Non - General Election

punkrockcherry said:
Have you been drinking a few pints of Fear mongeroptions" today, Bill??
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No ....my attempted Prorogation of the shopping trip to Plymiff was vetoed on the 1st ammendment bill...and I ended up helping the missus cart six bagfuls of new female textiles around Hell( Drake Circus Shopping Mall !)
Dry Friday !
My earlier posts this afternoon were done while sat in Costa Coffee at Waterstones book shop while she raided the racks in Monsoon and M&S.!
 
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I think someone on the News, or on here , mentioned that the 2016 Referendum was 'Only Advisory' ...not sure how that translates....if its literal ...why are we doing it if we dont have to.. bearing in mind its half- glass unpopularity...?
 
BillMcgarrycherry said:
I think someone on the News, or on here , mentioned that the 2016 Referendum was 'Only Advisory' ...not sure how that translates....if its literal ...why are we doing it if we dont have to.. bearing in mind its half- glass unpopularity...?
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All referenda are advisory so there’s absolutely no reason to implement the result. However, Cameron was so confident of victory he said he would abide by the result thus stamping on the views of over 16 million people.
 
BillMcgarrycherry said:
Letwin. Jeez.....the bad smell still lingers.

Thatchers little PollTax pixie.....and lambaster of Afro- Carribeans when it suited!

Of the very worst of Tories. Still sticking his obstructive interjections into the mix. Cant let go of the remnants of Thatcherism!

I think its time for a younger More Relevant Core of politicians across the spectrum!
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And my local elected MP
 
stanthevan said:
All referenda are advisory so there’s absolutely no reason to implement the result. However, Cameron was so confident of victory he said he would abide by the result thus stamping on the views of over 16 million people.
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This is wrong. Some referendums are not advisory. Still, you don't hold one for no reason and it's a nonsense to suggest that you aren't politically committed to implementing the result.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum?wprov=sfla1
 
That appears to have answered my question....slightly clearer now!

And of course now ...how ironic that it was a Remain orientated PM that passed the chalice to another Remainer that lumped it on another that was once Remain minded some say....who now is committed to Leave ( we think!)
I Remain to be fully convinced of any of the Tories intent ...or Labours tbh!
 
Ive often criticised Miss Sturgeon of Hibernia....not too keen on her personality...but...but. she is a straightforward little minx...i'll give her that!
 
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stanthevan said:
There is now talk of the government proposing a vote of no confidence in itself. Not even Monty Python could have come up with a party this silly.
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Monty Python no, but the Labour Party did when, after spending than three years demanding one, they ran away from a general election offered to them on a plate.

Both Labour and the Tories have behaved like utter twats and completely embarrassed themselves.
 
I don't really want to get involved in this but from my view point, when Boris has done what all the opposition parties want, he'll have to call an election.
Jeremy Corbyn, with a lot of help from Bojo and Dom, has united the opposition. This time last week the Johnson was dead set against an election, as were all those frothing at the mouth for one now. Just because he's demanding one, like a spoilt brat, doesn't mean he can have one.
It's been 3 and a half long wasted years, another 3 months won't kill him. Don't forget, Boris and his cronies have been "the opposition" a lot of that time. Now he's sacking life long tory loyalists for not supporting him in his hour of need.
The clown is reaping what he sowed. A few weeks into his life's dream job and there's talk of him having to resign, to get out of the hole he's dug for himself. All Corbyn's had to do is stand and watch. Another couple of weeks, watching Bojo explode the myth "Get Boris in, he'll show'em", isn't that long. Don't forget if Boris and the ERG gang hadn't been in hiding for 3 years, this might have been resolved by now. A united Tory party with the DUP and some Labour rebels had the numbers to pass Terry May's deal but chose not to.
 
Don't forget if Boris and the ERG gang hadn't been in hiding for 3 years, this might have been resolved by now. A united Tory party with the DUP and some Labour rebels had the numbers to pass Terry May's deal but chose not to.

Very true table. Sadly Corbyn is not the answer as whilst by misfault the opposition has joined forces....in a general election a hung parliament of many colours is likely....and his brave stand behind me statement to become PM fell on deaf ears
 
Its a mad mix now ...with friends and enemies agreeing and disagreeing about everything that is irrelevant, switching parties, half the public switching off.. All manner of brigadeers led by the PC lot hounding the PM for every move...pathetic shots at his meetings with police in Yorkshire...he did nothing wrong on that occasion...newspapers chewing the fat off dry bones.. saturation of all that is alien to Domestic problems which go begging...a country with an unpopular choice of PM...with no attractive alternative.....waiting in the wings we have a Nutter leading an ultra Right wing bunch of thugs salivating at the thought of another election... the leader of the Left wing belting out the Answers but quivering in the corner at any request for Action!
Monty Python was too far ahead of its time....and now it seems it could have won an election if still around!
Extension of our Discontent imminent..one way or another. Bring it on!
 
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AFCB Lost in Brum said:
Monty Python no, but the Labour Party did when, after spending than three years demanding one, they ran away from a general election offered to them on a plate.

Both Labour and the Tories have behaved like utter twats and completely embarrassed themselves.
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Ran away or tactical withdrawal?

There seems to be cross party distrust of the pm ability to deliver his promises, making the general election dependent on a set in stone no to no deal seems a good bargaining position.

Who voted for these twats?
 
JIMNNINA said:
Which policies of a non tory government would be more damaging to the country than the failed policy of austerity?
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As you seem to be referencing the past, please let me know why a program of"austerity" was required. Oh yeah, the previous Labour government of Blair/Brown b u g g *e r e* d the UK economy. Corbyn will do x10 more damage
 
Xchurch_Red said:
As you seem to be referencing the past, please let me know why a program of"austerity" was required. Oh yeah, the previous Labour government of Blair/Brown b u g g *e r e* d the UK economy. Corbyn will do x10 more damage
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Austerity was an ideology. It was unnecessary and the Tory way of slashing benefits in order to get tax relief for the better off. It was a sham.
 
A sign of how bad is ' the sh#t what is goin down Bruv innit' :
Our local Co - Op manager tells me that a year ago...he was selling a Zero amount of Sun newspapers...now..now he has upped his order to supplier...going like hot cakes...!
Weird Times!
 
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