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Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:18 pm
by Banquo
Which Tyler wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:16 pm Worth reiterating:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619781
Been debated hasn't it? Still don't think a GE can be forced unless I've missed summat.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:27 pm
by Which Tyler
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:18 pmBeen debated hasn't it? Still don't think a GE can be forced unless I've missed summat.
It has, but it's about the only way of registering our opinion, now that demonstrations are illegal
And no, only Tory MPs can force a GE; but again, this is about our only avenue to show our opinion - and the larger it gets, the harder it is to ignore.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:28 pm
by Which Tyler
Puja wrote: Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:05 pm Krishnan Guru-Murthy caught on a hot mike after interviewing Steve Baker saying, "What a cunt."

Peston agrees (though not necessarily about Baker)

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:31 pm
by Mikey Brown
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:43 pm
Puja wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:42 pm The lettuce outlasted her. Excellent.

Puja
Lettuce pray
Just book your ticket already.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:38 pm
by Banquo
Which Tyler wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:27 pm
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:18 pmBeen debated hasn't it? Still don't think a GE can be forced unless I've missed summat.
It has, but it's about the only way of registering our opinion, now that demonstrations are illegal
And no, only Tory MPs can force a GE; but again, this is about our only avenue to show our opinion - and the larger it gets, the harder it is to ignore.
ah ok. Thought there might be something more to it.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:38 pm
by Banquo
Mikey Brown wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:31 pm
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:43 pm
Puja wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:42 pm The lettuce outlasted her. Excellent.

Puja
Lettuce pray
Just book your ticket already.
????

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:47 pm
by Puja
So far, the only people who have put their names forward for the contest are Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch.

I want Liz Truss back.

Puja

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:48 pm
by Mikey Brown
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:38 pm
Mikey Brown wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:31 pm
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:43 pm

Lettuce pray
Just book your ticket already.
????
To Rwanda...

Nevermind.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:02 pm
by Mikey Brown
Public duties cost allowance? In this economy?


Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:10 pm
by Son of Mathonwy
Puja wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:47 pm So far, the only people who have put their names forward for the contest are Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch.

I want Liz Truss back.

Puja
Kemi outlasted Suella in the last contest - presumably this will happen again?

Of course - without Truss - these two might be the only far right candidates, so they might get quite a few more votes. Unless the MPs have realized that economic extremism is not a winner at the moment.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:21 pm
by Which Tyler

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:46 pm
by Banquo
Mikey Brown wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:48 pm
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:38 pm
Mikey Brown wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:31 pm

Just book your ticket already.
????
To Rwanda...

Nevermind.
ah ok, good work :lol:

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:48 pm
by Banquo
Puja wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:47 pm So far, the only people who have put their names forward for the contest are Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch.

I want Liz Truss back.

Puja
....aaaaaaaand.........

here`s Boris

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:08 pm
by Puja
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:48 pm
Puja wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:47 pm So far, the only people who have put their names forward for the contest are Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch.

I want Liz Truss back.

Puja
....aaaaaaaand.........

here`s Boris
You know, I genuinely don't know how I feel about that. On the one hand, anyone but Badenoch and Braverman, because they are literally Satan. But on the other, Boris's brand of bluster and whimsy might be strong enough that he could recover this for the Conservatives - lord knows he's got some kind of charisma that appeals to voters for some reason.

I'd settle for Mordaunt. Probably the least actively evil, competent enough not to flush the whole country away, not competent enough to realistically resurrect Conservative election hopes.

Puja

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:17 pm
by Zhivago
Whoever is next will be the 5th in 6 years. Absolutely insane.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:18 pm
by Zhivago
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:48 pm
Puja wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:47 pm So far, the only people who have put their names forward for the contest are Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch.

I want Liz Truss back.

Puja
....aaaaaaaand.........

here`s Boris
I want Boris back purely for the absurdity of it. It would be life imitating satire at its finest.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:52 pm
by Zhivago
this is doing the rounds


The Germans are loving this - they are the homeland of Schadenfreude after all.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 5:08 pm
by Ross. S
What a total shit show. Boris managed covid parties lasting longer than Truss's tenure.

We need a General Election ASAP, get shot of the Tories, anyone would be better

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:45 pm
by Son of Mathonwy
100 vote threshold! Why not go the whole hog and make it FPTP!

This would make Sunak and Mordaunt look the likely winners but with Tory MPs who knows? One of Braverman and Badenoch will have to stand aside otherwise they'll both go out (so hopefully they'll both stand). But if Ben Wallace gets involved who knows what'll happen. Maybe no one would get 100.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:19 pm
by Galfon
latest confirmed backers..BoJo 33, RiSu 21, PeMo 9..

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:26 pm
by Which Tyler
Galfon wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:19 pm latest confirmed backers..BoJo 33, RiSu 21, PeMo 9..
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Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:21 am
by Banquo
Zhivago wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:18 pm
Banquo wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:48 pm
Puja wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:47 pm So far, the only people who have put their names forward for the contest are Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch.

I want Liz Truss back.

Puja
....aaaaaaaand.........

here`s Boris
I want Boris back purely for the absurdity of it. It would be life imitating satire at its finest.
The odds seem to be moving towards him.....51 now supporting him.

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:15 am
by Puja


If that were replicated in an election, the Conservatives would keep just 15 seats, none of which would be held by any of Boris, Mordaunt, Sunak, Badenoch, Bravermann, or Wallace (or Truss for that matter, although she would have the distinction of losing to the Lib Dems). Sadly, Christopher Chope would remain safe.

Puja

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 12:00 pm
by Which Tyler
Oooh look, tory's favourite fake-fear - voter fraud

Re: Snap General Election called

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 12:31 pm
by Puja
Which Tyler wrote: Fri Oct 21, 2022 12:00 pm Oooh look, tory's favourite fake-fear - voter fraud
I have been wondering how on earth they were planning on doing electronic voting even remotely securely in just over a week. Still, not like it's an important decision or anything, is it?

Puja