General Election 2024: General UK Politics Discussion here

[RollingJ]

5 minutes ago, Delbow said:

They won't agree with her about the benefit cap because that doesn't affect them. Only some benefits are good (the ones given to Tories).

Some of us do, and the end of that statement is a good clue to your attitude, which you are entitled hold, but doesn't apply to everyone who may have differing ideas.

Edited Sunday at 08:56 by RollingJ

[High Chaparral]

Just seen Rosie Duffield interviewed by Laura Kuenssburg.  It's the clothes donations that are the last straw. Rosie Duffield believes donations should be used for expenses needed for campaigning and not for buying clothes.  Rosie Duffield also believes Sir Keir Starmer has a problem with women and likes to be surrounded by lads.  If Rosie Duffield resigned as a MP and stood again in a by-election she would easily win the Canterbury seat as an Independent. 

[Prettytom]

Hypocrite hypocritically accuses others of hypocrisy :

 

https://news.sky.com/story/robert-jenrick-defends-16375000-donation-after-criticising-labour-in-freebies-row-13224393

 

Honest Bob is always good for a laugh.

[Bellatrix]

2 hours ago, High Chaparral said:

Rosie Duffield also believes Sir Keir Starmer has a problem with women and likes to be surrounded by lads.

There's a lot of it about.

[crookesey]

Well it doesn’t look like Starmer will experience anything nearing a ‘honeymoon period’ in his premiership does it? 

[Beechwood_S6]

12 hours ago, Mister M said:

 

To say that "it is an open secret" that Starmer had a gay relationship with Lord Ali, as she did, is preposterous. Not because of the allegation, I've no idea if he did have a relationship with him; but the idea that the media knew about this and colluded in keeping it a secret.

I don't think it's a secret that most of the media hates Labour, and had they any evidence that he did have a gay relationship, they would've gone to town on it.

He has been banging on about having a big Mandate for awhile now, even across the pond asked the Q.

Clears that up you can trust Joe 👍

 

[Mister M]

4 hours ago, Delbow said:

Rosie Duffield, a principled Labour MP, is now no longer a Labour MP as she has resigned the whip in protest at Starmer filling his own pockets while refusing to get rid of the benefit cap and cutting the winter fuel payments. 

 

I think she's right and has done the right thing. Doubtless many forumers will agree with her on the gift grift and especially on the winter fuel payments as that affects them. They won't agree with her about the benefit cap because that doesn't affect them. Only some benefits are good (the ones given to Tories).

I wonder if the reasons why the Tories are so keen on maintaining benefits for older people, irrespective of the fact that many children and adults are impoverished, is that older people tend to vote Tory? Hmmm

 

3 hours ago, Prettytom said:

Hypocrite hypocritically accuses others of hypocrisy :

 

https://news.sky.com/story/robert-jenrick-defends-16375000-donation-after-criticising-labour-in-freebies-row-13224393

 

Honest Bob is always good for a laugh.

😂

[Mister M]

4 hours ago, High Chaparral said:

Just seen Rosie Duffield interviewed by Laura Kuenssburg.  It's the clothes donations that are the last straw. Rosie Duffield believes donations should be used for expenses needed for campaigning and not for buying clothes.  Rosie Duffield also believes Sir Keir Starmer has a problem with women and likes to be surrounded by lads.  If Rosie Duffield resigned as a MP and stood again in a by-election she would easily win the Canterbury seat as an Independent. 

Like how Tories are allying themselves with Rosie Duffield, agreeing with her points about "cruel and unnecessary" government policies such as cuts in the winter fuel allowance and the two-child benefit cap.

Tories are so blissfully unaware of what cruel and unnecessary policies are 😂

 

[RollingJ]

17 minutes ago, Mister M said:

I wonder if the reasons why the Tories are so keen on maintaining benefits for older people, irrespective of the fact that many children and adults are impoverished, is that older people tend to vote Tory? Hmmm

Strange that - do you mean lifelong Labour voters suddenly switch when they become 'old' or are you just trying more flim-flam misdirection? Hmmm, indeed.

[Mister M]

2 minutes ago, RollingJ said:

Strange that - do you mean lifelong Labour voters suddenly switch when they become 'old' or are you just trying more flim-flam misdirection? Hmmm, indeed.

Flim flam misdirection? 

I was clear in what I posted. I'm not responsible for your interpretation.