The Theresa May General Election thread (edited)

Budgie

I assume that s the Howard one... isn't Paxman interviewing May soon? 

*edit... yes, May 29th back to back with Corbyn. 

holnrew

I'd love to see Paxo grill May

Jalapeno

holnrew said:

I'd love to see Paxo grill May

Won't be as much as a car crash as Paxo vs Jezza

Fretwired

holnrew said:

I'd love to see Paxo grill May

Paxo was a rank amateur compared to Robin Day. May might like to remember Thatcher, who even George Galloway said was a class act who knew her facts and numbers, was not afraid to be interviewed on TV with tough questions. This is her on BBC TV in a 40 minute plus no punches pulled interview. Politicians don't do this any more ...  part of the reason people rated Thatcher.

Budgie

Jalapeno said:

holnrew said:

I'd love to see Paxo grill May

Won't be as much as a car crash as Paxo vs Jezza

Possibly. May isn't good off script though. She can barely string a coherent sentence together when pressed and often trips over herself. Jezza seems quite calm when speaking about policy.

mellowsun

The best way to answer a difficult question is to answer a different question while appearing to answer the original one.

Or 'That's a very good question, and one I'm fully prepared to answer. First, let me say this ... ' and then you turn it to the question you wanted to answer.

Sporky

mellowsun said:

The best way to answer a difficult question is to answer a different question while appearing to answer the original one. 

Surely the best way to answer a difficult question is to answer it?

Fretwired

Sporky said:

mellowsun said:

The best way to answer a difficult question is to answer a different question while appearing to answer the original one. 

Surely the best way to answer a difficult question is to answer it?

You'd have thought so .... :-)

ChuckManual

I love Paxo.

Tbh, I love stuffing in general...

mellowsun

Sporky said:

mellowsun said:

The best way to answer a difficult question is to answer a different question while appearing to answer the original one. 

Surely the best way to answer a difficult question is to answer it?

You'll never make a politician!

capo4th

Jeremy is now providing free childcare and free school meals for all. 

How is is he going to fund this? I hope Diane hasn't been counting all the children who would love free childcare. 

The man is a lunatic free childcare !!! people will be making more babies as I type. 

Jeremy has also said he wants to buy the water companies back along with a Royal Mail and the trains and electricity companies. 

Sporky

capo4th said:

Jeremy has also said he wants to buy the water companies back along with a Royal Mail and the trains and electricity companies. 

...and I want a pony, and all the Action Men, and a big bag of sweets...

Drew_TNBD

capo4th said:

Jeremy is now providing free childcare and free school meals for all. 

How is is he going to fund this? I hope Diane hasn't been counting all the children who would love free childcare. 

The man is a lunatic free childcare !!! people will be making more babies as I type. 

Jeremy has also said he wants to buy the water companies back along with a Royal Mail and the trains and electricity companies. 

The West needs to make more babies. Our birth-rates are attrocious which is why we have to import lots of cheap foreign labour.

Fretwired

capo4th said:

Jeremy is now providing free childcare and free school meals for all. 

How is is he going to fund this? I hope Diane hasn't been counting all the children who would love free childcare. 

The man is a lunatic free childcare !!! people will be making more babies as I type. 

Jeremy has also said he wants to buy the water companies back along with a Royal Mail and the trains and electricity companies. 

Be fair - he never had a train set as a boy and his father wouldn't let him buy the train stations and utilities when they played Monopoly together as the state should own them. Most guys in old age want a younger woman, a sports car, a guitar but Jeremy wants a train company and a water company to play with ... ;-)

ChuckManual

Drew_TNBD said:

The West needs to make more babies. Our birth-rates are atrocious which is why we have to import lots of cheap foreign labour.

Now there's a government initiative I'm happy to help out with!  

capo4th

Corbyn is an absolute weapon his policies are wild and reckless he is telling the electorate what they want to hear but it will never ever be implemented. I am staggered that reputable journalists are even prepared to listen to the shite that spews from his mouth on a daily basis.

Does he not remember what happened last time when Labour wasted all the money on silly projects and pipe dreams....

whats next free petrol for the under 25s? 

Snap

Evilmags said:

The UK public will not vote for that...

What a twat. Worse. I hadn't seen that one. That reveals many things, not least his woefully poor sense of judgement. Yes, its maybe 30 years ago, but is very revealing of this fella's persona. To take that stance, at that time, knowing how deeply offensive it is, blatanly sympathising with terrorism. Regardless of your opinion on British occupation of Ireland, and a united vs two piece Ireland, you would show better judgment, especially as an MP.

Why would anyone want someone like this as PM?

thomasw88

capo4th said:

Corbyn is an absolute weapon his policies are wild and reckless he is telling the electorate what they want to hear but it will never ever be implemented. I am staggered that reputable journalists are even prepared to listen to the shite that spews from his mouth on a daily basis.

Does he not remember what happened last time when Labour wasted all the money on silly projects and pipe dreams....

whats next free petrol for the under 25s? 

and he's off again.   strong and stable strong and stable.

Garthy

Snap said:

Evilmags said:

The UK public will not vote for that...

What a twat. Worse. I hadn't seen that one. That reveals many things, not least his woefully poor sense of judgement. Yes, its maybe 30 years ago, but is very revealing of this fella's persona. To take that stance, at that time, knowing how deeply offensive it is, blatanly sympathising with terrorism. Regardless of your opinion on British occupation of Ireland, and a united vs two piece Ireland, you would show better judgment, especially as an MP.

Why would anyone want someone like this as PM?

Because free money innit.

dhj

I  consider myself fairly apolitical,  and hadn't made my mind up how to vote. However, over the last few weeks I have unfriended a number of 'friends' who have consistently shared outrageous anti-tory bile and hatred. Ranging from the implications that if you vote tory you are condoning baby killing and/or paedophilia, 'all torys are cunts' and other really articulate and meaningful comments and also videos of people spitting at tory voters. What the hell is going on? I have to say that just on the basis of this I won't be voting Labour. Paraphrasing Groucho, I wouldn't want to be associated with a party of racist, libellous, ignorant and vindictive louts. Given the extremes being snarled and spat before a vote is cast I can only imagine how their bile, anger and hatred may be directed if they actually get into power. Almost speechless.
Just as were are going to press I notice that a reporter is booed by the crowd at the launch of the Labour manifesto when he asked a question regarding immigration. - WTF is the matter with these people, what happened to rational debate?