UK Politics Thread

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I doubt I'll ever be able to forgive Labour and the stupid internal election rules Ed introduced, so making Labour unelectable for many a year to come, thus allowing the Tory Party to do as they like, almost unchallenged.

Time for a revolution jim you stock up on Pot Noodle and BossMark stock up on beer and Oberon you buy the Tanks and I will write a strongly worded complaint to the Sunday Times.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by STEED

Time for a revolution jim you stock up on Pot Noodle and BossMark stock up on beer and Oberon you buy the Tanks and I will write a strongly worded complaint to the Sunday Times.

I'd rather be a bookmaker and take bets on Labour losing the next election by a possible landslide

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'd rather be a bookmaker and take bets on Labour losing the next election by a possible landslide

They were going to loose who ever is leader. If there are so many fed up with JC why don't they breakaway and form a new party?

Back in the 80' we all know this happen...SDP.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by STEED

They were going to loose who ever is leader. If there are so many fed up with JC why don't they breakaway and form a new party?

Back in the 80' we all know this happen...SDP.

That may yet come to pass, especially as he is now positioning his supporters into meaningful positions thus disenfranchising a growing number of the elected moderates.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

That may yet come to pass, especially as he is now positioning his supporters into meaningful positions thus disenfranchising a growing number of the elected moderates.

I think it may come about at next years local elections if Labour get a big hammering. If not tricky to say but the sooner these people breakaway the better to get up and running.

[STEED]

Just been looking up..

Oldham West & Royton results and looks to me Labour will hold this seat in the up coming By-election on Dec 3rd without too much to worry about. Just a question how many votes they gain or loose.


Oldham West & Royton 2015 general election
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/c...cies/E14000871

[BossMark]

Labour should hold that seat easy, but to do well they need to increase their share of their vote.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by STEED

Oberon you buy the Tanks

Took me a while, but I got one!

[MGR1]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

That may yet come to pass, especially as he is now positioning his supporters into meaningful positions thus disenfranchising a growing number of the elected moderates.

That may be the case, but what I think we've seen in Corbyn's election is that the Parliamentary Labour Party and the party's grass roots sit in rather different areas of the political spectrum.

I'll repeat again, I don't care for the Labour Party, for reasons I've already stated, but you do need a decent opposition. As the second largest party at both Westminster and Holyrood, Labour is failing miserably in both Parliaments.

Some of the latest polling for next years Scottish Parliamentary Elections show the Scots Cons within a ace of overtaking SLab as number two party in terms of vote share, but that won't translate all that well into seats, even under the proportional representation system we have up here. SLab occupies too many of the heavily populated constituencies.

Anyway, moving on to the current situation vis-a-vis Daesh, Sturgeon and Salmond are giving out conflicting signals on whether or not the SNP will or will not support extending airstrikes in to Syria. The former's taking the "willing to listen" position whilst the latter is saying "no support without a UN mandate" one. Thus we see the tension between the Gradualist and Radicalist wings of the party.

There haven't been any specifically Scottish polls on the airstrike question, but I suspect public opinion up here will generally be "agree that something needs to be done, but not convinced airstrikes are a good idea, but if you decide to go in, make damn sure you don't make things worse".

Mike.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by STEED

Just been looking up..

Oldham West & Royton results and looks to me Labour will hold this seat in the up coming By-election on Dec 3rd without too much to worry about. Just a question how many votes they gain or loose.


Oldham West & Royton 2015 general election
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/c...cies/E14000871

Received a letter yesterday from my CLP offering a seat on the coach to go and help.

Obviously haven't updated their membership records of late.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Received a letter yesterday from my CLP offering a seat on the coach to go and help.

Obviously haven't updated their membership records of late.

Dear CLP

It would be my pleasure too help you by eating all the Pot Noodles just drop me off at the nearest pub and pick me up later.

Jim

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Took me a while, but I got one!

Dam Tories and their cut backs!

Oh well its a start.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by STEED

Dear CLP

It would be my pleasure too help you by eating all the Pot Noodles just drop me off at the nearest pub and pick me up later.

Jim

Sounds good

[STEED]

Government borrowing worst October figure in six years

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34877455

Here is a good idea how about you drop that airplane for a start.

[BossMark]

^^

Prime Minister David Cameron and senior ministers are to get their own plane for official trips

Yes get rid off toffboy airways