altus   540 #5317 Posted May 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, West 77 said: There will be another general election in 2024. That's how democracy works in our country. That doesn't mean we can't point out the failings of the current administration in the meantime. I fact, in a democracy we have a duty to point them out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister Gee   822 #5318 Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, West 77 said: Oh dear, one of the Mister Men must have had a sniff of the barmaid's apron today.  There will be another general election in 2024. That's how democracy works in our country. Si, Baroni 99. Edited May 28, 2022 by Mister Gee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,965 #5319 Posted May 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, West 77 said: Oscar Wilde would have been a valuable member of team Mister Men. Why ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister Gee   822 #5320 Posted May 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, hackey lad said: Why ? Oscar Wilde was smart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,965 #5321 Posted May 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mister Gee said: Oscar Wilde was smart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #5322 Posted May 28, 2022 1 hour ago, West 77 said: How do you say sour grapes in Russian? Sour Grapeski? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99   794 #5323 Posted May 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Mister Gee said: Si, Baroni 99. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #5324 Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) So as westy pronounced, after partygate and the Sue Gray report we have more important things to deal with.  So what do they do?  Go to the lowest common denominator, appeal again to the racists, little Englander's and so called 'patriots  Taking back control of our imperial measures lol  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/61621893   Edited May 29, 2022 by melthebell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
altus   540 #5325 Posted May 29, 2022 Latest YouGov modelling suggests if there was an election now Boris Johnson would lose his seat. Quote The Conservative party faces the prospect of largescale losses in Con-Lab battlegrounds up and down England and Wales, according to YouGov’s latest MRP model.  From the 88 constituencies which the Conservatives either (a) won from Labour in 2019, or (b) currently hold with a majority of less than 15pts over Labour, our modelling predicts that just three would remain in Conservative hands: Ashfield, Bassetlaw, and Dudley North. It only focusses on the Conservative-Labour battlegrounds, so doesn't even consider the seats where other parties are the Conservatives' main challenger.  That's something to give Tory MPs a few sleepless nights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
altus   540 #5326 Posted May 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, melthebell said: So as westy pronounced, after partygate and the Sue Gray report we have more important things to deal with.  So what do they do?  Go to the lowest common denominator, appeal again to the racists, little Englander's and so called 'patriots  Taking back control of our imperial measures lol  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/61621893 In the 2000's the Tories were worried that their increasingly aged support would be the end of the party's ability to win elections. Anybody under 50 will have been taught metric as the primary measurement system at school. It's 20 years since the Tories realised focussing on old people was a losing strategy, it now looks like they are aiming for self immolation. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
davyboy   19 #5327 Posted May 29, 2022 35 minutes ago, melthebell said: So as westy pronounced, after partygate and the Sue Gray report we have more important things to deal with.  So what do they do?  Go to the lowest common denominator, appeal again to the racists, little Englander's and so called 'patriots  Taking back control of our imperial measures lol  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/61621893   I cannot believe  anyone would want to revert to the imperial system. I spent over 40 years working with the metric system and use it at home, my children ( aged 50) probably haven't a clue how many lbs in a stone or ounces in a pound. I despair. The bloke is a .....moron 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
El Cid   218 #5328 Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, melthebell said: So as westy pronounced, after partygate and the Sue Gray report we have more important things to deal with. More important things like RPI inflation at 11.1% and still rising. How can they go into the next election with the Conservatives failing on the economy, record debt, high deaths from COVID, record NHS waiting times? Do we have higher wages, but now slipping behind inflation, what increase will the government give to local authority employees, with RPI inflation at 11.1%? All those that carried on working during the lockdown! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...