Marchbanks
Hat and Beard member
Supporting Johnson’s call for an election. That went well, for her and the rest of us.Jo Swinson. Valiant effort for a newbie. Easy to see, in hindsight, where that went wrong.
Supporting Johnson’s call for an election. That went well, for her and the rest of us.Jo Swinson. Valiant effort for a newbie. Easy to see, in hindsight, where that went wrong.
Labour had every opportunity to change our voting system between 97 and 2005 but having had a taste of power they thought they could rule forever.
Not at all, if you mean its weakens us from a security and militarily perspective, as BJ is committed to NATO whereas Corbyn.....
Even worse when you consider that 15+ million didn't cast their vote at all.
That's 1 million more than the total votes for the Tories.
Tactically voted, but made no difference in my locality - Tory with 23K majority over Labour.
Absolutely. Whatever we think of them as politicians they are both human beings, well meaning ones, who have suffered such vitriol that we should all wish them the best.Ohh Jeremy - Corbyn.
Manifesto needed a bit more prol appeal whatever that is.
But thanks for the hard work you put in.
Jo Swinson. Valiant effort for a newbie. Easy to see, in hindsight, where that went wrong.
Supporting Johnson’s call for an election. That went well, for her and the rest of us.
By bye Swinson. She was such an endearing wee thing too, wasn't she?Supporting Johnson’s call for an election. That went well, for her and the rest of us.
Good job it didn’t look too bad on Thursday then.She (and Corbyn, for that matter) would eventually have had to face Johnson in an election. The longer they resisted the worse it would look.
Has he thought of teaming up with morrisey? They are similarly brimming with talent...Like yesterday on the One Show, Noel Gallagher declared not voting.
Followed by a silence of disbelief / disgust.
It's still better to vote for a Bucket Head than no-one at all. People have sacrificed a lot to get the vote.
Like yesterday on the One Show, Noel Gallagher declared not voting.
Followed by a silence of disbelief / disgust.
It's still better to vote for a Bucket Head than no-one at all. People have sacrificed a lot to get the vote.
Yes. The best quality a politician can have is human beingness [?] . Its a thankless task for many, so couple that with a thick skin.Absolutely. Whatever we think of them as politicians they are both human beings, well meaning ones, who have suffered such vitriol that we should all wish them the best.
Class..I have been waiting for this old chestnut to turn up.
Perhaps they didn't know there was an election occurring as things have quiet recently - not much happening, nothing controversial going on.
Or maybe they had more important things to do that day - walking the dog, washing the car etc
Or perhaps they have never heard of a postal vote.
FFS those who don't make it to the polling station don't count and can't complain wherever happens in this Parliament.
I would only support PR if it came coupled to compulsory voting - should be possible with Internet etc
Wow I would never admit to watching the 1 Show.
Good job it didn’t look too bad on Thursday then.
I wish the opposition had remained united and told Johnson an election could wait until Brexit was sorted out. It was obvious where an election was going to lead (except to her, it seems.)
Numerically maybe, but in essence no difference. Once the majority is sufficient, it doesn’t matter exactly how big it is. And there would have been a chance of getting some vital compromises on Brexit - maybe even a second referendum - which was thrown away. Would the support for Johnson have been so great then? All conjecture of course, it’s just what I would like to have seen.It could have been even worse than Thursday's result and I am convinced it would have been, had they clung on, but otherwise behaved the same.
Well, I think there is a rather grim moral to this tale. If you cheat, lie, break the law, you're a racist, and collude with racists then you can snatch the most powerful job in the land, and people will love you.
I dread to think what this is teaching future generations.