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It's not really surprising that the usual culprits will take the opportunity to smear the opposition with untruths, half-truths and innuendo, rather than attempt to convince the reader with facts. In this they just follow their political masters......blythburgh wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01 2019 9:39pmThis thread is descending to the level of too many social media posts about MP's
I must admit I am concerned about the expensive promises coming from all parties at the moment as they play up to their voter bases, some policy announcements are 180 degrees from their present direction, even when it was originally introduced by their own party but most are voiced with the main effort of buying votes which is a bit despicable. What happened to leadership? However on that basis the Liberal Un-democrats would win, at least they stuck to their guns even if it does mean they had sold out democracy for "more democracy" or should I say get it right or else, democracy!?!macliam wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03 2019 10:56amIt's not really surprising that the usual culprits will take the opportunity to smear the opposition with untruths, half-truths and innuendo, rather than attempt to convince the reader with facts. In this they just follow their political masters......blythburgh wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01 2019 9:39pmThis thread is descending to the level of too many social media posts about MP's
The tragedy will be if this election becomes purely another Brexit vote, indeed, the undoubted influence that Brexit will have is already a tragedy. An election is supposed to be an indicator of the direction of travel for the country over the next 5 years - not another binary choice. The government understand this - which is why there have been a raft of unlikely promises made over the last few days..... Oddly, these promises seem to be as uncosted and/or unfunded as anything the opposition has promised .... but it seems that the cynical view is that a promise of jam tomorrow will win the day, after which there is plenty of time to renege.
Another tragedy of Brexit is to unravel the status quo. Anyone (and there are many...) who say "I have voted X all my life," but that they will now vote for a party diametrically opposed, suggests that, perhaps, they never actually understood the party they supported.... in which case, the promise of jam tomorrow may well work.
Is that all we ask of our leaders? That they eat takeaway food in an acceptable manner? I seem to recall Theresa May struggling with some chips - presumably that was the cause of her downfall.
Yeap! well she's had her chips anyway!!!
A friend has told me more than once that his parents were rather racist but worked to for the local Labour Party.macliam wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03 2019 10:56amAnother tragedy of Brexit is to unravel the status quo. Anyone (and there are many...) who say "I have voted X all my life," but that they will now vote for a party diametrically opposed, suggests that, perhaps, they never actually understood the party they supported.... in which case, the promise of jam tomorrow may well work.
The problem is that often all you know about the candidate is their background and their manifesto.blythburgh wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04 2019 9:02amI am unhappy that a suitable candidate is sneered at for coming from a Public School background. I want the best person for the job. Not a man or a woman or a public or a state school educated person but the best person.
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