Poll: Poll: Prime Minister Theresa May calls General Election on June 8th

[Judgeneo]

 

[delta0]

Do you remember what was said? Or have a link to it?

He was talking about EFTA not requiring free movement only EEA or another bilateral agreement can. He was also saying that the UK can pay very little to be involved with the EU, only fund the projects they wish to and not keep paying lots of money in. They sometimes appear on YouTube. I will keep an eye out.

 

[LabR@t]

As if voting for Corbyn's 'coalition of chaos' is going to be better for the economy and in turn 'the workers'??

Labour have destroyed this country

 

[wordy]

Labour have destroyed this country

And the tories have failed their targets to try & get things back on track. But still they press on cutting everything they can, apart from tax loopholes ofc.

You'd think after 7 years of failing they'd try a different tac.

 

[a66as]

Does it really matter who we vote for? nothings going to change

 

[RavenXXX2]

VAT up under the nasty party, even more expensive GPUs. Think before you vote blue.

 

[Angilion]

And the tories have failed their targets to try & get things back on track. But still they press on cutting everything they can, apart from tax loopholes ofc.

You'd think after 7 years of failing they'd try a different tac.

I think they're not failing from their own point of view. They have unprecedented power and continue to do what they want to do - cut services, reduce rights, increase surveillance and control, increase their own power and increase profits for large businesses. There's no indication that they ever meant the promises they made and haven't delivered on. It's more plausible that they were simply empty words to gain votes.

 

[Trifid]

He was talking about EFTA not requiring free movement only EEA or another bilateral agreement can. He was also saying that the UK can pay very little to be involved with the EU, only fund the projects they wish to and not keep paying lots of money in. They sometimes appear on YouTube. I will keep an eye out.

Interesting. Before the vote, if EFTA was a option, it would have been my preferred choice, but as it wasn't on there I voted remain. But then again, I don't mind freedom of movement.

 

[LabR@t]

would be hilarious if people stood for election in england for the SNP. they cannot win any more seats and have peaked in scotland so can only expand into england now. they only have seats to lose in scotland now. i can't see them winning more than they did last time round.

Hardly funny is it

 

[LabR@t]

Red Len also sneaks past his challenger to remain at the top of Unite. The turnout was 12%. He's purging the challenger as we speak. But FWIW it's double Corbyn or nothing all round. Should give Momentum some organizational chops at least, if his original affiliation plan comes to pass. I fear what Crosby can do to all three. Expect some gloating on Twitter from the usual quarters.

12% that's a joke

 

[robfosters]

Whats the betting that if the Tories get a huge majority, they will do the unprecedented action of making disability benefits (PIP), means tested, or cut them again drastically in some other way?

 

[Alan B'Stard MP]

You have to hand it to the Thatcher impersonator. She ruthlessly grabs the opportunity to get 5 more years, flushes Labour down the toilet and all before she has to show any progress in the Brexit negotiations. The electorate will just be voting on pie-in-the-sky promises like they did in the referendum. When we have to leave the EU without a deal and the pain finally hits home she will be politically bulletproof (will put all the blame on the three Brexiteers and the voters) and still 3 years away from a General Election. Playing people in this country is so easy when you've got uncle Rupert on your side!

 

[gettothechopper]

Just cos they say no now, doesn't mean they won't say no if the General Election result enables a Labour-Lib-SNP coalition. Come on, you should know how politics and politicians work by now.

People said the same thing when the last coalition happened - and guess what no rainbow coalition then and even less chance of it now

The last coalition worked because there was enough common ground and shared interest in getting the economy going, snp wouldn't make any agreements with Westminster parties because it undermines independence, labour are a sinking ship at the moment, and no one is interested other than 1 green mp, ld's will just be happy to get their seats back i don't see them winning enough to get back into govt

It's all just guff the Tory party and press are wafting to scare off central tories who are tempted by LD for single market access (also why TM promised the 0.7 on aid - she knows ld's and central Tories like that stuff)

 

[bagleyboy]

I honestly don't know who to vote for this time. Stick with what we know or risk it for a biscuit at the moment.

 

[datalol-jack]

Whats the betting that if the Tories get a huge majority, they will do the unprecedented action of making disability benefits (PIP), means tested, or cut them again drastically in some other way?

Unless something has changed since February, and a One Nation majority is likely, the other bits of the Tory tent see the PIP system as not fit for purpose and in need of top to bottom reform - more a totemic issue than strict economic sense.

Hence why we had that howler of a policy rolled out from May's policy unit in the first place. There aren't many sings on ConservativeHome or the 'affiliated' tabloids that the party will ever truly get on board with mental health; the rest seems to hinge on what the manifesto scribes will define as 'really really needy', if anything. The more severe and physical one's disability is, the more likely one is to remain with at least some money. The chancellor's mooted tax hikes is perhaps a lifeline in all of this, but he's a retro fiscal hawk and his focus is economic stimulus and trade buffers for Brexit, under which social security and benefits do not register much (if he chances with the triple lock, then little else is safe).

In short, given the mantra of strivers and scroungers, can you trust the current crop of Tories to be kind without checks? Can you hope for a big rebellion if the party enjoys a healthy majority? I wouldn't bank on it: May's pet actions tend to get a heavy push. At the very least I'd quiz the local Tory candidate about it in detail before giving him your unconditional tick, if you have the chance.

 

[Metallifux]

VAT up under the nasty party, even more expensive GPUs. Think before you vote blue.

Green or Red surely, is this a new GFX card manufacturer?...........

 

[datalol-jack]

Green or Red surely, is this a new GFX card manufacturer?...........

Intel cometh!

 

[robfosters]

Anyone whose vote is influenced by cheaper graphics cards shouldn't be allowed to vote. I know this is a techy forum, but seriously, if you have the dough to buy cards like Titans and 1080Ti's, a few extra quid really isn't gonna hurt you much.

 

[datalol-jack]

Anyone whose vote is influenced by cheaper graphics cards shouldn't be allowed to vote. I know this is a techy forum, but seriously, if you have the dough to buy cards like Titans and 1080Ti's, a few extra quid really isn't gonna hurt you much.

You'd be surprised. Didn't we have one chap in the Brexit threads complain about plasma tellies? Though VAT hikes in themselves are probably more of a concern than it specifically applied to GPUs.

 

[Vore]

Although relatively inundated with apathy when it comes to politics, this is probably a good thing in terms of Brexit.