General News Chat

[Donanddusted]

Well, yes to the above.
But I'm curious (not that curious to try and find it) to know what's actually in it.
You know, like Labour s "change" manifesto.
Fully costed by Anus and Stauner.

[57vintage]

We’ve got a “Trade Union and Socialist Fighter” in the ballot up here in status symbol land, which is sweet relief from the Labour, Tory, Nat and Libdem neo-libs, the nazi, and the Family Party zoomer, although a candidate thus named would score well in Huntly.

I’ll vote for him to try to help save his deposit. May as well, it’s short commons otherwise.

[TheDeeDon]

We’ve got a “Trade Union and Socialist Fighter” in the ballot up here in status symbol land, which is sweet relief from the Labour, Tory, Nat and Libdem neo-libs, the nazi, and the Family Party zoomer, although a candidate thus named would score well in Huntly.

I’ll vote for him to try to help save his deposit. May as well, it’s short commons otherwise.

Had someone from that party at my door not long after the Reform boy, had Alba at the door again too.

Told the loon I agree with most of what he stands for, but we can't change anything until we split away from London control.


I would have voted for him twenty years ago or so, but the real damage is coming from Westminster, no matter how badly you think the SNP are doing up here.

[TheDeeDon]

What was in his manifesto, exactly?

They are standing for disaffected voters like me. His words not mine.

He didn't really say what he stood for, but don't think Mason or Swaddon are too far off the mark.

[InversneckieDob]

I never get any fuc ker round my door, I reckon I'm on some sort of "avoid" list.

Anyway, global politics, it seems Biden may have handed Therapist Trump the keys to the White House for four years ...... possibly longer if the wannabe despot gets his way.

The thought of another Trump presidency with the current state of the world is genuinely too terrifying to think about.

Surely the Dems need to sort out an alternative candidate?
I've nae idea if there's a mechanism to do that but, fuc k........

[TheDeeDon]

I never get any fuc ker round my door, I reckon I'm on some sort of "avoid" list.

Stayed here for over 12 years and first election I have ever had folk at the door, bar Willie Young for a council election once.

[Donanddusted]

Anyway, global politics, it seems Biden may have handed Therapist Trump the keys to the White House for four years ...... possibly longer if the wannabe despot gets his way.

The thought of another Trump presidency with the current state of the world is genuinely too terrifying to think about.

Surely the Dems need to sort out an alternative candidate?
I've nae idea if there's a mechanism to do that but, fuc k........

Trump isn't all bad.
He said that the Democrats will allow abortions after the child's birth.
How nasty is that!?

[Mason89]

You’ve got to imagine Bidens team know exactly what he’s like. Possibly part of the plan to get him out before the election?

[TheDeeDon]

Rishi is all hurt after a Reform member called him something offensive.

He can't get sympathy after some of the right wing stuff he has been spouting both as PM and Chancellor.
Only encourages the bigots.

I hope he realises a lot of folk in his own party will call him the same things.

[InversneckieDob]

You’ve got to imagine Bidens team know exactly what he’s like. Possibly part of the plan to get him out before the election?

I heard someone on a politics podcast saying just that.
A debate nearly 5 months before the election???

[InversneckieDob]

Rishi is all hurt after a Reform him something offensive.

He can't get sympathy after some of the right wing stuff he has been spouting both as PM and Chancellor.
Only encourages the bigots.

I hope he realises a lot of folk in his own party will call him the same things.

This is what yer Tory doesn't seem to get.
They have their right wing media mates spouting that the country's sh1te because of immigrants etc. Because, the country canna be sh1te because of near three generations of unfettered, market based policies....as any fule kno.
Then they seem shocked when populist, 'anti wokery', PC gone mad rhetoric spills over to reach its natural conclusion.

[Jupiter]

You’ve got to imagine Bidens team know exactly what he’s like. Possibly part of the plan to get him out before the election?

Of course that's the plan, why else have such an early debate.

Biden isn't the real president anyway, he is just somebody's puppet. It would be great to know who, but the media numpties don't seem to be interested in finding out.

[Basingstokered]

Of course that's the plan, why else have such an early debate.

Biden isn't the real president anyway, he is just somebody's puppet. It would be great to know who, but the media numpties don't seem to be interested in finding out.

It’s okay they’re going to replace him with Gavin Newsom because he’s made such a success to San Francisco then California.

Joe Biden is okay he’s got the nuclear codes there’s no way he’s remembering them. Hell of a golfer if you believe him.

[TheDeeDon]

As we enter the last few days of this election campaign, has anyone been convinced anything much will change after Thursday?

Saturation coverage of politics, but nothing of substance behind any party or any individual.


Do we even know what Labour stands for now, except not being the Tory party in name?

I mind the excitement of getting the Tories out in 1997, but nothing like that this time around and I'd say the past 14 years have been worse than 79-97 Tory years. At least there was still fight left in people and a hope of change back then.

[swaddon2]

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss".