UK Politics Thread

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by STEED

I started too be a part time voter in the 1990's and since then all I have witness is lies deflections and put it on the back burner. Today's lot at Westminster have to be the bloody worst sham to date. I want to vote but how can I when all that is on offer from the big to small party's offer nothing but BS.

Ditto and I know the feeling.... I think my first and last GE vote was for Blair in 97 oops. (it seemed like a good idea at the time)
anyway its all hung parliaments from here on.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by JU_88

one thats run by AI or aliens maybe, human cant seem to do it?

Oh no, i was referring to the pounds

[Jimbuna]

If Theresa May's Brexit deal gets through Parliament, Labour wants it to be put to a referendum - with remaining in the EU as the other option.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47369898

I am genuinely surprised at the 180 degree hypocritical turn old Steptoe (well known for decades to be anti-EU) is proposing to take.

Somewhere in the region of 63% of his vote in the northern Labour heartlands voted to leave and now he runs the risk of alienating many of them.

Probably made easier by his realisation he'll never become PM but no chance of any public admittance.

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I am genuinely surprised at the 180 degree hypocritical turn old Steptoe (well known for decades to be anti-EU) is proposing to take.

Somewhere in the region of 63% of his vote in the northern Labour heartlands voted to leave and now he runs the risk of alienating many of them.

Probably made easier by his realisation he'll never become PM but no chance of any public admittance.

Peer pressure, problem for him is he's quite alone on his side of the fence, just has a few oddballs like George Galloway for company .
Labour voters & MPs = predominately cosmopolitan progressives,
cosmopolitan progressives = predominately Remainers.

But I've never doubted Mr 'impartial on Brexit' Citizen smith was a closet brexiteer, just not quite for the same set of reasons a Farage & co. Probably mostly because the EU is bed fellows with all the dodgy Banker types. But if he ever becomes PM he will quickly realize that they can punch him alot harder than he can punch them.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by JU_88

Peer pressure, problem for him is he's quite alone on his side of the fence, just has a few oddballs like George Galloway for company .
Labour voters & MPs = predominately cosmopolitan progressives,
cosmopolitan progressives = predominately Remainers.

But I've never doubted Mr 'impartial on Brexit' Citizen smith was a closet brexiteer, just not quite for the same set of reasons a Farage & co. Probably mostly because the EU is bed fellows with all the dodgy Banker types. But if he ever becomes PM he will quickly realize that they can punch him alot harder than he can punch them.

[JU_88]

It took me a while but now i get it :P
Alot of Americans won't.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by JU_88

It took me a while but now i get it :P
Alot of Americans won't.

Just an attempt at a little humour

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Just an attempt at a little humour

Now now, no need to be PATE-ronising!

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by JU_88

[...] because the EU is bed fellows with all the dodgy Banker types. [...].

Yeah right, only that the EU banks are in bed with the London banks
This, on the other hand...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ny-as-11-times

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Yeah right, only that the EU banks are in bed with the London banks
This, on the other hand...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ny-as-11-times

Sorry I forgot the EU was run by Saints
Your article is kind of non applicable, in that I didn't support the Leave campaign either, so i'm not going to try and defend them.
Also you do realize an anti leave Guardian article has only marginally more weight than an Anti Remain Daily Mail article. Right?.

I don't wish to argue about it anymore, I made my position clear enough earlier, if we disagree - well, it happens.

[Catfish]

I'd rather believe the Guardian, but we can agree to .. at least that the EU is not run by saints
We'll have to let the vatican run this show

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Catfish

I'd rather believe the Guardian, but we can agree to .. at least that the EU is not run by saints
We'll have to let the vatican run this show

Safeguard all the children first

[Catfish]

ouch, just saw the news

[Jimbuna]

I fugured you hadn't seen it at the time of posting

[Jimbuna]

For once I tend to agree with him.