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I’m calling the date of the next General Election

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Lettucelet · 21/03/2024 20:43

Thursday 24 October 2024.

My logic is thus:

  1. Tory MPs with kids in private school will want the election after the next academic year starts so that they will get an extra year VAT free while Labour gets its house in order. This is why Jeremy Hunt said the election wouldn’t happen until the Autumn.

  2. Tory MPs will want to take full advantage of the summer holidays/recess so they won’t want to campaign in July/August when they could be on a yacht instead.

  3. Term will start Week Commencing Monday 9 October at the latest. They will want to have a week to sort things out.

  4. So, 6 weeks after the Thursday of the week after 9 September is Thursday 24 October which fits in nicely with half term and they can go on holiday again.

Place your bets.

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Churchview · 22/05/2024 17:54

Not a moment too soon.

I’m calling the date of the next General Election
Newgirls · 22/05/2024 17:52

I thought rishi was disrespectful in what he said - used it as a party political broadcast and basically accused kier starmer of being a liar. Very undignified all round.

Notonthestairs · 22/05/2024 17:51

They spent the day trailing the announcement so the prank music was entirely predictable.
They have a media room which cost the taxpayer £2.6 million & which, to the best of my knowledge, has walls and a roof.

The advisors cocked that up. And Sunak for not looking out the window and thinking this is a terrible idea.

BritainDoesNotAppearToHaveTalent · 22/05/2024 17:49

@CurlewKate i could hear it but it would’ve been easier to take in without that distraction. It was very disrespectful of our political process.

BloodyHellKenAgain · 22/05/2024 17:46

@CurlewKate I still rather no background music. KS talking now and I wouldn't like loud, tinny background music over him either.

CurlewKate · 22/05/2024 17:45

@BloodyHellKenAgain "That depends on whether you want to hear what's he's saying which I did as he was making an important announcement."

Oh, come on-it was easy to hear him. And I am old and listening on my phone's loud speaker..

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Lettucelet · 22/05/2024 17:44

Ooh, Keir’s on. He checked the weather forecast and is nice and dry inside.

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Sunshineandrainbow · 22/05/2024 17:39

BloodyHellKenAgain · 22/05/2024 17:17

Some idiot is playing Things can only get better over him

Fantastic move.

BloodyHellKenAgain · 22/05/2024 17:37

frankentall · 22/05/2024 17:34

That's brilliant not idiotic.

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That depends on whether you want to hear what's he's saying which I did as he was making an important announcement.

frankentall · 22/05/2024 17:36

Lettucelet · 22/05/2024 17:30

Poor Rishi. His last podium stand as PM and he’s drowned out by tinny music and pouring rain. This is being broadcast to the world.

Most of the world won't give a fuck about our election.

Newgirls · 22/05/2024 17:35

Could he not manage a gazebo?

frankentall · 22/05/2024 17:34

BloodyHellKenAgain · 22/05/2024 17:17

Some idiot is playing Things can only get better over him

That's brilliant not idiotic.

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Lettucelet · 22/05/2024 17:30

Poor Rishi. His last podium stand as PM and he’s drowned out by tinny music and pouring rain. This is being broadcast to the world.

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boys3 · 22/05/2024 17:30

Sir John Curtice just talking now

Zonder · 22/05/2024 17:29

BloodyHellKenAgain · 22/05/2024 17:17

Some idiot is playing Things can only get better over him

Love it!

HappiestSleeping · 22/05/2024 17:28

boys3 · 22/05/2024 17:09

Chris Mason just mentioning the 20 point poll lead that Theresa May had going into the 2017 election campaign.

In terms of swing though it does seem the Labour vote is far better geographically distributed now.

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We can but hope.

CurlewKate · 22/05/2024 17:26

@Janome9300 10:1. It was along time ago!

EasternStandard · 22/05/2024 17:23

TizerorFizz · 22/05/2024 17:20

Quieter now. Odd they cannot move someone on. Now cheering!

Still going as journalists speak. How irritating they are with that

boys3 · 22/05/2024 17:20

The rain is going to ruin that suit. Still he can probably just about stretch to a new one.

TizerorFizz · 22/05/2024 17:20

Quieter now. Odd they cannot move someone on. Now cheering!

Needathickskin · 22/05/2024 17:20

Sorry; appreciate it is likely to be an unpopular opinion here but disappointed to hear the blasting out of a tinny ‘things can only get better’ while the election announcement is being made’. There’s a time and place…it feels disrespectful - and no, I’m not a convinced Cons voter.

BloodyHellKenAgain · 22/05/2024 17:19

EasternStandard · 22/05/2024 17:18

Is no one there to turn it off pointless

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You'd think so. It's really annoying because I want to hear what he's saying.

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Lettucelet · 22/05/2024 17:18

I quite like the background music. Is it that anti Brexit Steve bloke who the Tories hate but don’t hat him as much as he loathes them?

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EasternStandard · 22/05/2024 17:18

BloodyHellKenAgain · 22/05/2024 17:17

Some idiot is playing Things can only get better over him

Is no one there to turn it off pointless

Zonder · 22/05/2024 17:17

boys3 · 22/05/2024 17:05

@Zonder do you think he’s about to announce something completely different outside No 10 in the next few minutes?

Rumour has it that it’s a montage of possible Californian properties from the US equivalent of Right Move. 😀

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No but when I commented that he hadn't put the lectern out yet and you can't bank on anything with Sunak.