peteblue
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This I believe. Corbyn is terrified of going to the polls, with good reason.....
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This I believe. Corbyn is terrified of going to the polls, with good reason.....
Charlie Sweet
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Words fail me. If we have learned anything from the referendum fiasco it's that lies and untruths need to be challenged. The only way to defeat a far right agenda is to stand up to it at the very outset.
dholliday
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Of course, that's why Jeremy is the only Opposition leader in history to effectively support the sitting government by refusing the chance of an election.
I get the tactics behind it, but I don't think this will translate to votes when the time comes. I fear Corbyn's moment has passed now. Boris has a lot of support from Middle England.
Charlie Sweet
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Pete. You're better than that. Corbyn isnt terrified of the polls. He wants an election and has said that a million times.
We will have one very very soon once the No Deal legislation has passed.
That's a necessary first step because Johnson cannot be trusted.
dholliday
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That post wasn't challenging anything. It was just being confrontational. No logical argument.
The European Commission have said they don't think the UK can revoke it unilaterally but:
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 is law and it is binding only so long as the UK has not withdrawn from the EU -
"The United Kingdom is free to revoke unilaterally the notification of its intention to withdraw from the EU. Such a revocation, decided in accordance with its own national constitutional requirements, would have the effect that the United Kingdom remains in the EU under terms that are unchanged as regards its status as a Member State."
Wightman and Others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (C-621/18) 10 Dec 2018
"Standing up to the far right is the big problem in society" said nobody worth listening to, ever.
davek
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40% of the actual vote, I meant.
I cant see any pact in any case. Farage's whole existence revolves around the Brexit question: resolve it and he has no axe to grind and no role to play in public life; see Brexit watered down or even denied, he becomes an even more pivotal figure in British politics and possibly supplants the Toties on the right of British politics.
Farage is in a near perfect position to fulfill his personal ambitions. To believe he'll sign up as a junior partner with the Tories is for the birds.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Indeed. I think in the same way the Brown was humiliated with the ‘bottler brown’ tag, that Corbyn will be labelled ‘chicken corbyn’.......
Tonight's Panorama will show what a wonderful place the UK is for European 'entrepreneurs'
larrygobfiend
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Do you own a union jack waistcoat?
That's what I meant.
So what would your advice be to him Pete? You're implying that he's too cowardly to consent to an election, but also seem to agree that his numbers are terrible. So where's his winning move? And if he hasn't got one, then why should he play?
The opposition don't exist to facilitate the whims of the government.
Charlie Sweet
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Exactly. The only way Farage cosies up to Johnson is if latter backs No Deal. If latter did that Tories would be toast.
dholliday
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'Standing up to the far right' is a myth, designed to shut down debate. You're being played.
Try this: instead of insinuating your opponent is a Nazi, look at the content of his posts and reply specifically to that content.
Attack the post, not the poster.
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