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the snap general election thread
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This is a battle of the generations.
Baby boomers.
Dont consider poverty in the UK an issue
Dont consider the UK to have a housing crisis.
Think brexit is the most important issue.
Their pensions come first.
Younger generation.
Spiralling university costs are issues.
Housing is a problem.
Would rather brexit didnt happen.
Care more about social issues and public services.
And yet the younger generation seem to be quite happy with labour's policy of keeping the triple lock, while at the same time are up in arms about TM asking the well off boomers to pay for their own social care.0 -
As far as I can see she's barely trying to make an argument.
I'm no Corbyn fan either and thought he would get destroyed when the electoral battle started in earnest, but he's actually having a considerably better campaign than May is.
He'll still get destroyed. I reckon May will be 10 points clear. 45:35, something like that.
But he will do well enough thanks to the implosion of UKIP and the LDs that he will stay in his job to lose again in four years' time, and then be succeeded by another nutter.0 -
Meanwhile figures released today showing construction hitting 15 month high following strong manufacturing data yesterday - both with PMI around 56%.
And FTSE hits record high.If I don't reply to your post,
you're probably on my ignore list.0 -
westernpromise wrote: »He'll still get destroyed. I reckon May will be 10 points clear. 45:35, something like that.
But he will do well enough thanks to the implosion of UKIP and the LDs that he will stay in his job to lose again in four years' time, and then be succeeded by another nutter.
Are you still advising Tories in safe seats to vote Labour to increase Labour's vote share and give Corbyn a mandate to stay in post?
That seems like a higher risk strategy than it did a week ago!0 -
Meanwhile figures released today showing construction hitting 15 month high following strong manufacturing data yesterday - both with PMI around 56%.
And FTSE hits record high.
...and Scotland in the toilet unable to pull it's weight, yet seemingly with the SNP demanding tax rises for all UK higher paid.0 -
FTSE hits record high.
Well - yes - it obviously costs more to buy things, shares included, when the new banana republic pound has been so shockingly devalued.
The cost of buying a bottle of wine has also just hit a record high...
As a weak pound makes us all poorer.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
Don't blame me, I voted Remain.0
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mayonnaise wrote: »
It's very clear the Maybot is malfunctioning.
Did someone put it on repeat and forgot to reset it afterward?“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2017/jun/02/general-election-2017-immigration-target-david-davis-question-time-politics-live?page=with:block-59312f6de4b0bdd87e2f2733#block-59312f6de4b0bdd87e2f2733 On 18 April we received a file of evidence from Kent Police concerning allegations relating to Conservative party expenditure during the 2015 general election campaign. We then asked for additional enquiries to be made in advance of the 11 June statutory time limit by when any charges needed to be authorised. Those enquiries have now been completed and we have considered the evidence in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors. We have concluded there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to authorise charges against three people. Craig Mackinlay, 50, Nathan Gray, 28, and Marion Little, 62, have each been charged with offences under the Representation of the People Act 1983 and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 4 July 2017.0
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HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Well - yes - it obviously costs more to buy things, shares included, when the new banana republic pound has been so shockingly devalued.
Pound same value as last July.
FTSE up 25%If I don't reply to your post,
you're probably on my ignore list.0
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