General Election June 8th

[Chippy_boy]

May has pissed off Liverpool fans
I’ll tell you what standing up for British values is. I and this government introduced the first Modern Slavery Act in this country. I have ensured that stop and search is reduced because I don’t believe that anyone on the streets of this country should be stopped and searched because of the colour of their skin. And I ensured justice for the families of Hillsborough.

I don't think anyone in LIverpool ever votes Tory anyway tbh

 

[mcfc1632]

Out of interest, would you have done the same trawling through a candidate's history if it were Nelson Mandela standing for this election?

I know that I have already replied to this post - but just revisiting it to request your help with my confidence in the people that post on Bluemoon - a horrible thought came to mind...........

You were not really seeking to draw some favourable comparison between Nelson Mandela and Jeremy Corbyn were you?

Please just put my mind at rest and confirm that you were not suggesting that the actions of Jeremy Corbyn were akin to those of Nelson Mandela - please do.

 

[Ban-jani]

Not quite, but I have moved from 100% "likely to vote Tory" to "abstain". Over the campaign, I have become increasingly pissed off with May:

• Complacency
• Total misguided bollox on the dementia tax
• Either poorly advised or doesn't listen, resulting in U-turns that make "strong and steady" look laughable
• Wooden style and annoying voice.
• Afraid to appear in public or debate on anything other than her own terms - which doesn't bode well for Brexit negotiations
• Run-down of police numbers now cruelly exposed. (Was never impressed with her performance as Home Sec anyway.)
• Still nothing tangible on immigration despite repeating the targets.

In turn, Corbyn has gone up in my stock. Miles more personable and hard working.

HOWEVER, his anti-business and generally ridiculous economic policies would be a disaster. Furthermore, he's got McDonnell and Abbott to keep company with all the skeletons in his closet.

UKIP have run their course, LibDems still haven't progressed beyond last June and Greens are a dog's breakfast.

So a Tory win with a much-chastised May suits me best but I can't be arsed returning the 50 miles home on Thursday to give them my vote.

Best post on this thread.

 

[the god Gerry Gow]

Talking of pickets, I wonder how long it would take the unions to be asking for 47% pay rises for all workers, a return to secondary picketing, reversal of the ballot arrangements for strikes etc.

Do you think they could wait until Monday, or would it be over the weekend?

Bloody predictive text. Though I do agree

 

[Len Rum]

ITV interview.
"What's the naughtiest thing you've ever done Theresa"?
- Oh goodness me,gosh, well er.... me and my friends used to run through fields of wheat.

Oo-er!

 

[mcfc1632]

Genuinely, and I mean that I really do, please point some out to me as it will sway my opinion of him on this matter at least.

Of course they will only have any validity if they relate to the period that he was offering succour to the IRA.

I would expect you will get some examples of Corbyn meeting Unionists following the Good Friday Agreement - not during the troubles. etc. They would not at all address the accusation of Corbyn's disgusting behaviour - even Paisley and the Queen ended up shaking hands with Adams and McGuinness in later years

 

[Vic]

I know that I have already replied to this post - but just revisiting it to request your help with my confidence in the people that post on Bluemoon - a horrible thought came to mind...........

You were not really seeking to draw some favourable comparison between Nelson Mandela and Jeremy Corbyn were you?

Please just put my mind at rest and confirm that you were not suggesting that the actions of Jeremy Corbyn were akin to those of Nelson Mandela - please do.

I don't think Corbyn has ever been in prison for using explosives in acts of sabotage. Nor have Tory MPs suggested Corbyn should be shot.

 

[mcfc1632]

I merely asked a question.

You seem to have tried to psychoanalyse me based on that for some reason.

OK - fair enough - sorry if I over reacted. There have been a number of apologists rewriting the reality of Corbyn's past and rebranding him - sorry if I made the mistake of assuming you were one.

 

[blue_paul]

Genuinely, and I mean that I really do, please point some out to me as it will sway my opinion of him on this matter at least.

https://skwawkbox.org/2017/05/25/world-exclusive-corbyn-mowlams-envoy-to-ira-and-loyalists/

 

[mcfc1632]

I don't think Corbyn has ever been in prison for using explosives in acts of sabotage. Nor have Tory MPs suggested Corbyn should be shot.

Well they wouldn't would they - so long as things work out on Thursday then they will be happy to see him cement his role as Labour Party leader