Bad move for either of them. Politics is about having a programme, winning support for it and getting it implemented. That means doing a bit of tactical work, and sometimes not following the normal procedures.
The problem with Brexit is it's a rubbish policy, not that it is taking some fancy footwork to get it through.
Gettable, but not an easy chase. Depends on the first five overs. If Boult bowls well...
One of those situations where it's impossible to say who's in the better position, because it entirely depends on the quality of NZ's bowling. They have the potential, but we know they don't always deliver on it.
This poll is suggestive that the upward trend for Labour might be real. Interesting to ponder how it would translate into seats if accompanied by remainer tactical voting, but no similar calculation by leavers.
This poll is suggestive that the upward trend for Labour might be real. Interesting to ponder how it would translate into seats if accompanied by remainer tactical voting, but no similar calculation by leavers.
This poll is suggestive that the upward trend for Labour might be real. Interesting to ponder how it would translate into seats if accompanied by remainer tactical voting, but no similar calculation by leavers.
I thought ComRes were predicting a Tory landslide.
Or is that only if they prompt with Boris Johnson's name?
Tactical voting against the Tories because they know Boris is coming. If anyone on here can say they have friends acquaintances or colleagues who are not dreading Boris becoming PM I'll be amazed. Everyone I speak to thinks the idea is appalling
Only that bastion of implacable moral certainty & principle Ruth Davidson left. Can we have a sweepstake on how many minutes after Boris wins she tweets her support for him?
I predict the rule on umpire's call is going to be changed soon, so that if more than 33% or 25% of the ball is hitting the stumps it's out, instead of 50%.
The problem is, England don't really bat deep. Although everyone down to 10 has first class hundreds, from no.7 on they are bowlers who can bat rather than all-rounders. They need a good batsman to stay with them to keep things together.
I predict the rule on umpire's call is going to be changed soon, so that if more than 33% or 25% of the ball is hitting the stumps it's out, instead of 50%.
This poll is suggestive that the upward trend for Labour might be real. Interesting to ponder how it would translate into seats if accompanied by remainer tactical voting, but no similar calculation by leavers.
I thought ComRes were predicting a Tory landslide.
Or is that only if they prompt with Boris Johnson's name?
Tactical voting against the Tories because they know Boris is coming. If anyone on here can say they have friends acquaintances or colleagues who are not dreading Boris becoming PM I'll be amazed. Everyone I speak to thinks the idea is appalling
Perhaps you should consider widening your circle of friends and acquantances?
I'm not convinced that the EU would accept the UK back in, unless membership carried broad cross party support like it used to; somewhere around 70 / 30 type numbers.
Why would the EU want to accept the UK with an explicitly anti EU conservative party likely to come to power at some point and start the whole process again.
The UK would find it very hard to rejoin. England, Scotland and Wales would be warmly welcomed.
Scotland for sure where membership would enjoy broad popular support.
E&W not so much; The EU would be signing up to play Russian roulette for ever, one wrong election result and they're back in the same drama.
Frankly, the benefits of E&W membership don't outweigh the risks and hassles for the EU.
I think you are right, full membership is now very tricky and risky and long term it may end up with some kind of associate membership rather than standard membership for this reason. Which is probably a good thing and where we should be given the split of the country.
Associate membership as UK or full membership as England, Scotland and Wales.
I predict the rule on umpire's call is going to be changed soon, so that if more than 33% or 25% of the ball is hitting the stumps it's out, instead of 50%.
I predict the rule on umpire's call is going to be changed soon, so that if more than 33% or 25% of the ball is hitting the stumps it's out, instead of 50%.
It feels worse when it's on line. The Nicholls and Taylor decisions felt dodgy because of the height.
I predict the rule on umpire's call is going to be changed soon, so that if more than 33% or 25% of the ball is hitting the stumps it's out, instead of 50%.
I predict the rule on umpire's call is going to be changed soon, so that if more than 33% or 25% of the ball is hitting the stumps it's out, instead of 50%.
This poll is suggestive that the upward trend for Labour might be real. Interesting to ponder how it would translate into seats if accompanied by remainer tactical voting, but no similar calculation by leavers.
I thought ComRes were predicting a Tory landslide.
Or is that only if they prompt with Boris Johnson's name?
Tactical voting against the Tories because they know Boris is coming. If anyone on here can say they have friends acquaintances or colleagues who are not dreading Boris becoming PM I'll be amazed. Everyone I speak to thinks the idea is appalling
Perhaps you should consider widening your circle of friends and acquantances?
I know a mechanic who works for the bloke who services my car who probably likes the idea; he thinks Trump's 'a good bloke'.
Otherwise it looks on those figures as if Labour gains seats due to the absurdities of FPTP but needs a Lib-Lab 'pact' to govern
It's ironic, because apparently Trump was trying to make some political capital out of a spat between Pelosi and these Congresswomen.
If a division appears among your political opponents, making a crude, bigoted attack on them is a pretty reliable way of restoring their unity. How dumb can he get?
This poll is suggestive that the upward trend for Labour might be real. Interesting to ponder how it would translate into seats if accompanied by remainer tactical voting, but no similar calculation by leavers.
I thought ComRes were predicting a Tory landslide.
Or is that only if they prompt with Boris Johnson's name?
Tactical voting against the Tories because they know Boris is coming. If anyone on here can say they have friends acquaintances or colleagues who are not dreading Boris becoming PM I'll be amazed. Everyone I speak to thinks the idea is appalling
Perhaps you should consider widening your circle of friends and acquantances?
I know a mechanic who works for the bloke who services my car who probably likes the idea; he thinks Trump's 'a good bloke'.
Otherwise it looks on those figures as if Labour gains seats due to the absurdities of FPTP but needs a Lib-Lab 'pact' to govern
This poll is suggestive that the upward trend for Labour might be real. Interesting to ponder how it would translate into seats if accompanied by remainer tactical voting, but no similar calculation by leavers.
I thought ComRes were predicting a Tory landslide.
Or is that only if they prompt with Boris Johnson's name?
Tactical voting against the Tories because they know Boris is coming. If anyone on here can say they have friends acquaintances or colleagues who are not dreading Boris becoming PM I'll be amazed. Everyone I speak to thinks the idea is appalling
Perhaps you should consider widening your circle of friends and acquantances?
I know a mechanic who works for the bloke who services my car who probably likes the idea; he thinks Trump's 'a good bloke'.
Otherwise it looks on those figures as if Labour gains seats due to the absurdities of FPTP but needs a Lib-Lab 'pact' to govern
Seems fine as long as the LDs 1) take negotiation lessons from Arlene Foster 2) demand STV as the price of C&S.
No point demanding Corbyn's head on a plate. PR neutralises the far right and the SWP wing of Labour almost for ever.
They will be happy with the money and ministerial cars, principles etc will be straight out the window.
The absurdity and inherent unfairness of FPTP makes any predictions now very difficult. Therefore, no one can risk it unless he/she absolutely needs to.
The Lib Dems were taken for a ride and then shafted first on the AV referendum and then in GE2015 where the Tories pointed their guns on their partner. Labour actually gained seats in England !
The LDs forgot that nothing could be passed without their support. They did not have to be "junior".
HYUFD - its very simple. Your boy is going to be Prime Minister. At which point he either will command a majority of the Commons or he will not.
If not then the constitutional options are simple and singular - call an election to secure a majority. If he is as popular as you insist that he is then this should not cause any problems for him.
To prorogue parliament because the Johnson government does not have a majority is to overturn our entire parliamentary system and appoint the Prime Minister as an unelected dictator. And as others have pointed out it sets a terrifying precedent for the future.
Shocking as it may be for you to hear, but the best interests of Boris Johnson or even the Conservative and Unionist Party are not a higher priority than the best interests of the United Kingdom. It would be a betrayal of everything this country stands for to scrap parliament and govern by decree because the Prime Minister was a gutless coward too scared of securing a democratic mandate.
Boris does not want a dictatorship, he will simply prorogue Parliament at the end of October to take Britain out of the EU as the Tory manifesto promised but May refused to deliver on then prepare for a November general election
A man appointed by a tiny fraction of the electorate to lead a minority party in Parliament to thwart the body elected by the whole of the U.K. is the act of a despot. In the name of “respecting” the result of the 2016 referendum he will suspend the body elected by the 2017 general election because he only likes one of the two results. The second inconveniences him. Those are the actions of a despot and a dictator. He has no concept of democracy.
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The problem with Brexit is it's a rubbish policy, not that it is taking some fancy footwork to get it through.
Gettable, but not an easy chase. Depends on the first five overs. If Boult bowls well...
Or is that only if they prompt with Boris Johnson's name?
Con 1/5
Lab 5/1
Bxp 10/1
LD 50/1
Could easily be five-out, all out.
Where’s HYUFD ? Red alert emergency spin needed .
That’s a no-brainer.
The fault for all this lies fairly and squarely with the Republican Party.
Just as the fault for the imminent PM Boris fiasco lies fairly and squarely with the Conservative and Unionist Party.
They caused the hygiene problems, but I fear that someone else will have to clean up the faeces after them.
Which is why they are taking wickets and the Aussies couldn't.
Otherwise it looks on those figures as if Labour gains seats due to the absurdities of FPTP but needs a Lib-Lab 'pact' to govern
https://electoralcalculus.co.uk/cgi-bin/usercode.py?CON=24&LAB=28&LIB=15&Brexit=20&Green=5&UKIP=2&TVCON=&TVLAB=&TVLIB=&TVBrexit=&TVGreen=&TVUKIP=&SCOTCON=&SCOTLAB=&SCOTLIB=&SCOTBrexit=&SCOTGreen=&SCOTUKIP=&SCOTNAT=&display=AllChanged&regorseat=(none)&boundary=2017base
Seems fine as long as the LDs
1) take negotiation lessons from Arlene Foster
2) demand STV as the price of C&S.
No point demanding Corbyn's head on a plate. PR neutralises the far right and the SWP wing of Labour almost for ever.
If a division appears among your political opponents, making a crude, bigoted attack on them is a pretty reliable way of restoring their unity. How dumb can he get?
When did May leave Downing Street?
If a politics geek like me missed it then no shock the public has. Or maybe the public lacks your TARDIS?
You must have missed them, though I'm not sure how.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/us/politics/joe-biden-new-hampshire.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage
The Lib Dems were taken for a ride and then shafted first on the AV referendum and then in GE2015 where the Tories pointed their guns on their partner. Labour actually gained seats in England !
The LDs forgot that nothing could be passed without their support. They did not have to be "junior".