World Politics Stuff (not brexit)

[duke63]

Rumours that another 6 Tory MPs about to jump ship too.

[Kwacky]

Yep, they've got 10.

They're expecting a few more to leave Labour and the Tories this week.

[Blade]

Has Monty joined them yet?

Would be good for Tankslap to have an influence in politics

[Kwacky]

Monty won't leave Corbyn's side.

[Monty]

[D41]

[Monty]

Ian Austin is going this morning, fingers crossed.

My predictions for the next wave are Ruth Smeeth, Jess Phillips, Conor McGinn, Wes Streeting, Margaret Hodge and John Spellar.

[Kwacky]

What about the Tories? For this to work the conservatives need to lose a few otherwise they're going to look like they've got a decent majority.

[Kwacky]

This BBC article mentions a few more names.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47313366" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Monty]

All they've achieved so far is to make a no deal (unmentionable B word) more likely.

And don't think for one minute this has anything to do with the B word.

[video]https://www.facebook.com/tim.longson/vi ... 172780454/[/video]

[duke63]

Labour has zero chance of winning the next Election. I suspect sometimes it’s much easier to just be an opposition party though the way they are going Labour soon will not even be the main opposition.

I honestly now think that those currently leading the Tory party (and that isn’t May or the cabinet) are just running the click down. If so we are all ****.

[duke63]

Wonder how long before Corbyn is challenged as leader?

Another MP resigns.

[Kwacky]

I see Pakistan and India are going at it. Hopefully they can keep it between themselves and leave the nuclear weapons at home.

[D41]

I hadn't realized that Pakistan had nukes.

But they really aren't a factor in what is effectively just another Kashmir border skirmish....albeit of the airborne type.

[Kwacky]

India and Pakistan have over 100 each. I don't know what size nukes they are but even 200 crappy ones will do enough to feck up the planet for a few years.

[duke63]

India and Pakistan - another of Britain’s **** ups.

[Kwacky]

I see our MPs are getting another pay rise

[D41]

India and Pakistan - another of Britain’s **** ups.

Depends on whether your glass is half-full or half-empty, I suppose??

Under British rule, India, Pakistan & Bangladesh were all unified as one "India"....after the Brits left in '47(-ish??) the place went all to hell....but you can't blame the Brits for what happened afterwards.....they wanted self-determination & they got it....what they do with it is up to them.

[duke63]

Another corrupt leader on the brink...............
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-47399539" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Are any of them actually decent people?

[kiwikrasher]

Not quite world politics but it’s election day here for State level politics. My local candidate for the Liberal Party used to be a Penthouse Pet

The funnier thing is she’ll probably win the seat as this is a strong Liberal Party area and they usually win it with a 30-40% margin.

I’ve already voted, Jess has picked up some extra work an election offical and has been looking after pre polling till today. I tried to convince her just to mark me off so I didn’t have to bother but she wouldn’t. So when I took the bike down for its inspection I pre polled at her office. Today she started at 7am and won’t get out till after the count at about 11pm.

No I didn’t vote for the slapper. Though she does still look good for 61

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.smh ... 50jme.html