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Confines them to the sidelines if so but its a depressing thought that in 3 weeks time we could have Trump as President and this brilliantine stick insect back in the limelight.That’s hilarious and another death knell for the Conservative & Unionist party
I know - lets pray for a Harris victory.....but the stick insect that is Rees-Mogg is just the boost that Labour needs and highlights how out of touch Jenrick is...Bad Enoch is even worse....the tories will fade and indirectly help Labour look better with such a terrible alternative....
Think I can see what he's trying to do. If you want people to think you're less of a ****, surround yourself with even bigger *****.
He wants them to think he's more of a c**t. The immediate target electorate is the Conservative Party membership, aka c**ts' corner. At the moment he's being outc**ted by Badenoch, hence the need to bring the c**ts' c**t on board.
I know they say swearing is the sign of a lack of ability to express yourself properly but I disagree and Jack proves it here. The use of profanity is the only we he could have described this situation so eloquently. Bravo and well said
Wouldn't proportional representation have meant a huge foot hold for reform in the last election?
I suspect that we are seeing a fundamental split in right wing politics. Previously the Tories were very good at "papering over the cracks" accomodating centrists and RWNJs alike. But there were always tensions under the surface. Cameron thought he could silence the RWNJs with the EU referendum. It backfired he and we lost to liars and extremists. And it appears that all that it achieved was delaying the fracturing of the party by a decade.
It would, yes. But if thats what people vote for, thats democracy. I would vote green, if we had PR. I have voted tactically for the last 20 years against the tories .Not FOR anybody, more against the tories.
Well said and I agree with everything you say.
War is more difficult with PR but I’ve changed my view on PR when you look at how coalitions are used and formed to take countries in a direction that a minority wants but majority can’t do much about…..
PR gives fringe views more representation, as it should, but then it gives the majority the chance to work together to get what the majority wants. If you have 20% of the country being racist it doesn't allow them to gain any control. It usually ends up with a coalition of the majority having to work together (which dilutes extreme views). It does become a problem if you have 3 parties with a 40/40/20 split because then the minority party is the deciding vote regularly. Multiple smaller parties gives more options.
Starmer's Labour has already shown that it's more than willing to occupy the ground vacated by the moderate Tories - the only direction we're moving is rightwards. I can't see us getting anywhere close to left-leaning in this parliament. A few bones thrown, perhaps, but that will be it.
The big donors are the ones pushing the extreme right wing politics we're seeing here and in the US.
I gave you facts, my comments were in relation to the tory membership wont vote for a person of colour unless they have to.
I know we try and forget, and it's easy to, but the Tories have given us 3 female PMs
Fair point!To be fair I'm not sure Truss is human.
