Current Affairs The General Election

[dholliday]

Boris Johnson quote from today: "Let the healing begin."

Is Boris... @the sniderman ?

 

[john jako]

Had a few stellas and prepared to get the train to give any tory a nuggey tonight.

 

[efcste97]

Horrible fat tory thinking he has any say on what goes on at our club.

 

[Minimeister]

Waiting list times the worst they've ever been. It's almost like those figures were kept from the public until today.

 

[roydo]

Waiting list times the worst they've ever been. It's almost like those figures were kept from the public until today.

They were out a few weeks back.

 

[longers]

It has been stated in here with the last 24 hours that the media influenced the electorate. I don't buy that. The media (including the Government) did all it could in 2016 to persuade the country to 'Remain'. The electorate made their own choice then. I consider the electorate did the same with this General Election - they made their own minds up.

The two biggest papers in the country by a mile were pro brexit. It’s pretty naive to think that the media don’t play a huge part in influencing people, especially those who are not that politically engaged. Do you really think that constant negative headlines targeting the same person over and over has no effect ? If it has no effect why do they do it ? It’s done because it’s proven over many years to be an effective tactic.

 

[Minimeister]

They were out a few weeks back.

The A+E waiting times, not lists sorry.

 

[zzr45]

‘Get Brexit Done’ Boris Johnson.

Chomsky is, has and always will be about as applicable to politics as he will to the taste of candyfloss.

 

[roydo]

The two biggest papers in the country by a mile were pro brexit. It’s pretty naive to think that the media don’t play a huge part in influencing people, especially those who are not that politically engaged. Do you really think that constant negative headlines targeting the same person over and over has no effect ? If it has no effect why do they do it ? It’s done because it’s proven over many years to be an effective tactic.

What are the 2 largest papers by circulation mate?

 

[Eggs]

why a female? i'm all for equal opportunities, and UK has had two Tory female PM's...but i think the candidate should be judged on merit rather than an election-losing box-ticking exercise.

...I think Reeves would be a choice on merit, but I also think it’s time for Labour to have a female lead. I‘m sure Johnson would be more comfortable facing a bloke across the despatch box. Highly intellectual, she’d have the nous to stand up to him and her economics background is a real bonus.

Sadly, it won’t happen because she‘s not a Corbynist.

 

[longers]

What are the 2 largest papers by circulation mate?

Sun and Daily Mail last time i checked with the Telegraph coming in a distant third.

Daily Mail online is also the biggest english speaking "news" site on the internet in terms of traffic

 

[Old Blue 2]

The two biggest papers in the country by a mile were pro brexit. It’s pretty naive to think that the media don’t play a huge part in influencing people, especially those who are not that politically engaged. Do you really think that constant negative headlines targeting the same person over and over has no effect ? If it has no effect why do they do it ? It’s done because it’s proven over many years to be an effective tactic.

Read my post fully to see what I say about the lack of effect of the media in the 2016 Referendum. And also my points regarding how I believe the PLP shat upon the Labour electorate in the middle & north of England who voted leave. Read the post fully, please...

 

[Toast]

What are the 2 largest papers by circulation mate?

Got to be The Metro.

( was a question on Tenable the other day )

 

[JimmyJeffers]

‘Get Brexit Done’ Boris Johnson.

Chomsky is, has and always will be about as applicable to politics as he will to the taste of candyfloss.

Disagree entirely. You ever read any of his books?

 

[roydo]

Sun and Daily Mail last time i checked with the Telegraph coming in a distant third

Metro beats both of them. Telegraph is circa 300,000. Actually a distant 7th or 6th.

Lob the Mail and the rag together, its still about 3m all told. Its a very convenient fig leaf to use, the reality is somewhat different.