Bored now. Turned him off. Loved the 'Things will Only Get Better' soundtrack though.
I like the Great British Weather.
sounds like infected blood compo legislation wont get through in time though
perhaps they've got a deal with reformUK 😕
When Labour win will the BBC sack Kuenssberg? She is a ghastly Tory shill
The PA outside No. 10 playing D:Ream was absolutely brilliant, chapeau to whoever did that. And it took the police absolutely ages to move them on. And then they started singing the same song!
What a fitting start to ex-PM Rishi's campaign 😀
I think we will look back at this announcement, in the pouring rain and see at as a rather obvious bad omen for the Tories.
I hope I'm right!
Who put 50p in the idiot?
Can't decide who's worse and does more damage - Sunak or Kuensberg. Both are atrocious.
The whole episode today would have made a great episode of The Thick of It.
Curious as to why now? Either this was always the plan or a reaction to no confidence letters going in? Either way who cares?
You'd think he would have checked the weather forecast though? 😀
Fantastic news! We're moving house on 19th June. Not sure what to do about our voting address now, not sure we'll have time to get ID changed to show our new address given DVLA delays.
F*** you too the younger generation.
Of course conservatives and non-socialists don't have children
Also it’s a bold move to go on about stopping the boats in summer when small boat crossings are at their highest.
I'm a wee bit surprised tbh, after the locals and mayorals the only time they ever looked at all happy was when they were seeing low turnout, so I figured they'd go for winter and hope that the misery factor would be offset by that.
Also it’s a bold move to go on about stopping the boats in summer when small boat crossings are at their highest.
And the French police will be tied up with the Olympics prep and other partners with the Euros
grimep
Free Member
F*** you too the younger generation.Of course conservatives and non-socialists don’t have children
Generalisation based upon documented voting habits of younger voters. You disagree with the widely reported stats I take it?
LINK .
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Democracy hard fought but easily lost.
Fantastic news! We’re moving house on 19th June. Not sure what to do about our voting address now, not sure we’ll have time to get ID changed to show our new address given DVLA delays.
i assume the address does not need to be correct as you can use a passport and various other ID that doesn’t have an address. BUT since the whole ID implementation is a shit show - if you had any worries, when you register at the new addresses your local electoral registration officer for the election specific ID.
My daughter's 18 on 5th July. She's gutted.
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pk13
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LINK .https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
please use your right to vote.
Democracy hard fought but easily lost.
Thanks, my son and his fiance come back to the UK at midnight in the 4th July. 👍
THe D:Ream background music was this guy: rain blew the speakers apparently
Here's to 6 weeks of toady mctoadface on TV trying to be relevant. FFS
jimster01
Full Member
Here’s to 6 weeks of toady mctoadface on TV trying to be relevant. FFS
True but if he helps take votes to Reform from the Tories, he's doing God's work. Lol
Just checked a couple of tactical voting websites - they seem to have been caught out as no info for my postcode (tho likely LD) -
I guess they'll update their algorithms sharpish
That cat has been on the window cill for at least half an hour, in the rain...
Heartless bastards!
They are showing 'The Last Hurrah' on Film4 this evening.
I am surprised by this for sure. I thought they would hang on longer. I( do wonder if the letters have been going in,
Bets? Reform to stand down in tory seats and Farage to get something as a reward - peerage maybe
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susepic
Full Member
THe D:Ream background music was this guy: rain blew the speakers apparently
https://twitter.com/snb19692/status/1793321440474808687/blockquote >
Got to be one of the best trolling moments I've ever seen. That image of Sunak standing in the pissing down rain, with THAT tune blasting out has made my day!
Curious as to why now? Either this was always the plan or a reaction to no confidence letters going in? Either way who cares?
You’d think he would have checked the weather forecast though
I reckon they've jumped on the inflation news.
And yes they could have done it inside.
Anyone else get this vibe?👍😁
Suck. A. Duck. I am stunned
For that, he will want to stay in power for as long as possible
And the Mystic Meg award goes to... (I would have said exactly the same!)
Lord Bucket head would have ignored the rain.
I think he's been bounced into it by letters of no confidence.
Sounds that way for sure
Anyone else relishing 'chatting' with any Tory canvassers with the brass neck to knock on their door?
I think he’s been bounced into it by letters of no confidence.
this seems plausible
I hope they come round.
Question is now.....
Try to persuade people to vote Labour, or try to persuade tory voters to vote reform
Wow! I could have sworn it would be late autumn at the earliest. Given the local election results he he knows 4 July will be a beating for the tories and I'd have thought he'd wait to hope we felt better as inflation falls..... does he think things will just get worse!?
OK Labour, don't mess up and we should see the tories handed their butts.
What would the swing have to be to get rid of that pob looking shitebag?
I hope folk remember “eat out to spread the virus around” by rishi, hope he gets an absolute “kicking” in a few weeks
A bitter retort to Mercer's snipes. Hooray!
Please don't forget citizens of Ireland and Commonwealth countries can also vote in UK general elections!
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8985/
Try to persuade people to vote Labour, or try to persuade tory voters to vote reform
If they're open to Labour then that's well and good, but if not, persuading them either to not vote, or vote for Reform is almost as good.
Electoral calculus currently predicts
Labour 472
Tories 85
Lib 50
Snp 19
The withnail gif is very apt!
'They made me PM by mistake!'
Not updated yet......but tactical voting info in due course. Carol Vorderman one of the supporters
What would the swing have to be to get rid of that pob looking shitebag?
Oi that's my MP you're talking about. And no, I've never voted for him but given his majority I'd say that if he goes then it's a very bad day indeed for the tories. Fingers crossed eh!
Tories will be pounded in the GE. Pound! Pound! Pound! They will be decimated in July. Can't wait.
I ain't voting for a party that have silly foreign policy and with one bug eyes foreign minister (the current one).
Saw a BBC reporter on the high street in the Toon just now asking people about GE. I was a bit surprised to hear the question until I got home to listen to the 6pm news.
grahamt1980
Full Member
I hope they come round.Question is now…..
Try to persuade people to vote Labour, or try to persuade tory voters to vote reform
A friend/neighbour had already told me he is switching to Reform due to immigration. I told him he is tactically voting without even knowing it and thanks for doing so. 😉
Rather than inflict this madness upon us the country, just empty Parliament now and put Starmer in place but he can't make decisions unless a majority vote from Rayner, Burnham, Jess Philips, Gordon Brown and Lisa Nandy support it.
We can sort the details out later
I've started applying for UK citizenship in December 2023. All is left now is to swear allegiance to the King. The ceremony is scheduled on the 13th of June. It does mean, I CAN NOW VOTE IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They get summer recess in parliament so it’s free wages for tory MPs for doing absolutely nothing.
There’s no way they will call a GE before autumn… My prediction is they will call it as late as physically possible, early 2025 I think?
🙈
****! Out the country on the 4th and leave the house on the 25th, postal votes had better be out then!
I told him he is tactically voting without even knowing it and thanks for doing so.
Why would you tell them? It may make them change back to Conservative.
@blokeuptheroad Invite them in for a brew so they waste their time rather than canvassing others.
I was led to believe the Tories' ground game wasn't brilliant anyway, and will be worse if there's a load of pissed off ex-councillors who won't be othering Edit - meant bothering, Tories probably will be othering
@squirrelking Can you proxy vote?
Presumably an election in early July will mean that there is a chance that the Criminal Justice Act, including the IDS amendments, will not have time to make it through parliament?
Less time for Rwanda flights to start in the interim
Less likelihood of interest rates dropping (much) in the interim
Excellent stuff.
I was led to believe the Tories’ ground game wasn’t brilliant anyway, and will be worse if there’s a load of pissed off ex-councillors who won’t be othering Edit – meant bothering, Tories probably will be othering
They lost a lot of councillors, they are considered the foot soldiers in campaigning apparently. In addition, in the local elections there were many reports of Tory activists just turning up for X photo shoots holding Conservative banners etc, then buggering off home.
A decimated morale amongst the Tories can only help Labour. Even Sunak looked like he can't be asked to do another term.
All that against a unified and buoyant Labour party and activists.
I'm loving it. 😁
Steve Baker looking happy on itv at the moment. He knows he is screwed
Feeling smug that I sorted my proxy vote out earlier this year because I am out of the country long term. My proxy vote is in a marginal so I am hoping my legacy is to get rid of the unbelievably horrid Tory there.
supernova
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Sent The Labour Party £10. It’s least I can do to help.
Thanks, just done the same.
https://donation.labour.org.uk/page/95385/donate/1?locale=en-GB
They take PayPal too.👍
Tories will be pounded in the GE. Pound! Pound! Pound! They will be decimated in July. Can’t wait.
Only if people actually go out and vote - if not Labour then tactical voting specifically to go against Tory.
Sitting at home thinking "oh they'll get smashed, I won't bother to vote" (or spoiling a ballot paper to read "no more Tory scum!") is the one possible way that they'll sneak back in...
Get out and vote!
Please, everybody remember -
You and everyone you know MUST get out and vote to make a difference.
I just hope that all the current jubilation carries through to the polling booths and that many 'occasional' voters don't just assume it's a done deal and not bother actually casting their votes.
That way the habitual Tory voters still get their way.
