General Election - 4th July 2024

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Sunak’s doing his best to make the Tories unelectable and most of those left supporting the Tories would probably prefer Farage anyway.

I guess they have two ways forwards. Back to one nationism or embrace the loonies.

 

[west didsblue]

I guess they have two ways forwards. Back to one nationism or embrace the loonies.

The one nation Tories have long gone.

 

[bluethrunthru]

May you rot in hell Sunak

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

I wonder if there will be a merger between the Tories and Reform with Farage taking over as leader?

Called ‘You will ConForm’.

 

[117 M34]

Shit house

Few people in there saying there are rumours he is going to resign and not be leader for the general election.
Doubtful but would be a very strange situation.

 

[East Level 2]

But what can you do?

It's not like there's a "plan" that can be boiled down to ten words. I don't think they're going to try anything risky, like National Service, so it's likely to mostly from that list.

For the shorter ones, you've got https://labour.org.uk/missions/ and the even simpler https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/labours-first-steps-for-change/ but a plan involves doing lots of things.

Let's face it, right now, either Labour are going to get a chance to put all that into practice, or you could get rich betting on the Tories winning the most seats at the election.

As I said, I was hoping Labour would come out with a few quick comments as a reply to Tories during the debates. I'll read the manifestos but I was hoping the party would be able to offer something in the TV studios rather than just watching the Tories score a succession of own goals

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The one nation Tories have long gone.

At the moment, they have. Their members will have to decide which path they tread from July onwards.

It’s hard to work out who might be their next leader as we don’t know who will keep their seat yet.

 

[hilts]

Rayner was extremely disappointing; I was hoping to see her full of vim, passion and fight. Sunak’s actions yesterday left an absolute open political goal and Rayner went all Dianna Ross.

She was in the middle of a chain reaction?

 

[hilts]

Rayner isn’t a great public speaker but what she has got is an honesty about her that the majority of the public will believe in, the oratory skills of the Tory party and the news media are a big turn off currently it all feels so shallow

Plus she looks the type to do you a favour round the back of.the pub which is nice:-)

 

[Mike N]

Where’s Wally?

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Plus she looks the type to do you a favour round the back of.the pub which is nice:-)

Chips and gravy?

 

[hilts]

Chips and gravy?

And jumbo sausage

 

[Vic]

Few people in there saying there are rumours he is going to resign and not be leader for the general election.
Doubtful but would be a very strange situation.

Strange is an understatement.

Supposedly there must be a prime minister but we've never had one resign in the middle of an election campaign. The usual prerequisite, "can someone form a government?", depends on the electorate. Any current cabinet minister would have to say "it doesn't look like it, your majesty". Starmer would have to say "I expect so but could not presume to say yes".

Maybe the best precedent would be after the assassination of Spencer Perceval as it took the King the best part of four weeks to find someone to say yes to the main question. Or 1834 when the Duke of Wellington took on the role as caretaker PM while they found Robert Peel (he was touring Italy).

Cameron as caretaker under a Royal expectation not to do anything political, only affairs of state?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Strange is an understatement.

Supposedly there must be a prime minister but we've never had one resign in the middle of an election campaign. The usual prerequisite, "can someone form a government?", depends on the electorate. Any current cabinet minister would have to say "it doesn't look like it, your majesty". Starmer would have to say "I expect so but could not presume to say yes".

Maybe the best precedent would be after the assassination of Spencer Perceval as it took the King the best part of four weeks to find someone to sat yes to the main question. Or 1834 when the Duke of Wellington took on the role as caretaker PM while they found Robert Peel (he was touring Italy).

Cameron as caretaker under a Royal expectation not to do anything political, only affairs of state?

Would it Dowden as Deputy PM?

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Plus she looks the type to do you a favour round the back of.the pub which is nice:-)

Is that you, Boris?

 

[bluethrunthru]

Strange is an understatement.

Supposedly there must be a prime minister but we've never had one resign in the middle of an election campaign. The usual prerequisite, "can someone form a government?", depends on the electorate. Any current cabinet minister would have to say "it doesn't look like it, your majesty". Starmer would have to say "I expect so but could not presume to say yes".

Maybe the best precedent would be after the assassination of Spencer Perceval as it took the King the best part of four weeks to find someone to say yes to the main question. Or 1834 when the Duke of Wellington took on the role as caretaker PM while they found Robert Peel (he was touring Italy).

Cameron as caretaker under a Royal expectation not to do anything political, only affairs of state?

Is Giggsy still available?

 

[Vic]

Would it Dowden as Deputy PM?

No. I meant caretaker in the sense of taking care of important affairs of state not in the sense of janitor.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Would it Dowden as Deputy PM?

Fuck me that would be next level ranting incompetence

 

[urban genie]

Plus she looks the type to do you a favour round the back of.the pub which is nice:-)

I saw her once at the may day memorials in albert square, she had a great pair of boots on

 

[bluethrunthru]

follow the link and its true - 1st time buyers get stamp duty free up to £425k - they can't even lie well now