The Daily Post Election Politics Thread

[Kwacky]

Best to keep it all in one place

Gove has confirmed that the Queen's speech will have a standalone bill on worker's rights. Pre-election pledges to safeguard those rights may have been dropped. We will find out on Thursday.

[Kwacky]

https://www.jpost.com/International/Bor ... ays-611044" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Johnson wants a law to ban support for BDS. BDS is an international organisation that supports Palestine and wants equality for those living in Israel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott,_ ... _Sanctions" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Once again we're being shown that most people don't know the difference between criticising Israel and anti-Semitism.

It also demonstrates that the government is continuing to take away our rights to protest.

[duke63]

I wonder how long before Johnson starts adding tariffs to imports to stop them coming in?????

So many people have no real understanding of what they have just voted for.

[D41]

It states fairly specifically in the second link that BDS promotes the boycott of both Jewish AND Israeli products

[Kwacky]

It states fairly specifically in the second link that BDS promotes the boycott of both Jewish AND Israeli products

You know how Wiki works, don't you?

[D41]

I do.

[Kwacky]

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/li ... ssion=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Johnson wants to exclude some journalists from his briefings. Fair play to the other journalists for walking out.

[duke63]

I’m still fairly certain we are heading for No trade agreement with the EU, because the Govt doesn’t want one.

If that happens we are up shitcreek.

[Monty]

I’m still fairly certain we are heading for No trade agreement with the EU, because the Govt doesn’t want one.

If that happens we are up shitcreek.

Yep, and it will all be the EU's fault

[duke63]

First sensible thing to come out of any of Johnson's orifices for ages.

The ICE has a very limited lifespan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51366123" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Kwacky]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... s-51106796" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Unsurprising. Johnson thinks Scotland are better off in a union.

[duke63]

Like the UK were you mean?

I foresee civil unrest over the next few years.

[StMarks]

First sensible thing to come out of any of Johnson's orifices for ages.

The ICE has a very limited lifespan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51366123" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Except,,,,,
Am I being too cynical, in that I can't help feeling that it has echoes of the tactics used in a certain political reform referendum ?
In that they are simply making a wholly agreeable statement of intent, that should be well received by the majority,,,,
,,,, without actually doing anything whatsoever & with no constructive plan as to it's implication or ability to be realised in reality.

[D6Nutz]

**** barsteward Tories..


Austerity, let's take away all the police to save money. Didn't put council tax down though did they..

Fast forward to new better Britain **** wits..

We'll give you more police on the streets, but we'll up your council tax to pay for it though..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-o ... e-51391051" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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[duke63]

Just a different way of taxing everyone tho they can claim it’s nothing do with them as it’s a local tax.

Even tho that local tax is subsidised by Govt funding, Govt funding that has been reduced by 60% in ten years.

The majority will be **** over royally by this lot.

[StMarks]

Just a different way of taxing everyone tho they can claim it’s nothing do with them as it’s a local tax..

Isn't it so that local government are responsible for paying for the promises made to the electorate by central government.?
- That way those who convinced themselves that they "must vote conservative this time" will field their blame for the extra cost at their local council.

[Kwacky]

Things look interesting in Ireland at the moment. SF are asking for a referendum on uniting Ireland within 5 years if they're being asked to form a coalition government.

I strongly suspect that NI's response will depend on how well Brexit goes.

[Kwacky]

GDP for the last quarter of 2019 was 0%

I guess the uncertainty over Brexit and the general election didn't help things.

Production fell by 0.8% and manufacturing was down 1.1% As Duke mentioned yesterday, the motor industry did pretty badly.

Construction was up 0.5%

Overall trade deficit widened to £6.5bn

[Kwacky]

The daily allowance for peers in the House of Lords is now £323.

The monthly allowance for a single person on universal credit is £317.

We all know which group are called scroungers.

[Kwacky]

Cabinet reshuffle day.

Sajid Javid has resigned. He was asked to stay on but Johnson asked him to sack his advisory team. Javid refused and resigned.

Fair play to him.

Rishi Sunak is set to replace him. Who?

He's in at the deep end as the budget is due in under 4 weeks.

Smith's reward for sorting out the Stormont issue is to be sacked.