the snap general election thread

cogito

steampowered wrote: »

I think this is completely wrong. You are assuming that trade with the UK would be prioritised over maintenance of an internal market.

Macron was extremely explicit during his campaign about the need to maintain the integrity of the internal market. That can't happen unless the UK fully applies EU laws on trade and EU laws on tax.

One obvious way of boosting French jobs would be to block the UK's access to the single market; or even just block the ability for financial services firms regulated in the UK to passport into the rest of the EU without being locally regulated. The French have been very explicit about their desire to encourage financial services companies to move employees from London to Paris - and have launched an advertising campaign in London encouraging people to move!

Macron was also explicit about the need to reform the EU. look how that worked out for Cameron.

StevieJ

Theresa May has announced she hopes to bring back fox hunting.

"As it happens, personally I have always been in favour of fox hunting, and we maintain our commitment, we have had a commitment previously as a Conservative Party, to allow a free vote.

That is it then, she obviously thinks that she has enough votes in the bag, she is not bothered about losing some. I wonder how long before she is claiming 'fake news' :-)

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/theresa-may-announces-she-wants-143800076.html

Thrugelmir

Over run with foxes around here. Last year had a mum and dad watching over their 3 cubs playing in our garden. Very agile creatures. Walk along the fence and climb up onto the shed roof.

Fella

Stories that the Tories are to reintroduce fox-hunting appeared regularly on places like Facebook throughout Cameron's period in charge. But it never happened. The Momentum fringe-set are quite adept at peddling stories they know will get an instant reaction. If it was actual intended policy ya kinda think it wouldn't have been announced "During a visit to a factory in Leeds"......

StevieJ

Fella wrote: »

Stories that the Tories are to reintroduce fox-hunting appeared regularly on places like Facebook throughout Cameron's period in charge. But it never happened. The Momentum fringe-set are quite adept at peddling stories they know will get an instant reaction. If it was actual intended policy ya kinda think it wouldn't have been announced "During a visit to a factory in Leeds"......

It wasn't announced, it was leaked by the Foxhunting lobby.

Tory Lord Mancroft, chairman of the Council of Hunting Associations, said a sizeable majority for Ms May could usher in a new era for fox hunting and a vote on the issue could be scheduled for as early as this year.

Polls suggest fox hunting remains deeply unpopular, with 84 per cent of the public saying the blood sport should not be made legal again

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https://uk.yahoo.com/news/theresa-may-announces-she-wants-143800076.html

Fella

StevieJ wrote: »

It wasn't announced, it was leaked by the Foxhunting lobby.
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https://uk.yahoo.com/news/theresa-may-announces-she-wants-143800076.html

So equally not actual policy then. Just a scumbag foxhunter peddling his own agenda.

May is so keen to park her tanks on Labour's lawn she's including their naff (energy) policies in her manifesto. No way does she reintroduce fox-hunting. She wants to own the middle, any child can see this.

westernpromise

If we have years and years of decline it'll be a bit like having a Labour government. There should be some comfort in that for our resident moral incompetents.

mystic_trev

StevieJ wrote: »

It wasn't announced, it was leaked by the Foxhunting lobby.
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https://uk.yahoo.com/news/theresa-may-announces-she-wants-143800076.html

There's no point in repealing the Fox hunting act. Fox hunting continues unabated, even the RSPCA with all their money and resources have been unable to stop it. Brining in the Act was a complete waste of time, and a lot of money.

Whatever your views on Fox hunting, if you can't enforce the Law there's no point in having one!

This sport is controversial, particularly in the UK, where its traditional form was banned in Scotland in 2002, and in England and Wales in November 2004 (law enforced from February 2005),although certain modified forms of hunting foxes with hounds are still within the law, and shooting foxes as vermin also remains lawful.

antrobus

Moby wrote: »

... He is right and we now have years and years of gradual decline to look forward to. It is inevitable.

No it isn't.

Isn't there going to be another general election in 2022? Surely that will return a Labour government who will lead us into the sunlit uplands of prosperity once more?:)

BobQ

mrginge wrote: »

She's given the 48% the chance to vote for Tim Farron. What more could she have done?

Shown statesmanship