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[roydo]

He's an actual idiot.

6 out of over a 100 went on strike or protested. I get the impression he is waging wars where most people could not give a flying one. Even the majority of Macdonald workers.

 

[abelard]

Rift in Lib Dem ranks as candidate stands aside in bid to thwart Tories

Party seeks replacement as Tim Walker drops out in Canterbury to avoid dividing pro-remain vote

www.theguardian.com

This is wonderful. I hope Labour will do likewise, in, say, Richmond.

I suspect neither party will be in a position to formally endorse this on a wide scale, but perhaps they can not interfere too loudly when local candidates are seen to take the initiative themselves.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Unbelievable Bruce. How dare you spread malicious rumours of our great leader.

Everyone knows his tablet is a portable blackboard and messages are sent via carrier pigeon.

If he needs IT tips, I'm sure Johnson can point him in the direction of someone who can help

 

[Jebus_lives]

He's an actual idiot.

£15 an hour...can see some career changes if that happens!

 

[ToffeeTim]

Small conservatives are going into meltdown everywhere, is Johnson 100 seat majority shrinking by the hour!?

He doesn't need 100. I don't think a 100 majority has ever been on the cards - this ain't gonna be a 1997 landslide. I think they'll get a majority but even it's only a majority of 10 he'll be delighted.

 

[The binman chronicles]

If he needs IT tips, I'm sure Johnson can point him in the direction of someone who can help
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I can't see Corbyn paying her going rate of £100 million...

 

[The binman chronicles]

£15 an hour...can see some career changes if that happens!

I can see McDonald's having to hike up their prices if nearly every full timer is on 30k.

 

[tsubaki]

He's an actual idiot.

a bit shameful that Tubey

 

[Mr. White]

He's an actual idiot.

When I first started to read that, I thought it must be a parody account! This doesn't say much for his financial literacy.

My first job was at Mcdonalds. Back then, it was the store managers on around £30k a year. My starting wage was £2.65 per hour .

 

[catcherintherye]

He doesn't need 100. I don't think a 100 majority has ever been on the cards - this ain't gonna be a 1997 landslide. I think they'll get a majority but even it's only a majority of 10 he'll be delighted.

I'm not so sure. A majority of 10 allows all sorts of interests groups to start pressuring him over Brexit. Likely loss of seats at by-elections means he quickly becomes close to a minority government.

The BXP disappear after this election too, as UKIP have. This is the election they need to win substantially if they want much of a future. I doubt a majority of 10 cuts it.

 

[catcherintherye]

14 point lead for the Tories apparently.

Survation have the lead down to 6. Yougov's polls have been badly out for a long time, Survation have been the closest to calling elections correctly. I suspect it's the former (and perhaps closer than 6). Pressure time for the Tories.

 

[catcherintherye]

Couple of the latest polls seeing the Tory lead dip under 10%.

I wonder if this will narrow even further over the next 4 weeks? I can see a 5%-7% lead for them by polling day and (allowing for the obvious fractured nature of politics right now and the balance of forces in each constituency) that would land us well and truly in hung parliamant territory.

It's going to take Farage's lot standing down in Labour seats to get a majority for the Tories. If that happens then the game changes. If he's serious about fighting in the key Tory target seats, Johnson will struggle.

Before the BXP pulled out, I put 7% at about the figure Labour start to win northern marginals back (and 15% was the Lib Dem figure). The loss of BXP throws that up the wall and makes it more difficult to predict (particularly for Lib Dems in the South).

How resilient the BXP will be critical here. However if Labour get within 5%-7% I don't see an outright majority.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I'm not so sure. A majority of 10 allows all sorts of interests groups to start pressuring him over Brexit. Likely loss of seats at by-elections means he quickly becomes close to a minority government.

The BXP disappear after this election too, as UKIP have. This is the election they need to win substantially if they want much of a future. I doubt a majority of 10 cuts it.

He's much rather a majority of 10 than the -30 odd he started with.

 

[peteblue]

Matt Hancock's eyes have frozen open.

I’ll be honest, I think he’s a pillock......

 

[peteblue]

6 out of over a 100 went on strike or protested. I get the impression he is waging wars where most people could not give a flying one. Even the majority of Macdonald workers.

He really is pathetic.....