Government & Post Election Discussion
24-06-2019, 14:58
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
The Conservative Party has been making strange decisions ever since Cameron called the referendum, which mostly involve shooting themselves in the foot. This one tops them all for stupidity, though.
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So this will split the Leave vote (with the Brexit Party) and let the Lib Dems win. Interesting .. if this does happen, the new PM will inherit a wafer thin working majority.
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24-06-2019, 15:13
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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I can't think why they would want to run the guy whose been convicted.
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Maybe they genuinely can't get anyone else to stand ? 
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24-06-2019, 15:40
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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Maybe they genuinely can't get anyone else to stand ? |
I'm reminded of that famous Sherlock Holmes Quote "How often have I said that when you have excluded the impossible whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
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24-06-2019, 15:43
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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Originally Posted by Damien
I can't think why they would want to run the guy whose been convicted.
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It’s a very strange, tin-eared response to events isn’t it. I’ll be surprised if he hangs on to the seat. The government’s majority is about to shrink by another 2.
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24-06-2019, 15:48
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Maybe he has compromising information on the constituency chairman or something.
Remember 10,000 actively signed the recall petition. His majority is 8,000 and turnout comes in around 40,000. Now I would guess that a good proportion of those 10,000 were not Tory voters but they're still choosing to stand a candidate in a seat where 1/4th of the electorate went out of their way to boot him out early.....
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28-06-2019, 15:11
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
On a general note about governability, if the likes of Grieve succeed in a motion to deprive government departments of their funding, then the country has not only been made totally ungovernable, but people are going to actually suffer as I see it.
It beggars belief that any MP would put defeat of the Referendum result ahead of the proper delivery of government services; just as bad will be Labour who I expect would jump onto that bandwagon just to gain power.
There seem to be grave times ahead far worse than a no-deal Brexit.
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28-06-2019, 15:42
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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On a general note about governability, if the likes of Grieve succeed in a motion to deprive government departments of their funding, then the country has not only been made totally ungovernable, but people are going to actually suffer as I see it.
It beggars belief that any MP would put defeat of the Referendum result ahead of the proper delivery of government services; just as bad will be Labour who I expect would jump onto that bandwagon just to gain power.
There seem to be grave times ahead far worse than a no-deal Brexit.
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The extremists make me sick, leaving or staying isn't the be all and end all of everything and neither is their perverse version of either, a pox on all their houses imo
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28-06-2019, 16:41
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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The extremists make me sick, leaving or staying isn't the be all and end all of everything and neither is their perverse version of either, a pox on all their houses imo
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28-06-2019, 17:15
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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The extremists make me sick, leaving or staying isn't the be all and end all of everything and neither is their perverse version of either, a pox on all their houses imo
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Absolutely right.
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28-06-2019, 17:24
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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The extremists make me sick, leaving or staying isn't the be all and end all of everything and neither is their perverse version of either, a pox on all their houses imo
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I get that No Deal is the perverse version of Leave but I don't get what you refer to as the perverse version of Remain that people are advocating. Can you clarify?
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28-06-2019, 17:33
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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I get that No Deal is the perverse version of Leave but I don't get what you refer to as the perverse version of Remain that people are advocating. Can you clarify?
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We voted to leave any version of remaining is perverse.
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04-07-2019, 09:12
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
The latest Westminster voting intention.
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CON: 24% (+2)
BREX: 23% (+1)
LDEM: 20% (+1)
LAB: 18% (-2)
GRN: 9% (-1)
via @YouGov, 02 - 03 Jul
Chgs. w/ 25 Jun
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https://twitter.com/britainelects/st...25049643569153
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05-07-2019, 13:23
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
Pro-remain parties strike byelection pact to fight Conservatives.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-conservatives
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The Conservatives’ chances of retaining the Brecon and Radnorshire constituency in a byelection at the start of next month have slimmed after other pro-remain parties opted to stand aside to give the Liberal Democrat challenger a free run.
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05-07-2019, 13:27
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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What's the point of a political party that won't fight an election.
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05-07-2019, 13:40
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
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What's the point of a political party that won't fight an election.
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It has happened before many times if l rightly remember.
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