Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[hullefc]

I must admit I don't like to see people floundering and out of their depth when they have been promoted. May was never fit for the job given her appalling track record as home secretary. She is struggling big time. Her latest 'meet the public' at a factory is a case in point. Whinging about 'if I lose 6 seats then this will cause chaos' and as is par for the course adding 'strong and stable' to every other sentence. No wonder she doesn't want to debate to get her message over and defend her record and that of her government. She doesn't want to be remembered her;

U turn on the increases to national insurance contributions for the self employed even though she heralded it as 'bringing fairness to the tax system'. So the unfairness is still there, as well as a big hole in government finances.

U turn of the increases in social care costs, that would have seen more people having to sell their home to pay for care. Which would have seen a massive boost to the Equity release market for companies like, Legal and General and those that have shares in that company like the Capital Group.

The Tories are on the rack and the reason. Corbyn - the so called un-electable one. His steadfastness, even when he couldn't remember how much the extra child care would cost, was back on course later in the day when he apologised for not knowing. And then giving the answer.

All May could say was I'm the best to lead the Brexit negotiations. But wont talk about Brexit. Because she would have to deal with the thorny issue and the concerns of the people on the island of Ireland, about whether there will be a border in Ireland. If Brexit means Brexit and taking back 'control of our borders' means anything it is border checks. A border in the island of Ireland is against the Good Friday Agreement - which is clear that there is cross border institutes, which wouldn't be able to operate with a border.

No wonder why May hides away from the public and doesn't want to debate with others.

 

[gonetomorrow]

In the words of one of her idols, she's frit! Frit!

 

[Glynne]

Getting exciting this, Corbyn calling May out about having a debate together in the same room is brave. I've a feeling he would destroy her in public speaking terms.

 

[Clint Planet]

“Come on, prime minister, come and have a chat, come and have a debate. I can be ever so polite, but there are a number of questions I want to put to you.”

At the same event, Corbyn criticised May for her language when she said he would be “naked in the negotiating chamber” if he led Brexit talks.

“I certainly wouldn’t use language like that myself,” Corbyn said when asked about May’s comments, following a press conference to lay out Labour’s plans to commit extra resources to health, education and social care.

“I think it’s totally inappropriate to describe anyone as naked. Even me.”

 

[Joey66]

“Come on, prime minister, come and have a chat, come and have a debate. I can be ever so polite, but there are a number of questions I want to put to you.”

At the same event, Corbyn criticised May for her language when she said he would be “naked in the negotiating chamber” if he led Brexit talks.

“I certainly wouldn’t use language like that myself,” Corbyn said when asked about May’s comments, following a press conference to lay out Labour’s plans to commit extra resources to health, education and social care.

“I think it’s totally inappropriate to describe anyone as naked. Even me.”

How about your wife shes seen you nakedlol

 

[Clint Planet]

UK charities 'gagged' from speaking out against Theresa May

'We are ready to speak out at one minute past midnight on 9 June,' charity head says

• Lucy Pasha-Robinson

Labour said it would scrap the lobbying act as it effectively "gagged charities" PA

Charities are reportedly being “gagged” by the Government from speaking out about “damaging” social care plans.

A chief executive of a major charity told the Guardian they felt “muzzled” by legislation passed in 2014, which prevents charities from lobbying the Government in the run-up to an election.

The charity leader warned Theresa May’s decision to means test the winter fuel allowance could “literally cost lives”, as some of the poorest pensioners in the country lose support.

They also condemned the “dementia tax”, claiming it would stop people from seeking necessary support.

They said they were preparing to speak out but would not do so before the general election on 8 June for fear they would be gagged further.

“We are ready to speak out at one minute past midnight on 9 June,” they said.

Thinktank Charity Futures head Sir Stephen Bubb said the charity sector had been notably silent on the Tory manifesto.

“The social care proposals strike at the heart of what charities do but they should be up in arms about them but it hasn’t happened. It is two problems: there is the problem of the so-called ‘gagging act’, but also the general climate of hostility towards charities means there is a lot of self censorship,” he told the Guardian.

“Charities that once would have spoken out are keeping quiet and doing a disservice to their beneficiaries. They need to get a bit of a grip.”

Another senior figure in the charity said they were too scared to speak out.

“We are all scared of the lobbying act and thus most of us are not saying much during the election. There was the same problem in the EU referendum – if you criticise the government then you are being political,” they said.

The importance of this article can't be overstated, by the way....

 

[Clint Planet]

. I've a feeling he would destroy her in public speaking terms.

I've a feeling she has that feeling too.

 

[Tubey]

Credit to Corbyn. Superb playing of the game with the late debate confirmation. He's ran a cracking campaign.

He'll lose the election obviously but he's gone down fighting.

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

Getting exciting this, Corbyn calling May out about having a debate together in the same room is brave. I've a feeling he would destroy her in public speaking terms.

Of course he would, May is a complete joke and she knows it. If it wasn't for the fact that the Tories couldn't agree on a really strong candidate she'd never of got near Downing street but they settled on her as a compromise candidate.

 

[Clint Planet]

 

[Clint Planet]

Credit to Corbyn. Superb playing of the game with the late debate confirmation. He's ran a cracking campaign.

He'll lose the election obviously but he's gone down fighting.

Vote Labour, Tubey lad.

 

[abelard]

The importance of this article can't be overstated, by the way....

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...eurozone-inflation-unemployment-business-live

UK comes bottom of G7 growth table as Canada powers ahead

Newsflash: Canada’s economy grew by an impressive 0.9% in the first three months of this year, outpacing other advanced economies.

Household spending and business investment helped to drive growth across the country in January to March, new figures show.


It’s a little weaker than expected; some economists forecast growth of above 4%. But it’s still means the Canadian economy is expanding at a healthy pace.


Canada is the final member of the G7 to report its growth figures. And we can now see that the United Kingdom is officially the joint-worst performing member of the G7 so far this year.


Britain’s GDP only expanded by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2017, as rising inflation and weak net trade dragged the economy back.

I think this ^ is important too. Austerity isn't working, no matter how many times you repeat the "strong and stable" mantra. It's astonishing how the Tories maintain their aura of economic competence, and, I suppose, a sign that despite social media, the conventional right-wing press still holds considerable influence in Britain, especially among the elderly.

During its last election, Canada very deliberately rejected Tory austerity (along with other Canadian Tory innovations like punishing charities, NGOs, and even government researchers for sharing their research with the media) in favour of a pro-growth Keynesian strategy. It appears to be working to some extent, even despite collapsing oil prices, which the Tories had hoped would bolster a permanent shift to the far right.

Of course it will all collapse when our massive (Tory-inflated) housing bubble pops, though to be fair, the UK's got one too, only without the 3.7% annual growth rate to compensate.

 

[Clint Planet]

 

[ToffeeTim]

She is silly for refusing to go, but these debates are a total waste of time, lowest common denominator politics, and next to no one ever benefits from them. See Clegg in 2010, hysteria that actually lost him seats rather than gains....

 

[Tubey]

She is silly for refusing to go, but these debates are a total waste of time, lowest common denominator politics, and next to no one ever benefits from them. See Clegg in 2010, hysteria that actually lost him seats rather than gains....

I think she just thought not going was the best of a bad set of options. If she went, she'd be shown up, no question. But she's compounded the issue by not speaking to normal people on the campaign trail.

She's lucky she went into the election the equivalent of being 10-0 up in the first leg, because Labour should be flattening the Tories based on this showing from them.