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  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
  • alex.alex. Posts: 4,658
    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks


    Good to know that Tory members are so relaxed about people's personal lives these days. They've come a long way since, I don't know, a couple of years ago.
  • AlastairMeeksAlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340
    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Do you think most divorces entail restraining orders? The character of an aspiring Prime Minister is a legitimate subject of debate.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,217

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Do you think most divorces entail restraining orders? The character of an aspiring Prime Minister is a legitimate subject of debate.
    The question for betting purposes is does the selectorate care though ?
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,238
    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
  • Big_G_NorthWalesBig_G_NorthWales Posts: 63,133
    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    You sound upset
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    edited June 2019

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Do you think most divorces entail restraining orders? The character of an aspiring Prime Minister is a legitimate subject of debate.
    I have just checked and that post was posted 12 hours ago and has now been deleted, I suspect that may be some legal issues were involved even libel lawyers.

    Even if it were true Boris was not convicted of any crime
  • alex.alex. Posts: 4,658
    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

  • AlastairMeeksAlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340
    Pulpstar said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Do you think most divorces entail restraining orders? The character of an aspiring Prime Minister is a legitimate subject of debate.
    The question for betting purposes is does the selectorate care though ?
    Of course they don’t. The Conservative party is fighting a by-election on the explicit pitch “better a convict than a Remainer”. They won’t care if the guy they think will deliver Brexit is a serial killer.
  • nico67nico67 Posts: 4,502
    So taxpayers will now be expected to pick up the tab to bail out business hit by no deal .

    It’s a shame they can’t just ask Leavers to stump up the money for this . Apparently they all knew what they were voting for so should be happy to pay up to seal their Brexit dream !
  • FF43FF43 Posts: 17,208
    alex. said:

    Re: Hunt and "no deal".

    Perhaps i'm overthinking it, but is it possible that Hunt's line on this is actually an attempt to get the Conservative party to seriously confront the reality of no deal, in a vain attempt to create a route to being able to get off the hook they've impaled themselves on? He can't get anywhere by opposing no deal because of the consequences ("project fear"), so has decided to go down the route of claiming that he will implement no deal despite the consequences (Johnson of course is arguing that there will be no serious consequences).

    And it may be a position being pushed with an eye on a possible no deal aftermath.

    I was wondering too what Hunt's agenda is with his disgusting remarks. My guess is he still applies a Remainer logic that if A then B. If we want Brexit at all costs, there is no crime too big in its execution. This way he can show his fanatical dedication to the cause of Brexit and get the trust of the typical Tory Party member.

    But actually the Leave cause is all about belief.

  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
  • Big_G_NorthWalesBig_G_NorthWales Posts: 63,133
    HYUFD said:

    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
    Why on earth would you say that. Where has integrity gone
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,133
    viewcode said:

    Anyhoo. Time for an useful image:



    You're welcome.

    What about cold brew?
  • alex.alex. Posts: 4,658
    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Do you think most divorces entail restraining orders? The character of an aspiring Prime Minister is a legitimate subject of debate.
    I have just checked and that post was posted 12 hours ago and has now been deleted, I suspect that may be some legal issues were involved even libel lawyers.

    Even if it were true Boris was not convicted of any crime
    It presumably relates to the story on the front page of the Sunday Times this morning. Which only implied there might have been a restraining order, but didn't explicitly say so.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,217
    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    Everyone commenting about it all on twitter seems to have a european flag or FBPE in their username though.
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,238
    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    To paraphrase Burns, “A Shit’s a Shit for A' That".
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 49,869
    edited June 2019
    HYUFD said:

    IanB2 said:

    A poll for HY:

    ”In total 93% of constituencies have seen a move to Remain with just 7% in the opposite direction, the analysis shows.”

    https://t.co/rHZ4wmPRXz

    This no doubt the same pollster that had a majority of seats now backing Remain a few months before the Brexit Party came first in 2/3 of local authority areas in the European Parliament elections?
    Add up the LibDem, CUK, Nats and Green votes (add a proportion of the Labour vote at your leisure) and the mystery is solved....
  • nico67nico67 Posts: 4,502
    So now rather than sunny uplands , billions are going to be needed to help keep certain sectors of the economy afloat in the event of a no deal.

    So let’s get this straight , a country is going to embark on an act of economic self harm and then have to use tax payers money to alleviate that .

    And people wonder why the world looks on in total shock and disbelief at the UK.
  • alex.alex. Posts: 4,658
    Anyway back on the Brexit Party policies - targeting the graduate vote by reducing the interest cost of loans is an, er, 'interesting' bit of political positioning...

    Not convinced there's an awful lot of votes in it for them (in particular) but we'll see... (presumably it's just to make the pensioners feel good about voting for them - "for the kids")
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 48,733
    HYUFD said:

    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
    Leavers should worry who Boris will betray and abandon next.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,217
    edited June 2019
    On another potential contest, I don't see any reason particularly Emily Thornberry should be 7-1 for the Labour leadership

    She is even airbrushed out of https://labour.org.uk/people/shadow-cabinet/ top picture at the moment !

    Corbyn's chosen one looks to be Long Bailey, and a remainer challenge could just as equally emerge from Tom Watson who is currently 20-1 as Thornberry.

    Anyhow Thornberry now looks too short to me, Long Bailey should have favoritism I think - Not that I think she's good to back at current odds of around 9-1... very much a laying game still.
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    edited June 2019
    Pulpstar said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    Everyone commenting about it all on twitter seems to have a european flag or FBPE in their username though.
    Yeah - like MailOnline, a well known hangout of “diehard remainers”.

    "When asked about the incident, Mostyn-Owen refused to comment directly but held up a copy of the New Statesman whose cover depicted Johnson with the headline 'Restraining Order'.

    Johnson's ex-wife said it was a 'very good cover’


    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7196765/Thirty-years-night-scared-Boris-Johnson-says-confidante-wife.html
  • nico67nico67 Posts: 4,502
    alex. said:

    Anyway back on the Brexit Party policies - targeting the graduate vote by reducing the interest cost of loans is an, er, 'interesting' bit of political positioning...

    Not convinced there's an awful lot of votes in it for them (in particular) but we'll see... (presumably it's just to make the pensioners feel good about voting for them - "for the kids")

    If pensioners gave two hoots for the grandkids the vast majority wouldn’t have inflicted Brexit on them .

  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,217
    DougSeal said:

    Pulpstar said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    Everyone commenting about it all on twitter seems to have a european flag or FBPE in their username though.
    Yeah - like MailOnline, a well known hangout of “diehard remainers”.

    "When asked about the incident, Mostyn-Owen refused to comment directly but held up a copy of the New Statesman whose cover depicted Johnson with the headline 'Restraining Order'.

    Johnson's ex-wife said it was a 'very good cover’l

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7196765/Thirty-years-night-scared-Boris-Johnson-says-confidante-wife.html
    The comments are the relevant section for guessing how the Tory selectorate might react to such news I think.
    If the Daily Mail comments turn against Boris, it's game over for him. They might, but not before he is Tory leader.
  • alex.alex. Posts: 4,658
    Pulpstar said:

    On another potential contest, I don't see any reason particularly Emily Thornberry should be 7-1 for the Labour leadership

    She is even airbrushed out of https://labour.org.uk/people/shadow-cabinet/ top picture at the moment !

    Corbyn's chosen one looks to be Long Bailey, and a remainer challenge could just as equally emerge from Tom Watson who is currently 20-1 as Thornberry.

    Anyhow Thornberry now looks too short to me, Long Bailey should have favoritism I think - Not that I think she's good to back at current odds of around 9-1... very much a laying game still.

    Isn't it Thornberry on the right of the picture?
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    Pulpstar said:

    DougSeal said:

    Pulpstar said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    Everyone commenting about it all on twitter seems to have a european flag or FBPE in their username though.
    Yeah - like MailOnline, a well known hangout of “diehard remainers”.

    "When asked about the incident, Mostyn-Owen refused to comment directly but held up a copy of the New Statesman whose cover depicted Johnson with the headline 'Restraining Order'.

    Johnson's ex-wife said it was a 'very good cover’l

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7196765/Thirty-years-night-scared-Boris-Johnson-says-confidante-wife.html
    The comments are the relevant section for guessing how the Tory selectorate might react to such news I think.
    If the Daily Mail comments turn against Boris, it's game over for him. They might, but not before he is Tory leader.
    I don’t disagree. He’s got the Tory party in the bag. It’s everyone else he has to worry about and this sort of goes to that. I’d also say it goes to the veracity of the above mentioned Tweet.
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    edited June 2019
    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 60,491
    Pulpstar said:

    On another potential contest, I don't see any reason particularly Emily Thornberry should be 7-1 for the Labour leadership

    She is even airbrushed out of https://labour.org.uk/people/shadow-cabinet/ top picture at the moment !

    Corbyn's chosen one looks to be Long Bailey, and a remainer challenge could just as equally emerge from Tom Watson who is currently 20-1 as Thornberry.

    Anyhow Thornberry now looks too short to me, Long Bailey should have favoritism I think - Not that I think she's good to back at current odds of around 9-1... very much a laying game still.

    I've been laying Thornberry (table stakes) for some time.
  • FF43FF43 Posts: 17,208
    rcs1000 said:

    rcs1000 said:

    rcs1000 said:

    Charles said:

    For me it hinges on the principle of consent for NI.

    It is difficult to argue against allowing the NI a referendum on whether to have a backstop or a hard border.

    The DUP might try, but I doubt it would win them many friends in the region, which might give them pause for reflection.

    Force the extremists to face the consequences of their intransigence.

    If we have a hard border with the consent of the people of NI, then that's their choice. If they chose to maintain the current fudged situation then that's their choice as well

    +1
    +1 on condition that the people of NI can change the situation unilaterally in the future.

    Given they will in the backstop be following laws they have no say in they must have a unilateral right to exit that or there is no ongoing principle of consent.
    You know, though, we can announce that in a situation where the people of Northern Ireland voted in a referendum to exit the backstop, we would - with regret - be forced to abrogate the treaty.

    Job done.

    There's no need to even involve the EU in this.
    My understanding is that there was no legal way to do that.

    I am not comfortable in our only solution to maintain freedoms for people is to say we will break the law. Especially in advance, it is very bad faith to be operating in a way that our rights are only maintained if we act illegally. I fail to see why this can't be delegated to the people of NI [not London] and maintained that way, given that the people of NI will most likely never want to abrogate but at least then they have the right. Its a fundamental principle.
    International law doesn't work like you think it does.

    What "law" would the UK break if it abrogated the treaty?

    It is not acting in bad faith to declare that you will always respect the democratic wishes of the people of Northern Ireland.

    Indeed, I would point out that under the terms of our Treaty Membership of the UN, we are required to recognise the right of peoples' self determination. Failure to allow the people of Northern Ireland to exit the backstop would be us breaching that treaty.
    I don't think this is correct, although I am absolutely not an expert in international law. Intentionally breaching a treaty obligation normally counts as an "internationally wrongful act" and can be treated the same as breaches of international law, on my understanding. There's an informative Wikipedia article on State Responsibility that covers this issue at the top level.
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156

    HYUFD said:

    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
    Why on earth would you say that. Where has integrity gone
    We tried integrity and compromise with May BigG, it did not work, diehard Remainers will stop at nothing to stop Brexit and overturn the Leave vote and those who want to respect it need a leader just as ruthless, as Boris is
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 62,772
    Hurrah! Irony is not dead. The leader of the Democratic Express Roadshow, or whatever he called it, which visited dozens of Labour CLPs last summer to urge them to deselect MPs...

    ...is facing deselection.

    "Chris Williamson faces being deselected as a Labour MP by local activists"

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/29/chris-williamson-deselection-labour-antisemitism
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,217

    Pulpstar said:

    On another potential contest, I don't see any reason particularly Emily Thornberry should be 7-1 for the Labour leadership

    She is even airbrushed out of https://labour.org.uk/people/shadow-cabinet/ top picture at the moment !

    Corbyn's chosen one looks to be Long Bailey, and a remainer challenge could just as equally emerge from Tom Watson who is currently 20-1 as Thornberry.

    Anyhow Thornberry now looks too short to me, Long Bailey should have favoritism I think - Not that I think she's good to back at current odds of around 9-1... very much a laying game still.

    I've been laying Thornberry (table stakes) for some time.
    I think she's too loyal to challenge as a 2nd ref/remain candidate but not one of Corbyn's chosen few (Sacking her as Shadow Foreign Sec would cause a rumpus though so she'll stay in post)

    The chosen few seem to be

    Long Bailey, (Dawn) Butler and more of an outsider but still worth keeping onside, Laura Pidcock.
  • StereotomyStereotomy Posts: 4,092
    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
    Why on earth would you say that. Where has integrity gone
    We tried integrity and compromise with May BigG, it did not work, diehard Remainers will stop at nothing to stop Brexit and overturn the Leave vote and those who want to respect it need a leader just as ruthless, as Boris is
    If there's one word I wouldn't use to describe May's approach to parliament, it's "compromise"
  • CharlesCharles Posts: 35,758
    DougSeal said:

    Without having read the 3 pages of comments:

    What if Labour never VoNC? Corbyn, to my mind, seems largely disinterested in Parliamentary procedure, preferring his allotment and rallies to anything going on in the Commons. I think his January VoNC was only done because he was under severe pressure to do so.

    I just don't think he cares enough to VoNC.

    That's not to say the ERG or Remainers (depending on the situation) within the Conservative party won't try, but I do really wonder about Corbyn. He's not up to the job, and this is another situation where leadership will be required and he'll fall massively short.

    Only the Leader of the Opposition can table a VoNC under the terms of the FTPA as far as I'm aware.
    Really? That’s not in the text of the Act itself so far as I can see. Is it a Parliamentary convention perhaps?
    I believe any one can table, but only LOTO automatically gets priority over government business
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    Pulpstar said:

    DougSeal said:

    Pulpstar said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    Everyone commenting about it all on twitter seems to have a european flag or FBPE in their username though.
    Yeah - like MailOnline, a well known hangout of “diehard remainers”.

    "When asked about the incident, Mostyn-Owen refused to comment directly but held up a copy of the New Statesman whose cover depicted Johnson with the headline 'Restraining Order'.

    Johnson's ex-wife said it was a 'very good cover’l

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7196765/Thirty-years-night-scared-Boris-Johnson-says-confidante-wife.html
    The comments are the relevant section for guessing how the Tory selectorate might react to such news I think.
    If the Daily Mail comments turn against Boris, it's game over for him. They might, but not before he is Tory leader.
    Some of the Daily Mail comments on that article

    'Scraping the barrel now DM? Hunt is your best bet for your preferred remain.'

    'The Stop Boris Brigade are getting ever more desperate. If this woman was really frightened why wait 30 years to say anything? How much has she been paid or is she just bitter and twisted wanting her revenge to be a dish eaten very very cold.'

    'There all trying to do to Boris what they do to Trump. It's doesn't work'


    'Project Fear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

    'Gutter journalism.'

    'These continuous attacks on Boris are only strengthening his chances of being the next prime minister because the people in this vote are believe it or not just normal people.'
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 62,772
    Boris is going to have a hell of a time arguing against Labour's tax and spend proposals the way he is spaffing cash all over the place.
  • CharlesCharles Posts: 35,758
    edited June 2019
    IanB2 said:

    HYUFD said:

    As well as his key commitment to Leave the EU with No Deal and go to WTO terms Nigel Farage promises to abolish interest rates on student loans, scrap HS2 and halve overseas aid use the savings to fund £200 billion of economic development outside London at a rally in Birmingham today.

    He also unveiled the first 100 Brexit Party Parliamentary candidates selected ready for any snap general election.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48819725

    Have you heard back about your application yet?
    Be fair Ian - @HYUFD is a conservative candidate and still has political ambition. Don’t get him in trouble even in jest
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156

    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
    Why on earth would you say that. Where has integrity gone
    We tried integrity and compromise with May BigG, it did not work, diehard Remainers will stop at nothing to stop Brexit and overturn the Leave vote and those who want to respect it need a leader just as ruthless, as Boris is
    If there's one word I wouldn't use to describe May's approach to parliament, it's "compromise"
    May could have gone straight to No Deal rather than extend, she even held talks with Labour on a Customs Union, she gave diehard Remainers 3 chances to back the Withdrawal Agreement, they refused.


    No more compromise, if diehard Remainers want a fight, a fight they will get
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either
    You keep saying that but it means nothing and it stretches the truth. 55% of the country think he’s untrustworthy. Even amongst Tory voters in last week’s YouGov found him preferred by 48% compared to 39% who preferred Hunt which, technically, is not “most”. If you think Labour leavers are going to vote for Johnson instead of Corbyn I’ve got a big tower in the middle of Paris to sell you.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 62,772
    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    On another potential contest, I don't see any reason particularly Emily Thornberry should be 7-1 for the Labour leadership

    She is even airbrushed out of https://labour.org.uk/people/shadow-cabinet/ top picture at the moment !

    Corbyn's chosen one looks to be Long Bailey, and a remainer challenge could just as equally emerge from Tom Watson who is currently 20-1 as Thornberry.

    Anyhow Thornberry now looks too short to me, Long Bailey should have favoritism I think - Not that I think she's good to back at current odds of around 9-1... very much a laying game still.

    I've been laying Thornberry (table stakes) for some time.
    I think she's too loyal to challenge as a 2nd ref/remain candidate but not one of Corbyn's chosen few (Sacking her as Shadow Foreign Sec would cause a rumpus though so she'll stay in post)

    The chosen few seem to be

    Long Bailey, (Dawn) Butler and more of an outsider but still worth keeping onside, Laura Pidcock.
    I would suggest keeping a small green at least on Angela Rayner. DYOR.
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    edited June 2019
    Charles said:

    IanB2 said:

    HYUFD said:

    As well as his key commitment to Leave the EU with No Deal and go to WTO terms Nigel Farage promises to abolish interest rates on student loans, scrap HS2 and halve overseas aid use the savings to fund £200 billion of economic development outside London at a rally in Birmingham today.

    He also unveiled the first 100 Brexit Party Parliamentary candidates selected ready for any snap general election.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48819725

    Have you heard back about your application yet?
    Be fair Ian - @HYUFD is a conservative candidate and still has political ambition. Don’t get him in trouble even in jest
    Over 50% of 2017 Tory voters voted Brexit Party in May, I did not but the real trouble for Tories will be if they do not commit to deliver Brexit
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
    Why on earth would you say that. Where has integrity gone
    We tried integrity and compromise with May BigG, it did not work, diehard Remainers will stop at nothing to stop Brexit and overturn the Leave vote and those who want to respect it need a leader just as ruthless, as Boris is
    If there's one word I wouldn't use to describe May's approach to parliament, it's "compromise"
    May could have gone straight to No Deal rather than extend, she even held talks with Labour on a Customs Union, she gave diehard Remainers 3 chances to back the Withdrawal Agreement, they refused.


    No more compromise, if diehard Remainers want a fight, a fight they will get
    There you go again. You’ve used it twice in that post alone.
  • DavidLDavidL Posts: 53,865
    Excellent first sentence. Genuinely LOL.
  • StereotomyStereotomy Posts: 4,092
    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
    Why on earth would you say that. Where has integrity gone
    We tried integrity and compromise with May BigG, it did not work, diehard Remainers will stop at nothing to stop Brexit and overturn the Leave vote and those who want to respect it need a leader just as ruthless, as Boris is
    If there's one word I wouldn't use to describe May's approach to parliament, it's "compromise"
    May could have gone straight to No Deal rather than extend, she even held talks with Labour on a Customs Union, she gave diehard Remainers 3 chances to back the Withdrawal Agreement, they refused.


    No more compromise, if diehard Remainers want a fight, a fight they will get
    She didn't want no deal. To offer no deal instead of her deal would have been to compromise to get Brexit through
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,217

    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    On another potential contest, I don't see any reason particularly Emily Thornberry should be 7-1 for the Labour leadership

    She is even airbrushed out of https://labour.org.uk/people/shadow-cabinet/ top picture at the moment !

    Corbyn's chosen one looks to be Long Bailey, and a remainer challenge could just as equally emerge from Tom Watson who is currently 20-1 as Thornberry.

    Anyhow Thornberry now looks too short to me, Long Bailey should have favoritism I think - Not that I think she's good to back at current odds of around 9-1... very much a laying game still.

    I've been laying Thornberry (table stakes) for some time.
    I think she's too loyal to challenge as a 2nd ref/remain candidate but not one of Corbyn's chosen few (Sacking her as Shadow Foreign Sec would cause a rumpus though so she'll stay in post)

    The chosen few seem to be

    Long Bailey, (Dawn) Butler and more of an outsider but still worth keeping onside, Laura Pidcock.
    I would suggest keeping a small green at least on Angela Rayner. DYOR.
    My Labour book is green city, it's a long term market I've actually played quite well !
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,238
    What could the two weird-hair sociopaths possibly have in common ?
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
    Why on earth would you say that. Where has integrity gone
    We tried integrity and compromise with May BigG, it did not work, diehard Remainers will stop at nothing to stop Brexit and overturn the Leave vote and those who want to respect it need a leader just as ruthless, as Boris is

    And again. Is this a movie pitch you are making? The least interesting Bruce Willis flick ever?
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 62,772
    This will be fascinating for political scientists and historians. Brown/Blair always maintained this kind of proposal was a disaster. A surefire way to lose an GE before the starting gun has fired.

    Is it still true in 21st century with generation rent etc etc?

    https://twitter.com/MsHelicat/status/1145441802893365248
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    HYUFD said:

    IanB2 said:

    HYUFD said:

    As well as his key commitment to Leave the EU with No Deal and go to WTO terms Nigel Farage promises to abolish interest rates on student loans, scrap HS2 and halve overseas aid use the savings to fund £200 billion of economic development outside London at a rally in Birmingham today.

    He also unveiled the first 100 Brexit Party Parliamentary candidates selected ready for any snap general election.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48819725

    Have you heard back about your application yet?
    I did not even vote Brexit Party in the European Parliament elections so I will certainly not be applying to be a Brexit Party candidate at the next general election.

    I am not a No Deal diehard, I still want Brexit with a Deal
    “No Deal diehard”. A variation on the theme but it’s almost like Tourette’s
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 48,733

    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    On another potential contest, I don't see any reason particularly Emily Thornberry should be 7-1 for the Labour leadership

    She is even airbrushed out of https://labour.org.uk/people/shadow-cabinet/ top picture at the moment !

    Corbyn's chosen one looks to be Long Bailey, and a remainer challenge could just as equally emerge from Tom Watson who is currently 20-1 as Thornberry.

    Anyhow Thornberry now looks too short to me, Long Bailey should have favoritism I think - Not that I think she's good to back at current odds of around 9-1... very much a laying game still.

    I've been laying Thornberry (table stakes) for some time.
    I think she's too loyal to challenge as a 2nd ref/remain candidate but not one of Corbyn's chosen few (Sacking her as Shadow Foreign Sec would cause a rumpus though so she'll stay in post)

    The chosen few seem to be

    Long Bailey, (Dawn) Butler and more of an outsider but still worth keeping onside, Laura Pidcock.
    I would suggest keeping a small green at least on Angela Rayner. DYOR.
    Yes, leaders do not often get to choose their successors. Not least this is because they lose their leadership because their ideas and methods have been discredited.
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    edited June 2019

    This will be fascinating for political scientists and historians. Brown/Blair always maintained this kind of proposal was a disaster. A surefire way to lose an GE before the starting gun has fired.

    Is it still true in 21st century with generation rent etc etc?

    https://twitter.com/MsHelicat/status/1145441802893365248

    Yes, as most of generation rent want to inherit the family home, see how disastrous the dementia tax was for May in 2017.


    It seems Labour wants to replace inheritance tax with a gifts tax paid at income tax rates above a threshold of £125 000 on any gifts made during a lifetime or after death
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 62,772
    Foxy said:

    Pulpstar said:

    Pulpstar said:

    On another potential contest, I don't see any reason particularly Emily Thornberry should be 7-1 for the Labour leadership

    She is even airbrushed out of https://labour.org.uk/people/shadow-cabinet/ top picture at the moment !

    Corbyn's chosen one looks to be Long Bailey, and a remainer challenge could just as equally emerge from Tom Watson who is currently 20-1 as Thornberry.

    Anyhow Thornberry now looks too short to me, Long Bailey should have favoritism I think - Not that I think she's good to back at current odds of around 9-1... very much a laying game still.

    I've been laying Thornberry (table stakes) for some time.
    I think she's too loyal to challenge as a 2nd ref/remain candidate but not one of Corbyn's chosen few (Sacking her as Shadow Foreign Sec would cause a rumpus though so she'll stay in post)

    The chosen few seem to be

    Long Bailey, (Dawn) Butler and more of an outsider but still worth keeping onside, Laura Pidcock.
    I would suggest keeping a small green at least on Angela Rayner. DYOR.
    Yes, leaders do not often get to choose their successors. Not least this is because they lose their leadership because their ideas and methods have been discredited.
    Given that Jezza has managed to plunge his party to 20% in some polls, then yes, highly discredited.

    But hey comrades, as Uncle Len said on TV, the important thing is Jeremy is doing a fantastic job and there's no panic.
  • FF43FF43 Posts: 17,208
    edited June 2019
    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    The whole point is to sound unhinged. It's about connecting with your target market.
  • CharlesCharles Posts: 35,758
    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    alex. said:

    Nigelb said:

    HYUFD said:

    rcs1000 said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Point of order: isn't this a successful attempt to dig into Boris' personal life?
    No, it is a pretty disgusting attempt to exploit a divorce for political gain
    Heaven forfend that anyone should question Boris’ right to be an utter shit.
    What's slightly more confusing is HYUFD absolute certainty that Johnson will deliver Brexit ("because he says so") given the man's long and proven record as an inveterate liar. Which has cost him several jobs (and could have been more), several relationships, and the trust of most people who have had the misfortune to work closely with him.

    Being devious to get Brexit through is probably no bad thing at the moment
    Why on earth would you say that. Where has integrity gone
    We tried integrity and compromise with May BigG, it did not work, diehard Remainers will stop at nothing to stop Brexit and overturn the Leave vote and those who want to respect it need a leader just as ruthless, as Boris is

    And again. Is this a movie pitch you are making? The least interesting Bruce Willis flick ever?
    Die Hard with No Deal?
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 48,733
    Nigelb said:

    What could the two weird-hair sociopaths possibly have in common ?
    Narcissism, personality cults and a disregard for human rights?
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    FF43 said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    The whole point is to sound unhinged. It's about connecting with your target market.
    Oh, I see
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    I will keep using it because it is true
  • CatManCatMan Posts: 3,060
    Charles said:



    Die Hard with No Deal?

    Live Free or No Deal

  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either
    You keep saying that but it means nothing and it stretches the truth. 55% of the country think he’s untrustworthy. Even amongst Tory voters in last week’s YouGov found him preferred by 48% compared to 39% who preferred Hunt which, technically, is not “most”. If you think Labour leavers are going to vote for Johnson instead of Corbyn I’ve got a big tower in the middle of Paris to sell you.
    Boris will win a few Labour Leave voters, particularly in the North and Midlands and Wales but no Labour Remain voters admittedly
  • CharlesCharles Posts: 35,758
    CatMan said:

    Charles said:



    Die Hard with No Deal?

    Live Free or No Deal

    Don’t tread on me
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 62,772
    https://twitter.com/JohnRentoul/status/1145449700486721537

    I guess the social media vetting is taking longer than planned.
  • CatManCatMan Posts: 3,060
    Charles said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:



    Die Hard with No Deal?

    Live Free or No Deal

    Don’t tread on me
    A good day to No Deal?
  • Luckyguy1983Luckyguy1983 Posts: 28,490

    The Brexit Party tweet like Russian trolls unfamiliar with the nuance of the English language.

    It is halve you halfwits.

    https://twitter.com/brexitparty_uk/status/1145352111372283906

    Unless you're proposing that the English language has only one nuance, your post is equally badly written.
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,238
    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    I will keep using it because it is true
    Diehard referendist.
  • StuartDicksonStuartDickson Posts: 12,146

    https://twitter.com/JohnRentoul/status/1145449700486721537

    I guess the social media vetting is taking longer than planned.

    This is one reason the Brexit Party polling numbers (Westminster VI) are complete pants. They are going to field joke candidates. Mind you, that hasn’t hindered SLab, until recently.
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,238
    CatMan said:

    Charles said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:



    Die Hard with No Deal?

    Live Free or No Deal

    Don’t tread on me
    A good day to No Deal?
    No Deal O. A.

  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 51,884
    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    HYUFD voted REMAIN in 2016. The fanaticism of the recent convert.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 62,772
    The Liberal Democrat surge shows the scale of the threat to Labour

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2019/06/30/liberal-democrat-surge-shows-scale-threat-labour/
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,238

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    HYUFD voted REMAIN in 2016. The fanaticism of the recent convert.
    There is no fanatic like the converted....

  • CatManCatMan Posts: 3,060
    Nigelb said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:



    Die Hard with No Deal?

    Live Free or No Deal

    Don’t tread on me
    A good day to No Deal?
    No Deal O. A.

    No Deal 2: No Deal Harder!
  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 71,238
    edited June 2019
    CatMan said:

    Nigelb said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:



    Die Hard with No Deal?

    Live Free or No Deal

    Don’t tread on me
    A good day to No Deal?
    No Deal O. A.

    No Deal 2: No Deal Harder!
    Dawn of the No Deal.
    Night of the Living No Deal.
    Evil No Deal. I and II ...
    No Deal or Alive.
    No Deal and Buried.

  • nico67nico67 Posts: 4,502
    I think Labour are in serious trouble.

    A double whammy of their Brexit farce and Corbyn .

    They should be really concerned by the Lib Dems polling , the fact that they’re still polling consistently between 19% and 22 % so long after the EU elections .

    The longer this lasts the more those voters are going to be difficult to claw back .
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 48,733
    Nigelb said:

    CatMan said:

    Nigelb said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:



    Die Hard with No Deal?

    Live Free or No Deal

    Don’t tread on me
    A good day to No Deal?
    No Deal O. A.

    No Deal 2: No Deal Harder!
    Dawn of the No Deal.
    Night of the Living No Deal.
    Evil No Deal. I and II ...
    No Deal or Alive.
    No Deal and Buried.

    Brexit another Day.
    You only Brexit Twice

    and of course:
    From Russia with No Deal.
  • DougSealDougSeal Posts: 12,541
    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    I will keep using it because it is true
    Interesting. You are using “diehard” as an adjective (an Americanism), over and over again, primarily to modify the noun “remainer”, but occasionally others too. Now, while I don’t doubt there are remainers in the world, I’m not sure how philosophically you ascribe “truth” in any objective sense to a simple modified collective noun. Tarski and much of the subsequent work on truth takes sentences to be the primary bearers of truth. Finding truth in a descriptive device is a novel one to me. It has “truth” in the same way as “white snow” has truth - without a verb where is the “truth”? You are not asserting anything. If you were to say “snow is white” however or “some remainers are diehards” then those, undoubtedly, would be true statements.

    More pressingly your repetition makes for very very dull writing that makes you seem like you’ve a limited vocabulary, which I am sure isn’t true, or indeed have some sort of obsession. Try some synonyms - intransigent, inflexible, immovable, unchanging, uncompromising, unyielding, rigid, entrenched maybe? It’ll brighten everyone’s experience here as you continue to enlighten us on the coming Tory landslide.
  • rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 62,772
    nico67 said:

    I think Labour are in serious trouble.

    A double whammy of their Brexit farce and Corbyn .

    They should be really concerned by the Lib Dems polling , the fact that they’re still polling consistently between 19% and 22 % so long after the EU elections .

    The longer this lasts the more those voters are going to be difficult to claw back .

    All very volatile. But my feeling is those Remainers aren't coming back to Uncle Ho anytime soon.

    What a mess Jezza is making of his so-called leadership and you just know John McDonnell knows it too.
  • DecrepitJohnLDecrepitJohnL Posts: 13,300
    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    One imagines the press came across this while investigating whether the younger Boris was coked off his tits on icing sugar every weekend. Since that would be the bigger story, it suggests he was not. (Although if the reason for the restraining order were unearthed, that might be more important still.)
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    HYUFD voted REMAIN in 2016. The fanaticism of the recent convert.
    I also respect democracy and the Leave vote
  • nico67nico67 Posts: 4,502

    nico67 said:

    I think Labour are in serious trouble.

    A double whammy of their Brexit farce and Corbyn .

    They should be really concerned by the Lib Dems polling , the fact that they’re still polling consistently between 19% and 22 % so long after the EU elections .

    The longer this lasts the more those voters are going to be difficult to claw back .

    All very volatile. But my feeling is those Remainers aren't coming back to Uncle Ho anytime soon.

    What a mess Jezza is making of his so-called leadership and you just know John McDonnell knows it too.
    Corbyn needs to go . But not be replaced by another loser , the talk of Rebecca Long- Bailey shows some in the party are intent on adding insult to injury .

    I agree re JM , I think he’s torn between loyalty but realizing that Labour are in deep trouble .
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 123,156
    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.

    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks

    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.

    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either

    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    I will keep using it because it is true
    Interesting. You are using “diehard” as an adjective (an Americanism), over and over again, primarily to modify the noun “remainer”, but occasionally others too. Now, while I don’t doubt there are remainers in the world, I’m not sure how philosophically you ascribe “truth” in any objective sense to a simple modified collective noun. Tarski and much of the subsequent work on truth takes sentences to be the primary bearers of truth. Finding truth in a descriptive device is a novel one to me. It has “truth” in the same way as “white snow” has truth - without a verb where is the “truth”? You are not asserting anything. If you were to say “snow is white” however or “some remainers are diehards” then those, undoubtedly, would be true statements.

    More pressingly your repetition makes for very very dull writing that makes you seem like you’ve a limited vocabulary, which I am sure isn’t true, or indeed have some sort of obsession. Try some synonyms - intransigent, inflexible, immovable, unchanging, uncompromising, unyielding, rigid, entrenched maybe? It’ll brighten everyone’s experience here as you continue to enlighten us on the coming Tory landslide.
    As anyone in advertising knows to get a message across you have a few key words and a snappy message you repeat over and over again, you don't try and win the Booker prize!
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 51,884
    Foxy said:

    Nigelb said:

    CatMan said:

    Nigelb said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:



    Die Hard with No Deal?

    Live Free or No Deal

    Don’t tread on me
    A good day to No Deal?
    No Deal O. A.

    No Deal 2: No Deal Harder!
    Dawn of the No Deal.
    Night of the Living No Deal.
    Evil No Deal. I and II ...
    No Deal or Alive.
    No Deal and Buried.

    Brexit another Day.
    You only Brexit Twice

    and of course:
    From Russia with No Deal.
    A New Deal
    The Deal Strikes Back
    Return of the Deal
    The Phantom Deal
    Attack of the Deals
    Revenge of the Deal
    The Deal Awakens
    The Last Deal
    The Rise of Deal
  • CharlesCharles Posts: 35,758
    Foxy said:

    Nigelb said:

    CatMan said:

    Nigelb said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:

    CatMan said:

    Charles said:



    Die Hard with No Deal?

    Live Free or No Deal

    Don’t tread on me
    A good day to No Deal?
    No Deal O. A.

    No Deal 2: No Deal Harder!
    Dawn of the No Deal.
    Night of the Living No Deal.
    Evil No Deal. I and II ...
    No Deal or Alive.
    No Deal and Buried.

    Brexit another Day.
    You only Brexit Twice

    and of course:
    From Russia with No Deal.
    Dr No Deal

    No Deal and Let Live
    No Deal another Day
    You Only No Deal Twice

    No Deal: Quantum of Solace
  • CatManCatMan Posts: 3,060
    This thread has done a Hans Gruber
  • PClippPClipp Posts: 2,138

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.
    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks
    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.
    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either
    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    HYUFD voted REMAIN in 2016. The fanaticism of the recent convert.
    A lot of Conservatives voted Remain, perhaps even most of them. Then they had a change of leader, and a change of party line over the EU. What they always do is follow their leader. If they had another change of leader, to one who was in favour of remaining, in all probability most of them would change back again.

    Mr HYUFD is not showing the fanaticism of the convert at all. He has not really been converted: he doesn`t really believe anything. He is just showing traditional loyalty, Conservative style.
  • viewcodeviewcode Posts: 22,131
    edited July 2019
    PClipp said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    DougSeal said:

    HYUFD said:

    Yet more dubious attempts to dig into Boris' personal life, as the polls showed last week most Tory members do not care, nor do most Tory voters and Leave voters.
    Just diehard Remainer dirty tricks
    If this is accurate it’s not a “dirty trick”, just reporting a matter that goes to the character of a would be PM. I’ve got news for you, it’s not just “diehard remainers” as you consistently and wearyingly put it, who can’t stand the man. The majority of the British public don’t like him either.
    No as the polls last week showed most LD, Labour and Remainer voters do not like Boris, most Tory, Brexit Party and Leave voters do like Boris and it is the latter coalition he needs to win.
    Tolhurst is a diehard Remainer fanatic determined to try and stop Brexit and Boris no matter what the cost. Left liberal attacks on the personal life of Trump and Berlusconi did not stop them winning and they will not stop Boris winning either
    BTW stop saying “diehard remainer” in every single post. You sound unhinged.
    HYUFD voted REMAIN in 2016. The fanaticism of the recent convert.
    A lot of Conservatives voted Remain, perhaps even most of them. Then they had a change of leader, and a change of party line over the EU. What they always do is follow their leader. If they had another change of leader, to one who was in favour of remaining, in all probability most of them would change back again.
    That's not really true. William Hague once characterised the leadership as "an autocracy tempered by regicide". Conservative Party members are very loyal to their leader until they are not, and when the loyalty stops, it really stops.

  • viewcodeviewcode Posts: 22,131
    CatMan said:

    This thread has done a Hans Gruber

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIa9SKPlVU0
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