Government & Post Election Discussion

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I think practically everyone's eyes are on Brexit, Den!

Maybe yours but many don't care two hoots about Brexit as to them there are far more pressing issues in the country that need to be sorted out..

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

You are right, Maggie, but right now the priority is Brexit.

For you maybe..but for some just getting to work is more of a priority..

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

For you maybe..but for some just getting to work is more of a priority..

It would be a bit boring if politicians just talked about one subject. I suspect Corbyn is looking for a subject to unite his party as his party is divided on the subject of Brexit as well.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

It would be a bit boring if politicians just talked about one subject. I suspect Corbyn is looking for a subject to unite his party as his party is divided on the subject of Brexit as well.

I think his point in highlighting certain non Brexit issues is to underline how useless the present government are at sorting out those issues..Transport being the most visibly failing one.

[denphone]

A poor and underfunded transport system affects us all as this is just one story from the many that are out there where someone is affected by a our transport system..

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...-hospitals-gps

Originally Posted by denphone

A poor and underfunded transport system affects us all as this is just one story from the many that are out there where someone is affected by a our transport system..

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...-hospitals-gps

Perfect example..thanks.

Yes Transport problems are a priority but it is not a top of the list one.

It's not something that can pack-a-punch back at the government.

The current Government situation is very very weak for them, 7 Top cabinet resignations under Theresa May and there is no powerful opposition in play here that can give May a wallop and this is why fundamentally, why the opposition cannot collapse the government with Corbyn at the helm. May can get away with what she is doing. No other prior Prime Minister had such free reign as May has.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

I think his point in highlighting certain non Brexit issues is to underline how useless the present government are at sorting out those issues..Transport being the most visibly failing one.

Well, Brexit was bound to take up a considerable amount of Parliamentary time and energy.

However, I completely agree that something needs to be done about the buses. When you look at the amount of time, energy and money going into the railways, it is very disappointing that the buses have been left to wither on the vine.

Personally, I think the best way to resolve this is for local authorities to be given the task of drawing up a public transport co-ordination system with model timetables and then tender out the services needed to make it work. Tenderers would have the flexibility to suggest changes to the models to make services work better and those routes that failed to get bids would be subsidised by the appropriate local authority.

I think also, there needs to be a national subsidy to reduce bus fares, which are currently at too high a level to encourage people to use buses. At the moment, it is cheaper and less time consuming to go by car.

This will sound too much like a socialist system for many Conservatives, but I think this is the best way of making the system far better. It is not acceptable to allow bus services to be reduced as they have, and if we do nothing, services will ultimately be available only in urban areas.

A much better bus network with more frequent services will reduce congestion and pollution, which are two tick boxes that would be a feather in any Government's hat.

[denphone]

Theresa May's approval rating dips to new low.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...neral-election

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/t...hows-nb6hwfv97

Overall the poll findings suggest that the turmoil in government caused by Brexit, which led last week to the resignations of foreign secretary Boris Johnson and Brexit secretary David Davis, is having a more significant effect on how the public view the different political parties

May now has the lowest approval rating specifically on her handling of Brexit since Opinium starting polling on the issue. Just 25% currently approve of the way she is handling Brexit, down from 30% last month, while 56% disapprove, up from 45% last month.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Mick

Yes Transport problems are a priority but it is not a top of the list one.

It's not something that can pack-a-punch back at the government.

Too right Transport doesn't rate highly with the Govt. they've all got their own chauffeur driven cars ! . The rest of the plebs have to deal with it daily. They're so obsessed with Brexit and their own survival, other piffling issues can go hang.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by denphone

Theresa May's approval rating dips to new low.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...neral-election

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/t...hows-nb6hwfv97

After watching her on the Andrew Marr show i would suggest it's gone even lower she is incapable of answering the questions put too her ,you could tell by here shaky voice she is deceiving us .

[denphone]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

After watching her on the Andrew Marr show i would suggest it's gone even lower she is incapable of answering the questions put too her ,you could tell by here shaky voice she is deceiving us .

So the great deceiver who you voted for has turned out to be the big great fraud l gather?.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by denphone

So the great deceiver who you voted for has turned out to be the big great fraud l gather?.

I think she's done a u turn too many and lost the trust of leave voters ,i can't see her surviving as the brexiteers start to circle her dying premiership ,i have repeatedly said she's not the man for the job .

Apparently, Brandon Lewis and Gavin Barwell hosting conference call today with senior Tory regional and area grassroots representatives to gauge anger at Chequers on the doorstep and among the grassroots and there is a lot of anger, May is in trouble. Tories are down 6 points in the polls.

[denphone]

And if she is brought down then what Conservative politician do you replace her with? as the many potential candidates are not that popular as many of them are polarising figures according to voters.

https://news.sky.com/story/who-could...ssors-10910722