blandy Posted March 24, 2020 Author Moderator Share Posted March 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: that's a little selective isn't it ? .. it was an amendment tabled by Corbyn that was designed to vote down the Queens Speech , no government would ever vote for an opposition amendment and had it passed It could potentially have brought down the government So , I don't think anyone was cheering the blocking of pay rises for nurses , though it goes without saying they could have perhaps foregone the usual HofC cheering a bill being defeated in this instance It's one of the flawed parts of our parliament. All parties do it in opposition - opposition day votes, amendments which they know either have no actual meaning, or which in the wider context can't be passed, but they then use the clips and voting records to "discredit" MPs or parties or etc. And you're right too that the tories cheering is an awful look. But regardless of this staged amendment vote, it's true the tories have basically been vile and neglectful to the NHS staff over an extended period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 21 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: that's a little selective isn't it ? Massive pool of shittyness from the Tory Filth to choose from, spoiled for choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Trivia question for the politics nerds: Rishi Sunak's current favourability is apparently around 60% with the public according to YouGov. That's the highest for any UK politician from any party since Tony Blair, apart from one person at one particular time. Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Brown when he saved the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, ml1dch said: Trivia question for the politics nerds: Rishi Sunak's current favourability is apparently around 60% with the public according to YouGov. That's the highest for any UK politician from any party since Tony Blair, apart from one person at one particular time. Who? Robin Cook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 36 minutes ago, ml1dch said: Trivia question for the politics nerds: Rishi Sunak's current favourability is apparently around 60% with the public according to YouGov. That's the highest for any UK politician from any party since Tony Blair, apart from one person at one particular time. Who? Boris Johnson during the Olympics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 0/3 so far Edited March 24, 2020 by ml1dch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Theresa May (just before the 2017 election campaign)? Edited March 24, 2020 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, snowychap said: Theresa May? Peaked at around 48% positive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Answer: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Edit: No good. Fortunately, I have erased Clegg from my mind. Edited March 24, 2020 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ml1dch said: Answer: No, don’t tell me his name, I’ll get it in a minute...I know he was a minor tory... Edited March 24, 2020 by chrisp65 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted March 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, ml1dch said: Answer: What was the particular time that his popularity was so high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 26 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: What was the particular time that his popularity was so high? I'm guessing around the time of the 'I agree with Nick' TV debate a couple of weeks before the 2010 election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Cleggmania 2010. He spectacularly pissed his goodwill up the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: I'm guessing around the time of the 'I agree with Nick' TV debate a couple of weeks before the 2010 election. Indeed. The photo was chosen to show both the person and pretty much the minute that the question refers to. When some runner in the Lib Dem campaign suggested that looking at the camera might be a game-changer. Edited March 24, 2020 by ml1dch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chrisp65 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Try not to play politics with their lies during this difficult time. I’m convinced they literally can’t help themselves, it’s just a compulsion from somewhere to just lie about anything. It is truly weird, it’s like they just cannot, absolutely can not tell a straight fact in correct context. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I reckon they were informed by their advisers, who most likely said 'we are running at a capacity of 10k tests' and Gove and Hancock simply run with the story without giving it too much thought. It's a faux pas, nothing more. I would much rather give this one to common negligence and lack of understanding rather than openly and intently lying to the public. Not a good look though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mic09 said: I would much rather give this one to common negligence and lack of understanding rather than openly and intently lying to the public. I'd rather do the same, unfortunately those in charge of the current Government have a long track of openly and intently lying to the public. So it's much harder to give them that benefit of the doubt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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