Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[Walken]

She is just doing what all recently successful British politicians do, which is to sidle up to Murdoch. It won the UK for Blair (three times), Scotland for the SNP (twice), and the UK for Dave (twice).

As an aside, does anyone think that his Sky bid is going to be blocked now?

I keep hoping he dies before the next election

 

[Blues Harp]

Some.

Exactly. I am not a flag waver for anyone in this race, tuned out of party politics ages ago. But the point is, the narrow focus that the Labour Party seem to present, is really important to them, but not to anyone else. They/you can fume as much as you like, call folk repulsive, treacherous, whatever.

They are in an echo chamber, and no one outside it actually cares.

Sorry roydo but that is precisely the reason why we have reached the situation we find ourselves in now No one actually cares about politics - bread and feckin circuses - keep the masses distracted - not having a go at you personally but 'politics' affects every single aspect of our lives...and this is what all parties rely on...apathy.

 

[Seanjd]

I hope there's a such thing as shy Labour voters in this election...

 

[Clint Planet]

Has this Teresa May ever actually answered a question at PMQ's?

Don't think she has.

Probably why she's avoiding any sort of TV debate - she can't debate without scripted answers or her baying mob behind her.

A fairly sure sign that she doesn't really know what she's doing. She seems to want the job without going through the interview process.

Can't see the Tory hypocrites allowing that in the country-at-large, somehow....

Know your enemy, people.

 

[Joey66]

to me May has got rid of DC who could not negotiate with the EU came back with a blank peice of paper , and now boy George - its May - Corbyn -Dim Tim - Nuttall hard to vote for but the fact i voted out of the EU last summer and Dim Dim Tim is alleged to do a deal with Tony Blair over the EU - it's a hard choice to make!lol

 

[neil999]

Not really Groucho. She is head and shoulders above Corbyn , Dim, the Nats etc. She is behaving like a proper serious politician, not some game show or beauty show contestant. This TV debate crap only started a couple of years ago and it would be good to kick it into touch. It may be fun TV but it adds nothing to a serious political debate......imho....

Agree, they are terrible

 

[Clint Planet]

Not really Groucho. She is head and shoulders above Corbyn , Dim, the Nats etc. She is behaving like a proper serious politician, not some game show or beauty show contestant. This TV debate crap only started a couple of years ago and it would be good to kick it into touch. It may be fun TV but it adds nothing to a serious political debate......imho....

Oh, Peter...

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

I hope there's a such thing as shy Labour voters in this election...

But that's the problem isn't it. Why would anyone be a 'shy' Labour voter? They have no reason to be shy. They aren't going to take abuse of anyone for voting that way are they? This is why we need to talk to the disenfranchised Labour voters who have looked to UKIP and other fringe party's and convince them that they're wrong rather then just branding them as racists and unworthy of attention. All very well dismissing them but Labour won't win an election any time soon without them.

 

[Seanjd]

But that's the problem isn't it. Why would anyone be a 'shy' Labour voter? They have no reason to be shy. They aren't going to take abuse of anyone for voting that way are they? This is why we need to talk to the disenfranchised Labour voters who have looked to UKIP and other fringe party's and convince them that they're wrong rather then just branding them as racists and unworthy of attention. All very well dismissing them but Labour won't win an election any time soon without them.

Mate, you should see the looks I get in work when I say I agree with Corbyn - and I work in a state school.

 

[Clint Planet]

Current smb standings.

Conservative
104 vote(s) 32.5%
Labour
103 vote(s) 32.2%
Lib Dems
69 vote(s) 21.6%
UKIP
12 vote(s) 3.8%
Green
7 vote(s) 2.2%
Other
25 vote(s) 7.8%

Bloody hell. Things must be a lot better up there since I lived in the north east, 1982-86. Mackam Tories?

 

[edge]

Agree, they are terrible

Not into them myself

 

[Sunderland afc]

Bloody hell. Things must be a lot better up there since I lived in the north east, 1982-86. Mackam Tories?

It has has me baffled. As things are still crap.

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

Mate, you should see the looks I get in work when I say I agree with Corbyn - and I work in a state school.

Perhaps so but you aren't going to take abuse and be unjustly branded a thinko or a racist are you? The worst you'll be acused of is either being a delusional idealist from the more central Labour voters or a Marxist from the Torries (amazing how few people understand what an actual Marxist is but that's another debate). You won't be shuned for you view would you? I take it your colleagues are all Blairites BTW?

 

[roydo]

Sorry roydo but that is precisely the reason why we have reached the situation we find ourselves in now No one actually cares about politics - bread and feckin circuses - keep the masses distracted - not having a go at you personally but 'politics' affects every single aspect of our lives...and this is what all parties rely on...apathy.

Aint my fault though.

If they actually tried to appeal to the folk that can get them power, cool. Like Blair and Thatcher did. Give folk something to cling to. Not some V1 form debating society that, to me, most parties now appear as.

Anyrate, bed time.

 

[Chewbacca]

Bloody hell. Things must be a lot better up there since I lived in the north east, 1982-86. Mackam Tories?

Makem racists