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I'll bet it involves Sir Keef and a Chicken Biryani.

And I made it on to Midlands Today! Luckily a very short bit. I say they're a bit nimby (but not particularly locally) and much more good than bad. Nicely edited, really.

Abernathy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2024 10:07 pm Sunak on Question Time was actually painfully embarrassing. He is so transparently toast, and yesterday’s toast at that. He is such a piss-poor politician.

The question he didn’t get asked, but should have been : “Prime Minister, when you became Prime Minister, you promised to deliver a government of integrity, professionalism, and accountability. Can you provide examples of how you have delivered in each of these areas?

Shame they didn't ask him about probity, indeed. But sounds like he made an arse of himself anyway.

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2024 10:34 pm And I made it on to Midlands Today! Luckily a very short bit. I say they're a bit nimby (but not particularly locally) and much more good than bad. Nicely edited, really.

Were you vox popped coming out of a high street Wetherspoons?

I was asked while having a bite to eat if I was going to vote for Liz Truss. No she was a disgrace to our arm forces backing anti NATO Trump and verging on a traitor.
Thought that would be more effective than explaining the folly of neoliberal economics in a Norfolk pub.

Not that I'm a James Cleverly fan, but on the day the policy was announced (over his head, no doubt) he did at least have the sense to shut down the idea that people would be sent to prison.

That was about a month ago. And this is the best Sunak's been able to come up with in that time?

Youngian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2024 10:37 pm
Were you vox popped coming out of a high street Wetherspoons?

Ha ha, No I came out of a sports shop where my wife was buying a tennis racket. Was mid morning. The Wetherpoons is in Leominster. They could have headed over there after they finished here, and caught the early boozers very nicely.

Abernathy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2024 10:07 pm Sunak on Question Time was actually painfully embarrassing. He is so transparently toast, and yesterday’s toast at that. He is such a piss-poor politician.

The question he didn’t get asked, but should have been : “Prime Minister, when you became Prime Minister, you promised to deliver a government of integrity, professionalism, and accountability. Can you provide examples of how you have delivered in each of these areas?

Admittedly I'm no media expert, but I'm fairly sure multiple audience members shouting "Shame! Shame on you!" at the end of your slot is probably a bad thing?

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2024 10:00 pm This could be the massive scandal. "Person has got new job in the last ten years".

And Guido Fawkes coming out against leaks is quite the spectacle.

Of course, there's also the elephant in the room that even if she used to work for Starmer it doesn't change the fact the people under investigation did it (something no one denies), and it's still at absolute best very, VERY questionable behaviour and thus an obvious case to be looked into.

If anything, the Starmer link suggests he has a history of working with competent people? Hardly the ultimate 'gotcha'.

No, I’m lost. Is it because gambling commissioners are always crooked in mob movies?

https://www.ft.com/content/820de7fe-3ec ... 50261b3794

Excellent piece in the FT about how Brexit has destroyed the Tories, by sending them down a rabbit hole chasing imaginary goals and stereotypical thick wankers, while alienating everyone else who would normally support them.

Andy McDandy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 11:02 am https://www.ft.com/content/820de7fe-3ec ... 50261b3794

Excellent piece in the FT about how Brexit has destroyed the Tories, by sending them down a rabbit hole chasing imaginary goals and stereotypical thick wankers, while alienating everyone else who would normally support them.

Plebwalled

kreuzberger wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 11:27 am

Andy McDandy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 11:02 am https://www.ft.com/content/820de7fe-3ec ... 50261b3794

Excellent piece in the FT about how Brexit has destroyed the Tories, by sending them down a rabbit hole chasing imaginary goals and stereotypical thick wankers, while alienating everyone else who would normally support them.

Plebwalled

Also: We already knew that, didn't we?

Youngian wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 10:07 am No, I’m lost. Is it because gambling commissioners are always crooked in mob movies?

An opportunity to picture Starmer with a black lady.

Cue much "we know who wore the trousers there", merriment.

Another North Herefordshire poll.

This could all be bollocks, let's face it, but the Labour score stands out as being squeezable. I think a fair bit has happened already, seeing Labour are up a lot nationally but nothing locally. See if the bar charts can work further magic.

The electoral commission have published another set of donation figures for the 2nd week of the campaign. Labour raised over 4 million. The tories raised under 300k - less than the Lib Dems at 335k and less than half of Farage’s mob* who raked in over 700 grand.

*bear in mind however that he will be trousering most of that because they’re a Ltd. Co., so unlike everyone else it doesn’t translate to a better funded campaign, just a better funded cunt pain

Faiza Shaheen here making an arse of herself. Like lots of politicians she posts some canvassing data like it's a poll. Unlike lots of politicians, she has an MSc in Research Methods from Manchester University. Acutal Professor of Politics at Manchester, Rob Ford, shows up. Rather than stay silent Faiza tries to bullshit, unconvincingly.

At this rate, in 6 months time she'll be on the JCR events committee.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not enjoying this campaign at all. I keep worrying that it can't be this easy and something must go wrong soon.

Done, and not without a tear brought on from finally being able to participate again.

kreuzberger wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 6:52 pm Done, and not without a tear brought on from finally being able to participate again.

Yes, it was good to be able to participate again after 15 years. Mine went on Friday night.