General Election 2024: General UK Politics Discussion here

[melthebell]

Diaries are being cleared, trips abroad cancelled, all the hallmarks of an election being called

[melthebell]

Also letters from rebel Tories are starting to go in apparently they are in panic mode, thing is what will changing leader do now, they will still be behind in the polls and will still have to call an election soon

[Baz1]

Just now, melthebell said:

Also letters from rebel Tories are starting to go in apparently they are in panic mode, thing is what will changing leader do now, they will still be behind in the polls and will still have to call an election soon

No one will believe their rhetoric and be conned again.

 

I saw this comment posted by someone on a news link- about the Tories and they were spot on:

 

Closed 600 police stations
Closed 800 public libraries
Closed 1300 children's centres
Cut council funding by 50%
Extra 600,000 kids in poverty
Extra 5 million people on NHS waiting list
Highest tax burden in 70 years
1000% increase in food banks
Trebled national debt
Trebled immigration
Stagnant economic growth
Dirty rivers
 

[butlers]

Guardian 4.10pm

 

Rishi Sunak will this afternoon call a surprise early election for July, senior sources have told the Guardian, a contest that will see Keir Starmer try to take power for Labour after 14 years of Conservative-led government.

[The_DADDY]

Labour

Tory. 

Two cheeks of the same backside. 

[melthebell]

7 minutes ago, The_DADDY said:

Labour

Tory. 

Two cheeks of the same backside. 

But we've already seen one cheek and it's definitely dirty, we don't know how dirty the other is yet

[melthebell]

18 minutes ago, Baz1 said:

No one will believe their rhetoric and be conned again.

 

I saw this comment posted by someone on a news link- about the Tories and they were spot on:

 

Closed 600 police stations
Closed 800 public libraries
Closed 1300 children's centres
Cut council funding by 50%
Extra 600,000 kids in poverty
Extra 5 million people on NHS waiting list
Highest tax burden in 70 years
1000% increase in food banks
Trebled national debt
Trebled immigration
Stagnant economic growth
Dirty rivers
 

They just want to steal as much more as they can

[Mister M]

2 hours ago, Vrsaljko said:

 

Covid was responsible for it though. If you print a sh*tload of money for furlough etc then what do you think is going to happen? The result is that a load of extra money is chasing the same amount of goods, if not less due to stalled supply chains, so prices go up. It's basic supply and demand.

 

Responsible for all of it?

Hmm I think the Kamikwasi budget and Brexit are also factors.

2 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Anyone getting excited yet ? 

 

Yes apparently Tory MPs are furious with Sunak.

[hackey lad]

Remember where you heard this news first  😃

[Mister M]

He's here blaming Covid and war in Ukraine.

No mention of Brexit, Liz Truss, and backhanders - quelle surprise!🙄

Bring on the gas lighting