UK Politics Thread

[STEED]

Is she and old JC still rolling around the sheets?

[Jimbuna]

I doubt it, that was supposedly way back in the seventies.

[STEED]

[Jimbuna]

I'm all for this

Theresa May has said she will change human rights laws if they "get in the way" of tackling suspected terrorists.
The PM said she would make it easier to deport foreign terror suspects and "restrict the freedom and movements" of those that present a threat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40181444

Don't worry Jeremy, you'll never be in a position to need to hide from making such important decisions.

[Jimbuna]

[eddie]

I read what May wants to do about terrorism Jim, and agree with her on that , but would it stand up to a legal challenge?

[Jimbuna]

I would hope she is taking sound and strong legal advice before implementing any changes to current legislation Eddie but my understanding is that the government would have a stronger hand in many respects once it unshackles itself from Brussels.

[Skybird]

If she "plans" to manage the brexit negotiations as chaotic and improvised as she has run the election campaign, then I must withdraw my support for the idea of Brexit and must fear the worst for poor lil' Britain.

Where do you Brits find such weired creatures? Mays, Corbyns, do you import these strange animals from some undiscovered dark hole on Galapagos islands, or did the English zoos just refused to host them?

[MGR1]

Looks like Sturgeon's what we call a "clype/clipe":

General election 2017: Sturgeon stands by Dugdale indyref claim

Nicola Sturgeon has said she stands "100%" behind her claim that the Scottish Labour leader offered to drop opposition to an independence referendum.
Ms Sturgeon told a leaders' debate on Tuesday that Kezia Dugdale made the remark to her after the Brexit vote.
Ms Dugdale insists the allegation is a "categoric lie" and "gutter politics".
And she said it showed the first minister would "say anything to deflect from the SNP's appalling record".
The exchanges came on the final day of campaigning ahead of Thursday's general election.
The row was raised by Conservative leader Ruth Davidson at first minister's questions at Holyrood, when she asked Ms Sturgeon "why she believes that private conversations shouldn't stay private".

Brian Taylor's review of this rather unedifying spectacle (plus todays events at Holyrood): LINK.

TBH, I think this'll do more harm to SLab than it will the Nats. It might lead them to try and get rid of Dugdale but since SLab's talent pool is so shallow I have no idea who'd make a suitable replacement.

Mike.

[STEED]

I tossed the coin and the coin said vote, sod it now I have to pick some useless candidate.

[Von Due]

Originally Posted by STEED

I tossed the coin and the coin said vote, sod it now I have to pick some useless candidate.

Any of these?
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-39926534

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Von Due

Any of these?
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-39926534

Nah..stuck with the big three and the hippy Greens.

[Von Due]

Originally Posted by STEED

Nah..stuck with the big three and the hippy Greens.

Sounds like any election here in Norway. Sure you're UK based?

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Von Due

Sounds like any election here in Norway. Sure you're UK based?

Fish and chip shops check
Chips not French fries check
Pint of beer £5 check
Useless bus service check
Town full of coffee shops check

Sounds like England to me.




Well here's my forecast..

Conservative victory 5-30 seats.

Labour mixed night and may just hang in there depending how well they do.

LibDems will be lucky to keep their seats as for Tim saying 18 seats dream on.

UKIP will suffer the most no seats and a voter collapse.

Greens will probably keep their one seat due to back room deals and they too will loose votes.

SNP will remain the biggest winners in Scotland but will loose 10-20 seats.

Plaid Cymru mixed night for them.


Outside chance of a Hung Parliament with the Tories being the biggest.

More chance of a alien invasion than a Hung Parliament with Labour being the biggest.

More chance of the end of the world than a Labour victory.

[Dowly]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-39973936

If you could have anyone in the world as PM (alive, dead or fictional), who would it be?

Clive Lewis: Captain John Sheridan of Babylon 5. He was smart, principled, a diplomat, a soldier and a fighter for justice. A fallible human being that tried to do what was right. He'd have made a great prime minister.