one_ian_taylor Posted July 5 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5 May just be the tiredness, but I feel oddly melancholy this morning, despite seeing the back of the Sunak government. I didn't vote Labour - I'm glad they won as the only realistic alternative, but despite the scale it all feels a little fragile and there are some worrying underlying aspects to the results in my view. But have rewatched the Telford and Bull Ring shopping centre adverts in the Cheery Twits thread, which has perked me up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 4 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'd never heard of that tbh, will have to do some reading! It got discussed on the TV coverage overnight after the prediction that RefUK could get 13 seats. A party with 6 seats or more could claim £1m support from the 'public purse'. It was pointed out that RefUK is currently structured less as a political party and more as a limited company. The majority of the money (just over 50%) would go to the largest shareholder - someone by the name Nigel Farage. Fortunately the predicted 13 seats became 4 actual seats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 1 minute ago, Genie said: How long till Clacton want him gone? I’d give it till Christmas till the realise they’ve been had. I do wonder how many people would notice if their MP just stopped turning up. I'm not sure I would, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 5 Moderator Share Posted July 5 28 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'd never heard of that tbh, will have to do some reading! It was mentioned on BBC last night somewhere when they were still clinging to the Exit Poll Edit:Actually it may have been Ch4 as I seem to remember Kwarteng involved in the discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: To some people, changing the party they vote for is as unthinkable as supporting a different football team. It's stupid, but it's true It's getting less so- people change parties far more, maybe not so much the older generation. But that will change over time. I think we will get more volatile results in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted July 5 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 5 Tories trounced, Labour in government. SHA relegated, Villa in the Champions' League. I'll take that. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 1 hour ago, StefanAVFC said: IDS had less than 1% chance to hold his and he won. Yeah that was utter rubbish as they had an independent candidate who was going to split the vote. Labour threw that seat away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted July 5 Popular Post Share Posted July 5 God it's nice to just have a normal, decent man in charge. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 5 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5 Does he always talk this nasally, or has he got a heavy cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Just now, DCJonah said: God it's nice to just have a normal, decent man in charge. I was just thinking exactly the same thing. All the people congratulating him looked like normal humans too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 5 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5 Just realised his missus is from a Jewish family. Could explain a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 5 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5 Just now, mjmooney said: Does he always talk this nasally, or has he got a heavy cold? He always talks this nasally. Just hold out hope he doesn't mention toolmaking much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobsons Choice Posted July 5 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5 26 minutes ago, mjmooney said: He's now officially PM. Hats off to Larry the Cat for keeping a steady ship in the interregnum. Better than several recent PMs. Truss would have sold all our defence assets for magic beans in the 2hrs he was in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 5 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5 1 minute ago, Chindie said: He always talks this nasally. Just hold out hope he doesn't mention toolmaking much. He did mention w*rk*ng cl*ss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: This was a bit juicy. Some unsavoury elements within the single issue Palestine mob. I didn't vote and I try not to read or listen to any political stuff so maybe someone can educate me. This whole video is just a mess, I had a look at who they were chanting for and it's Jody McIntyre. A quick look and his socials and website and his entire campaign is based on the Israel/Gaza stuff by the looks of it. I don't understand it but if this is happening more up and down the country I can see why Reform are gaining in popularity. Edited July 5 by AndyM3000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 That was a really good opening speech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 5 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5 Just now, mjmooney said: He did mention w*rk*ng cl*ss. He may come from 'fairly lowly stock', but he's not working class and hasn't been for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 It’s irrelevant what class he is or was. He’ll be judged on delivering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 How did I miss George Galloway being kicked out after only 4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts