Thread 47 Sunak : The Ship of Fools sails on

[DuncinToffee]

The countdown to the General Election continues

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I know that the LibDems have to struggle to get attention but it's all just making them look unserious now. And electoral calculus, fwiw, are predicting them to get 59 seats, so not a small amount.

But then I've never been a fan of the LibDems.

Truly beyond parody

Although that's a lovely gag @SerendipityJane !

Happy for the Lib Dem’s to have some fun. Worst case scenario for them is they gain seats.

Au contraire. It's certainly warmed me to them.

And we aren't the target. The younger voters might be more in on it.

Was falling off the paddleboard a very niche reference to 1992 and Kinnock ?

Who else is waiting for the Rish! rap ?

I think when you are to all intents and purposes locked out of media coverage you either go populist rhetoric or (in the UK) slapstick.

Aside from the all leaders debates this is probably the most coverage the LDs will get - that's the fault of the system/media rather than the party.

The sainted one is a classic example of bluster aggression waffle & lies versus actual intelligence with a good grasp of what the brief is, she would sell her mother her granny & all belonging to her including her GC fans if she thought had a sniff at becoming leader of the conservatives, I truly hope she loses her seat.

I'm in trouble for 😂 but honestly, her blustering about the difference between legal and biological sex is my favourite GE moment so far (apart from maybe rainy Rishi).

Goodness knows what the debate tomorrow will be like. I reckon Starmer will barely need to speak before Rishi shoots himself in the foot metaphorically.

I reckon Starmer will barely need to speak before Rishi shoots himself in the foot metaphorically.

Oh no, they're not taking him to a shooting range are they?

Just catching up and you all made me laugh 😂

I like the first reply

KB’s performance on the media round has made my day.

Well I'm biased as I don't like the LibDems (this has been my experience for 4 decades btw) so I'm not coming at it from a good position. I freely acknowledge that.

I'm sure Sunak will go in brimful of confidence though. Amazing

First of today's polls

https://x.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1797629308988768343

MEGA POLL!

10K sample.

Labour leads by 26%.

Tied-lowest Conservative % with Sunak as PM.

Westminster VI (31/5 - 2/6):

Labour 46% (–)
Conservative 20% (-3)
Reform 14% (+1)
Lib Dem 10% (+1)
Green 5% (–)
SNP 2% (-1)
Other 2% (-1)

Changes +/- 25-27/5

Oh dear hope not have no wish to see a shooting incident live on TV I do hope the arrogant little twit let’s his entitled whiney lying side out for all to see.

😂oh dear

Definitely going to be a hung Parliament then... 😂

The mental gymnastics elsewhere on MN to continue defending her makes me realise we are a whisper away from a UK version of Trumpism.

I reckon it's a pathology of having only a single interest.

BREAKING: Starmer confirms that he would fire a nuclear missile. Declines to name date.

x.com/tompeck/status/1797561576742175013?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

Just posting this because it made me laugh. Why would he name a date?

Always interesting to read the polls to see where others are picking up the percentages, whether it's all to Reform or all over the parties. Doesn't immediately seem obvious why.

I'm still gamely hanging on to the hope that the Conservatives will lose even more seats than predicted and the SNP will win a few more (although my personal prediction is only 15). So (say) 18 and 19 respectively.

It would be delicious if the Conservatives are beaten into 4th place by the SNP and so lose even the right to have two questions weekly at PMQs and only get the occasional opportunity (as is the case currently with the LibDems).

A girl can dream

Yeah she wasn't so much as on top of her brief but hurried under it and then dig herself further

Buried