UK Politics Thread (Part 2)

The first rat to desert the sinking ship.

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ā€œbeing kind is freeā€

I like it

Or has she stolen enough public money that she doesnā€™t need to run again?

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Hardly. About five or six have said they arenā€™t standing so far.

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Question for @redfanman and anyone else who might have an opinion.
What is your reading of these ā€˜earlyā€™ declarations of ā€˜not running againā€™?
Who is behind this?
Could it be the formation of a new party and these not running will get what they hope will be safe seats further south?
Arenā€™t most of them Boris Johnson fans?

They have needed to declare their intention to stand by a certain date I think. Add in marginal majorities in these seats and a shit show of a government, their performance and the general anger across the UK they are literally leaving the sinking ship.

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It appears so, from Huffington post:

Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) have given their English MPs a fortnight to decide whether or not they want to stand at the next election, which is expected in 2024.

Nothing like putting the pressure on.

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What he said.

Obviously know they are going to get their arses handed to them at the next election, so why bother spending a significant amount of time and energy only to lose your job?

Itā€™s almost as though they donā€™t actually believe the shit their party spouts is the best way forward for their respective constituenciesā€¦surely not??

Indeed. A lot of them know they are going to lose their seats and are getting out now. Wish mine would do the same. Sheā€™s fucking useless.

Mick Lynch doing his thing. Astounding mess that they cant even find the right organisation to discuss the dispute with. A huge amount of kicking the can down the road as well allowing their buddies in the press to demonise the rail workers.

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My mum had to go to A&E yesterday, she was told there was a 9 hour wait for an ambulance.

She went in a taxi instead, was seen to after 5 hours and discharged 3 hours later.

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Just going to post this here in case anyone wanted it.
Ā£18 absolute bargain

Get in quick before they sell out folks.

No sarcasm at all :wink:

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Is it listed under fiction or horror?

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[#1 Best Seller in Infectious & Contagious Diseases]

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I think thatā€™s the category for Borisā€™s cabinet and not Covid.

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Just clicked on the link. I noticed the recommended ā€œsimilarā€ book is: ā€œThe Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book: A collection of fascinating facts and disturbing details about infamous serial killersā€.

The Amazon algorithm works in mysterious ways.

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