YoungWillz 21,036 Posted May 30 3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Sunak asked the tough question by someone who lost his mother while Johnson and Sunak partied during COVID. How can we trust you? His response? Yeah, I protected business and you got to know me through furlough, so sorry about your mum, but yeah, I did a great job. Conveniently neglects to mention his "Let them die" quip. Conveniently neglects to address the lost WhatsApp messages. If this doesn't lose them the election, nothing will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted May 30 2 hours ago, TQR said: I think the next series of Baby Reindeer is going to centre around Dan Hodges and his sinister obsession with Angela Rayner. Holy fuck I can see why Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,386 Posted May 30 3 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Holy fuck I can see why It is staggering that Glenda Jackson could've produced something so utterly devoid of all talent, virtue or grasp of reality. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted May 30 Outgoing Tory MP for Bolton North East defecting to Labour. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted May 30 1 minute ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Outgoing Tory MP for Bolton North East defects to Labour. I He had not had even announced he was standing down until today as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,386 Posted May 30 3 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Outgoing Tory MP for Bolton North East defecting to Labour. Says he hopes to stand for Labour in a different constituency. I hope they tell him to get to eternal fuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted May 30 Well colour me shocked 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 926 Posted May 30 I did this quiz ==> https://uk.isidewith.com/political-quiz to find out whose policies I actually agree with, rather than my standard "fuck the Tories" standpoint. Turns out, and this really says a lot for the state of British politics, that the party I agree with the most is... The Count Binface Party. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,585 Posted May 30 1 hour ago, TQR said: Says he hopes to stand for Labour in a different constituency. I hope they tell him to get to eternal fuck. He didn't say that at all. Confirmed he's standing down but might one day return to frontline politics for Labour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,410 Posted May 30 21 minutes ago, BuffaloPhil said: I did this quiz ==> https://uk.isidewith.com/political-quiz to find out whose policies I actually agree with, rather than my standard "fuck the Tories" standpoint. Turns out, and this really says a lot for the state of British politics, that the party I agree with the most is... The Count Binface Party. Same. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,963 Posted May 30 Green was my highest result. Binface doesn't show up under my results at all, not sure why. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted May 30 16 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Green was my highest result. Binface doesn't show up under my results at all, not sure why. You're clearly too sensible, DI. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,133 Posted May 30 1 hour ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Outgoing Tory MP for Bolton North East defecting to Labour. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd11kvk1je4o Quote A Conservative Party spokesman said: "Much of the association wanted him deselected for inactivity and his failure to be present in Bolton for extended periods of time. And he's been asking No 10 for a peerage." A second spokesperson said the party would choose a new candidate for Bolton shortly, adding: “It’s notable that Mark Logan has defected to a party he can’t even name a single policy of." Quote "We wish Mark Logan well with the Labour Party - a party that has no plan for the country and would take us back to square one." If only. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted May 30 Binface 87, Rejoin EU 80, Labour 79, Green 79. Apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,597 Posted May 30 My result: Parties Count Binface Party 91% Women's Equality Party 88% People Before Profit 88% Lib Dem 88% Green 88% Animal Welfare Party 86% Rejoin EU Party 86% Labour Party 85% SDP 78% Conservative 34% Reclaim Party 20% Switching to the ideology tab I get Marxist 91% Social Justice 90% Social Liberalism 90& Woke Capitalism 90% Economic Progressivism 88% Communism 88% . . . Nationalism 13% Conservatism 6% Right-Wing 0% The main surprises are that Labour is so far down the list (says more about the Labour Party than me) and Count Binface is top. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surprise Demise 70 Posted May 30 95% Count Binface! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted May 30 1 hour ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Well colour me shocked This always struck me as a bizarre line of attack. He's 61 (nearly 62), not 81. I'd much rather have a Prime Minister who's lived a life, and done something productive before coming into politics (like, say, being Director of Public Prosecutions) than a career politician who started as a Spad at 25, was an MP by 32, a minister by 36 and party leader by 42. He's a year older than Theresa May when she came to office and 2 years older than Boris, who half the Tories want back! I am slightly surprised to learn, upon research, that he would be the oldest Prime Minister upon entering office since Jim Callaghan in 1976 (64). Prior to that, there's only Macmillan (63), Churchill (77) and Attlee (62) since the war who have been older. John Major was 47 when he took office! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,386 Posted May 30 On 30/05/2024 at 18:38, BuffaloPhil said: I did this quiz ==> https://uk.isidewith.com/political-quiz to find out whose policies I actually agree with, rather than my standard "fuck the Tories" standpoint. Turns out, and this really says a lot for the state of British politics, that the party I agree with the most is... The Count Binface Party. Parties Green: 94% Women's Equality: 93% Labour: 93% Rejoin EU: 91% Animal Welfare: 91% People Before Profit: 90% Liberal Democrat: 89% SDP: 83% Workers Party: 80% Volt UK: 41% Conservative: 29% UKIP: 13% Reclaim: 11% Reform: 7% Ideology Left: 95% Environmentalism: 94% Feminism: 94% Marxism: 94% Social Justice: 94% Progressivism: 94% ...lots more... National Conservatism: 1% Right-Wing: 0% EDIT: I missed some of the 'extra' responses that qualified the yes/no, so I went back and did it again. Scores slightly changed but not much. EDIT EDIT: The quiz, as of 8 Jun, has changed its results a bit. Binface (with whom I was in 90% agreement) is gone :'( 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted May 30 15 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: This always struck me as a bizarre line of attack. He's 61 (nearly 62), not 81. I'd much rather have a Prime Minister who's lived a life, and done something productive before coming into politics (like, say, being Director of Public Prosecutions) than a career politician who started as a Spad at 25, was an MP by 32, a minister by 36 and party leader by 42. He's a year older than Theresa May when she came to office and 2 years older than Boris, who half the Tories want back! I am slightly surprised to learn, upon research, that he would be the oldest Prime Minister upon entering office since Jim Callaghan in 1976 (64). Prior to that, there's only Macmillan (63), Churchill (77) and Attlee (62) since the war who have been older. John Major was 47 when he took office! Older than Blair, Brown and Wilson when they left office. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted May 30 LibDems 91% Labour 90% Green 88% SNP 85% . . . British National Party 23% 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 445 Posted May 30 1 hour ago, RoverAndOut said: This always struck me as a bizarre line of attack. He's 61 (nearly 62), not 81. I'd much rather have a Prime Minister who's lived a life, and done something productive before coming into politics (like, say, being Director of Public Prosecutions) than a career politician who started as a Spad at 25, was an MP by 32, a minister by 36 and party leader by 42. He's a year older than Theresa May when she came to office and 2 years older than Boris, who half the Tories want back! I am slightly surprised to learn, upon research, that he would be the oldest Prime Minister upon entering office since Jim Callaghan in 1976 (64). Prior to that, there's only Macmillan (63), Churchill (77) and Attlee (62) since the war who have been older. John Major was 47 when he took office! Starmer also doesn't exactly look his age. Without looking it up, I would have pinned him to be in his early-to-mid fifties. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted May 30 1 hour ago, time said: My result: Parties Count Binface Party 91% Labour 85% The main surprises are that Labour is so far down the list (says more about the Labour Party than me) and Count Binface is top. I mean, I wouldn't say 85% in common was a vast gulf myself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,732 Posted May 30 I've done this with the US version before- my top party was No Labels (82%) last time I took the quiz. Here's my results: Parties 75% Liberal Democrat 74% Women's Equality Party 73% Libertarian 68% Plaid Cymru 67% Animal Welfare Party/Ulster Unionist 65% Green 63% SNP 61% Sinn Fein 60% People Before Profit 56% Labour 43% SDP 41% Reclaim Party 40% Conservative 29% British National Ideologies 65% Democratic Capitalism/Woke Capitalism 51% Fourierism/Owenism/Utopian Socialism/Humanistic Capitalism 47% Economic Progressivism 46% Sociological Francoism 42% Neo-Confucianism 37% Collectivism 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
