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Post by clemfandango on Jan 12, 2024 15:46:39 GMT
It all feels so horribly cynical. So very much on brand. It's a shame he left in a huff, but I would LOVE to get Rogueywon's perspective on all of this. He was a lone voice in a sea of centrist Dads.... |
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Post by manfromdelmonte on Jan 12, 2024 16:14:16 GMT
Biometric checks come in, in October. So be nice to have 6 weeks of Dover/M20 chaos, just before going to the polls.
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Post by Dougs on Jan 12, 2024 16:20:01 GMT
It's just such a terrible political decision imo.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jan 12, 2024 16:24:04 GMT
It's just such a terrible political decision imo. That should be the Tories strapline: The Conservatives: A Terrible Political Decision |
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Post by mothercruncher on Jan 12, 2024 17:03:38 GMT
Rogueywon would do the I’m a small “c” conservative stuff I see many of them doing. You can be a different strand of conservatism, you can stand for less corruption and more reasonable measured conduct but damn well speak out. Where the hell are all of these small c’s hiding day to day?
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Post by Whizzo on Jan 12, 2024 17:19:37 GMT
Maybe Sunak thinks blowing up some Jihadis will give him a boost so will go "early", it won't but as long as this zombie government dies soon I don't care.
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Post by apollo on Jan 12, 2024 19:38:56 GMT
The day the tories are kicked out of the office will be great day. Its really fucked up how living standards have gone downhill due to tory rule.
I just hope people don't do a "brexit" on voting day
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Post by Vandelay on Jan 12, 2024 19:40:02 GMT
Rogueywon would do the I’m a small “c” conservative stuff I see many of them doing. You can be a different strand of conservatism, you can stand for less corruption and more reasonable measured conduct but damn well speak out. Where the hell are all of these small c’s hiding day to day? The small c Conservatives just hated Brexit and Johnson (and Truss). Listen to the likes of Rory Stewart and Michael Heseltine now and they are a lot more cagey about their disapproval of Sunak. I expect if Sunak had his own way and wasn't constantly placating the looney wing of the party he would just be a Thatcherite that those small c Cons would be fawning over. |
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Post by X201 on Jan 12, 2024 19:41:53 GMT
The day the tories are kicked out of the office will be great day. Its really fucked up how living standards have gone downhill due to tory rule.
I just hope people don't do a "brexit" on voting day
I stopped up all night for the 97 landslide, it was brilliant TV As soon as the gutless wonder names the election date, I’m booking the Friday off to recover (a mistake I made in 97) |
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Post by Danno on Jan 12, 2024 19:54:22 GMT
Rogueywon would do the I’m a small “c” conservative stuff I see many of them doing. You can be a different strand of conservatism, you can stand for less corruption and more reasonable measured conduct but damn well speak out. Where the hell are all of these small c’s hiding day to day? The small c Conservatives just hated Brexit and Johnson (and Truss). Listen to the likes of Rory Stewart and Michael Heseltine now and they are a lot more cagey about their disapproval of Sunak. I expect if Sunak had his own way and wasn't constantly placating the looney wing of the party he would just be a Thatcherite that those small c Cons would be fawning over. Absolutely this, the lunatics are running the asylum and Shatman is trying to keep them cooped up. Pathetic shite. |
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Post by Ulythium on Jan 12, 2024 20:34:09 GMT
Government defends spending £27,000 on wine during Covid
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Post by Lizard on Jan 12, 2024 20:45:18 GMT
Rogueywon would do the I’m a small “c” conservative stuff I see many of them doing. You can be a different strand of conservatism, you can stand for less corruption and more reasonable measured conduct but damn well speak out. Where the hell are all of these small c’s hiding day to day? He was the epitome of a Tory - claimed to be a reasonable small 'c' conservative, who might even vote for Labour in the right circumstances. But sometimes the mask would slip and he'd reveal himself to be a sports fan Tory. Remember his crowing when they won the 2017 election (maybe 2019?). I also remember him once trotting out the 'Tories always have to fix the economy after Labour spend all the money' bollocks. Small 'c' Conservatives are just the acceptable face of a disgusting ideology. The reason we don't see them at the moment is because they're keeping their heads down so they can enjoy the largesse of the current shits before popping back up in the future and going 'oh no, that wasn't us'. Tories and the ruling classes in general understand solidarity better than any Marxist. |
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Post by Danno on Jan 12, 2024 20:52:14 GMT
Likelikelikelikelikelikelikelikelikelike.
Fuck them all tbh. Particularly the shitheels like Rory Stewart, anyone that crosses the floor, or the purgees complaining after 2019. They were there from 2010 when aaaaaall this started, and they all fucking lapped it up.
Benefits, Surestart, Disability Living Allowance, Mobility Allowance, Legal Aid (hey guess what might have helped sub postmasters), compensation for wrongful conviction, local authority subsidies (so goodbye libraries, youth centres, outreach, homelessness programmes, SEN and other education matters) and every single civil service department cut to the fucking bone and beyond.
Fuck them into the fucking sun. And collapse it. They don't get to complain now, when they should have been complaining at least 9 years ago.
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Post by Danno on Jan 12, 2024 21:27:41 GMT
I love the 'spend all the money' thing. The money isn't spent, you cunts, it's invested in places that you hate.
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Post by The12thMonkey on Jan 12, 2024 22:35:44 GMT
I love the 'spend all the money' thing. The money isn't spent, you cunts, it's invested in places that you hate. Can we have this framed and sent to Rogey? |
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Post by Lizard on Jan 12, 2024 22:51:19 GMT
He can frame it himself. Don't you know he used to be picture framer pursuivant to the Swedish Royal Court?
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Post by geefe on Jan 13, 2024 9:09:37 GMT
So erm...Post Office fucked then. Owe £100 million tax after being naughty with numbers. Also exec pay is up.
Bet they're just glad they got through Christmas
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Post by Whizzo on Jan 13, 2024 9:21:49 GMT
The Post Office is a 100% publicly owned corporation, they're pretty much the government so can't be fucked for tax problems. The board that has fucked up can certainly get ditched though.
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Post by Rich on Jan 13, 2024 9:30:45 GMT
By ditched you mean moved into equally well paid positions with zero consequences for their actions, right?
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Post by Whizzo on Jan 13, 2024 10:30:22 GMT
Probably into the Lords.
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Post by Saul1138 on Jan 13, 2024 15:03:59 GMT
The day the tories are kicked out of the office will be great day. Its really fucked up how living standards have gone downhill due to tory rule.
I just hope people don't do a "brexit" on voting day
I stopped up all night for the 97 landslide, it was brilliant TV As soon as the gutless wonder names the election date, I’m booking the Friday off to recover (a mistake I made in 97) I was at university, and went to a night club. After getting back to a mates flat, got stoned and whitied. It was about two days later that I found out that New Labour had won. |
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Post by zephro on Jan 13, 2024 15:10:28 GMT
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Post by Vandelay on Jan 13, 2024 15:12:32 GMT
Assuming all goes to plan, this will the first election I will have taken part in that has actually had a somewhat decent result. I was 18 in August 2005, so would have just missed out on Blair's final win by 3 months.
Also planning to book off the Friday this year.
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Post by simple on Jan 13, 2024 23:46:50 GMT
For anyone needing a quick hit of election methadone - Armando Iannucci’s 97 election night alternative coverage from BBC2.
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Post by stuz359 on Jan 14, 2024 20:52:46 GMT
It's like they have no self awareness whatsoever. It's actually amazed me, no words.
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Post by Lizard on Jan 14, 2024 20:59:49 GMT
A business that should be seen in the same terms as arms dealing.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Jan 14, 2024 21:24:57 GMT
It's like they have no self awareness whatsoever. It's actually amazed me, no words. That wouldn't be in any way at all a response to Neidle's report today that they've traced another 25 companies where Douglas Barrowman's ownership was unlawfully concealed, now would it... |
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Post by Dougs on Jan 14, 2024 22:33:57 GMT
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Post by askew on Jan 14, 2024 22:41:28 GMT
Excellent
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Post by cubby on Jan 14, 2024 22:43:37 GMT
It's been a while since I've read a telegraph front page properly. There is absolutely no shame in how tory sided their coverage is isn't there? Front page commentary saying just how awful a tory loss will be.
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