General Election 2024

Baroness Amos wasn't elected. She is a life peer.

Why is Kier a Sir? Not because he wanted to be, or he may be a royalist, or he likes the idea of power, or whatever (all perfectly reasonable things). It was because of the sun. They would have roasted him when he, ultimately, was going to run for PM.

I'm pretty sure he wanted to be, probably isn't a republican and likes the idea of power. He also probably had a pretty decent idea that if he ended up with a chance of more public power he'd either have to defend taking the honour to a few republicans or defend not taking it to a whole load more people with more power who might place a bit more weight behind the title, and one of those ways is certainly the path of least resistance and more swords.

Fine. Apologies for incorrect info.

I guess because voting is pretty much always done along party lines.

He knew which party he was joining.

The centrist dad wing of the Tory party - Rory Stewart, David Cameron, Jeremy Hunt etc are not necessarily less right wing than the nutters - Truss, Braverman, etc. The difference is that they are reality-based not living in an IEA/Trump/Farage type fantasy world.

The former being much less dangerous when in government, but also more likely to get into government in the first place by virtue of not seeming insane to the general public. And therefore more dangerous overall.

Is it debate night on the telly already? Ah, that'll be fun.

Anyone up for a night ride on the 4th July. Something fun to do between the exit polls and the first results coming in?

I don't think we can make it to Sunderland in time for the first constituency to be called.

I'm going to watch Martha, the Subway Art movie but if it is nice out will probably roll around MCR a bit after, so going home the long way.

Anyone seen any good analysis or discussion/podcast on the opportunities/ dangers/ possibilities of such a large Starmer majority?

I’d be proud to vote for you and subsequently deported.

MCR a bit after

Black parade was a great album at the time

That’d be the icing on the cake. Make it happen Witham.

Kenneth Clarke, Stewart and maybe Wallace are about the only tories that don’t want me to poke needles in my eyes when they’re in the media.

That smirking rat faced cunt Sunak deserves what’s coming.

Kenneth Clarke

His performance during the Horizon inquiry might change you mind on him.

Has Farage just been milkshaked again?

It appears he has

A banana one from McDonalds apparently.

We have pictures

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Must be the start of the season, like the Glorious 12th?

Milkshake machine not actually broken at McDonalds shocker…

Good flavour choice.