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Post by ronnie on Sept 3, 2024 14:16:30 GMT
Labour MP 'profoundly sorry' over state of flatsA Labour MP has said he is "shocked" and "profoundly sorry" after it was revealed flats he rents out had black mould and ant infestations.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qgd4q49gvo Clearly when renters complained he thought they were calling about tenants and not ten-ants |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 9, 2024 23:01:22 GMT
Councillor arrested over counter-protest remarksSuspended Labour councillor Ricky Jones has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after comments at a London counter-protest.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz074vyvjzvo |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 9, 2024 23:02:08 GMT
Labour MP 'profoundly sorry' over state of flatsA Labour MP has said he is "shocked" and "profoundly sorry" after it was revealed flats he rents out had black mould and ant infestations.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qgd4q49gvo Clearly when renters complained he thought they were calling about tenants and not ten-ants |
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Post by LondonNorthern on Sept 14, 2024 20:32:01 GMT
Seems that Centrist Starmer’s government has now fallen below 30% in the polls, truly a horrendous start for this government. As someone who chose to bite their tongue and support Starmer as an alternative to the prospect of 5 more years of the Tories this is deeply uninspiring and I’m honestly unsure if this government can last until the end of the year! I know the media aren’t exactly allied to this government like they were to Blair but it’s really hard not to feel as if some real change needs to come about.
You know I can’t say I especially agree with the man in relation to foreign policy and frankly he was an absolute liability, but my god would a manifesto like Corbyn’s in 2017 have truly been something to look forward to. Then I reckon the election would’ve felt like the landslide in 1997. This all seems to be more of the same and I can’t say I’d be surprised if Reform do in fact win at the next election.
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Post by LondonNorthern on Sept 14, 2024 20:44:08 GMT
Rayner is barely a Corbyn ally anymore, she played a part in his dropping and eventual expulsion from the party and now sits quite firmly on the right of it. Her popularity is soaring and I'd not be surprised to see her eventually in the Home Secretary position. All the others are effectively in powerless positions. Starmer is clearly playing the long game, initially starting with a relatively left biased cabinet before purging everyone bit by bit. I remember when Dodds was shadow Chancellor, while initially an absurd choice it did allow for the purging of the left to be done in a staged and relatively harmless manner. She is treacherous and not loyal and only for herself. I hope you don’t mind me replying to this a few months on but this party has completely abandoned their principles and integrity. Despite Blair having achieved a great deal as PM, and Brown too, it seems that the party consensus has been that they can only win from the centre and not from the left. I appreciate the Overton window has moved a great deal since Thatcher but the politics of 20-30 years ago is very different to now. I’m willing to give them one final chance up until the Autumn budget but this really isn’t looking good. You know he might not be the most left wing politician out there but really someone like Burnham would be the best person to lead the party. He’s from the North, very popular in Greater Manchester and I think has his finger on the pulse of a part of the country which could quite likely drift towards Reform in a few years. He sounds genuine and I appreciate he lost two leadership elections, but I think after some time working as a leader of a smaller scale I reckon he’d be far more cut out for the job than Starmer. Oh how I could wish 😕 |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 15, 2024 22:55:37 GMT
Seems that Centrist Starmer’s government has now fallen below 30% in the polls, truly a horrendous start for this government. As someone who chose to bite their tongue and support Starmer as an alternative to the prospect of 5 more years of the Tories this is deeply uninspiring and I’m honestly unsure if this government can last until the end of the year! I know the media aren’t exactly allied to this government like they were to Blair but it’s really hard not to feel as if some real change needs to come about. You know I can’t say I especially agree with the man in relation to foreign policy and frankly he was an absolute liability, but my god would a manifesto like Corbyn’s in 2017 have truly been something to look forward to. Then I reckon the election would’ve felt like the landslide in 1997. This all seems to be more of the same and I can’t say I’d be surprised if Reform do in fact win at the next election. You reap what you sowed. End of the day the media are friends of no one, they are the devil itself. They would big parties up to get them in power, once they are in and don't bow to them, they would do everything to pull them down. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 15, 2024 22:58:20 GMT
She is treacherous and not loyal and only for herself. I hope you don’t mind me replying to this a few months on but this party has completely abandoned their principles and integrity. Despite Blair having achieved a great deal as PM, and Brown too, it seems that the party consensus has been that they can only win from the centre and not from the left. I appreciate the Overton window has moved a great deal since Thatcher but the politics of 20-30 years ago is very different to now. I’m willing to give them one final chance up until the Autumn budget but this really isn’t looking good. You know he might not be the most left wing politician out there but really someone like Burnham would be the best person to lead the party. He’s from the North, very popular in Greater Manchester and I think has his finger on the pulse of a part of the country which could quite likely drift towards Reform in a few years. He sounds genuine and I appreciate he lost two leadership elections, but I think after some time working as a leader of a smaller scale I reckon he’d be far more cut out for the job than Starmer. Oh how I could wish 😕 That is noting new, that is POLITRICKS for you, vote for me and I would promise the world. When they have won, then they would forget their manifesto and promises and skew the lines. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 16, 2024 9:43:29 GMT
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Post by LondonNorthern on Sept 16, 2024 19:39:28 GMT
I hope you don’t mind me replying to this a few months on but this party has completely abandoned their principles and integrity. Despite Blair having achieved a great deal as PM, and Brown too, it seems that the party consensus has been that they can only win from the centre and not from the left. I appreciate the Overton window has moved a great deal since Thatcher but the politics of 20-30 years ago is very different to now. I’m willing to give them one final chance up until the Autumn budget but this really isn’t looking good. You know he might not be the most left wing politician out there but really someone like Burnham would be the best person to lead the party. He’s from the North, very popular in Greater Manchester and I think has his finger on the pulse of a part of the country which could quite likely drift towards Reform in a few years. He sounds genuine and I appreciate he lost two leadership elections, but I think after some time working as a leader of a smaller scale I reckon he’d be far more cut out for the job than Starmer. Oh how I could wish 😕 That is noting new, that is POLITRICKS for you, vote for me and I would promise the world. When they have won, then they would forget their manifesto and promises and skew the lines. The Lib Dems and Reform are actively pushing for PR but yet when they get into office I can only assume it’ll be more of the same from them. They both ran on ambitious campaigns yet undoubtedly they’ll be watered down if they ever got close to power PR or FPTP. Remember the tuition fees gaffe?  |
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Post by vjaska on Sept 16, 2024 21:56:43 GMT
That is noting new, that is POLITRICKS for you, vote for me and I would promise the world. When they have won, then they would forget their manifesto and promises and skew the lines. The Lib Dems and Reform are actively pushing for PR but yet when they get into office I can only assume it’ll be more of the same from them. They both ran on ambitious campaigns yet undoubtedly they’ll be watered down if they ever got close to power PR or FPTP. Remember the tuition fees gaffe? The final nail would be hammered into this country’s coffin if Reform actually got in. |
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Post by southlondon413 on Sept 16, 2024 22:48:54 GMT
The Lib Dems and Reform are actively pushing for PR but yet when they get into office I can only assume it’ll be more of the same from them. They both ran on ambitious campaigns yet undoubtedly they’ll be watered down if they ever got close to power PR or FPTP. Remember the tuition fees gaffe? The final nail would be hammered into this country’s coffin if Reform actually got in. Labour are doing a pretty great job digging this country into a mass grave, we don’t need Reform to finish the job. I stand by my pledge during the election that this government won’t last the full 5 years. |
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Post by SILENCED on Sept 17, 2024 0:17:55 GMT
The Lib Dems and Reform are actively pushing for PR but yet when they get into office I can only assume it’ll be more of the same from them. They both ran on ambitious campaigns yet undoubtedly they’ll be watered down if they ever got close to power PR or FPTP. Remember the tuition fees gaffe? The final nail would be hammered into this country’s coffin if Reform actually got in. Out of curiosity what do you think of Italy. Second lowest inflation rate in EU (in the June figures Google threw up), projected growth of GDP just under France, but well ahead of Germany? |
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Post by vjaska on Sept 17, 2024 0:50:26 GMT
The final nail would be hammered into this country’s coffin if Reform actually got in. Labour are doing a pretty great job digging this country into a mass grave, we don’t need Reform to finish the job. I stand by my pledge during the election that this government won’t last the full 5 years. We were already in a mass grave before Labour took over - if Reform got in, I stand by my original comment and this country would end up a cesspit of racism and division as bad as the 70's |
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Post by vjaska on Sept 17, 2024 0:52:30 GMT
The final nail would be hammered into this country’s coffin if Reform actually got in. Out of curiosity what do you think of Italy. Second lowest inflation rate in EU (in the June figures Google threw up), projected growth of GDP just under France, but well ahead of Germany? And those things have to do with Reform because? |
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Post by allentc on Sept 17, 2024 7:02:55 GMT
No one gives a gift of such large value out of the goodness of their hearts with no expectation in return. "Gifts" like these are to buy favours and influence. Same with large monetary donations to parties. When a new law/legislation is proposed that affects the donor's interest the old: "...remember that <insert gift/donation> I gave you? That law you are proposing is going to negatively affect my business. Can you make these tweaks for me?"
My suggestion is that all donations and gifts over say £25 should be banned. Political parties should be crowd funded by the public with corporate, union, research/think-tank, lobbyist, pressure-group sponsorship and donations banned with all donations made public (whom and how much). This will prevent a select few millionaires and big business having undue influence over politicians that the likes of you and I cannot afford to have as shown in the article quoted above.
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