The Daily Post Election Politics Thread

[Kwacky]

Gove and Gullis have jumped as well

[D6Nutz]

3 Tory MPs this week have so far announced that they're not standing in the next election, including John Redwood.

I read that John Redwood wasn't standing, I'm sure there was a cheer across the whole area.

c#*t !!

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[Kwacky]

Andrea Leadsom goes next.

[duke63]

It would seem there is broad agreement that the UK has a financial reckoning on the horizon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c100n7djyr6o

[Kwacky]

If we rejoin the EU we'll be so poor we'll get a few billion in hand outs.

[duke63]

Tories plan to cut spending on public services by 10% across the board. Most of them are already on the brink of collapse.

It’s a 12 month wait for cases to be heard in many Crown courts so I was told earlier this week. How is that justice?

I tried to call HMRC yesterday, waited one hour on hold before they cut me off without speaking to anyone.

[Kwacky]

I see the Tories are making sure more youngsters vote against them.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpddxy9r4mdo

[StMarks]

I see the Tories are making sure more youngsters vote against them.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpddxy9r4mdo

I see what you are getting at, but wouldn't almost anyone who would be effected by the implementation not actually be voting in this upcoming election.?

[duke63]

I doubt many 18 year olds would understand that.

Again its like nearly every Tory promise made....it never happens...excpet the one that has f*cked the Country - Brexit!

[Kwacky]

17 year olds can't vote. But their siblings, friends and family can.

The old national service wasn't limited to 18 year olds, if this is brought in they'll expand it.

But the main issue is that this national service scheme is taking away funds for the youth. £1.5bn.

So you're right, StMarks, but only if you think this proposed policy will just have an impact on people who are presently 17 or younger.

[StMarks]

,,, but only if you think this proposed policy will just have an impact on people who are presently 17 or younger.

TBH mate, I was simply being a bit pedantic. Fwiw what I actually think , is that this is simply pre-election bluster. The beginning of a bunch of "attention grabbing" announcements that we're going to see the tory machine churning out on the run up to the (Scottish) independence day vote.

If the Con' party genuinely believed it was a viable and affordable proposition that our society would get behind, they would have had 16 years to have implemented it.

[Kwacky]

I agree. There's absolutely no chance of them bringing it in. No one in the armed forces wants it.

[Kwacky]

Harriet Harman is stepping down as from 30th May.

[duke63]

[duke63]

[D41]

Is that Robert Downey Jr. on the back row centre??
Or Matt Damon maybe?

[Kwacky]

I can see reform getting a few seats. Lots of labour voters think they're going to win, so won't bother voting. Lots of Tory voters will simply not bother. It'll be like Brexit where there was a lot of apathy from Remain, so leave got it.

[StMarks]

,,,,It'll be like Brexit ,,,,

If your prediction of "It'll be like Brexit" is accurate, then imho that actually equates to ; Reform will win !

So,...
Herr Farage creating havoc in the UK, and then shortly after Trump reinstated in the USA,,,

,,, Vlad could be justifiably pleased with his investments & strategies.???

[Kwacky]

Voting on a single issue advisory referendum and voting for over 600 seats to decide a government are different.

My point is simple: Reform will win seats because of voter apathy.

I wasn't suggesting fair a moment that Reform would become the government.

[Monty]

I can see reform getting a few seats. Lots of labour voters think they're going to win, so won't bother voting. Lots of Tory voters will simply not bother. It'll be like Brexit where there was a lot of apathy from Remain, so leave got it.

Agreed, I think this is going to be one of the lowest turnouts in history. If you look at the polling data Labour has a predicted huge majority with 3% less votes than they got in 2017, when they came second.

If ever there was an argument for PR, this is it.