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Outgoing European Council President Donald Tusk has urged British voters not to "give up" on stopping Brexit.

As campaigning ramps up ahead of next month's general election, he warned that leaving the EU would leave the UK a "second-rate player".

In a speech, he also said Brexit would likely mark the "real end of the British Empire".

He is due to step down from his role next month, having held the post for five years.

Mr Tusk's intervention comes as Conservative leader Boris Johnson said the UK Parliament was "paralysed" and had refused "time and again to honour the mandate of the people and to deliver Brexit".

Former head of the UK diplomatic service Sir Simon Fraser said he believed Mr Tusk was a friend of the UK but argued making the comments was "not the right thing to do".

"I think the principle that politicians don't comment on the electoral affairs of other countries is a wise principle," he added.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50413638

Not very helpful at all Donald :nope:

The EU's Super-Uschi launches proceedings against the UK for not nominating a UK commissioner.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-50426569

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Originally Posted by Rockstar (Post 2636618)

I am not opening that link thank you. :doh:

Jim a mate of mind read the last six or so pages of this thread and decided to vote labour and donate to them after seeing your labour email posts. If labour wins the general election you are off my Xmas card list. :hmph:

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Labour has promised to give every home and business in the UK free full-fibre broadband by 2030, if it wins the general election.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50427369

I am not knocking labour outright today on this one it just happens to be in the news, my beef is with them all. I get sick and tired of these long term promises which mean nothing at the end of the day. It just sounds good but in the real world it's BS and lazy.

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Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 2636616)

The EU's Super-Uschi launches proceedings against the UK for not nominating a UK commissioner.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-50426569

Another one for the EU courts to decide definitively on.

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Originally Posted by Rockstar (Post 2636618)

Best laugh of the day so far :haha:

BREAKING NEWS

It has just been revealed where the money is coming from to support Labours pre election spending plan promises.

https://i.postimg.cc/MGnDvJsV/766853...95107072-n.jpg

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Originally Posted by STEED (Post 2636650)

True that :yep:

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A ferocious backlash was growing today against “crazy” plans from Labour to part-nationalise BT and give away its broadband services for free.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell’s claim that it would cost only £20 billion was ripped apart by BT Group’s chief executive who said the true price tag would be close to £100 billion.

Hundreds of thousands of small shareholders took a hit as shares in the company dropped two per cent on the news, while rival TalkTalk was so spooked that it shelved the planned sale of one of its businesses.

And there were questions over who would end up shouldering a huge liability for the pensions owed to hundreds of thousands of former BT employees — a cost currently paid out of revenues from BT’s commercial activities such as selling broadband.

Under Mr McDonnell’s plan — the biggest planned giveaway of the election campaign so far — some of those revenues would cease to flow because he is planning to give away free broadband to millions of homes.

Virgin Media executive James Lusher made his views on Mr McDonnell’s raid on a fellow communications company clear by tweeting an image of a raccoon stealing food from a cat bowl, captioned: “This mine now.”

Former Labour MP Chris Leslie, now standing for the Independent Group for Change, said on Twitter: “Why so coy @uklabour? Why not throw in free SkyTV? Free iphones? Netflix and Xboxes all round? The more fantastical their ‘promises’, the less credible they become.”
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/gener...id=mailsignout

The reality is quite shocking :o

Not shocking. Its what we (UK and beyond) get if allowing leaders and politicians to never be held liable for their deeds, claims and actions. This way, it never costs them anything and they have nothimg at risk (except their egos) when lying and cheating. At best they get not elected again (and get moved mostly to some other position), but can keep all their benefits, gains, pensions, wins, privileges.

Politicains are never held accountable, and thats why they can cheat and lie and betray as much as they want. They are immune to ever needing to face real consequences justfiying the phrase "he took the responsibility".

I am getting mad about this folly of ours these days. With big named managers, its usually (not always but mostly, 9 out of 10 times and more) the same.
Evberybody wanting to wokr in polktics, should be forced to put his own skin into the game, and he should be limited to do so for just two legislation terms, no extension ever. Maybe even extend the legislation period, and grant every politician just one: kills all the crazy circus about getting reelected. Lets say: everybody is allowed to owkr in politics for just six years, not longer. He then has to leave party, has to end membership, has to give up seat and/or office.

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2636666)

BREAKING NEWS

It has just been revealed where the money is coming from to support Labours pre election spending plan promises.

Free winds up costing something ... this free stuff is connected to your vote for Labor and then they wind up charging the tax payers for the free stuff.

I can understand reduced prices for the poor and needy, but not free :oops:

Reminds me of the 1930's in America with the promises of a chicken in every pot :yep:

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General election: Full list of candidates in every constituency

https://news.sky.com/story/general-e...-area-11862009

My seat I have the Cons/Lab/Lib/Gre and one Inp.

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Senior Labour Party figures are meeting to finalise the party's manifesto for next month's general election.

The party is also likely to discuss a policy to help women affected by a change in the state retirement age.

The BBC's Iain Watson said the party would consider pledging additional support for women affected when the government in 2011 sped up plans to raise the age at which women could claim the state pension from 60 to 66.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50441707

Possibly the only thing that might tempt the wife to vote Labour but I still doubt it.

Seeing things through foreign glasses:

https://translate.google.de/translat...t-vor-Wut.html

I found this 'simple Guide' to the main political parties quite interesting.

The article starts with the SNP but at the bottom of the article are links to all the others.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50349642