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Byronic said:

Nigelb said:

Brom said:

RochdalePioneers said:

OK. That Johnson Love Actually Video. Park your personal opinions and respect the craft. That is *sensational* politics. Genuinely the best thing in this campaign. And to swing voters in a fuckton of seats that will pull on the heartstrings just as much as the boy on the hospital floor would the opposite way.

It actually made me a bit sick but then I’m a bloke who has never seen the film and yet is still voting Tory. Well it wasn’t enough to lose my vote at least! But yes CCHQ has done very well, compare to Jezza mean tweets which is an idea from a US chat show and you can see the different demographics they are gunning for.

I thought it was even more effing creepy than the original movie.

As I said down-thread, people that loathe Boris will loathe this times a million, Like you.

This is aimed at swing voters, doubters, and, especially, women. To make him look lonely and a bit vulnerable, but on our side. Meta-Churchillian.

It does that superbly. I wonder if they have been saving this for a really bad day of the campaign. Hence, today.

No, this is the backloading we've been promised coming into operation. Tory campaign's been a bit stiffer in the past few days and apparently their online spend is now going through the roof.

Foxy said:

Black_Rook said:

kle4 said:

Mysticrose said:

BluerBlue said:

Mysticrose said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50722167

How many points is this tedious rubbish worth? How many seats?

Tedious rubbish?

The NHS is on its knees. For the majority of people in this country it really really matters.

Thing is I've been told its on its knees my whole adult life. I honestly cannot tell if it is or not as a result.

Just as we've been told that the Evil Tories have been plotting to sell off the NHS since Fatcha. Who knows, at some point maybe they'll actually try, but why should people listen to the warnings? After all these years of the NHS staying stubbornly in public hands, the ceaseless wailings about collapse and privatisation have more than a hint of The Boy Who Cried Wolf to them.

There has been a lot of privatisation already, this thread outlines some of the problems this brings:

https://twitter.com/NHSMillion/status/1202650499176116224?s=19

My son is being seen urgently tomorrow by a private hospital paid for by the NHS

Should he just wait for however long he would have had to wait without that option?

Personally, as they rang him today and arranged this for tomorrow I take this as a positive choice and gives me a positive view of the NHS.

RobD said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

The Tories lied again. I’m sure the Tories here will explain it away somehow.

You've got to be more specific. We tell so many you see.

Liar.

Pulpstar said:

rottenborough said:

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1204129182822912001

Well there certainly aren't 700 Labour volunteers in my key marginal.

Tory Gain

Byronic said:

Benpointer said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

Benpointer said:

Byronic said:

ExiledInScotland said:

I half expected there to be a P.S. card saying meet me in Room X at the hotel round the corner in 10 minutes...
https://youtu.be/nj-YK3JJCIU

It's going viral. Clever stuff

He's just copying Rosena Allin-Khan...

https://twitter.com/DrRosena/status/1197884965444366337?s=20

But he is better at it

Blimey any twit can flip a few cards. Even I could do it I reckon!

ALSO, the Love Actually "original" is itself a parody/hommage of the Bob Dylan vid.

So the Labour woman is claiming her parody of a parody is somehow the sacred version. It's Jeezophrenic stupidity to the BILLION

Get over yourself! She's not claiming her version is sacred, just that her idea of spoofing Love Actually has been copied by Boris (or rather by some twat in his team whio no doubt saw the RA-K version and thought let's get Boris doing this too).

Byronic said:

Benpointer said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

Benpointer said:

Byronic said:

ExiledInScotland said:

I half expected there to be a P.S. card saying meet me in Room X at the hotel round the corner in 10 minutes...
https://youtu.be/nj-YK3JJCIU

It's going viral. Clever stuff

He's just copying Rosena Allin-Khan...

https://twitter.com/DrRosena/status/1197884965444366337?s=20

But he is better at it

Blimey any twit can flip a few cards. Even I could do it I reckon!

ALSO, the Love Actually "original" is itself a parody/hommage of the Bob Dylan vid.

So the Labour woman is claiming her parody of a parody is somehow the sacred version. It's Jeezophrenic stupidity to the BILLION

Lookin' for a new fool
Don't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters...

kle4 said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

The Tories lied about an assault.

What, all of them?

On here ?
More or less....

KeithJenner said:

Floater said:

Just seen the "Brexit Actually" ad from Boris

The only ad I have watched and it really is rather different and good.

If it’s the only one you have watched then how do you know that it is different?

Did you miss Corbyns one?

I have seen other ones from other elections :-)

kle4 said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

The Tories lied about an assault.

What, all of them.

Quite a few of them

CorrectHorseBattery said:

RobD said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

The Tories lied about an assault. I’m sure the Tories here will explain it away soon.

Wasn't that hour ago?

There it is. Just explain it away.

Do keep up!

Paging The Clash:
https://twitter.com/Conservatives/status/1204139906773204992?s=19

CorrectHorseBattery said:

RobD said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

The Tories lied about an assault. I’m sure the Tories here will explain it away soon.

Wasn't that hour ago?

There it is. Just explain it away.

Some source lied, and it snowballed as people piled in. It's not the first time, it won't be the last, and you're a better person than I am to try and figure out who lies the most. As with with other lies, or 'mistakes', a lot of people will believe the falsehood even after correction.

Foxy said:

Black_Rook said:

kle4 said:

Mysticrose said:

BluerBlue said:

Mysticrose said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50722167

How many points is this tedious rubbish worth? How many seats?

Tedious rubbish?

The NHS is on its knees. For the majority of people in this country it really really matters.

Thing is I've been told its on its knees my whole adult life. I honestly cannot tell if it is or not as a result.

Just as we've been told that the Evil Tories have been plotting to sell off the NHS since Fatcha. Who knows, at some point maybe they'll actually try, but why should people listen to the warnings? After all these years of the NHS staying stubbornly in public hands, the ceaseless wailings about collapse and privatisation have more than a hint of The Boy Who Cried Wolf to them.

There has been a lot of privatisation already, this thread outlines some of the problems this brings:

https://twitter.com/NHSMillion/status/1202650499176116224?s=19

And how much of the average hospital's budget is a result of Labour's massive PFI privatization? 25% in some hospitals.

Benpointer said:

Floater said:

KeithJenner said:

Floater said:

Just seen the "Brexit Actually" ad from Boris

The only ad I have watched and it really is rather different and good.

If it’s the only one you have watched then how do you know that it is different?

Did you miss Corbyns one?

I have seen other ones from other elections :-)

Tbf it's not quite as bad as the killer 'Boris makes a cup of tea' video.

oh wait - I did see that one from a link on here - but had forgotten it already.......

Benpointer said:

Floater said:

KeithJenner said:

Floater said:

Just seen the "Brexit Actually" ad from Boris

The only ad I have watched and it really is rather different and good.

If it’s the only one you have watched then how do you know that it is different?

Did you miss Corbyns one?

I have seen other ones from other elections :-)

Tbf it's not quite as bad as the killer 'Boris makes a cup of tea' video.

Well he didn't say anything until the end of this one, which improves it.

But actually I preferred that one, though I suspect most would not. It was cheesy, staged nonsense (though not badly done), but at least I learned which order he puts the milk in his tea, a crucial test for degeneracy.

HYUFD said:

NickPalmer said:

HYUFD said:

rottenborough said:

HYUFD said:

rottenborough said:

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1204129182822912001

There are 65,000 electors in Putney, most of whom probably will not take too kindly to their street being flooded with Momentum activists when they are cooking the dinner

True. But it is an impressive turnout. Is there a record for this type of thing?

Most of this Momentum activity is in London, it is the likes of Grimsby, Bolsover, Vale of Clwyd and other Labour Leave seats north of Watford Labour really needs to be in at the moment en masse to prevent a Tory majority given current polls, not targeting a handful of Tory held London seats

I'm 120 miles north of London. I've never seen a turnout of Labour helpers in my life. Not saying that it'll make a difference, but it's quite extraordinary, and I'm aware of similar numbers being flung at the red wall seats.

You are in Surrey and Broxtowe and no there are not those numbers in Grimsby, Workington, Vale of Clwyd etc. ]

Plus having spent the weekend campaigning in Chingford, Harlow and Enfield Southgate it is not as if we Tories are doing nothing either

Not quite 700, but big numbers campaigning in Bury (more than 120m north of London).

https://twitter.com/Lucy4BurySouth/status/1203368440708423681

Anyway night all. Only three more days to go, eh.

Benpointer said:

KentRising said:

Paging The Clash:
https://twitter.com/Conservatives/status/1204139906773204992?s=19

That'll persuade the Remainers

It's the Labour strategy in reverse - pitch to one side, banking on fear of the other/tribal loyalty to sustain the other side. (Yes, Labour are officially also for leave, but we know the party will put no effort into that).

Apologies if this already been posted

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7774035/Brexit-Party-election-candidate-vows-stand-avoid-splitting-Leave-vote.html

kjohnw1 said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

This is not over yet

Looks like the Telegraph are going to make an issue of it

Allison Pearson

So I have detailed explanation from paediatric nurses explaining why photo of child on the floor is “100% faked”. I will put in @Telegraph on Weds. Stage a photo. Cause outrage. Castigate people who doubt it for showing insufficient compassion. Jesus.

Looks like this is going to backfire spectacularly for Labour 😂

Except the hospital confirmed the situation at the hospital and apologized.

Jonathan said:

The Tories remind me of Kinnock 92.

Which clapped-out Old Labourite was doing a rally to the faithful today again?

Own up, which one of you is it?

https://twitter.com/happyharrymedia/status/1204148621958164482?s=21

Brom said:

NickPalmer said:

HYUFD said:

rottenborough said:

HYUFD said:

rottenborough said:

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1204129182822912001

There are 65,000 electors in Putney, most of whom probably will not take too kindly to their street being flooded with Momentum activists when they are cooking the dinner

True. But it is an impressive turnout. Is there a record for this type of thing?

Most of this Momentum activity is in London, it is the likes of Grimsby, Bolsover, Vale of Clwyd and other Labour Leave seats north of Watford Labour really needs to be in at the moment en masse to prevent a Tory majority given current polls, not targeting a handful of Tory held London seats

I'm 120 miles north of London. I've never seen a turnout of Labour helpers in my life. Not saying that it'll make a difference, but it's quite extraordinary, and I'm aware of similar numbers being flung at the red wall seats.

As a non canvasser can a mass of people door knocking on a Monday night really be that beneficial, or will it be mainly posting leaflets? As a 9-5 worker I don’t think I’d want a conversation on my doorstep with an activist of any sort with the exception of a weekend afternoon.

I'd tell one Labour canvasser to fuck off. Not sure I'd say the same to three or four never mind hundreds. Maybe that's the thinking?

Benpointer said:

KentRising said:

Paging The Clash:
https://twitter.com/Conservatives/status/1204139906773204992?s=19

That'll persuade the Remainers

The Ramone(r)s ?

Byronic said:

Benpointer said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

Benpointer said:

Byronic said:

ExiledInScotland said:

I half expected there to be a P.S. card saying meet me in Room X at the hotel round the corner in 10 minutes...
https://youtu.be/nj-YK3JJCIU

It's going viral. Clever stuff

He's just copying Rosena Allin-Khan...

https://twitter.com/DrRosena/status/1197884965444366337?s=20

But he is better at it

Blimey any twit can flip a few cards. Even I could do it I reckon!

ALSO, the Love Actually "original" is itself a parody/hommage of the Bob Dylan vid.

So the Labour woman is claiming her parody of a parody is somehow the sacred version. It's Jeezophrenic stupidity to the BILLION

From memory, it's also been used in a SNL skit (Clinton pleads with the Electoral College to jilt Trump) and the film "Bob Roberts".

Just checked the US Dem prices for first time in a few days. Seems we have had cross-over between Buttigieg and Warren.

Big_G_NorthWales said:

squareroot2 said:

So who set up.this fake photo of the boy on the floor?? Is it labour lies? Perhaps Southam Observer might opine?

I expect the telegraph will have a fully researched and provable editorial in wednesday paper out tomorrow night for the paper reviews

If it can be stood up and is shared by other media establishments it could make wednesday an eventful last day of campaigning

However, it may just as easily be dropped

Let us wait and see

Fully researched ! Everyone knows the DT is Bozos fan magazine .

Floater said:

Foxy said:

Black_Rook said:

kle4 said:

Mysticrose said:

BluerBlue said:

Mysticrose said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50722167

How many points is this tedious rubbish worth? How many seats?

Tedious rubbish?

The NHS is on its knees. For the majority of people in this country it really really matters.

Thing is I've been told its on its knees my whole adult life. I honestly cannot tell if it is or not as a result.

Just as we've been told that the Evil Tories have been plotting to sell off the NHS since Fatcha. Who knows, at some point maybe they'll actually try, but why should people listen to the warnings? After all these years of the NHS staying stubbornly in public hands, the ceaseless wailings about collapse and privatisation have more than a hint of The Boy Who Cried Wolf to them.

There has been a lot of privatisation already, this thread outlines some of the problems this brings:

https://twitter.com/NHSMillion/status/1202650499176116224?s=19

My son is being seen urgently tomorrow by a private hospital paid for by the NHS

Should he just wait for however long he would have had to wait without that option?

Personally, as they rang him today and arranged this for tomorrow I take this as a positive choice and gives me a positive view of the NHS.

I have done very nicely out of NHS out sourcing myself. I made £3750 in a weekend once doing NHS work for a private company. As a short term fix it works, but the problem of NHS out sourcing is not that it adds capacity, it is that it stops the building of permanent capacity.

Perhaps you need to think on why your local NHS hospital lacked the facilities to see your son in the first place, and whether outsourcing will postpone that nessecary capacity.

Outsourcing is the answer to the question, why when the NHS budget is at an all time high, are so many NHS Trusts so in debt? That is where the money is going.

My own hospital has cancelled all planned children's admissions because of bed pressures. Is the answer to lose that income to a private provider, and only run services that are run at a loss? No organisation can sustain that sort of financial loss for long.

Just as long as nobody thinks it would be a good idea to do a Hitler in his bunker parody.

Floater said:

Apologies if this already been posted

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7774035/Brexit-Party-election-candidate-vows-stand-avoid-splitting-Leave-vote.html

What does standing firm effectively mean at this stage? His name will be on the ballot and presumably it's too late to produce and send round a constituency-wide leaflet? Better late than never, but not much better.

So about the Comres poll that is not using constituency prompting.

Why would it give a higher Labour figure.

Surely it would result in a higher Brexit figure.

Barnesian said:

madmacs said:

Gotta be honest as a Lib Dem the three updated constituency polls in London are really bad. Instead of squeezing the Labour vote we have gone backwards in two seats. Looks like the tactical voting message is not getting through. I am way out West so not involved in the London campaign but it does not look good for Thursday with probably only Richmond Park and just possibly Finchley & Golders Green in play.

plus Esher and Wimbledon.

Esher's relatively safe now. Guildford, St Albans, Winchester and Cheltenham are the ones who'll be really close either way imo.

Byronic said:

kle4 said:

Byronic said:

Benpointer said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

Benpointer said:

Byronic said:

ExiledInScotland said:

I half expected there to be a P.S. card saying meet me in Room X at the hotel round the corner in 10 minutes...
https://youtu.be/nj-YK3JJCIU

It's going viral. Clever stuff

He's just copying Rosena Allin-Khan...

https://twitter.com/DrRosena/status/1197884965444366337?s=20

But he is better at it

Blimey any twit can flip a few cards. Even I could do it I reckon!

ALSO, the Love Actually "original" is itself a parody/hommage of the Bob Dylan vid.

So the Labour woman is claiming her parody of a parody is somehow the sacred version. It's Jeezophrenic stupidity to the BILLION

I don't think she is claiming that really. The 'Tanks.On.The.Lawn' comment is comically overblown, I think sincerely given the rest of her campaign, so is just seeking to get more viral clicks for her own video.

Truly, we are a long way from John Major standing on his milk crate

He missed a trick. Should have been beer.

kle4 said:

Benpointer said:

Floater said:

KeithJenner said:

Floater said:

Just seen the "Brexit Actually" ad from Boris

The only ad I have watched and it really is rather different and good.

If it’s the only one you have watched then how do you know that it is different?

Did you miss Corbyns one?

I have seen other ones from other elections :-)

Tbf it's not quite as bad as the killer 'Boris makes a cup of tea' video.

Well he didn't say anything until the end of this one, which improves it.

But actually I preferred that one, though I suspect most would not. It was cheesy, staged nonsense (though not badly done), but at least I learned which order he puts the milk in his tea, a crucial test for degeneracy.

What I liked about that one is that it legitimised the action of not de-bagging the tea before you start drinking it: 'Doing a Boris'...

CorrectHorseBattery said:

The Tories lied about an assault. I’m sure the Tories here will explain it away soon.

Put yourself in the position of that SPAD. You are walking along the road and you get cuffed. You and I know it wasn't a punch because we have seen the video. But how was the SPAD to know?

isam said:

Own up, which one of you is it?

https://twitter.com/happyharrymedia/status/1204148621958164482?s=21

Couldn't someone have given him a tenner to keep his t-shirt on.

Foxy said:

Floater said:

Foxy said:

Black_Rook said:

kle4 said:

Mysticrose said:

BluerBlue said:

Mysticrose said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50722167

How many points is this tedious rubbish worth? How many seats?

Tedious rubbish?

The NHS is on its knees. For the majority of people in this country it really really matters.

Thing is I've been told its on its knees my whole adult life. I honestly cannot tell if it is or not as a result.

Just as we've been told that the Evil Tories have been plotting to sell off the NHS since Fatcha. Who knows, at some point maybe they'll actually try, but why should people listen to the warnings? After all these years of the NHS staying stubbornly in public hands, the ceaseless wailings about collapse and privatisation have more than a hint of The Boy Who Cried Wolf to them.

There has been a lot of privatisation already, this thread outlines some of the problems this brings:

https://twitter.com/NHSMillion/status/1202650499176116224?s=19

My son is being seen urgently tomorrow by a private hospital paid for by the NHS

Should he just wait for however long he would have had to wait without that option?

Personally, as they rang him today and arranged this for tomorrow I take this as a positive choice and gives me a positive view of the NHS.

I have done very nicely out of NHS out sourcing myself. I made £3750 in a weekend once doing NHS work for a private company. As a short term fix it works, but the problem of NHS out sourcing is not that it adds capacity, it is that it stops the building of permanent capacity.

Perhaps you need to think on why your local NHS hospital lacked the facilities to see your son in the first place, and whether outsourcing will postpone that nessecary capacity.

Outsourcing is the answer to the question, why when the NHS budget is at an all time high, are so many NHS Trusts so in debt? That is where the money is going.

My own hospital has cancelled all planned children's admissions because of bed pressures. Is the answer to lose that income to a private provider, and only run services that are run at a loss? No organisation can sustain that sort of financial loss for long.

So there's enough money but it's being misallocated?

TudorRose said:

nova said:

HYUFD said:

NickPalmer said:

HYUFD said:

rottenborough said:

HYUFD said:

rottenborough said:

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1204129182822912001

There are 65,000 electors in Putney, most of whom probably will not take too kindly to their street being flooded with Momentum activists when they are cooking the dinner

True. But it is an impressive turnout. Is there a record for this type of thing?

Most of this Momentum activity is in London, it is the likes of Grimsby, Bolsover, Vale of Clwyd and other Labour Leave seats north of Watford Labour really needs to be in at the moment en masse to prevent a Tory majority given current polls, not targeting a handful of Tory held London seats

I'm 120 miles north of London. I've never seen a turnout of Labour helpers in my life. Not saying that it'll make a difference, but it's quite extraordinary, and I'm aware of similar numbers being flung at the red wall seats.

You are in Surrey and Broxtowe and no there are not those numbers in Grimsby, Workington, Vale of Clwyd etc. ]

Plus having spent the weekend campaigning in Chingford, Harlow and Enfield Southgate it is not as if we Tories are doing nothing either

Not quite 700, but big numbers campaigning in Bury (more than 120m north of London).

https://twitter.com/Lucy4BurySouth/status/1203368440708423681

Aren't they the same 700 people?

Judging by these pictures, I'd say more like 300, maybe fewer.

TOPPING said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

The Tories lied about an assault. I’m sure the Tories here will explain it away soon.

Put yourself in the position of that SPAD. You are walking along the road and you get cuffed. You and I know it wasn't a punch because we have seen the video. But how was the SPAD to know?

Evening Toppo

Any inside info as to how things are going ?

Theuniondivvie said:

KentRising said:

Paging The Clash:
https://twitter.com/Conservatives/status/1204139906773204992?s=19

Who in turn nicked it off Elvis's first album.

We can be sure Joe would loathe Boris, but how would Elvis feel about Trump?

I suspect he didn't disrespect anyone, whatever. Never saw him disrespect Col Tom Parker, did anyone?

HYUFD said:

Alistair said:

Boris comes out in favour of unrestricted immigration

https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1204042408457121793?s=19

No, just ensuring immigrants are treated the same as everyone else, a points system instead of free movement for everyone.

Literally none of that sentence reflects reality. Immigrants are not and will not be treated “the same” as U.K. nationals, we already have a points system and there is not has never been and likely will never been, free movement “for everyone”.

madmacs said:

Gotta be honest as a Lib Dem the three updated constituency polls in London are really bad. Instead of squeezing the Labour vote we have gone backwards in two seats. Looks like the tactical voting message is not getting through. I am way out West so not involved in the London campaign but it does not look good for Thursday with probably only Richmond Park and just possibly Finchley & Golders Green in play.

From what I hear the LibDems are rather less confident of Hallam than they should be.

Byronic said:

The genius of the Love Actually parody is that it has, predictably, annoyed lefties and Remainers so much they are retweeting it in their fury. See here:


https://twitter.com/HannahAlOthman/status/1204178587009605632?s=20

Do they not, actually, understand how social media works?!

Remainers, lefties AND fans of Love Actually.
Actually, I'm trying to not make politics any worse by sticking to a policy of not taking pleasure in the discomforts of those with whom I disagree politically. No matter how pompous. We all have our reasons for the political views we have formed. A plurality of opinions is healthy. But someone calling Love Actually their favourite film is a real pineapple-on-a-pizza moment. She is just wrong.

TOPPING said:

Foxy said:

Floater said:

Foxy said:

Black_Rook said:

kle4 said:

Mysticrose said:

BluerBlue said:

Mysticrose said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50722167

How many points is this tedious rubbish worth? How many seats?

Tedious rubbish?

The NHS is on its knees. For the majority of people in this country it really really matters.

Thing is I've been told its on its knees my whole adult life. I honestly cannot tell if it is or not as a result.

Just as we've been told that the Evil Tories have been plotting to sell off the NHS since Fatcha. Who knows, at some point maybe they'll actually try, but why should people listen to the warnings? After all these years of the NHS staying stubbornly in public hands, the ceaseless wailings about collapse and privatisation have more than a hint of The Boy Who Cried Wolf to them.

There has been a lot of privatisation already, this thread outlines some of the problems this brings:

https://twitter.com/NHSMillion/status/1202650499176116224?s=19

My son is being seen urgently tomorrow by a private hospital paid for by the NHS

Should he just wait for however long he would have had to wait without that option?

Personally, as they rang him today and arranged this for tomorrow I take this as a positive choice and gives me a positive view of the NHS.

I have done very nicely out of NHS out sourcing myself. I made £3750 in a weekend once doing NHS work for a private company. As a short term fix it works, but the problem of NHS out sourcing is not that it adds capacity, it is that it stops the building of permanent capacity.

Perhaps you need to think on why your local NHS hospital lacked the facilities to see your son in the first place, and whether outsourcing will postpone that nessecary capacity.

Outsourcing is the answer to the question, why when the NHS budget is at an all time high, are so many NHS Trusts so in debt? That is where the money is going.

My own hospital has cancelled all planned children's admissions because of bed pressures. Is the answer to lose that income to a private provider, and only run services that are run at a loss? No organisation can sustain that sort of financial loss for long.

So there's enough money but it's being misallocated?

Some of the money is certainly misallocated, but I have never argued that the problems of the NHS are purely, or even predominantly financial.

funkhauser said:

KentRising said:

Brom said:

NickPalmer said:

HYUFD said:

rottenborough said:

HYUFD said:

rottenborough said:

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1204129182822912001

There are 65,000 electors in Putney, most of whom probably will not take too kindly to their street being flooded with Momentum activists when they are cooking the dinner

True. But it is an impressive turnout. Is there a record for this type of thing?

Most of this Momentum activity is in London, it is the likes of Grimsby, Bolsover, Vale of Clwyd and other Labour Leave seats north of Watford Labour really needs to be in at the moment en masse to prevent a Tory majority given current polls, not targeting a handful of Tory held London seats

I'm 120 miles north of London. I've never seen a turnout of Labour helpers in my life. Not saying that it'll make a difference, but it's quite extraordinary, and I'm aware of similar numbers being flung at the red wall seats.

As a non canvasser can a mass of people door knocking on a Monday night really be that beneficial, or will it be mainly posting leaflets? As a 9-5 worker I don’t think I’d want a conversation on my doorstep with an activist of any sort with the exception of a weekend afternoon.

In those sort of numbers it becomes a bit intimidating, I'd have thought. Flood the streets with Corbyn youth, get them knocking on doors. Meanwhile, the voters cower inside, watching Boris Actually.

My mother used to tell each candidate that she was voting for them, by far the fastest way to get rid of them.

If you do that you have to make sure you vote during the day, and show your card to the tellers, or you may have them all back again on Election Day.

KentRising said:

KentRising said:

Floater said:

Apologies if this already been posted

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7774035/Brexit-Party-election-candidate-vows-stand-avoid-splitting-Leave-vote.html

What does standing firm effectively mean at this stage? His name will be on the ballot and presumably it's too late to produce and send round a constituency-wide leaflet? Better late than never, but not much better.

Sorry, that should read 'standing down'.

Basically, it means exactly what you say. Some people will already have voted for him by post. Others won’t hear about this and will vote for him on Thursday.