The Hung Like a Donkey General Election December 2019 Thread

[snowychap]

No Tory representative available for Newsnight, according to Emma Barnett.

 

[Chindie]

2 minutes ago, snowychap said:

No Tory representative available for Newsnight, according to Emma Barnett.

 

They were all hanging around backstage at the debate, trying to be intimidating if Hancock's style was anything to go by.

[chrisp65]

Jacob Toff Mogg used his common sense and got out the building quick as he could.

[bobzy]

46 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said:

I’ve not watched the debate, but on the NHS funding issues - I used to work in the civil service doing some valuation for PFIs and it’s absolutely criminal the increases of total spending that are going towards it year on year. Make no mistake, this has ramped up massively since the coalition.

Most depressingly people love to buy into the ‘but Blair’s government started them’ narrative (actually Major if I understand correctly). It’s easy for a lot of the Conservative voters to just shout about Blair with no knowledge about how much this shite is increasing year on year.

Funding under Blair (and Major from memory) was actually good.  It's literally anything but that right now.

[VillaChris]

Anyone know if Paxman is doing interviews this year, I assume not given he left Newsnight a while ago.

Still remember in I think 2015 him completely throwing Cameron with his first question being about how many people were on zero hours contracts. And Cameron was pretty good at the debates from memory.

Would love to see him v Boris Johnson for half an hour.

[TheAuthority]

You could see behind Johnsons's eyes he was thinking

"Who bloody educated these oinks? At Eton they told us it would be a lot easier than this. I bet these ruffians don't even live on estates with horses."

[cyrusr]

7 hours ago, VillaChris said:

Anyone know if Paxman is doing interviews this year, I assume not given he left Newsnight a while ago.

Still remember in I think 2015 him completely throwing Cameron with his first question being about how many people were on zero hours contracts. And Cameron was pretty good at the debates from memory.

Would love to see him v Boris Johnson for half an hour.

Not seen anything I’m afraid. 

Next up I think is the 7 way free for all with everyone next Friday. Interestingly though BBC have plumped for the ex-political chief Nick Robinson rather than the current incumbent to host it. 

[peterms]

This does not appear to be a parody account.

She describes herself as a Conservative political communications and social media consultant.

I can't tell if this claim about tax is a deliberate lie, or if she really is as staggeringly stupid as she seems.

 

[HanoiVillan]

 

[Davkaus]

Did Diane Abbot teach these people mathematics? 

[peterms]

 

[HanoiVillan]

Kind of feel like she owes Beyoncee an apology to be honest.

[markavfc40]

Anyone think the amount of people registering to vote is going to make a significant difference?  Yesterday alone 300,000 people registered of which 200,000 were under 35 and a 100,000 of those under 25.

[PompeyVillan]

She got skewered last night. Her whole angle is "I am the better alternative to dysfunctional political establishment". 

Last night Sheffield batted that back to her. She is about as establishment as it gets. Her record in government speaks for itself and her illiterate policy on Brexit stinks. 

I just hope that Labour voters in Lib Dem/Con marginals are not too put off and lend them a vote to deny the Tories a majority. 

[Davkaus]

I saw an article a week or two ago, may even have been on here that I saw it, that suggested voters liked her less the more they were exposed to her. 

Anecdotally, I can confirm that. 

[chrisp65]

Well I for one will not be exposing myself to her.

[Dodgyknees]

Anybody received their postal vote info yet?

[peterms]

34 minutes ago, chrisp65 said:

Well I for one will not be exposing myself to her.

Is that because of the restraining order?

[Dodgyknees]

38 minutes ago, chrisp65 said:

Well I for one will not be exposing myself to her.

I'll happily take your place. Sign me up plz.

[bickster]

14 minutes ago, avfcDJ said:

Anybody received their postal vote info yet?

Deadline isn't until 26th so doubt yoiu recieve it until after then