** The General Election Thread **

[reohn2]

What substance are you on R2? Not much substance there...

No, just the lesser evil.

Al

Old man,I am on the tablet of Samsung that maketh the ache pain a rarety within this domain.A greater substance has thou to paint the blackest picture of our knight, I take it thou keepest a check on thy purse, for fearsome are they of great wealth of sword of truth when it be weilded....

I thought you Northerners were known for plain speaking? Is that all you can come up with? Anyway, I have to board a ship now ta ta...

Al

Saileth thou to yon far horizon,thou canst escape the sickly apple's effects on those that waves thee off, for thou hast to return

[thirdcrank]

... Just being realistic I would say. Nobody, politician or not, is perfect. A choice often has to be made from options which are all flawed in some respect.

All very true, but that's not what I was getting at. Not so long ago, she was being portrayed on here as the best thing that could have happened to us. As good as it might get. The reality is turning out to be a little different. Let's remember, she got in as the Stop Boris choice. He could be in the repechage sooner than even he dared to hope.

[pete75]

Corbyns policies would lead to a resurgence of proper inflation, not the faux inflation the media are currently getting their knickers in a twist over.

His spending plans, public sector pay rises, increased bargaining powers for unions, combined with Brexit and a weaker £ will be the fuel for the inflation fire. Interest rates will rise and we'll likely end up with collapsing house prices and a recession. The sharp rise in corporation tax will add to the shock as external investment collapses.

The scary thing is most under 30s don't know what a proper recession or inflation is so can be easily deduced by Corbyns promises of pay rises and money for everyone.

Even scarier is that a majority of voters now have no recollection of what things were like in the 1970's - the last time we had policies like the ones Corbyn supports. They don't recall, at least as an adult, the endless strikes and union bosses parked out at Number Ten, the exchange controls needed to prop up a constantly falling pound, the very high rates of income tax that drove many of the brightest to emigrate, and more than anything the feeling that the nation was in a terminal decline.

Corbyn (and indeed Abbott and McDonnell) have demonstrated a continued sympathy with terrorism against the UK and it's allies over a long period that reveal their natural inclinations. They opposed the Anglo Irish Agreement which brought peace to Northern Ireland. McDonnell has supported rioting in London. Corbyn called for NATO to be closed down. Abbott wished for the defeat of the UK state by the IRA. Suddenly we are supposed to believe their views have changed now they are seeking office.

Only one way to vote, lesser of the evils...

Al

Project fear is alive and well it would seem and now the tool of the political right.

[reohn2]

Corbyns policies would lead to a resurgence of proper inflation, not the faux inflation the media are currently getting their knickers in a twist over.

His spending plans, public sector pay rises, increased bargaining powers for unions, combined with Brexit and a weaker £ will be the fuel for the inflation fire. Interest rates will rise and we'll likely end up with collapsing house prices and a recession. The sharp rise in corporation tax will add to the shock as external investment collapses.

The scary thing is most under 30s don't know what a proper recession or inflation is so can be easily deduced by Corbyns promises of pay rises and money for everyone.

Even scarier is that a majority of voters now have no recollection of what things were like in the 1970's - the last time we had policies like the ones Corbyn supports. They don't recall, at least as an adult, the endless strikes and union bosses parked out at Number Ten, the exchange controls needed to prop up a constantly falling pound, the very high rates of income tax that drove many of the brightest to emigrate, and more than anything the feeling that the nation was in a terminal decline.

Corbyn (and indeed Abbott and McDonnell) have demonstrated a continued sympathy with terrorism against the UK and it's allies over a long period that reveal their natural inclinations. They opposed the Anglo Irish Agreement which brought peace to Northern Ireland. McDonnell has supported rioting in London. Corbyn called for NATO to be closed down. Abbott wished for the defeat of the UK state by the IRA. Suddenly we are supposed to believe their views have changed now they are seeking office.

Only one way to vote, lesser of the evils...

Al

Project fear is alive and well it would seem and now the tool of the political right.

[reohn2]

... Just being realistic I would say. Nobody, politician or not, is perfect. A choice often has to be made from options which are all flawed in some respect.

All very true, but that's not what I was getting at. Not so long ago, she was being portrayed on here as the best thing that could have happened to us. As good as it might get. The reality is turning out to be a little different. Let's remember, she got in as the Stop Boris choice. He could be in the repechage sooner than even he dared to hope.

Many a true word...........

[bovlomov]

Yeah, well you were obviously still in nappys.

Classy!

I wasn't in nappies. I know what was wrong with Britain, and I understand what was wrong with the unions. In short, I am not naive and I have no rose tinted spectacles. But look around you and see what we have lost since then. Your view of the 1970s only accounts for half the story.

I find it a bit odd that your voting intentions are affected by what happened nearly 50 years ago. Personally, I won't vote Tory because of their behaviour during the General Strike in 1926.

[reohn2]

Yeah, well you were obviously still in nappys.

Classy!

I wasn't in nappies. I know what was wrong with Britain, and I understand what was wrong with the unions. In short, I am not naive and I have no rose tinted spectacles. But look around you and see what we have lost since then. Your view of the 1970s only accounts for half the story.

I find it a bit odd that your voting intentions are affected by what happened nearly 50 years ago. Personally, I won't vote Tory because of their behaviour during the General Strike in 1926.

Yer my kinda elephant,err I,I,mean man or woman,whichever applies

[bovlomov]

Yer my kinda elephant,err I,I,mean man or woman,whichever applies

Elephants are famous for holding a grudge. I haven't used an Edison Screw bulb since he may or may not have electrocuted an elephant in 1903 (when Al was in nappies himself).

[reohn2]

Yer my kinda elephant,err I,I,mean man or woman,whichever applies

Elephants are famous for holding a grudge. I haven't used an Edison Screw bulb since he may or may not have electrocuted an elephant in 1903 (when Al was in nappies himself).

I don't remember

[pete75]

Yeah, well you were obviously still in nappys.

I find it a bit odd that your voting intentions are affected by what happened nearly 50 years ago. Personally, I won't vote Tory because of their behaviour during the General Strike in 1926.

Personally I won't vote for them because of the way the party treated Sir Robert Peel over the corn laws.

[reohn2]

I won't vote for them after watching their leader on TV tonight,I think the term is 'fur coat and no knickers' or if you prefer 'lace curtains up at the windows and no sheets on the bed'

[pete75]

I won't vote for them after watching their leader on TV tonight,I think the term is 'fur coat and no knickers' or if you prefer 'lace curtains up at the windows and no sheets on the bed'

"The lath painted to look like iron is seen to be but a lath" to quote Somerset Maugham.

[reohn2]

I won't vote for them after watching their leader on TV tonight,I think the term is 'fur coat and no knickers' or if you prefer 'lace curtains up at the windows and no sheets on the bed'

"The lath painted to look like iron is seen to be but a lath" to quote Somerset Maugham.

Oh,but we're I so cultured as some

[pete75]

I won't vote for them after watching their leader on TV tonight,I think the term is 'fur coat and no knickers' or if you prefer 'lace curtains up at the windows and no sheets on the bed'

"The lath painted to look like iron is seen to be but a lath" to quote Somerset Maugham.

Oh,but we're I so cultured as some

Paxman summed her up best though " blowhard who collapses at the first sign of gunfire"

[reohn2]

Paxman summed her up best though " blowhard who collapses at the first sign of gunfire"

I'm forced to agree