if they are going to carved in stone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69016719

They are unlikely to make that mistake again.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #134 on:** May 16, 2024, 11:05:17 AM »

Quote from: Aruntraveller on May 16, 2024, 10:57:58 AM

They are unlikely to make that mistake again.

That's a shame, it's one of my all time favourite bad ideas in politics.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #135 on:** May 17, 2024, 02:16:11 PM »

Fun and games in Islington North

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/paul-mason-applies-to-contest-corbyns-seat-for-labour-as-nominations-open-374840/

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #136 on:** May 17, 2024, 07:48:47 PM »

Whose black hole is the biggest?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9x4n9gjz4o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g51qlxezro

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #137 on:** May 19, 2024, 12:02:38 PM »

Wes Streeting's fluff on Sunday Morning with Kuennsberg will undoubtedly mean lots of homework and tests for Labour PPCs. I also think that it underlines 5 is a better number to have than 6.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-69034413

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #138 on:** May 22, 2024, 10:00:35 AM »

Poll tracking latest

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68079726

Gordon · « **Reply #139 on:** May 22, 2024, 11:44:39 AM »

Reports on the Guardian Live Blog that Sunak might call an election on 4th July - time will tell I suppose.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #140 on:** May 22, 2024, 11:49:32 AM »

Quote from: Gordon on May 22, 2024, 11:44:39 AM

Reports on the Guardian Live Blog that Sunak might call an election on 4th July - time will tell I suppose.

A resonant date

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #141 on:** May 22, 2024, 12:03:35 PM »

Quote from: Gordon on May 22, 2024, 11:44:39 AM

Reports on the Guardian Live Blog that Sunak might call an election on 4th July - time will tell I suppose.

Chris Mason on the possibility

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69048696

SteveH · « **Reply #142 on:** May 22, 2024, 12:37:06 PM »

Quote from: Gordon on May 22, 2024, 11:44:39 AM

Reports on the Guardian Live Blog that Sunak might call an election on 4th July - time will tell I suppose.

Independence day - almost as unintentionally significant a date as 1st May, the date of the 1997 election, which has long been recognised as Labour day, and is also Mayday, which means "Help!".

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #143 on:** May 22, 2024, 03:10:30 PM »

Tune into Rishiwatch

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-69042935

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #144 on:** May 22, 2024, 04:17:39 PM »

Letters of no confidence in Sunak being submitted?

SteveH · « **Reply #145 on:** May 22, 2024, 04:22:33 PM »

According to "sources", Risky is about to announce a 4th July election.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #146 on:** May 22, 2024, 04:29:14 PM »

Quote from: SteveH on May 22, 2024, 04:22:33 PM

According to "sources", Risky is about to announce a 4th July election.

Between the round of 16 and quarter finals at Euro 2024.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #147 on:** May 22, 2024, 04:30:20 PM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 22, 2024, 04:29:14 PM

Between the round of 16 and quarter finals at Euro 2024.

And 1st Thursday of Wimbledon 2024

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #148 on:** May 22, 2024, 04:48:15 PM »

As commentator on BBC has just noted the date is before the English school holidays but after the start of the Scottish school holidays.

PM statement at 17.00

SteveH · « **Reply #149 on:** May 22, 2024, 04:49:02 PM »

Announcement due at 1700.

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Author Topic: UK election 2024 (Read 34942 times)