Spockydog Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) wrong thread Edited April 26 by Spockydog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 Rats deserting a sinking ship springs to mind. Tory MP Daniel Poulter defects to labour due to Conservative policies on public services. Has he just realised? Sophelia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Nothing to do with the possibility of the seat switching to Labour or LDP this election? Genuine question since I have no idea if this seat is in play (though with polling at the moment almost every Tory held seat is in play). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) 3 minutes ago, The Anti-Targ said: Nothing to do with the possibility of the seat switching to Labour or LDP this election? Genuine question since I have no idea if this seat is in play (though with polling at the moment almost every Tory held seat is in play). He's not standing at the next election. His voting record is every bit as revolting as the rest of his former colleagues. Keir should have told him to sling his hook. Edited April 27 by Spockydog The Anti-Targ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Is there some retirement advantage to being a member of a party rather than an independent for the final couple of months of a term? Or does Labour get some per-seat public funding for the election, which would motivate Labour to accept any and all defectors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 10 minutes ago, The Anti-Targ said: Is there some retirement advantage to being a member of a party rather than an independent for the final couple of months of a term? Or does Labour get some per-seat public funding for the election, which would motivate Labour to accept any and all defectors? I think it's for the guy's personal cred when he quits. He also states that by not calling a by-election, he is being responsible with campaign finances and also not annoying his constituents by making them vote twice in under a year (three times with the local elections). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Crossing the floor should automatically trigger a by-election. Most people vote for the Party, not the person. Shit, most people who vote probably don't even know their candidate's name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 This is pure fucking unadulterated evil. Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation Quote The Home Office will launch a surprise operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK on Monday in preparation for deportation to Rwanda, weeks earlier than expected, the Guardian understands. Officials plan to hold refugees who turn up for routine meetings at immigration service offices and will also pick people up nationwide in a two-week exercise. They will be immediately transferred to detention centres, which have already been prepared for the operation, and held to be put on later flights to Rwanda. Others identified for these flights are already being held. It is thought the launch of the operation has been timed to coincide with Thursday’s local council elections in England, to boost Rishi Sunak’s claims he is cracking down on illegal migration. Fragile Bird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Ah, so that's where they expect to get the poll bounce, detain the people. Doesn't matter if any flights actually take off the govt can now say that the "process" has begun. What's more evil: A cruel govt being cruel to people; A cruel govt expecting to get a bounce in approval rating for being cruel because they think people are as cruel as they are; a cruel govt actually getting a bounce in approval for being cruel proving that, yes, people are as cruel as the govt is hoping they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Humza Yousaf’s decision to get rid of the Greens seems to have completely backfired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 12 minutes ago, Maltaran said: Humza Yousaf’s decision to get rid of the Greens seems to have completely backfired. I'm no fan of the SNP, but I have considerable sympathy for him. He was handed a pretty awful inheritance by Nicola Sturgeon, and then he had to worry about the fate of his parents in Gaza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 22 minutes ago, SeanF said: I'm no fan of the SNP, but I have considerable sympathy for him. He was handed a pretty awful inheritance by Nicola Sturgeon, and then he had to worry about the fate of his parents in Gaza. I think it was his wife’s parents but yes, he’s not had an easy time of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorn Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Wow, Starmer is lucky. Both of his major rivals imploded at the same time, without him having to actually do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 The Tories implosion is still bigger, but this one from the SNP is quite the fall from grace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 If it delivers even a few seats in Scotland to Labour, it makes Labour's path to victory easier (even if right now that's up from "majority" to "bigger majority"). Anyway, on the turd front: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 The Scottish FM job seems cursed. Donald Dewar died (albeot oversaw the Holyrood construction fiasco). Henry Mcleish had to resign over an expenses scandal (from memory). Jack McConnell lost to the SNP Alex Salmond quit after losing the independence referendum and has been dogged by allegations of sexual improprieties, some of which went tk court (tho exonerated). Nicola Sturgeon quit but soon after was detained by the police and questioned over financial improprieties which has seen her husband charged with embezzlement. Humza Yousaf. Fucked around with the Green Party and Found Out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 23 hours ago, Derfel Cadarn said: Humza Yousaf. Fucked around with the Green Party and Found Out He's going to spend the rest of his days with people saying, "Wait, you lost a game of political intrigue against the Green Party?" This is more embarrassing than someone in Westeros losing a battle of wits against Casso, King of Seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigFatCoward Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 (edited) 7 hours ago, Spockydog said: I wouldn't waste my time worrying about anything that starts with ''Senior figures' (no names) and 'may'. Edited May 1 by BigFatCoward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted Wednesday at 08:55 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 08:55 AM (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68932830 England sucks so bad we don't have to force them onto the plane, they are going voluntarily (back) to Rwanda. Edited Wednesday at 10:34 AM by BigFatCoward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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