Ot labour will get in

[MillerBill]

That's a bit extremist Giddy,well a lot extremist really.Do you SERIOSLY believe all that?

[Back of the net]

Farage is a liar. Johnson is/was a liar. Trump is a liar. What do they have in common? They "disrupt". Sunak is a liar, continuing the tradition of the right, but doesn't have the populist connection of the others. His problem is that he's not white.

I was recently reading of a YouGov poll from early 2023. The survey was around what Brits thought the living standards should be of people living on benefits, minimum wage and average earnings.

24% believed that these groups should not be able to pay their electricity, gas or water bills;

26% thought that there was no need for them to be able to afford food that allowed them and their families to eat a healthy and balanced diet;

43% believed that a home internet connection was not warranted for those relying on the state.

Do these views represent you?

In April Sunk warned against "over-medicalising the everyday worries and challenges of life" and threatened to withdraw some benefit payments altogether. According to Sunk illness is, apparently, a "lifestyle choice" Does this attempt to appeal to the baser instincts of the 'populist' demography qualify him as a "disrupter"?

Farage and other extremists cynically ply the myths and tropes which appeal to the populists and which are given widespread coverage in the right-wing print and social media.

There is much that is wrong with this country. Hopefully a start might be made on putting right some of these failings after the election. But I am not optimistic; the result will be a temporary setback for the establishment, not a long-term radical solution.

Agree with a lot of that and I’ll add STARMER IS A LIER TOO. They all are only a fool would believe any politician.
Self serving parasites.

[Back of the net]

Liar not lier bloody phone.

[UlleyMiller]

Excellent. You clearly need cheering up.

July 5th will cheer me up. 😉

[KerrAvon]

If anything the issue with the BBC is it's obligation to be 'balanced'. As Emily Maitlis put it:

“It might take our producers five minutes to find 60 economists who feared Brexit and five hours to find a sole voice who espoused it.

“But by the time we went on air we simply had one of each; we presented this unequal effort to our audience as balance. It wasn’t.”

[millersrus]

If anything the issue with the BBC is it's obligation to be 'balanced'. As Emily Maitlis put it:

“It might take our producers five minutes to find 60 economists who feared Brexit and five hours to find a sole voice who espoused it.

“But by the time we went on air we simply had one of each; we presented this unequal effort to our audience as balance. It wasn’t.”

Fox’s in charge of the chicken coop.

[ragingpup]

You're saying there are benefits of left wing economic policy?

Last time they drove the bus into the terminus Liam Byrne left a note in the cab saying, "Dear Chief Secretary, I'm afraid there is no money. Kind regards – and good luck! Liam."

That type of left wing economic policy, or are you saying there's another type?

For info, "That note echoed Chancellor Reginald Maudling's note to James Callaghan: "Good luck, old cock ... Sorry to leave it in such a mess." after the Conservatives' defeat at the 1964 election."

So guess that makes it 1-1? I'm backing Jeremy Hunt to win the tie break for the tories...

[UlleyMiller]

You're saying there are benefits of left wing economic policy?

Last time they drove the bus into the terminus Liam Byrne left a note in the cab saying, "Dear Chief Secretary, I'm afraid there is no money. Kind regards – and good luck! Liam."

That type of left wing economic policy, or are you saying there's another type?

Smashing the conversation off course again.

[Eternal Optimist]

Smashing the conversation off course again.

But - weirdly - no examples of successful left wing economic policy.

I'm shocked, I tell thee.

[Millmoordays]

Lets keep this forum as it should be, no politics.