Who is playing "things can only get better"?

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Good on them

May I respectfully ask who you would recommend voting for please, as I honestly do not have a clue. I have read the manifestos but have so many questions.

Well Sunak reminds me of the rat character in 'Ratatouille'.
Maybe appropriate then.

Yes, things got worse after 2010....I wonder who's been in power since the ?

I'll be voting Labour, although I'm not expecting miracles. I'm not massively keen on Starmer but the rest are a ton worse, imo.

Would music from the eighties be ok?

I live Steve Bray!

Yes

I suggest “Should I stay or Should I go” by The Clash then

@pizzaHeart bonus points if Rishi joined in

Not me because nothing will get better under a Labour government. Unless of course you’re a man pretending to be a woman.

Delightful…. Why do women actually use this word? And why is it usually only used by lefties?

It had me laughing out loud as I listened on the radio (and the music sounded far louder on R4 than on a TV clip I've seen since).

Take it at face value - ignore your opinion of New Labour, and indeed your opinion of the Tories since 2010 - and look at what was in front of us: the leader of the sinking Tory ship, setting out his stall for the election in the absolute worst rain, looking like a drowned rat whilst some smart arse starts playing the music associated with the last Labour landslide. How is that not funny?

It’s interesting how you could be offended by a swear word but not by the evil inflicted on the UK’s most vulnerable people.

You’re alright Jack?

This is getting old. If you want to vote Tory, then do it. But stop pretending it’s about the trans movement and be honest and admit it’s because the Tories benefit you financially. I see you and so do others.

This utter crap reminds me of when people voting to leave the EU came up with all manner of mental gymnastics to justify it ‘oh no, it’s not about immigration, it’s about MEPs.’ Sure it was.

Nah, mate. Flushed Away is the rat movie you’re thinking of.

Steve Bray was however not banned from being outside the Conservative Party headquarters and he had an interesting exchange with Nigel Farage who was walking out of the building. Bray repeatedly called Farage a right wing fascist.

And that’s why we love him.

I am very glad that the protest legislation initiated by Suella Braverman has been declared illegal. Whether the readers of this forum love or hate Steve Bray, the right to protest is critical to a functioning democracy.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/21/new-police-powers-for-protests-unlawful-high-court-rules?CMP=share_btn_url

Labour brought a million social homes up to standard.

The reason people are in bidding wars for houses is because the Tories have sold off social housing stock and have failed to meet new home building targets.

Labour improved education with record levels of literacy and numeracy in schools, Young people achieving some of the best ever results at 14, 16, and 18 and doubled funding for every pupil in England has doubled. University became a choice for millions of young people who had not had the opportunity before.

Labour do not want people to depend on the state. Last time they were in power they helped 1.8 million people into work, doubled the number of apprenticeships and increased employment figures to the highest ever. Nobody wants people to depend on the state - they just want it to be there for the people who genuinely need it. That could be you or I.

I've no idea what you mean by feathering their nests......I mean, the Tories are masters of that aren't they?

I've never heard of a retired MP living on the breadline. What kind of measure is that? I don't want to hear of anyone living on the breadline.

Exactly this. The Tories do everything they can to stop social mobility from happening.

oh how quickly people have forgotten war
mongering Blair and totally incompetent Brown....

This is exactly how we felt in my house, as an NHS nurse I cannot wait to get rid of this corrupt government.

What an idiot Steve Bray is, he reminds me of Rick from the Young Ones (if anyone remembers that). Only unlike Rick he is not a teenage student he is around my age (55). And no idea why he has time to hang around parliament shouting his infantile slogans - he needs to get a life (or a job).

I don't think they should've played it.

I think they should've played "Things can Only get Wetter".

I think the song and rain were genius, he looked a fool!