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Jeherrin posted:https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-prepare-for-snap-election-if-starmer-resigns-0zr65x2cg I called them doing this exact thing when Starmer said he'd resign if found guilty. It doesn't matter who would be leading Labour in a snap GE; Labour can't hope to win while fighting a leadership contest.
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Calling an election whilst the opposition party is in the middle of a leadership election is one of those things so obviously rotten you'd think our unwritten constitution would have something to say about it
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it's why you typically don't give advance notice of your intention to resign. the politics big brains have got it all figured out tho. boris johnson would look really bad if he did this
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Jun 29, 2022 09:34
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The people have been clamouring for the premiership of None Of The Above, and finally the Labour Party is ready to let them vote for it
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No Dignity posted:Calling an election whilst the opposition party is in the middle of a leadership election is one of those things so obviously rotten you'd think our unwritten constitution would have something to say about it Boris should make Keith a Lord to really rub it in.
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Is there a particular reason (other than being a loving moron) that Liz Truss is sabre rattling about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan?
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crispix posted:and i don't mean lovely artwork graffiti, i mean a big crude cock and balls drawn in a comically conspicuous but harmless location Crudely drawn cock and balls are literally the oldest human artform, and actually probably predate anatomically -modern humans. Every cock and balls drawing should be preserved as a thread of our shared human tapestry
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No Dignity posted:Calling an election whilst the opposition party is in the middle of a leadership election is one of those things so obviously rotten you'd think our unwritten constitution would have something to say about it Honestly, as most people would be voting against the Tories rather than for something, so it wouldn't make that much difference to the campaign. Kieth is basically a nothing man anyway.
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Failed Imagineer posted:Crudely drawn cock and balls are literally the oldest human artform, and actually probably predate anatomically -modern humans. Every cock and balls drawing should be preserved as a thread of our shared human tapestry the bhutanese uniquely really developed this cultural phenomenon
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50:50 on whether keith will actually resign if it happens; he's not exactly had any difficulty changing his mind before has he. it'll be funny to do 'this you' comparisons with all the previous takes about how keir is a righteous paladin divinely ordained to arbitrate the nation's moral destiny but all those people have goldfish memory and no one will actually do anything
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crispix posted:the bhutanese uniquely really developed this cultural phenomenon https://twitter.com/theclassicalco/status/1494256215202934785 I wonder if the big statues at the Vatican do the same thing.
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No Dignity posted:Calling an election whilst the opposition party is in the middle of a leadership election is one of those things so obviously rotten you'd think our unwritten constitution would have something to say about it It's always been so obviously rotten that nobody has tried it for fear of the backlash. It's just that now we have a ruling party so utterly and brazenly corrupt that it doesn't care. And it possibly doesn't even have to care; it's not like people aren't still voting for them.
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Guavanaut posted:I like the Roman garden gnome statuettes that you lift up and there is a phallus there, like a first century Transformer. Flared base, very sensible
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Failed Imagineer posted:Crudely drawn cock and balls are literally the oldest human artform, and actually probably predate anatomically -modern humans. Every cock and balls drawing should be preserved as a thread of our shared human tapestry Pompeii and roman ruins are utterly littered with em, it owns:  I can almost hear the choir of angels singing. (it's basically a good luck charm/way of warding off harm. The guidebook insists to romans it was "no ruder than a horse-shoe")
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I am partial to the fascinum myself, which often takes the form of a big winged, legged, knobbed knob with bells on. The GIS for it is very good.
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Somewhere in Posie Parker's nightmares the 633 Squadron theme starts playing.
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OwlFancier posted:I am partial to the fascinum myself, which often takes the form of a big winged, legged, knobbed knob with bells on. quote:fascinum n (genitive fascinī); second declension I have two questions. Firstly, as this is where we get the word fascinate from, does that mean I can claim "fascinating" literally means "hmm, this thing is very penis-ly"? Secondly, what the gently caress Oenothea?!?
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We do get fascinate from the spell/witchcraft sense, same as charm and glamourise, but not from the penis extension.
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ThomasPaine posted:For his part, the smart play might be to allow it knowing he'll win, because that would decisively put the issue to bed for a good while What, like the 2015 one did? That was supposed to put the issue to bed for a generation.
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Grey Hunter posted:Honestly, as most people would be voting against the Tories rather than for something, so it wouldn't make that much difference to the campaign. I think it's this, it's also an easy sell to tell the public 'we got rid of our liar / poo poo / untrustworthy guy while they kept theirs'
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feedmegin posted:What, like the 2015 one did? That was supposed to put the issue to bed for a generation. I was going to make a bad joke about teen pregnancy rates in Scotland leading to new generations coming round quickly but it turns out they’re at an historic low, which is unironically awesome. Still high in deprived areas but falling across the board.
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Oh hey wait there's a version of it there that kept showing up in Poltergay, I wondered what that was, and they do play with a lot of Greco-Roman imagery so it makes sense.
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feedmegin posted:What, like the 2015 one did? That was supposed to put the issue to bed for a generation. Still, it was pretty close and the No campaign was based on a lot of stuff that has turned out to be obviously false - eg staying in the EU. With everything that's happened since conditions are different enough to argue that public opinion may have shifted sufficiently to warrant another vote. If there was another vote to remain in the UK despite Brexit and Boris, it would be a lot harder to justify again anytime soon. Not that it matters, I'd be fine with having votes everyday - isn't that proper democracy? If the majority of people don't want to leave Scotland won't leave no matter how many referendums are called, if they do it will. I don't really think Yes would win, but I can see why Sturgeon has made the move. ThomasPaine fucked around with this message at 11:03 on Jun 29, 2022 |
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Hey UK nerds, here's a fantastic opportunity to WRITE TO YOUR MP Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, and other scientific leaders, will brief MPs on the Climate and Ecological Emergency in JUST TWO WEEKS, on Monday 11 July. The link contains a form letter that you can send to your MP to encourage them to attend, and bask in the certain assurance that the system is working. The background: A Angus Rose posted:Rose said: “Many parliamentarians seem unaware of the frightening implications of the climate crisis; though the information is available to them, there has been no system in place to ensure they engage and understand it. This is what has been so frustrating. My hope is that if MPs understand the science, they will act with the required urgency.” MPs to get scientific briefing on climate after activist’s hunger strike And some other UK Health Alliance on Climate Change posted:The briefing from the Chief Scientific Adviser will provide the latest scientific evidence on the climate crisis to enable members of parliament to take the decisive actions needed to protect human and planetary health, in much the same way as we witnessed the Chief Medical Officer share vital evidence-based information during the covid pandemic. We strongly urge you to attend so that you are equipped to make informed decisions for the benefit of your constituents, for public health and for our health service. Health leaders urge MPs to attend briefing on climate change If you work in healthcare, this tweet contains a link to a form that will allow you to contact your MP even faster!
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feedmegin posted:What, like the 2015 one did? That was supposed to put the issue to bed for a generation. 2014. September 18th 2014. Will probably never forget that miserable day. And going to work the next morning feeling like absolute loving garbage about everything. Fast forward 7 loving years of Tory rule...
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Lmao we're all doomed
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ThomasPaine posted:Lmao we're all doomed always have been
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Eddy-Baby posted:Hey UK nerds, here's a fantastic opportunity to WRITE TO YOUR MP My MP once wrote an article that says that reducing immigration was a better policy for preventing the spread of HIV than condoms. I think it would be better for all of us if he just didn't show up tbh
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I was searching for "mr whippy" for undisclosed reasons and I saw this and it sounded very ukmt if had existed back then: Instead the myth of Thatcher as Mrs Whippy was originally served up as slander by the left, who used the technology of "adding air, lowering quality and raising profits" as a metaphor for her policies.
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jiggerypokery posted:My MP once wrote an article that says that reducing immigration was a better policy for preventing the spread of HIV than condoms. Sounds like he might write you a really interesting response!
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sinky posted:Is Starmers only talent the ability to choose the exact actions that make him look weak and please no-one. He's a centrist, so yes. All he really cares about is preventing the nightmare scenario of a leftist leading the party from happening ever again. Besides that he's got free reign to just sit around being a useless rear end in a top hat.
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Guavanaut posted:I like the Roman garden gnome statuettes that you lift up and there is a phallus there, like a first century Transformer. Lol...cuculus. the branch of mathematics created to determine the rate of wife-swapping in any marriage
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tbh calling a GE while your party is in a leadership contest might actually be a benefit since you vote for MPs not party leaders and Keith can't drag down the ballot by being the blandest turd
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Tesseraction posted:tbh calling a GE while your party is in a leadership contest might actually be a benefit since you vote for MPs not party leaders and Keith can't drag down the ballot by being the blandest turd Broke: no manifesto Woke: no leader
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Tesseraction posted:tbh calling a GE while your party is in a leadership contest might actually be a benefit since you vote for MPs not party leaders and Keith can't drag down the ballot by being the blandest turd Yeah but in reality most voters haven't got a clue who their MP is before they show up to the ballot box. People vote for who they want to be PM
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Honestly they could call it now, Sir Ken's dead in the water. They'd get 40% turn out and a 50/50 lib/con coalition split.
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Jippa posted:I was searching for "mr whippy" for undisclosed reasons and I saw this and it sounded very ukmt if had existed back then: Wait hang on, is this saying that Margaret Thatcher having invented soft-serve ice cream is a myth? I thought that was like, the one actually good thing she ever did. EDIT: Well now I'm even more gladder she's dead: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/reality-check/2013/apr/17/margaret-thatcher-team-mr-whippy Reveilled fucked around with this message at 14:13 on Jun 29, 2022 |
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Going into an election with an untested newcomer barely stumbling out of the starting gate and a pinky promise that THIS one won't be a useless, corrupt imbecile would be absolute electoral suicide, not least since everyone has forgotten Keith and Labour's existence, so you get the perfect blend of a complete lack of political vision, no inspiring personalities and the stink of internal squabbling and rudderless incompetence. In that situation half the Tory voters could pull their vote in disgust and Johnson would still win a comfortable majority. E: I'm aware that Johnson is also a useless, corrupt imbecile, but he has a self-confidence that propels him through any crisis in a way that Keith doesn't, and people are at least somewhat aware of who members of the cabinet are, but I'd be hard pressed to tell you who any of the shadow cabinet are right now, let alone what role they play or anything positive they've ever done. Doctor_Fruitbat fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Jun 29, 2022 |
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McFlurry Fan #1 posted:I think it's this, it's also an easy sell to tell the public 'we got rid of our liar / poo poo / untrustworthy guy while they kept theirs' I assume the papers are sitting on their lockdown booze pictures of Nandy, Streeting and any other empty suit that might get pushed
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