Re: Snap General Election called
Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2024 5:41 pm
its all right, they are on it https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyvpv1lzq6o
That's like the partial ban on arms exports to Israel - what's the minimum we can do to create the impression that we've stopped the bad thing but still allows us to do most of the bad thing?Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 5:41 pm its all right, they are on it https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyvpv1lzq6o
perzackly, just oddSon of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 6:58 pmThat's like the partial ban on arms exports to Israel - what's the minimum we can do to create the impression that we've stopped the bad thing but still allows us to do most of the bad thing?Banquo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 5:41 pm its all right, they are on it https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyvpv1lzq6o
Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2024 3:05 pm My god he's such a smug prick. Stick your flute up your arse.
It appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
The Tories’ Corbyn and Starmer.Puja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pmIt appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
I mean, if Jenrick wins, then abandons all of the promises he made to the party electorate in order to be the most gray, unambitionless, dull politician ever to offer a military medium, then I will count that as an absolute win for the country as a whole.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:39 pmThe Tories’ Corbyn and Starmer.Puja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pmIt appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
Depends on how racist and sexist the Tory members really are when faced with an actual vote.Puja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pmIt appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
As I say, the Tories’ Starmer.Puja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:42 pmI mean, if Jenrick wins, then abandons all of the promises he made to the party electorate in order to be the most gray, unambitionless, dull politician ever to offer a military medium, then I will count that as an absolute win for the country as a whole.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:39 pmThe Tories’ Corbyn and Starmer.Puja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pm
It appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
Puja
I don't see it being a problem for them. The Tories have never had a problem with a woman if she's willing to throw women under the bus and I don't see that not following if it's a black person willing to throw black people under the bus. They're quite happy to compartmentalise for a person saying the right things, because that person becomes "One of the good ones" who doesn't buy into that whole sexism/racism crap. It means they don't have to change, because Kemi agrees with them, and in fact they can go harder on racism and misogyny because they've already got proof that they aren't bigoted.Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:18 pmDepends on how racist and sexist the Tory members really are when faced with an actual vote.Puja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pmIt appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
HahahaPuja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pmIt appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
There’s two ways to look at it. The above is true in which case everyone wins as Labour members get to call her an Uncle Tom and/or coconut. Or the above isn’t true and they just agree with her platform and the fact she has a reputation, deserved or otherwise, of competence. Given her polling amongst members has slipped during conference because of a couple of gaffes that threatened her reputation for competence, despite one of those gaffes showing how willing she is to ‘throw women under the bus’, leads me to it believe it’s the second option rather than the first; unless, of course, she’s become more black or more woman over conference allowing the members even more cover to become even more mean and nasty.Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:06 amI don't see it being a problem for them. The Tories have never had a problem with a woman if she's willing to throw women under the bus and I don't see that not following if it's a black person willing to throw black people under the bus. They're quite happy to compartmentalise for a person saying the right things, because that person becomes "One of the good ones" who doesn't buy into that whole sexism/racism crap. It means they don't have to change, because Kemi agrees with them, and in fact they can go harder on racism and misogyny because they've already got proof that they aren't bigoted.Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:18 pmDepends on how racist and sexist the Tory members really are when faced with an actual vote.Puja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pm
It appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
Puja
Masters of 4D chess.Zhivago wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:56 amHahahaPuja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pmIt appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
Beyond satire
Yeah, I think a lot of them will be okay with her, but faced with an actual vote between a white man and a black woman it might shave off a few percent. (Not that we'll ever know.)Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:06 amI don't see it being a problem for them. The Tories have never had a problem with a woman if she's willing to throw women under the bus and I don't see that not following if it's a black person willing to throw black people under the bus. They're quite happy to compartmentalise for a person saying the right things, because that person becomes "One of the good ones" who doesn't buy into that whole sexism/racism crap. It means they don't have to change, because Kemi agrees with them, and in fact they can go harder on racism and misogyny because they've already got proof that they aren't bigoted.Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:18 pmDepends on how racist and sexist the Tory members really are when faced with an actual vote.Puja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pm
It appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
Puja
I think you give them too much credit. They’re just sticking to the Labour 2015 leadership election playbook as closely as possible.Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:15 amMasters of 4D chess.Zhivago wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:56 amHahahaPuja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:09 pm
It appears that the Cleverly supporters were so confident of his place in the final that they switched to Jenrick to try and pick the opponent, and ended up fucking up entirely.
It's going to be Badenoch, by a distance, which is both terrifying to think of her being that close to power, and nauseating to think of the prospect of having to listen to her constant grousing and "simple solutions" for the next 4.5 years. At least Jenrick's a spineless sycophant willing to change anything about him for popularity - he doesn't *mean* most of the shit he says. She's a true believer, even if it is in absolute nonsense.
Puja
Beyond satire
Despite all my recent posts… this.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
I think you've mistaken what I'm saying there. I'm not saying that the party electorate will select her *because* she's black/a woman, but that I don't think that racism and sexism amongst the Tory party electorate (as a generalisation across the population, rather than accusing everyone, specifically noting #NotAllTories) will be a significant impediment for them to select her. If she's saying the right things, then the nastier parts of the party will be fine to categorise her in the brains as "different", in the same way that Thatcher "wasn't like other women" to them.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:14 amThere’s two ways to look at it. The above is true in which case everyone wins as Labour members get to call her an Uncle Tom and/or coconut. Or the above isn’t true and they just agree with her platform and the fact she has a reputation, deserved or otherwise, of competence. Given her polling amongst members has slipped during conference because of a couple of gaffes that threatened her reputation for competence, despite one of those gaffes showing how willing she is to ‘throw women under the bus’, leads me to it believe it’s the second option rather than the first; unless, of course, she’s become more black or more woman over conference allowing the members even more cover to become even more mean and nasty.Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:06 amI don't see it being a problem for them. The Tories have never had a problem with a woman if she's willing to throw women under the bus and I don't see that not following if it's a black person willing to throw black people under the bus. They're quite happy to compartmentalise for a person saying the right things, because that person becomes "One of the good ones" who doesn't buy into that whole sexism/racism crap. It means they don't have to change, because Kemi agrees with them, and in fact they can go harder on racism and misogyny because they've already got proof that they aren't bigoted.Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:18 pm
Depends on how racist and sexist the Tory members really are when faced with an actual vote.
Puja
Yeah, I reckon that's the best you can do - not envious of your choice there. Incredible situation when the best possible result to hope for would be to have two Keir Starmers.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:49 amDespite all my recent posts… this.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
I rejoined the party in the hope I could vote for someone on the left but it’s now just a waste of money. Just got to hope that Jenrick is the Tory Starmer and moves towards the centre if he wins. Given he was considered pretty liberal (for a Tory, don’t worry he’s still a fascist) until resigning from his position in the Home Office it’s not a huge long shot.
I didn’t misunderstand. I was just flippantly retorting to the fact you think that Tory members are racist and misogynist unless the black woman tells them what they want to hear. Of course there’s some, and that number has grown since the referendum, just as there are some Labour members who think she’s a coconut and as a membership can’t seem to vote for anyone who is a woman and/or black to be leader, but I’d strongly guess, having been in the room at member meetings, the vast majority vote for her without having to hold their nose.Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:59 amI think you've mistaken what I'm saying there. I'm not saying that the party electorate will select her *because* she's black/a woman, but that I don't think that racism and sexism amongst the Tory party electorate (as a generalisation across the population, rather than accusing everyone, specifically noting #NotAllTories) will be a significant impediment for them to select her. If she's saying the right things, then the nastier parts of the party will be fine to categorise her in the brains as "different", in the same way that Thatcher "wasn't like other women" to them.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:14 amThere’s two ways to look at it. The above is true in which case everyone wins as Labour members get to call her an Uncle Tom and/or coconut. Or the above isn’t true and they just agree with her platform and the fact she has a reputation, deserved or otherwise, of competence. Given her polling amongst members has slipped during conference because of a couple of gaffes that threatened her reputation for competence, despite one of those gaffes showing how willing she is to ‘throw women under the bus’, leads me to it believe it’s the second option rather than the first; unless, of course, she’s become more black or more woman over conference allowing the members even more cover to become even more mean and nasty.Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:06 am
I don't see it being a problem for them. The Tories have never had a problem with a woman if she's willing to throw women under the bus and I don't see that not following if it's a black person willing to throw black people under the bus. They're quite happy to compartmentalise for a person saying the right things, because that person becomes "One of the good ones" who doesn't buy into that whole sexism/racism crap. It means they don't have to change, because Kemi agrees with them, and in fact they can go harder on racism and misogyny because they've already got proof that they aren't bigoted.
Puja
Yeah, I reckon that's the best you can do - not envious of your choice there. Incredible situation when the best possible result to hope for would be to have two Keir Starmers.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:49 amDespite all my recent posts… this.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:16 pm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/09/conservatives-leadership-james-cleverly-robert-jenrick-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news
So Badenoch or Jenrick it is - I guess the tories are determined to take all the wrong lessons from the election.
I rejoined the party in the hope I could vote for someone on the left but it’s now just a waste of money. Just got to hope that Jenrick is the Tory Starmer and moves towards the centre if he wins. Given he was considered pretty liberal (for a Tory, don’t worry he’s still a fascist) until resigning from his position in the Home Office it’s not a huge long shot.
Puja
Okay, I still think you're misunderstanding, cause that's not what I'm saying or thinking, but I don't think there's any value in continuing to talk past each other, so let's leave it there.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:35 amI didn’t misunderstand. I was just flippantly retorting to the fact you think that Tory members are racist and misogynist unless the black woman tells them what they want to hear. Of course there’s some, and that number has grown since the referendum, just as there are some Labour members who think she’s a coconut and as a membership can’t seem to vote for anyone who is a woman and/or black to be leader, but I’d strongly guess, having been in the room at member meetings, the vast majority vote for her without having to hold their nose.Puja wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:59 amI think you've mistaken what I'm saying there. I'm not saying that the party electorate will select her *because* she's black/a woman, but that I don't think that racism and sexism amongst the Tory party electorate (as a generalisation across the population, rather than accusing everyone, specifically noting #NotAllTories) will be a significant impediment for them to select her. If she's saying the right things, then the nastier parts of the party will be fine to categorise her in the brains as "different", in the same way that Thatcher "wasn't like other women" to them.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:14 am
There’s two ways to look at it. The above is true in which case everyone wins as Labour members get to call her an Uncle Tom and/or coconut. Or the above isn’t true and they just agree with her platform and the fact she has a reputation, deserved or otherwise, of competence. Given her polling amongst members has slipped during conference because of a couple of gaffes that threatened her reputation for competence, despite one of those gaffes showing how willing she is to ‘throw women under the bus’, leads me to it believe it’s the second option rather than the first; unless, of course, she’s become more black or more woman over conference allowing the members even more cover to become even more mean and nasty.
Yeah, I reckon that's the best you can do - not envious of your choice there. Incredible situation when the best possible result to hope for would be to have two Keir Starmers.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:49 am
Despite all my recent posts… this.
I rejoined the party in the hope I could vote for someone on the left but it’s now just a waste of money. Just got to hope that Jenrick is the Tory Starmer and moves towards the centre if he wins. Given he was considered pretty liberal (for a Tory, don’t worry he’s still a fascist) until resigning from his position in the Home Office it’s not a huge long shot.
Puja