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So who are you rootin' for at Makersfield?

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NEGUY82 · 08/06/2026 16:45

Just wondering who everyone hopes will win??

I'm hoping for a Burnham win but as long as it's not Kenyon I can live with it.

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BIossomtoes · 10/06/2026 08:43

Where were your calls for Sunak to call a GE in 2022 @Nuthatch26? Were you insisting that he had no mandate?

Nuthatch26 · 10/06/2026 08:41

BIossomtoes · 10/06/2026 08:38

The mandate to govern isn’t for the party leader, it’s for the party. The last government went through three PMs without calling a GE, what’s sauce for the goose and all that.

You keep telling yourself that. He can't govern for three years without a mandate. Unless he simply continues with Starmer's manifesto, which has worked so well thus far.

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BIossomtoes · 10/06/2026 08:38

The mandate to govern isn’t for the party leader, it’s for the party. The last government went through three PMs without calling a GE, what’s sauce for the goose and all that.

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NEGUY82 · 10/06/2026 08:32

Nuthatch26 · 10/06/2026 08:20

I've changed my mind after reading this thread OP. I would like Burnham to win as it increases the chance of an early election. He can't govern for three years without a mandate. Perhaps Reform have made the same calculation.

Vote Burnham in Makerfield (there is no S in Makerfield) to get rid of Labour.

The Tories changed leader every couple of month and never called an early election, Labour won’t either.

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Nuthatch26 · 10/06/2026 08:20

I've changed my mind after reading this thread OP. I would like Burnham to win as it increases the chance of an early election. He can't govern for three years without a mandate. Perhaps Reform have made the same calculation.

Vote Burnham in Makerfield (there is no S in Makerfield) to get rid of Labour.

redboxer321 · 10/06/2026 08:19

@EasternStandard I'm not a cheerleader for Labour, I'm just waiting for an explanation about Truss and Kwarteng

Wolmando · 10/06/2026 08:19

I think even many Labour voters are 'Labour bashing' as they are so useless

EasternStandard · 10/06/2026 08:17

redboxer321 · 10/06/2026 08:07

@Paravion011 So you can a pp that she is her statement is completely false but can't offer an explanation as to why. Just more Labour bashing. Sounds about right.

‘Labour bashing’ . You’re in the minority these days.

redboxer321 · 10/06/2026 08:07

@Paravion011 So you can a pp that she is her statement is completely false but can't offer an explanation as to why. Just more Labour bashing. Sounds about right.

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redboxer321 · 10/06/2026 07:58

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Would love to hear somebody try to defend the lettuce and her chancellor who now has a plum job on GMB.

Paravion011 · 10/06/2026 04:51

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TallSturdyGirls · 10/06/2026 00:41

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Well my massive mortgage increase was directly a result of her fuck up. As it was 1000s of others. Every month I pay £350 more because of her I think "never trust a Tory".

Paravion011 · 09/06/2026 20:26

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When I want your advice on my political loyalties I’ll ask for it. Don’t hold your breath.

Papyrophile · 09/06/2026 20:22

I think Count Binface is probably the safe choice! I don't want to see SKS defenestrated by the left wing of the PLP, even though I am not enamoured of most of the current Front Bench.

Paravion011 · 09/06/2026 20:20

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5128gap · 09/06/2026 20:12

Rhaidimiddim · 09/06/2026 20:07

He seems confused as to what a woman is, to start with.

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Evidence?

BIossomtoes · 09/06/2026 20:11

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Paravion011 · 09/06/2026 20:09

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BIossomtoes · 09/06/2026 20:08

I expect if Burnham wins next week’s by election the men and women in grey suits will soon be visiting No 10 with the whisky bottle and the revolver just as their counterparts did with Johnson.

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